The Brass Bowl
THE BRASS BOWL
THE
BRASS BOWL
By LOUIS JOSEPH VANCE
Author of
"THE BLACK BAG," "The Private War," etc.
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With Four Illustrations
By ORSON LOWELL
A. L. BURT COMPANY, Publishers
NEW YORK
Copyright 1907
The Bobbs-Merrill Company
March
Is this a shape for reputation
And modesty to masque in?
—More Dissemblers Besides Women
CONTENTS
Chapter Page I Dust 1 II Post-Prandial 20 III "Handsome Dan" 65 IV Midsummer Night's Madness 89 V Incognito 119 VI Eugene's at Two 141 VII Illumination 150 VIII Dance of the Hours 174 IX Procrastination 207 X Consequences 219 XI "Dan"—Quixote 240 XII On Reconsideration 266 XIII Flight 272 XIV Retribution 285 XV The Price 313 XVI Recessional 348 XVII Confessional 359
THE BRASS BOWL
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