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The Sea Lady (1902)

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The Sea Lady (1902)
by H. G. Wells
2605196The Sea Lady1902H. G. Wells

THE SEA LADY

The Sea Lady Frontispiece
The Sea Lady Frontispiece

"Am I doing it right?" asked the Sea Lady.

(See page 150.)

THE SEA LADY

BY

H. G. WELLS


ILLUSTRATED


NEW YORK
D. APPLETON AND COMPANY
1902

Copyright, 1902

By D. APPLETON AND COMPANY

Published September, 1902
Copyright 1901 by H. G. Wells

CONTENTS




CHAPTER PAGE
I.— The coming of the Sea Lady 1
II.— Some first impressions 30
III.— The episode of the various journalists 71
IV.— The quality of Parker 90
V.— The absence and return of Mr. Harry Chatteris 101
VI.— Symptomatic 133
VII.— The crisis 204
VIII.— Moonshine triumphant 285

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS


  1. FACING
    PAGE
  2. "Am I doing it right?" asked the Sea Lady
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    Frontispiece
  3. "Stuff that the public won't believe aren't facts"
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    81
  4. She positively and quietly settled down with the Buntings
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    90
  5. A little group about the Sea Lady's bath chair
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    134
  6. "Why not?"
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    160
  7. The waiter retires amazed
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    170
  8. They seemed never to do anything but blow and sigh and rustle papers
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    180
  9. Adjusting the folds of his blanket to a greater dignity
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    216


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