Still, she did hope, by dint of some brisk campaigning in the diocese of Beorminster, to capture a whole man unto herself. In all matters other than that of man-catching she was shallow past belief. ![]() She was plain, this lady, as she was poor nor could she rightly be said to be in the first flush of maidenhood. Doubtful, therefore, of securing a husband at the rate of one chance in seven, or dissatisfied at the prospect of a seventh share in a man, she resolved upon trying her matrimonial fortunes in the country. Miss Daisy Norsham, a veteran Belgravian spinster, decided, after some disappointing seasons, that this text was particularly applicable to London. Of late years an anonymous mathematician has declared that in the British Isles the female population is seven times greater than the male therefore, in these days is fulfilled the scriptural prophecy that seven women shall lay hold of one man and entreat to be called by his name. Baltic-a detective so unique in character and methods as to make Conan Doyle turn green with envy.Īll in all, this story is so rich in the essential elements of worthy fiction-in characterization, exciting adventure, suggestions of the marvelous, wit, humor, pathos, and just enough of tragedy-that it is offered to the American public in all confidence that it will be generally and heartily welcomed. Such are Doctor Graham, “The Man with a Scar,” the Mosk family-father, mother, and daughter-Gabriel Pendle, Miss Winchello, and, last but not least, Mr. The Gypsies are genuine-such as George Borrow, himself, would have pictured them-not the ignorant caricatures so frequently drawn by writers too lazy to study their subject.īesides these types, there are several which seem to have had no exact prototypes in preceding fiction. Pansey is the embodiment of all shrewishness, and yields unlimited amusement. Cargrim, the Bishop’s poor and most unworthy protegè, is a meaner Uriah Heep. Hume’s treatment of the peculiar and exclusive ecclesiastical society of a small English cathedral city is quite worthy of Anthony Trollope, and his leading character, Bishop Pendle, is equal to Trollope’s best bishop. These are not laboriously described by the author, but are made to reveal themselves in action and speech in a way that has, for the reader, all the charm of personal intercourse with living people. In “The Bishop’s Secret,” while there is no falling off in plot and style, there is a welcome and marvelous broadening out as to the cast of characters, representing an unusually wide range of typical men and women. Hume won a reputation second to none for plot of the stirring, ingenious, misleading, and finally surprising kind, and for working out his plot in vigorous and picturesque English. In his earlier works, notably in “The Mystery of a Hansom Cab” and “The Silent House in Pimlico,” Mr. ![]() The Confession Of Bishop PendleĬhapter XXXIII. ![]() The Amazement Of Sir Harry BraceĬhapter XXIX. The Zeal Of Inspector TinklerĬhapter XVIII. Miss Whichello’s Luncheon-PartyĬhapter XVI. Morning Service In The MinsterĬhapter XI. GO TO Project Gutenberg Australia HOME PAGEĬhapter X. Of the Project Gutenberg Australia Licence which may be viewed online. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms This eBook is made available at no cost and with almost no restrictions Be sure to check theĬopyright laws for your country before downloading or redistributing this We do NOT keep any eBooks in compliance with a particularĬopyright laws are changing all over the world. Which are in the public domain in Australia, unless a copyright notice ![]() Project Gutenberg of Australia eBooks are created from printed editions * A Project Gutenberg of Australia eBook * BROWSE the site for other works by this author
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