Miss Cayley's Adventures
Grant Allen
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MISS CAYLEY'S ADVENTURES
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London: GRANT RICHARDS, 1899
ALL AGOG TO TEACH THE HIGHER MATHEMATICS.--_See page_142.]
MISS CAYLEY'S ADVENTURES
BYGRANT ALLEN
WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY GORDON BROWNE
LondonGRANT RICHARDS9 HENRIETTA STREET, COVENT GARDEN, W.C.
1899
_Printed April 1899__Reprinted July 1899_
CONTENTS
PAGE
1. THE ADVENTURE OF THE CANTANKEROUS OLD LADY 1
2. THE ADVENTURE OF THE SUPERCILIOUS _ATTACHE_ 29
3. THE ADVENTURE OF THE INQUISITIVE AMERICAN 59
4. THE ADVENTURE OF THE AMATEUR COMMISSION AGENT 85
5. THE ADVENTURE OF THE IMPROMPTU MOUNTAINEER 115
6. THE ADVENTURE OF THE URBANE OLD GENTLEMAN 141
7. THE ADVENTURE OF THE UNOBTRUSIVE OASIS 170
8. THE ADVENTURE OF THE PEA-GREEN PATRICIAN 199
9. THE ADVENTURE OF THE MAGNIFICENT MAHARAJAH 225
10. THE ADVENTURE OF THE CROSS-EYED Q.C. 252
11. THE ADVENTURE OF THE ORIENTAL ATTENDANT 281
12. THE ADVENTURE OF THE UNPROFESSIONAL DETECTIVE 305
ILLUSTRATIONS
PAGE
All agog to teach the higher mathematics _Frontispiece_
I am going out, simply in search of adventure 5
Oui, Madame; Merci Beaucoup, Madame 8
Excuse me, I said, but I think I can see a way out of your difficulty 10
A most urbane and obliging Continental gentleman 17
Persons of Miladi's temperament are always young 20
That succeeds? the shabby-looking man muttered 24
I put her hand back firmly 30
He cast a hasty glance at us 35
Harold, you viper, what do you mean by trying to avoid me? 37
Circumstances alter cases, he murmured 43
Miss Cayley, he said, you are playing with me 50
I rose of a sudden, and ran down the hill 54
I was going to oppose you and Harold 56
He kept close at my heels 63
I was pulled up short by a mounted policeman 64
Seems I didn't make much of a job of it 66
Don't scorch, miss; don't scorch 78
How far ahead the first man? 82
I am here behind you, Herr Lieutenant 83
Let them boom or bust on it 86
His open admiration was getting quite embarrassing 91
Minute inspection 96
I felt a perfect little hypocrite 99
She invited Elsie and myself to stop with her 103
The Count 107
I thought it kinder to him to remove it altogether 110
Inch by inch he retreated 113
Never leave a house to the servants, my dear! 118
I may stay, mayn't I? 123
I advanced on my hands and knees to the edge of the precipice 129
I gripped the rope and let myself down 132
I rolled and slid down 136
There's enterprise for you 145
Painting the sign-board 148
The urbane old gentleman 150
He went on dictating for just an hour 153
He bowed to us each separately 156
I waited breathless 164
What, you here! he cried 168
He read them, cruel man, before my very eyes 174
'Tis Doctor Macloghlen, he answered 177
Too much Nile 181
Emphasis 184
Riding a camel does not greatly differ from sea-sickness 186
Her agitation was evident 189
Crouching by the rocks sat our mysterious stranger 194
An odd-looking young man 201
He turned to me with an inane smile 205
Nothing seemed to put the man down 210
Yah don't catch me going so fah from Newmarket 214
Wasn't Fra Diavolo also a composah? 216
Take my word for it, you're staking your money on the wrong fellah 220
I am the Maharajah of Moozuffernuggar 227
Who's your black friend? 232
A tiger-hunt is not a thing to be got up lightly 238
It went off unexpectedly 245
I saw him now the Oriental despot 248
It's I who am the winnah! 250
He wrote, I expect you to come back to England and marry me 254
It was endlessly wearisome 256
The cross-eyed Q.
C. begged him to be very careful 262
I was a grotesque failure 265
The jury smiled 270
The question requires no answer, he said 272
I reeled where I sat 279
The messenger entered 284
He took a long, careless stare at me 291
I beckoned a porter 293
You can't get out here, he said, crustily 296
We told our tale 298
I have found a clue 303
I've held the fort by main force 306
Never! he answered. Never! 308
We shall have him in our power 312
Victory! 316
You wished to see me, sir? 320
Well, this is a fair knock-out, he ejaculated 325
Harold, your wife has bested me 329
