The Woman in White

CHAPTER XXVIII.     AND AFTER — PROLOGUE

CHAPTER I. THE YOUNG ADVENTURERS, LTD — “TOMMY, old thing!”

CHAPTER II. MR. WHITTINGTON’S OFFER — TUPPENCE turned sharply, but the words hovering on the tip of her tongue

CHAPTER III. A SET BACK — THE moment was not quite so triumphant as it ought to have been. To

CHAPTER IV. WHO IS JANE FINN? — THE next day passed slowly. It was necessary to curtail expenditure.

CHAPTER V. MR. JULIUS P. HERSHEIMMER — “WELL,” said Tuppence, recovering herself, “it really seems as though it

CHAPTER VI. A PLAN OF CAMPAIGN — A veil might with profit be drawn over the events of the next half-hour.

CHAPTER VII. THE HOUSE IN SOHO — WHITTINGTON and his companion were walking at a good pace. Tommy started

CHAPTER VIII. THE ADVENTURES OF TOMMY — TAKEN aback though he was by the man’s words, Tommy did not hesitate.

CHAPTER IX. TUPPENCE ENTERS DOMESTIC SERVICE — WHEN Tommy set forth on the trail of the two men, it took all Tuppence’s

CHAPTER X. ENTER SIR JAMES PEEL EDGERTON — TUPPENCE betrayed no awkwardness in her new duties. The daughters of the

CHAPTER XI. JULIUS TELLS A STORY — DRESSED appropriately, Tuppence duly sallied forth for her “afternoon

CHAPTER XII. A FRIEND IN NEED — FRIDAY and Saturday passed uneventfully. Tuppence had received a brief

CHAPTER XIII. THE VIGIL — SIR James brushed past Julius and hurriedly bent over the fallen woman.

CHAPTER XIV. A CONSULTATION — NOTHING was more surprising and bewildering to Tuppence than the ease

CHAPTER XV. TUPPENCE RECEIVES A PROPOSAL — JULIUS sprang up.

CHAPTER XVI. FURTHER ADVENTURES OF TOMMY — FROM a darkness punctuated with throbbing stabs of fire, Tommy dragged

CHAPTER XVII. ANNETTE — THE troubles of the future, however, soon faded before the troubles of

CHAPTER XVIII. THE TELEGRAM — BAFFLED for the moment, Tommy strolled into the restaurant, and ordered

CHAPTER XIX. JANE FINN — “MY train got in half an hour ago,” explained Julius, as he led the way

CHAPTER XX. TOO LATE — IN the street they held an informal council of war. Sir James had drawn

CHAPTER XXI. TOMMY MAKES A DISCOVERY — FOR a moment or two they stood staring at each other stupidly, dazed

CHAPTER XXII. IN DOWNING STREET — THE Prime Minister tapped the desk in front of him with nervous fingers.

CHAPTER XXIII. A RACE AGAINST TIME — AFTER ringing up Sir James, Tommy’s next procedure was to make a call

CHAPTER XXIV. JULIUS TAKES A HAND — IN his suite at Claridge’s, Kramenin reclined on a couch and dictated to

CHAPTER XXV. JANE’S STORY — HER arm through Jane’s, dragging her along, Tuppence reached the

CHAPTER XXVI. MR. BROWN — SIR James’s words came like a bomb-shell. Both girls looked equally

CHAPTER XXVII. A SUPPER PARTY AT THE _SAVOY_ — THE supper party given by Mr. Julius Hersheimmer to a few friends on the

CHAPTER XXVIII. AND AFTER — “THAT was a mighty good toast, Jane,” said Mr. Hersheimmer, as he and