Title:  The Amazing Marriage, v3

Author:  George Meredith

Edition:  10

Language:  English

Character set encoding:  ASCII

Release Date:  September, 2003 [Etext #4485] [Yes, we are more than one year ahead of schedule] [This file was first posted on February 26, 2002]

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THE AMAZING MARRIAGE

By George Meredith

1895

BOOK 3.

XX.  Studies in fog, gout, an old Seaman, A lovely serpent, and the
          Moral effects that may come of A borrowed shirt
XXI.  In which we have further glimpses of the wondrous mechanism of
          our younger man
XXII.  A right-minded great lady
XXIII.  In Dame Gossip’s vein
XXIV.  A kidnapping and no great harm
XXV.  The philosopher man of action
XXVI.  After some fencing the Dame passes our guard
XXVII.  We descend into A STEAMER’S engine-room
XXVIII.  By concessions to mistress gossip A further intrusion is
          averted

CHAPTER XX

Studies in fog, gout, an old Seaman, A lovely serpent, and the Moral effects that may come of A borrowed shirt