THE
MARRIAGE OF ESTHER
BY
GUY BOOTHBY
AUTHOR OF ON THE WALLABY, ETC.
NEW YORK
D. APPLETON AND COMPANY
1895
Copyright, 1895,
By D. APPLETON AND COMPANY.
CONTENTS.
| CHAPTER | PAGE | |
| I. | Two Men—A Fight—And a Series ofCalamitous Circumstances, | 1 |
| II. | A Woman—A Recovery—Transformationsand Two Resolves, | 33 |
| III. | The World, the Flesh, and the Devil, | 59 |
| IV. | Destiny—An Accident—And a Betrothal, | 90 |
| V. | A Wedding—A Conversation—And an Episode, | 108 |
| VI. | A Temptation—A Fall—And a Series ofEmotions, | 118 |
| VII. | Satisfaction—Dissatisfaction—And a ContemplatedArrival, | 134 |
| VIII. | A Vision and a Reality, | 148 |
| IX. | Happiness—Unhappiness—And a Man ofthe World, | 162 |
| X. | Delirium—A Recognition—A Departureand a Return, | 191 |
| XI. | Battle and Murder, | 227 |
| XII. | Conclusion and Epilogue, | 246 |
THE MARRIAGE OF ESTHER
CHAPTER I.
TWO MEN—A FIGHT—AND A SERIES OFCALAMITOUS CIRCUMSTANCES.
Scene.—The bar of the Hotel of All Nations, ThursdayIsland. Time, 9.35, one hot evening towards the end ofsummer. The room contains about twenty men, in variousstages of undress; an atmosphere like th
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