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The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Prelude to Adventure, by Hugh WalpoleThis eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it,give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online atwww.gutenberg.orgTitle: The Prelude to AdventureAuthor: Hugh WalpoleRelease Date: August 20, 2006 [EBook #19085]Language: English*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE PRELUDE TO ADVENTURE ***Produced by Andrew HodsonTranscriber's Note: Errors found: A name is sometimes spelt 'Med. Tetloe' and sometimes 'Med-Tetloe' & Cleopatremaybe wrong. So that just 7 bit text is used the accented & ligatured words are repeated here with numbers forcodepages 437 & 850: Acute e 130 é: blasé, chasméd, Cléopatre, élite & unperturbéd i with 2 (or 3) dots 139 ï: daïs &daïs ea ligature 145 æ: mediæval u with 2 dots 129 ü: Dürer's 'The Hound of Heaven' poem, The letter to father andseparate 'All things betray Thee Who betrayest Me.' quote are in a smaller font.THE PRELUDE TO ADVENTUREBY HUGH WALPOLE AUTHOR OF "MR. PERRIN AND MR. TRAILL"MACMILLAN AND CO., LIMITED, ST. MARTIN'S STREET, LONDONNew Edition September,1919TO MY FRIEND R. A. STREATFIELDCONTENTSCHAP. I. LAST CHAPTERII. BUNNINGIII. THE BODY COMES TO TOWNIV. MARGARET CRAVENV. STONE ALTARSVI. THE WATCHERSVII. TERRORVIII. REVELATION OF BUNNING (I)IX. REVELATION OF BUNNING (II)X. CRAVENXI. FIFTH OF ...

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THE PRELUDE TO ADVENTURE BYHUGH WALPOLEAUTHOR OF"MR. PERRIN AND MR. TRAILL"

Transcriber's Note: Errors found: A name is sometimes spelt 'Med. Tetloe' and sometimes 'Med-Tetloe' & Cleopatre maybe wrong. So that just 7 bit text is used the accented & ligatured words are repeated here with numbers for codepages 437 & 850: Acute e 130 é: blasé, chasméd, Cléopatre, élite & unperturbéd i with 2 (or 3) dots 139 ï: daïs & daïs ea ligature 145 æ: mediæval u with 2 dots 129 ü: Dürer's 'The Hound of Heaven' poem, The letter to father and separate 'All things betray Thee Who betrayest Me.' quote are in a smaller font.

*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE PRELUDE TO ADVENTURE ***

MACMILLAN AND CO., LIMITED, ST. MARTIN'S STREET, LONDON NewEdition September,1919 TO MY FRIEND R. A. STREATFIELD

Title: The Prelude to Adventure Author: Hugh Walpole Release Date: August 20, 2006 [EBook #19085] Language: English

E" OT EVOLLAV" EHT

Produced by Andrew Hodson

UN BNGNIII (. )XR .XLEVEOITAFO NOF NOVEMBERXII. RCVANEIX .IFTF H

XIII. MRS.

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C AREVN

XV. PRELUDETO A JOURNEY

XVI. OLVA AND MARGARET

XVII. FIRST CHAPTER

Up vistaed hopes I sped; And shot, precipitated Adown Titanic glooms of chasmed fears, From those strong Feet that followed, followed after. But with unhurrying chase, And unperturbed pace, Deliberate speed, majestic instancy, They beat—and a Voice beat More instant than the Feet— All things betray thee, who betrayest Me.

The Hound of Heaven.

16 HALLAM STREET,October

11, 1911.

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