# Halfway House: A Comedy of Degrees

Author: Hewlett, Maurice, 1861-1923

Genre: Category: Romance

Language: English

License: Public domain

Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/59963

Amazon editions: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Halfway+House%3A+A+Comedy+of+Degrees+Hewlett&tag=cyberlibrar00-20

## Summary

CHAPTER PAGE I. MR. GERMAIN TAKES NOTICE 3 II. MR. GERMAIN REVELS SEDATELY 17 III. MR. DUPLESSIS PREVARICATES 23 IV. A MISS AND A CATCH 34 V. HOW TO BREAK A HEDGE 45 VI. MISS MIDDLEHAM IS INVITED TO CONFIRM A VISION 55 VII. MISS MIDDLEHAM HAS VISIONS OF HER OWN 65 VIII. FRIENDSHIP’S GARLAND 74 IX. THE WELDING OF THE BOLT 91 X. CRATYLUS WITH MARINA: THE INCREDIBLE WORD 103 XI. COOL COMFORT 113 XII. ALARUMS 123 XIII. WHAT THEY SAID AT HOME 140 XIV. THE NEWS REACHES THE PYRENEES 153 XV. A PHILOSOPHER EMBALES 171 XVI. THE WEDDING DAY 181 XVII. THE WEDDING NIGHT 192

## Chapters

- [BOOK II](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/halfway-house-a-comedy-of-degrees-59963/chapters/4/index.md)
- [BOOK I](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/halfway-house-a-comedy-of-degrees-59963/chapters/3/index.md)
- [BOOK II](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/halfway-house-a-comedy-of-degrees-59963/chapters/2/index.md)
- [BOOK I](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/halfway-house-a-comedy-of-degrees-59963/chapters/1/index.md)