Part I

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I. URSULA 1 II. THE DOMINÉ 6 III. HOME 10 IV. THE VAN HELMONTS 18 V. LE PREMIER PAS--QUI COÛTE 25 VI. UNCONSCIOUS RIVALS 34 VII. HARRIET’S ROMANCE 43 VIII. THE TRYST 53 IX. OTTO’S WOOING 63 X. AN INDELIBLE STAIN 74 XI. ONE HOUR OF HAPPINESS 83 XII. “AN OLD MAID’S LOVE” 94 XIII. FOR LIFE OR DEATH 105 XIV. A SATISFACTORY SETTLEMENT 113 XV. DONNA É MOBILE 119 XVI. A FOOL AND HIS FOLLY 127