
FROM JEST TO EARNEST - DEDICATION.
CHAPTER I. A PRACTICAL JOKE - CHAPTER II. THE VICTIM - CHAPTER III. PUZZLED AND INTERESTED - CHAPTER IV. A LITTLE PAGAN - CHAPTER V. PLAIN TALK - CHAPTER VI. A SLEIGH-RIDE AND SOMETHING MORE - CHAPTER VII. ANOTHER SPELL THAN BEAUTY'S - CHAPTER VIII. FINDING ONE'S LEVEL - CHAPTER IX. "THE OTHER SET" - CHAPTER X. HUMAN NATURE - CHAPTER XI. A POSSIBLE TRAGEDY - CHAPTER XII. MISS MARSDEN ASKS SOMBRE QUESTIONS - CHAPTER XIII. A LOVER QUENCHED - CHAPTER XIV. LOTTIE A MYSTERIOUS PROBLEM - CHAPTER XV. HEMSTEAD SEES "OUR SET" - CHAPTER XVI. HOW WOMAN MAKES OR MARS - CHAPTER XVII. MIDNIGHT VIGILS - CHAPTER XVIII. HEMSTEAD'S HEAVY GUN AND ITS RECOIL - CHAPTER XIX. THE PREACHER TAUGHT BY THE PAGAN - CHAPTER XX. THE DAWNING LIGHT - CHAPTER XXI. MISUNDERSTOOD - CHAPTER XXII. "YOU MUST WAIT AND SEE" - CHAPTER XXIII. A RATIONALIST OF THE OLD SCHOOL - CHAPTER XXIV. THE TERROR OF A GREAT FEAR - CHAPTER XXV. A TRUE KNIGHT - CHAPTER XXVI. ON A CRUMBLING ICE-FLOE - CHAPTER XXVII. THE MEETING AND GREETING - CHAPTER XXVIII. THE TRIAL OF LOVE - CHAPTER XXIX. HEMSTEAD'S ADVICE, AND LOTTIE'S COLORS - CHAPTER XXX. AROUND THE YULE-LOG - CHAPTER XXXI. UNDER THE MISTLETOE - CHAPTER XXXII. THE CHRISTMAS SUNDAY - CHAPTER XXXIII. THE END OF THE "JEST" - CHAPTER XXXIV. LOYAL - CHAPTER XXXV. MR. DIMMERLY CONCLUDES TO "MEDDLE" - CHAPTER XXXVI. A NIGHT IN THE SNOW - CHAPTER XXXVII. IN EARNEST - FROM JEST TO EARNEST. - CHAPTER I. - A PRACTICAL JOKE.
CHAPTER II. - THE VICTIM.
CHAPTER III. - PUZZLED AND INTERESTED.
CHAPTER IV. - A LITTLE PAGAN.
CHAPTER V. - PLAIN TALK.
CHAPTER VI. - A SLEIGH-RIDE AND SOMETHING MORE.
CHAPTER VII. - ANOTHER SPELL THAN BEAUTY'S.
CHAPTER VIII. - FINDING ONE'S LEVEL.
CHAPTER IX. - "THE OTHER SET."
In a crisp December dawn, a gentleman, two sisters and a chatty boy alight from an express train near the Hudson Highlands, embarking on a sleight ride that feels both elegant and uneasy. The rider
Language
en
Duration
~12 hours (714K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Release date
2004-07-01
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1838–1888
A Civil War chaplain turned bestselling novelist, he wrote warm, moral stories that connected everyday life, faith, and the changing world around him. His books reached a wide audience in the late 19th century, especially readers drawn to historical drama and domestic fiction.
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