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The Winkles, or, The merry monomaniacs

an American picture with portraits of the natives
Jones, J. B. (1810-1866)
  
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DEDICATION.
  
CONTENTS.
  
Characters of the Story.

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CHAPTER I. SHADOWS OF COMING EVENTS.
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CHAPTER II. THE GAME BEGUN. THE CAT OUT OF THE BAG.
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CHAPTER III. ON A LARK—WALTER—THE STUDENT—THE POET.
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CHAPTER IV. NINE AT SUPPER—STAR-GAZING—NOCTURNAL MISTAKES—SHOOTING STARS.
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CHAPTER V. SECRET PLOTTINGS—THE FROG HUNTER—MUSHROOMS AND PATTY PANS.
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CHAPTER VI. THE WINKLE CHATEAU—THE GAME RESUMED.
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CHAPTER VII. THE GAME INTERRUPTED BY THE NEWS OF A SUDDEN INVASION.
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CHAPTER VIII. MATRIMONIAL SALLIES—WAR AND WOMEN.
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CHAPTER IX. WILSOME RETURNS TO TOWN, AND GIVES THE POET A CHECK—MR. SNOBSON.
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CHAPTER X. A GRAND PARTY AT MR. WINKLE'S CHATEAU.
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CHAPTER XI THE BRIDAL NIGHT CONTINUED, AND WHAT TOOK PLACE ON THE TOP OF THE HOUSE.
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CHAPTER XII. A MOONLIGHT ADVENTURE, AND SOME OF THE CONSEQUENCES.
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CHAPTER XIII. LUCY DETERMINES TO FLY—AND WILL NOT TELL HER LOVER WHITHER.
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CHAPTER XIV. THE BRIDE TAKING POSSESSION—MISS WILSOME WINKLE RESOLVES TO MARRY.
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CHAPTER XV. WALTER'S CURIOUS QUARREL WITH VIRGINIA—A STROLL WITH THE POET—THE JEW—LOVE AND LAUGHTER—THE DENTIST.
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CHAPTER XVI. FLIGHT OF LUCY FROM HER LOVERS—JOHN DOWLY'S VISIT TO THE WIDOW-BLORE'S LETTER.
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CHAPTER XVII. WILSOME WINKLE DISMISSES THE POET—ROLAND MEETS LOWE AND THE ACTOR, BUT NOT LUCY.
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CHAPTER XVIII. THE ARUMS AND CRUDLES GO TO CHURCH IN THEIR FINE DRESSES, AND ARE ECLIPSED BY PATTY O'PAN.
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CHAPTER XIX. PREACHING OF THE POET—SNOBSON'S REPTURE WITH HIS SWEETHEART.
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CHAPTER XX. A REFORM MEETING, AND WALTER'S SPEECH—BLORE'S ESCAPE FROM HIS WIFE.
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CHAPTER XXI. LOWE, WALTER, AND POLLEN PAY A VISIT TO GRISELDA. THE BATTLE OF WATERLOO FOUGHT OVER AGAIN BY NAPOLEON WINKLE.
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CHAPTER XXII. SENSIBLE CALCULATIONS OF THE GIRLS—A DEAD RAT.
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CHAPTER XXIII. WALTER TAKES LEAVE OF HIS AUNT—THE WIDOW WINKLES HOUSE SOLD OVER HER HEAD.
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CHAPTER XXIV. MISS FLORA BLOND'S MANSION IN NEW YORK—LUCY UNMASKS THE SCOTCH EDITH-THE MILNORS—THE BLUE CARRIAGE.
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CHAPTER XXV. THE BLUE CARRIAGE—LETTERS FROM BABBLETON AND PHILADELPHIA. MRS. LAUREL'S VISIT.
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CHAPTER XXVI. MISS FLORA BLOUNT AND LUCY GO TO THE OPERA, AND RETURN IN THE BLUE CARRIAGE—DR. McGAB PROPOSES.
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CHAPTER XXVII. THE LORD AND LADY AT THE GRAND PARTY—A CHALLENGE—THE BLUE CARRIAGE—THE DUEL.
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CHAPTER XXVIII. ROMANTIC RECONCILIATION OF THE LOVERS.
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CHAPTER XXIX. WALTER GOES TO WASHINGTON—OFFICE-HUNTING—TIPPING.
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CHAPTER XXX. WALTER BECOMES ACQUAINTED WITH HONORIA—XAVIER, THE JESUIT CHIEF—WALTER RECEIVES LETTERS FROM VIRGINIA.
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CHAPTER XXX. WALTER'S WONDERFUL ADVENTURES IN WASHINGTON—THE POLITICAL PANDEMONIUM.
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CHAPTER XXXII. WALTER'S DIPLOMACY IN PRISON.
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CHAPTER XXXIII. WALTER RECEIVES INTELLIGENCE FROM HOME.—THE PRISON DIPLOMACY QUITE PROSPEROUS.
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CHAPTER XXXIV. WALTER RETURNS WITH VIRGINIA AND HIS AUNT TO PHILADELPHIA.
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CHAPTER XXXV. WALTER RETURNS HOME—MEETS WITH JOHN DOWLY—LUCY AND HER BROTHER HASTEN TO THEIR UNCLE—WHAT TRANSPIRES THERE.
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CHAPTER XXXVI. EXPULSION OF THE JESUITS.
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CHAPTER XXXVII. SNOBSON'S MARRIAGE—ROLAND'S FAILURE.
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CHAPTER XXXVIII. END OF THE HISTORY.

  
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