Gallantry - 1907 Author:James Branch Cabell Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: (Casual ijnnrymaan As Played at T1mbridgc Wells, April 1, 1750 " But this is the most cruel thing, to marry one does not know how, nor why, nor wherefore.—... more »Gad, I never liked anybody less in my life. Poor woman! Gad, I'm sorry for her, too; for I have no reason to hate her neither; but I wish we could keep it secret! why, I don't believe any of this company would speak of it." iramatts $rrsmta? Captain Audaine, of a pompous and handsome person, and loves Miss Allonby. Lord Humphrey Degge, younger son to the Marquis of Venour, makes love to Miss Allonby. Gerald Allonby, brother to Miss Allonby, a true raw Squire. Mr. Erwyn, betrothed to Lady Allonby. Vanringham, an impudent tragedian of the Globe Company. Quarmby, Vanringham's associate. Miss Allonby, an heiress, of a petulant humor, in love with Audaine. Marchioness Of Falmouth, an impertinent affected dowager, and grandmother to Miss Allonby. Lady Allonby, step-mother to Miss Allonby and Gerald. Postilions, Servants, Etc. Scene Tunbridge Wells, thence shifting to Chetwode Lodge, Mr. Babington-Herle's house, on Rusthall Common, within two miles of the town. (Caiutnl tfiunrnmiimt PROEM:—Introdacti-oe of Captain Francis Audaine [T appears convenient here to pursue Miss Allonby on her stroll about the Pantiles in company with Captain Audaine. The latter has been at pains to record the (events of the afternoon and evening, so , that I give you his own account of them, though I abridge in consideration of his leisured style. Pompous and verbose I grant him, even in curtailment; but you are to remember these were the faults of his age, ingrained and defiant of deletion; and should you elect to peruse his memoirs1 you will find that I have considerately spared you a majority of the not u...« less