All is hustle and bustle in the Browning household. Christmas is approaching, as is Fulvia's twenty-first birthday. Mr. and Mrs. Browning are contemplating a trip abroad for "Padre's" health. And the long-awaited arrival of Nigel is foreshadowed by the delivery of his luggage from the station. But where is Nigel? He has been distracted by the alluring Ethel -- not generally regarded as "pretty", but more intimate acquaintance definitely makes the rector's daughter interesting! - Summary by LynneT
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Chapters
- Chapter 1
FROM ROUND THE WORLD
13:23 - Chapter 2
THE DAUGHTERS OF THE HOUSE
11:43 - Chapter 3
ETHEL
24:22 - Chapter 4
FULVIA'S RESOLVE
15:32 - Chapter 5
IN THE THICK OF THE FIGHT
22:14 - Chapter 6
DRAGGING HOURS
12:48 - Chapter 7
TO GO, OR NOT TO GO?
19:53 - Chapter 8
FIRE AND WATER
30:06 - Chapter 9
WHISPERINGS
21:56 - Chapter 10
TOM'S SPECIMENS
12:46 - Chapter 11
"THE WORLD FORGETTING"
15:55 - Chapter 12
NOTA BENE!
17:50 - Chapter 13
"WILL NEVER MARRY HER!"
24:40 - Chapter 14
SOMETHING WRONG—BUT WHAT?
27:32 - Chapter 15
FULVIA'S EXPECTATIONS
21:28 - Chapter 16
ANTIQUITIES
16:29 - Chapter 17
HE AND SHE
21:13 - Chapter 18
AGED TWENTY-ONE
23:14 - Chapter 19
THE MONEY!
28:42 - Chapter 20
AN UTTER TANGLE
15:50 - Chapter 21
COMPOUND UMBELS AND BLUE EYES
18:44 - Chapter 22
THE BREAKING STORM
30:11 - Chapter 23
A STRANGE INTERVIEW
34:58 - Chapter 24
WOULD SHE? COULD SHE?
15:15 - Chapter 25
SWEET MAY-TIDE
22:52 - Chapter 26
THE LOST "N. B."
30:09 - Chapter 27
IN SUDDEN PERIL
16:10 - Chapter 28
THOU OR I!
22:21 - Chapter 29
BORNE DOWNWARD
18:16 - Chapter 30
NOT I, BUT THOU
22:23 - Chapter 31
NIGEL'S LOVE
15:58