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The
COMMON LAW
Works of Robert W. Chambers
The Common Law
The Adventures of a Modest Man
Ailsa Paige
The Danger Mark
Special Messenger
The Firing Line
The Younger Set
The Fighting Chance
Some Ladies in Haste
The Tree of Heaven
The Tracer of Lost Persons
A Young Man in a Hurry
Lorraine
Maids of Paradise
Ashes of Empire
The Red Republic
Outsiders
The Green Mouse
Iole
The Reckoning
The Maid-at-Arms
Cardigan
The Haunts of Men
The Mystery of Choice
The Cambric Mask
The Maker of Moons
The King in Yellow
In Search of the Unknown
The Conspirators
A King and a Few Dukes
In the Quarter
For Children
Garden-Land
Forest-Land
River-Land
Mountain-Land
Orchard-Land
Outdoor-Land
Hide and Seek in Forest-Land
The
COMMON LAW
BY
ROBERT W. CHAMBERS
WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY
CHARLES DANA GIBSON
NEW YORK AND LONDON D. APPLETON AND COMPANY 1911
[Illustration: "She sat at the piano, running her fingers lightly overthe keyboard." [Page 48.]]
TO CHARLES DANA GIBSON
A FRIEND OF MANY YEARS
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
PAGE
"She sat at the piano, running her fingers lightly over the keyboard"Frontispiece
"There was a long, brisk, decisive ring at the door" 3
"'Now, Miss West,' he said decisively" 13
"'I know perfectly well that this isn't right,'she said" 31
"'What's the matter with it, then?'" 40
"For a long while she sat, her cheek resting on one palm, lookingfixedly into space" 65
"Neville stood stock-still before the canvas" 81
"When he first tried to ring her up the wire was busy" 83
"'Kelly, dear, are you unhappy?'" 90
"He picked up a bit of white chalk … and traced on the floor theoutline of her shoes" 93
"'I will call you a god if I like!'" 96
"'If she's as much of a winner as all that,' began Cameron withdecision, 'I want to meet her immediately—'" 109
"'Come on, Alice, if you're going to scrub before luncheon'" 116
"'I know it is you. Is it?' 125
"A smartly dressed and very confident drummer" 136
"Valerie sat cross-legged on the grass … scribbling away" 145
"'How well you look!' He exclaimed" 149
"Querida had laughed … and returned compliment for compliment" 175
"'Me lord, the taxi waits!'" 179
Mazie Gray 183
"And the last rose dropped from her hand" 188-189
"'How perfectly horrid you can be!'she exclaimed