Bricks Without Straw Albion W. Tourgee Bricks Without Straw Table of Contents Bricks Without Straw...............................................................................................................................................1 Albion W. Tourgee........................................................................................................................................1 TRANSLATION:...........................................................................................................................................2 CHAPTER I. TRI−NOMINATE...................................................................................................................4 CHAPTER II. THE FONT.............................................................................................................................6 CHAPTER III. THE JUNONIAN RITE......................................................................................................12 CHAPTER IV. MARS MEDDLES.............................................................................................................14 CHAPTER V. NUNC PRO TUNC..............................................................................................................17 CHAPTER VI. THE TOGA VIRILIS.........................................................................................................21 CHAPTER VII. DAMON AND PYTHIAS................................................................................................26 CHAPTER VIII. A FRIENDLY PROLOGUE............................................................................................30 CHAPTER IX. A BRUISED REED............................................................................................................32 CHAPTER X. AN EXPRESS TRUST........................................................................................................35 CHAPTER XI. RED WING........................................................................................................................38 CHAPTER XII. ON THE WAY TO JERICHO..........................................................................................42 CHAPTER XIII. NEGOTIATING A TREATY..........................................................................................47 CHAPTER XIV. BORN OF THE STORM.................................................................................................50 CHAPTER XV. TO HIM AND HIS HEIRS FOREVER............................................................................54 CHAPTER XVI. A CHILD OF THE HILLS..............................................................................................56 CHAPTER XVII. GOOD−MORROW AND FAREWELL........................................................................58 CHAPTER XVIII. PRIME WRAPPERS................................................................................................62 CHAPTER XIX. THE SHADOW OF THE FLAG.....................................................................................67 CHAPTER XX. PHANTASMAGORIA.....................................................................................................73 CHAPTER XXI. A CHILD−MAN..............................................................................................................75 CHAPTER XXII. HOW THE FALLOW WAS SEEDED..........................................................................79 CHAPTER XXIII. AN OFFERING OF FIRST−FRUITS..........................................................................81 CHAPTER XXIV. A BLACK DEMOCRITUS..........................................................................................84 CHAPTER XXV. A DOUBLE−HEADED ARGUMENT.........................................................................88 CHAPTER XXVI. TAKEN AT HIS WORD..............................................................................................91 CHAPTER XXVII. MOTES IN THE SUNSHINE.....................................................................................97 CHAPTER XXVIII. IN THE PATH OF THE STORM..............................................................................99 CHAPTER XXIX. LIKE AND UNLIKE..................................................................................................101 CHAPTER XXX. AN UNBIDDEN GUEST............................................................................................106 CHAPTER XXXI. A LIFE FOR A LIFE..................................................................................................108 CHAPTER XXXII. A VOICE FROM THE DARKNESS........................................................................110 CHAPTER XXXIII. A DIFFERENCE OF OPINION..............................................................................113 CHAPTER XXXIV. THE MAJESTY OF THE LAW..............................................................................117 CHAPTER XXXV. A PARTICULAR TENANCY LAPSES..................................................................120 CHAPTER XXXVI. THE BEACON−LIGHT OF LOVE........................................................................123 CHAPTER XXXVII. THE BEST FRIENDS REVEAL THEMSELVES...........................................127 CHAPTER XXXVIII. THE ROSE ABOVE THE MOULD. ...............................................................131 CHAPTER XXXIX. WHAT THE MIST HID..........................................................................................135 CHAPTER XL. DAWNING......................................................................................................................138 CHAPTER XLI. Q. E. D............................................................................................................................140 CHAPTER XLII. THROUGH A CLOUD−RIFT.....................................................................................143 CHAPTER XLIII. A GLAD GOOD−BY..................................................................................................144 CHAPTER XLIV. PUTTING THIS AND THAT TOGETHER..............................................................146 CHAPTER XLV. ANOTHER OX GORED..............................................................................................151 i Bricks Without Straw Table of Contents Bricks Without Straw CHAPTER XLVI. BACKWARD AND FORWARD...............................................................................156 CHAPTER XLVII. BREASTING THE TORRENT.................................................................................160 CHAPTER XLVIII. THE PRICE OF HONOR.........................................................................................164 CHAPTER XLIX. HIGHLY RESOLVED................................................................................................169 CHAPTER L. FACE ANSWERETH TO FACE.......................................................................................172 CHAPTER LI. HOW SLEEP THE BRAVE?...........................................................................................178 CHAPTER LII. REDEEMED OUT OF THE HOUSE OF BONDAGE..................................................181 CHAPTER LIII. IN THE CYCLONE.......................................................................................................183 CHAPTER LIV. A BOLT OUT OF THE CLOUD...................................................................................188 CHAPTER LV. AN UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER........................................................................195 CHAPTER LVI. SOME OLD LETTERS.................................................................................................199 CHAPTER LVII. A SWEET AND BITTER FRUITAGE........................................................................204 CHAPTER LVIII. COMING TO THE FRONT........................................................................................209 CHAPTER LIX. THE SHUTTLECOCK OF FATE.................................................................................212 CHAPTER LX. THE EXODIAN..............................................................................................................217 CHAPTER LXI. WHAT SHALL THE END BE?....................................................................................223 CHAPTER LXII. HOW?...........................................................................................................................227 ii Bricks Without Straw Albion W. Tourgee This page copyright © 2002 Blackmask Online. http://www.blackmask.com • TRANSLATION: • CHAPTER I. TRI−NOMINATE. • CHAPTER II. THE FONT. • CHAPTER III. THE JUNONIAN RITE. • CHAPTER IV. MARS MEDDLES. • CHAPTER V. NUNC PRO TUNC. • CHAPTER VI. THE TOGA VIRILIS. • CHAPTER VII. DAMON AND PYTHIAS. • CHAPTER VIII. A FRIENDLY PROLOGUE. • CHAPTER IX. A BRUISED REED. • CHAPTER X. AN EXPRESS TRUST. • CHAPTER XI. RED WING. • CHAPTER XII. ON THE WAY TO JERICHO. • CHAPTER XIII. NEGOTIATING A TREATY. • CHAPTER XIV. BORN OF THE STORM. • CHAPTER XV. TO HIM AND HIS HEIRS FOREVER. • CHAPTER XVI. A CHILD OF THE HILLS. • CHAPTER XVII. GOOD−MORROW AND FAREWELL. • CHAPTER XVIII. PRIME WRAPPERS. • CHAPTER XIX. THE SHADOW OF THE FLAG. • CHAPTER XX. PHANTASMAGORIA. • CHAPTER XXI. A CHILD−MAN. • CHAPTER XXII. HOW THE FALLOW WAS SEEDED. • CHAPTER XXIII. AN OFFERING OF FIRST−FRUITS. • CHAPTER XXIV. A BLACK DEMOCRITUS. • CHAPTER XXV. A DOUBLE−HEADED ARGUMENT. • CHAPTER XXVI. TAKEN AT HIS WORD • CHAPTER XXVII. MOTES IN THE SUNSHINE. • CHAPTER XXVIII. IN THE PATH OF THE STORM. • CHAPTER XXIX. LIKE AND UNLIKE. • CHAPTER XXX. AN UNBIDDEN GUEST. •