A LAODICEAN: A STORY OF TO−DAY Thomas Hardy A LAODICEAN: A STORY OF TO−DAY Table of Contents A LAODICEAN: A STORY OF TO−DAY............................................................................................................1 Thomas Hardy................................................................................................................................................1 PREFACE......................................................................................................................................................2 BOOK THE FIRST. GEORGE SOMERSET.............................................................................................................3 I......................................................................................................................................................................3 II.....................................................................................................................................................................5 III..................................................................................................................................................................11 IV.................................................................................................................................................................13 V...................................................................................................................................................................20 VI.................................................................................................................................................................26 VII................................................................................................................................................................30 VIII...............................................................................................................................................................34 IX.................................................................................................................................................................40 X...................................................................................................................................................................43 XI.................................................................................................................................................................46 XII................................................................................................................................................................51 XIII...............................................................................................................................................................55 XIV...............................................................................................................................................................59 XV................................................................................................................................................................63 BOOK THE SECOND. DARE AND HAVILL.......................................................................................................69 I....................................................................................................................................................................69 II...................................................................................................................................................................74 III..................................................................................................................................................................80 IV.................................................................................................................................................................83 V...................................................................................................................................................................88 VI.................................................................................................................................................................95 VII................................................................................................................................................................98 BOOK THE THIRD. DE STANCY.......................................................................................................................100 I..................................................................................................................................................................101 II.................................................................................................................................................................105 III................................................................................................................................................................110 IV...............................................................................................................................................................115 V.................................................................................................................................................................119 VI...............................................................................................................................................................123 VII..............................................................................................................................................................128 VIII.............................................................................................................................................................130 IX...............................................................................................................................................................133 X.................................................................................................................................................................137 XI...............................................................................................................................................................142 BOOK THE FOURTH. SOMERSET, DARE AND DE STANCY.......................................................................147 I..................................................................................................................................................................148 II.................................................................................................................................................................151 III................................................................................................................................................................153 IV...............................................................................................................................................................157 V.................................................................................................................................................................160 BOOK THE FIFTH. DE STANCY AND PAULA................................................................................................163 I..................................................................................................................................................................163 II.................................................................................................................................................................167 i A LAODICEAN: A STORY OF TO−DAY Table of Contents A LAODICEAN: A STORY OF TO−DAY III................................................................................................................................................................170 IV...............................................................................................................................................................173 V.................................................................................................................................................................177 VI...............................................................................................................................................................181 VII..............................................................................................................................................................183 VIII.............................................................................................................................................................187 IX...............................................................................................................................................................190 X.................................................................................................................................................................194 XI...............................................................................................................................................................201 XII..............................................................................................................................................................207