Love and Lucy is a romantic novel by Maurice Hewlett. It concerns the Macartneys, a middle-class husband and wife in midlife, and the private inner lives and loves that stir beneath their ordinary marriage. Its warm, reflective narration makes it rewarding for readers who enjoy character-driven fiction.
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LOVE AND LUCY
BY
MAURICE HEWLETT
Author of "The Forest Lovers," "The Life and Death of Richard Yea and Nay," etc.
NEW YORK
DODD, MEAD AND COMPANY
1916
Copyright, 1916
BY DODD, MEAD AND COMPANY, INC. BEATI POSSIDENTES CONTENTS СНАРТЕR PAGE 1 I ONSLOW SQUARE 16 II A DINNER PARTY III IN THE DRAWING-ROOM 31 IV AFTER-TALK 41 53 V EROS STEPS IN 74 VI A LEAP OUTWARDS VII PATIENCE AND PSYCHE 84 VIII AGAIN 102 IX SUNDRY ROMANTIC EPISODES 112 X AT A WORLD'S EDGE 121 134 XI ANTEROS XII MARTLEY THICKET (1) 148 XIII MARTLEY THICKET (2) 162 XIV THE GREAT SCHEME 175 XV JAMES 188 XVI Amari Aliquid 196 XVII THE SHIVERING FIT 209 XVIII THE HARDANGER 227 XIX THE MOON-SPELL 235 XX FAIR WARNING 247 256 XXI THE DEPARTURE