Produced by David WidgerONE OF OUR CONQUERORS CompleteBy George Meredith1897CONTENTS  BOOK 1  I        ACROSS LONDON BRIDGE  II       THROUGH THE VAGUE TO THE INFINITELY LITTLE  III      OLD VEUVE  IV       THE SECOND BOTTLE  V        THE LONDON WALK WESTWARD  VI       NATALY  VII      BETWEEN A GENERAL MAN OF THE WORLD AND A PROFESSIONAL  VIII     SOME FAMILIAR GUESTS  IX       AN INSPECTION OF LAKELANDS  X        SKEPSEY IN MOTION  XI       WHEREIN WE BEHOLD THE COUPLE JUSTIFIED OF LOVE HAVING SIGHT OF            THEIR SCOURGE  BOOK 2  XII      TREATS OF THE DUMBNESS POSSIBLE WITH MEMBERS OF A HOUSEHOLD            HAVING ONE HEART  XIII     THE LATEST OF MRS BURMAN  XIV      DISCLOSES A STAGE ON THE DRIVE TO PARIS  XV       A PATRIOT ABROAD  XVI      ACCOUNTS FOR SKEPSEYS MISCONDUCT SHOWING HOW IT AFFECTED            NATALY  XVII     CHIEFLY UPON THE THEME OF A YOUNG MAIDS IMAGININGS  XVIII    SUITORS FOR THE HAND OF NESTA VICTORIA  BOOK 3  XIX      TREATS OF NATURE AND CIRCUMSTANCE AND THE DISSENSION BETWEEN            THEM AND OF A SATIRISTS MALIGNITY IN THE DIRECTION OF HIS            COUNTRY  XX       THE GREAT ASSEMBLY AT LAKELAND  XXI      DARTREY FENELLAN  XXII     CONCERNS THE INTRUSION OF JARNIMAN  XXIII    TREATS OF THE LADIES LAPDOG TASSO FOR AN INSTANCE OF MOMENTOUS            EFFECTS PRODUCED BY VERY MINOR CAUSES  XXIV     NESTAS ENGAGEMENT  BOOK 4  XXV      NATALY IN ACTION  XXVI     IN WHICH WE SEE A CONVENTIONAL GENTLE MAN ENDEAVOURING TO            EXAMINE A SPECTRE OF HIMSELF  XXVII    CONTAINS WHAT IS A SMALL THING OR A GREAT AS THE SOUL OF THE            CHIEF ACTOR MAY DECIDE  XXVIII   MRS MARSETT  XXIX     SHOWS ONE OF THE SHADOWS OF THE WORLD CROSSING A VIRGINS MIND  XXX      THE BURDEN UPON NESTA  XXXI     SHOWS HOW THE SQUIRES IN A CONQUERORS SERVICE HAVE AT TIMES TO            DO KNIGHTLY CONQUEST OF THEMSELVES  XXXII    SHOWS HOW TEMPER MAY KINDLE TEMPER AND AN INDIGNANT WOMAN GET            HER WEAPON  XXXIII   A PAIR OF WOOERS  XXXIV    CONTAINS DEEDS UNRELATED AND EXPOSITIONS OF FEELINGS  XXXV     IN WHICH AGAIN WE MAKE USE OF THE OLD LAMPS FOR LIGHTING AN            ABYSMAL DARKNESS  BOOK 5  XXXVI    NESTA AND HER FATHER  XXXVII   THE MOTHERTHE DAUGHTER  XXXVIII  NATALY NESTA AND DARTREY FENELLAN  XXXIX    A CHAPTER IN THE SHADOW OF MRS MARSETT  XL       AN EXPIATION  XLI      THE NIGHT OF THE GREAT UNDELIVERED SPEECH  XLII     THE LASTCHAPTER I ACROSS LONDON BRIDGEA gentleman noteworthy for a lively countenance and a waistcoat tomatch it crossing London Bridge at noon on a gusty April day wasalmost magically detached from his conflict with the gale by some slystrip of slipperiness abounding in that conduit of the markets whichhad more or less adroitly performed the trick upon preceding passengersand now laid this one flat amid the shuffle of feet peaceful for themoment as the uncomplaining who have gone to Sabrina beneath the tidesHe was unhurt quite sound merely astonished he remarked in reply tothe inquiries of the first kind helper at his elbow and it appeared anacceptable statement of his condition He laughed shook his coattailssmoothed the back of his head rather thoughtfully thankfully receivedhis runaway hat nodded bright beams to right and left and making lightof the muddy stigmas imprinted by the pavement he scattered anothershower of his nods and smiles around to signify that as his goodfriends would wish he thoroughly felt his legs and could walk unaidedAnd he was in the act of doing it questioning his familiar behindthe waistcoat amazedly to tell him how such a misadventure could haveoccurred to him of all men when a glance below his chin discomposed hisoutward face Oh confound the fellow he said with simple franknessand was humorously ruffled having seen absurd blots of smutty knucklesdistributed over the maiden waistcoatHis outcry was no more than the confidential communication of a genialspirit with that distinctive article of his attire At the same timefor these friendly people about him to share the fun of the annoyancehe looked hastily brightly back seeming with the contraction of hisbrows to frown on the little band of observant Samaritans in thecentre