THE PRIME MINISTER

 

By

 

Anthony Trollope

 


CONTENTS:

 

VOLUME I 4

CHAPTER 1 FERDINAND LOPEZ. 4

CHAPTER 2 EVERETT WHARTON. 10

CHAPTER 3 MR ABEL WHARTON Q.C. 17

CHAPTER 4 MRS ROBY. 26

CHAPTER 5 'NO ONE KNOWS ANYTHING ABOUT HIM.' 31

CHAPTER 6 AN OLD FRIEND GOES TO WINDSOR. 37

CHAPTER 7 ANOTHER OLD FRIEND. 45

CHAPTER 8 THE BEGINNING OF A NEW CAREER. 52

CHAPTER 9 MRS DICK'S DINNER PARTY----NO 1. 59

CHAPTER 10 MRS DICK'S DINNER PARTY--NO 2. 66

CHAPTER 11 CARLTON TERRACE. 74

CHAPTER 12 THE GATHERING OF CLOUDS. 84

CHAPTER 13 MR WHARTON COMPLAINS. 89

CHAPTER 14 A LOVER'S PERSEVERANCE. 98

CHAPTER 15 ARTHUR FLETCHER. 104

CHAPTER 16 NEVER RUN AWAY! 111

CHAPTER 17 GOOD-BYE. 120

CHAPTER 18 THE DUKE OF OMNIUM THINKS OF HIMSELF. 124

CHAPTER 19 VULGARITY. 132

CHAPTER 20 SIR ORLANDO'S POLICY. 138

VOLUME II 146

CHAPTER 21 THE DUCHESS'S NEW SWAN. 146

CHAPTER 22 ST JAMES'S PARK. 152

CHAPTER 23 SURRENDER. 163

CHAPTER 24 THE MARRIAGE. 170

CHAPTER 25 THE BEGINNING OF THE HONEYMOON. 175

CHAPTER 26 THE END OF THE HONEYMOON. 182

CHAPTER 27 THE DUKE'S MISERY. 188

CHAPTER 28 THE DUCHESS'S MIND IS TROUBLED. 198

CHAPTER 29 THE TWO CANDIDATES FOR SILVERBRIDGE. 202

CHAPTER 30 'YES:--A LIE!' 209

CHAPTER 31 'YES;--WITH A HORSEWHIP IN MY HAND.' 216

CHAPTER 32 'WHAT BUSINESS IS IT OF YOURS?' 223

CHAPTER 33 SHOWING THAT A MAN SHOULD NOT HOWL. 230

CHAPTER 34 THE SILVERBRIDGE ELECTION. 235

CHAPTER 35 LOPEZ BACK IN LONDON. 245

CHAPTER 36 THE JOLLY BLACKBIRD. 254

CHAPTER 37 THE HORNS. 260

CHAPTER 38 SIR ORLANDO RETIRES. 269

CHAPTER 39 'GET ROUND HIM.' 275

CHAPTER 40 'COME AND TRY IT.' 281

VOLUME III 288

CHAPTER 41 THE VALUE OF A THICK SKIN. 288

CHAPTER 42 RETRIBUTION. 293

CHAPTER 43 KAURI GUM. 306

CHAPTER 44 MR WHARTON THINKS OF A NEW WILL. 312

CHAPTER 45 MRS SEXTY PARKER. 319

CHAPTER 46 'HE WANTS TO GET RICH TOO QUICK.' 325

CHAPTER 47 AS FOR LOVE!