The Way We Live Now

CONTENTS Introduction Further Reading A Chronology of Anthony Trollope Chronology, Typography and Dialect Composition, Publication and Text THE WAY WE LIVE NOW Appendix: Trollope's working materials for The Way We Live Now Notes CONTENTS I. THREE EDITORS II. THE CARBURY FAMILY III. THE BEARGARDEN IV. MADAME MELMOTTE'S BALL V. AFTER THE BALL VI. ROGER CARBURY AND PAUL MONTAGUE VII. MENTOR VIII. LOVE-SICK IX. THE GREAT RAILWAY TO VERA CRUZ X. MR. FISKER'S SUCCESS XI. LADY CARBURY AT HOME XII. SIR FELIX IN HIS MOTHER'S HOUSE XIII. THE LONGESTAFFES XIV. CARBURY MANOR XV. 'YOU SHOULD REMEMBER THAT I AM HIS MOTHER' XVI. THE BISHOP AND THE PRIEST XVII. MARIE MELMOTTE HEARS A LOVE TALE XVIII. RUBY RUGGLES HEARS A LOVE TALE XIX. HETTA CARBURY HEARS A LOVE TALE XX. LADY POMONA'S DINNER PARTY XXI. EVERYBODY GOES TO THEM XXII. LORD NIDDERDALE'S MORALITY XXIII. 'YES;—I'M A BARONET' XXIV. MILES GRENDALL'S TRIUMPH XXV. IN GROSVENOR SQUARE XXVI. MRS. HURTLE XXVII. MRS. HURTLE GOES TO THE PLAY XXVIII. DOLLY LONGESTAFFE GOES INTO THE CITY XXIX. MISS MELMOTTE'S COTTAGE XXX. MR. MELMOTTE'S PROMISE XXXI. MR BROUNE HAS MADE UP HIS MIND XXXII. LADY MONGRAM XXXIII. JOHN CRUMB XXXIV. RUBY RUGGLES OBEYS HER GRANDFATHER XXXV. MELMOTTE'S GLORY XXXVI. MR. BROUNE'S GLORY XXXVII. THE BOARD-ROOM XXXVIII. PAUL MONTAGUE'S TROUBLES XXXIX. 'I DO LOVE HIM' XL. 'UNANIMITY IS THE VERY SOUL OF THESE THINGS' XLI. ALL PREPARED XLII. 'CAN YOU BE READY IN TEN MINUTES?' XLIII. THE CITY ROAD XLIV. THE COMING ELECTION XLV. MR. MELMOTTE IS PRESSED FOR TIME XLVI. ROGER CARBURY AND HIS TWO FRIENDS XLVII. MRS. HURTLE AT LOWESTAFFE XLVIII. RUBY A PRISONER XLIX. SIR FELIX MAKES HIMSELF READY L. THE JOURNEY TO LIVERPOOL LI. WHICH SHALL IT BE? LII. THE RESULTS OF LOVE AND WINE LIII. A DAY IN THE CITY LIV. THE INDIA OFFICE LV. CLERICAL CHARITIES LVI. FATHER BARNHAM VISITS LONDON LVII. LORD NIDDERDALE TRIES HIS HAND AGAIN LVIII. MR SQUERCUM IS EMPLOYED LIX. THE DINNER LX. MISS LONGESTAFFE'S LOVER LXI. LADY MONOGRAM PREPARES FOR THE PARTY LXII. THE PARTY LXIII. MR. MELMOTTE ON THE DAY OF THE ELECTION LXIV. THE ELECTION LXV. MISS LONGSTAFFE WRITES HOME LXVI. 'SO SHALL BE MY ENMITY' LXVII. SIR FELIX PROTECTS HIS SISTER LXVIII. MISS MELMOTTE DECLARES HER PURPOSE LXIX. MELMOTTE IN PARLIAMENT LXX. SIR FELIX MEDDLES WITH MANY MATTERS LXXI. JOHN CRUMB FALLS INTO TROUBLE LXXII. 'ASK HIMSELF' LXXIII. MARIE'S FORTUNE LXXIV. MELMOTTE MAKES A FRIEND LXXV. IN BRUTON STREET LXXVI. HETTA AND HER LOVER LXXVII. ANOTHER SCENE IN BRUTON STREET LXXVIII. MISS LONGESTAFFE AGAIN AT CAVERSHAM LXXIX. THE BREHGERT CORRESPONDENCE LXXX. RUBY PREPARES FOR SERVICE LXXXI. MR. COHENLUPE LEAVES LONDON LXXXII. MARIE'S PERSERVERANCE LXXXIII. PAUL MONTAGUE'S VINDICATION LXXXV. BREAKFAST IN BERKELEY SQUARE LXXXVI. THE MEETING AT BRUTON STREET LXXXVII. DOWN AT CARBURY LXXXVIII. THE INQUEST LXXXIX. 'THE WHEEL OF FORTUNE' XC. HETTA'S SORROW XCI. THE RIVALS XCII. HAMILTON K. FISKER AGAIN XCIII. A TRUE LOVER XCIV. JOHN CRUMB'S VICTORY XCV. THE LONGESTAFFE MARRIAGES XCVI. WHERE 'THE WILD ASSES QUENCH THEIR THIRST' XCVII. MRS. HURTLE'S FATE XCVIII. MARIE MELMOTTE'S FATE XCIX. LADY CARBURY AND MR. BROUNE C. DOWN IN SUFFOLK