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C O N T E N T S Acknowledgments ix Introduction 1 ONE The Child Is Father of the Man 13 TWO To Escape the Reproach of Her Birth and Blood 44 THREE The Wooing 74 FOUR One Damned Night of Folly 112 FIVE Parted 146 Conclusion 176 Notes 181 Bibliography 225 Index 239 About the Author 243 All illustrations appear as a group following page 86.| vii | ...

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