THE LUCK OF THE VAILS


BY E. F. BENSON.


The Luck of the Vails.

12mo. Cloth, $1.50.

This romance of modern life is characterized by intense and culminatinginterest and remarkable dramatic power. The reader's attention isabsorbed at the outset, and he is held in suspense to the last of thesevivid and fascinating pages.

Mammon and Co.

12mo. Cloth, $1.50.

This novel by a popular author deals with personages living in the samesociety that was characterized by "Dodo" and "The Rubicon." Mr. Bensonis thoroughly acquainted with the society in which he places the scenesof his novels of London life. In "Mammon & Co." the good genius of thetale is an American girl. The book will be found to be one of exceedinginterest throughout.

Dodo.

A Detail of the Day. 12mo. Cloth, $1.00; paper, 50 cents.

"'Dodo' is a delightfully witty sketch of the 'smart' people ofsociety.... The writer is a true artist."—London Spectator.

The Rubicon.

12mo. Cloth, $1.00; paper, 50 cents.

"The anticipations which must have been formed by all readers of 'Dodo'will in no wise be disappointed by 'The Rubicon.' The new work is wellwritten, stimulating, unconventional, and, in a word, characteristic.Intellectual force is never absent, and the keen observation andknowledge of character, of which there is abundant evidence, are aidedby real literary power."—Birmingham Post.

D. APPLETON AND COMPANY, NEW YORK.


THE LUCK OF

THE VAILS


A NOVEL


By E. F. BENSON

Author of DODO, MAMMON AND CO.

Etc.


NEW YORK

D. APPLETON AND COMPANY

1901


Copyright, 1901,

By D. APPLETON and COMPANY.


CONTENTS

PART I