THE SLAVES
OF SOCIETY
A Comedy in Covers
By THE MAN WHO
HEARD SOMETHING
NEW YORK AND LONDON
HARPER & BROTHERS
1900
Copyright, 1900, by Harper & Brothers.
All rights reserved.
CONTENTS
| SCENE | PAGE | |
| I. | A Mother’s Cares | 1 |
| II. | The Course of True Love | 19 |
| III. | The Slave of Alderman Dobbin | 28 |
| IV. | The Notorious Belle Yorke | 55 |
| V. | A Person of Importance | 82 |
| VI. | What People Said | 98 |
| VII. | A Question of Chemistry | 115 |
| VIII. | Cinderella | 128 |
| IX. | And the Prince | 143 |
| X. | “A Marriage Has Been Arranged” | 158 |
| XI. | “And Will Shortly Take Place” | 172 |
| XII. | The Long Arm of Mr. Despencer | 189 |
| XIII. | The Marchioness at Bay | 214 |
| XIV. | Pistols for Two | 224 |
| XV. | A Misfortune for Society | 237 |
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