Footnotes for My Particular Friend
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My Particular Friend footnotes: The Affair of the Code Duello 8
Beginning with The End of the Affair: A se’ennight later saw us ready to leave for London. se’ennight: a week
My Particular Friend footnotes: The Affair of the Code Duello 7
Beginning with Explanations: ‘Don’t be facetious, Jane, no one could be so good a shot with a pistol, and surely Mr Jenkins …
My Particular Friend footnotes: The Affair of the Code Duello 6
Beginning with Pistols at Dawn: ‘I believe they are ascertaining the boundaries of the duelling square.’
My Particular Friend footnotes: The Affair of the Code Duello 5
Beginning with The Gauntlet Is Thrown: Charlotte seemed to have dismissed the whole affair as a fait accompli.
My Particular Friend footnotes: The Affair of the Code Duello 4
Beginning with Miss Chivington’s Complaint: I thought of this possibility as we walked. Perhaps my romanticism had got the better of me. …
My Particular Friend footnotes: The Affair of the Code Duello 3
Beginning with Mr Wallace Reports: ‘No, I am afraid Mr Jenkins remains adamant. Nothing I could say would deter him and if …
My Particular Friend footnotes: The Affair of the Code Duello 2
Beginning with The Mantua Maker: I was near seventeen and not yet out, the delay attributable to my father’s poor financial health, …
My Particular Friend footnotes: The Affair of the Code Duello 1
We exchanged our greetings, I perhaps with less than my usual sang-froid for I was both struck by the beauty of our …
My Particular Friend footnotes: The Affair of Brotherly Love 4
Beginning with Mr Haversham Recovers: ‘There had to be a copy, Jane. It is a fact that information about the map had …
My Particular Friend footnotes: The Affair of Brotherly Love 3
Beginning with The Younger Brother: There are no footnotes in this section.
My Particular Friend footnotes: The Affair of Brotherly Love 2
Beginning with Bradford-on-Avon: The trip from Bath to Bradford was accomplished easily in Mr Dundas’s landau, he remaining in Bath to attend …
My Particular Friend footnotes: The Affair of Brotherly Love 1
I said I was undertaking the job of committing these steps to paper so that they might prove as an aide-mémoire.
My Particular Friend footnotes: The Bride Who Wasn’t There 6
Beginning with A Visit from Edward Gascoigne: ‘It is consumption,’ Mr Wallace said, looking pointedly at the crimson stained handkerchief Mr Gascoigne …
My Particular Friend footnotes: The Bride Who Wasn’t There 5
Beginning with The Story of Edward Gascoigne: ‘My Violet was a young girl of sixteen when she met Gascoigne in Dorset. He …
My Particular Friend footnotes: The Bride Who Wasn’t There 4
Beginning with Mr Simms’s Confession: ‘Oh ho! The plot thickens.’
My Particular Friend footnotes: The Bride Who Wasn’t There 3
Beginning with Mr Simms’s Destination: ‘No, he did not. He made some small purchases and also stopped for food and drink. Finally …
My Particular Friend footnotes: The Bride Who Wasn’t There 2
Beginning with A Meeting with the Chairmen: Bath Corporation: the legal entity that was the city of Bath. The city also licensed …
My Particular Friend footnotes: The Bride Who Wasn’t There 1
Mr Simms nodded at this. ‘Yes, this morning. We were to be married at the register office. I had arranged for a …
My Particular Friend footnotes: The Affair of the Reluctant Bachelor 8
Beginning with A Stout Drainpipe: I am afraid that freed by the constraints of a hostess or other guests, we had treated …
My Particular Friend footnotes: The Affair of the Reluctant Bachelor 7
Beginning with An Almost Perfect Conclusion: There are no footnotes for this section.
My Particular Friend footnotes: The Affair of the Reluctant Bachelor 6
Beginning with A Complication: ‘I must say he has hidden depths that should serve him well as a vicar. He appealed to …
My Particular Friend footnotes: The Affair of the Reluctant Bachelor 5
Beginning with Stirring the Pot: I stood and asked him, ‘Did Daniel lose his courage in the lion’s den? Did Shadrach, Meshach …
My Particular Friend footnotes: The Affair of the Reluctant Bachelor 4
Beginning with A Shooting Party: A shooting party refers to the practice of shooting birds — partridges, pheasants — generally bred on …
My Particular Friend footnotes: The Affair of the Reluctant Bachelor 3
Beginning with Deerfield Park: I stopped at the bridge at the end of the lake and looked back at the house, its …
My Particular Friend footnotes: The Affair of the Reluctant Bachelor 2
Beginning with A Plan of Action: I sniffed and said, ‘It is a matter of great import to Mr Worcester. In the …
My Particular Friend footnotes: The Affair of the Reluctant Bachelor 1
‘We go to a soirée this evening.’
My Particular Friend footnotes: The Poison Pen Affair 9
Beginning with Partial Justice: ‘Have you? That is rather bold of you,’ Charlotte said. I lay on the sopha, listening to them …
My Particular Friend footnotes: The Poison Pen Affair 8
Beginning with We Confront Mr Hickham: It was now my turn to spot them. ‘I don’t see them … no wait, Mrs …
My Particular Friend footnotes: The Poison Pen Affair 7
Beginning with Wheels in Motion: ‘Charlotte would do it herself if she could.’ ‘And stick out like a mustard pot in a …