Arnold Bennett
The City of Pleasure: A Fantasia on Modern Themes
Published by Good Press, 2019
EAN 4064066232269
Table of Contents
CHAPTER VIII—Disappearance of Juliette
CHAPTER XIII—Performances of Mr. Jetsam
CHAPTER XIV—Entry of the Twins
CHAPTER XV—Proposal of Josephus
CHAPTER XVII—The Man on the Balcony
CHAPTER XVIII—An Arrangement for a Marriage
CHAPTER XIX—The Heart of the City
CHAPTER XXI—Interrupting a Concert
CHAPTER XXII—Carpentaria as Detective
CHAPTER XXIII—The Talk in the Garden
CHAPTER XXV—-A Wholesale Departure
CHAPTER XXVI—The Empty Bedroom
CHAPTER XXIX—Mr. Jetsam’s Recital
CHAPTER XXX—The Words of Mrs. Ilam
THE CITY OF PLEASURE
PART I—CARPENTARIA
CHAPTER I—Over the City
Carpentaria!
One of the three richly-uniformed officials who were in charge of the captive balloon, destined to be a leading attraction of the City of Pleasure, murmured this name warningly to his companions, as if to advise them that the moment had arrived for them to mind their p’s and q’s. And each man looked cautiously through the tail of his eye at a striking figure which was approaching through crowds of people to the enclosure. The figure was tall and had red hair and a masterful face, and it was clothed in a blue suit that set off the red hair to perfection. Over the wicket of the enclosure a small enamelled sign had been hung:
“CITY OF PLEASURE.
“President: