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He Knew He Was Right
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A major Victorian novel of marriage, jealousy, social pressure, and moral self-deception.
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He Knew He Was Right
He Knew He Was Right traces Louis Trevelyan’s destructive certainty as suspicion corrodes his marriage. Trollope surrounds the central tragedy with courtship plots, family negotiations, and sharp social observation, creating a broad Victorian study of pride, gender, property, and domestic power.
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When Louis Trevelyan was twenty-four years old, he had all the world before him where to choose; and, among other things, he chose to go to the Mandarin Islands, and there fell in love with Emily Rowley, the daughter of Sir Marmaduke, the governor. Sir Marmaduke Rowley, at this period of his life, was a respectable middle-aged public servant, in good repute, who had, however, as yet achieved for himself neither an exalted position nor a large fortune. He had been governor of many islands, and had never lacked employment; and now, at the age of fifty, found himself at the Mandarins, with a salary of L3,000 a year, living in a temperature at which 80 deg. in the shade is considered to be cool, with eight daughters, and not a shilling saved. A governor at the Mandarins who is social by nature and hospitable on principle, cannot save money in the islands even on L3,000 a year when he has eight daughters. And at the Mandarins, though hospitality is a duty, the gentlemen who ate Sir Rowley's dinners were not exactly the men whom he or Lady Rowley desired to welcome to their bosoms as sons-in-law. Nor when Mr. Trevelyan came that way, desirous of seeing everything in the somewhat indefinite course of his travels, had Emily Rowley, the eldest of the flock, then twenty years of age, seen as yet any Mandariner who exactly came up to her fancy.
And, as Louis Trevelyan was a remarkably handsome young man, who was well connected, who had been ninth wrangler at Cambridge, who had already published a volume of poems, and who possessed L3,000 a year of his own, arising from various perfectly secure investments, he was not forced to sigh long in vain. Indeed, the Rowleys, one and all, felt that providence had been very good to them in sending young Trevelyan on his travels in that direction, for he seemed to be a very pearl among men. Both Sir Marmaduke and Lady Rowley felt that there might be objections to such a marriage as that proposed to them, raised by the Trevelyan family. Lady Rowley would not have liked her daughter to go to England, to be received with cold looks by strangers. But it soon appeared that there was no one to make objections. Louis, the lover, had no living relative nearer than cousins. His father, a barrister of repute, had died a widower, and had left the money which he had made to an only child. The head of the family was a first cousin who lived in Cornwall on a moderate property,--a very good sort of stupid fellow, as Louis said, who would be quite indifferent as to any marriage that his cousin might make. No man could be more independent or more clearly justified in pleasing himself than was this lover.
And then he himself proposed that the second daughter, Nora, should come and live with them in London. What a lover to fall suddenly from the heavens into such a dovecote!
"I haven't a penny-piece to give to either of them," said Sir Rowley.
"It is my idea that girls should not have fortunes," said Trevelyan. "At any rate, I am quite sure that men should never look for money. A man must be more comfortable, and, I think, is likely to be more affectionate, when the money has belonged to himself."
Sir Rowley was a high-minded gentleman, who would have liked to have handed over a few thousand pounds on giving up his daughters; but, having no thousands of pounds to hand over, he could not but admire the principles of his proposed son-in-law. As it was about time for him to have his leave of absence, he and sundry of the girls went to England with Mr. Trevelyan, and the wedding was celebrated in London by the Rev. Oliphant Outhouse, of Saint Diddulph-in-the-East, who had married Sir Rowley's sister. Then a small house was taken and furnished in Curzon Street, Mayfair, and the Rowleys went back to the seat of their government, leaving Nora, the second girl, in charge of her elder sister.
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- 01Full text
- 02CHAPTER I.
- 03SHEWING HOW WRATH BEGAN.
- 04CHAPTER II.
- 05COLONEL OSBORNE.
- 06CHAPTER III.
- 07LADY MILBOROUGH'S DINNER PARTY.
- 08CHAPTER IV.
- 09HUGH STANBURY.
- 10CHAPTER V.
- 11SHEWING HOW THE QUARREL PROGRESSED.
- 12DEAR EMILY,
- 13DEAREST EMILY,
- 14LOUIS TREVELYAN.
- 15CHAPTER VI.
- 16SHEWING HOW RECONCILIATION WAS MADE.
- 17DEAR EMILY,--
- 18DEAR EMILY,
- 19CHAPTER VII.
- 20MISS JEMIMA STANBURY, OF EXETER.
- 21JEMIMA STANBURY.
- 22CHAPTER VIII.
- 23"I KNOW IT WILL DO."
- 24MY DEAR SISTER STANBURY,
- 25JEMIMA STANBURY.
- 26MY DEAR SISTER STANBURY,
- 27P. STANBURY.
- 28CHAPTER IX.
- 29SHEWING HOW THE QUARREL PROGRESSED AGAIN.
- 30CHAPTER X.
- 31HARD WORDS.
- 32DEAR EMILY,
- 33MY DEAR COLONEL OSBORNE,
- 34EMILY TREVELYAN.
- 35CHAPTER XI.
- 36LADY MILBOROUGH AS AMBASSADOR.
- 37DEAREST EMILY,
- 38LOUIS TREVELYAN.
- 39CHAPTER XII.
- 40MISS STANBURY'S GENEROSITY.
- 41CHAPTER XIII.
- 42THE HONOURABLE MR. GLASCOCK.
- 43CHAPTER XIV.
- 44THE CLOCK HOUSE AT NUNCOMBE PUTNEY.
- 45CHAPTER XV.
- 46WHAT THEY SAID ABOUT IT IN THE CLOSE.
- 47CHAPTER XVI.
- 48DARTMOOR.
- 49CHAPTER XVII.
- 50A GENTLEMAN COMES TO NUNCOMBE PUTNEY.
- 51CHAPTER XVIII.
- 52THE STANBURY CORRESPONDENCE.
- 53DEAR SISTER STANBURY,
- 54JEMIMA STANBURY.
- 55DEAR AUNT STANBURY,
- 56PRISCILLA STANBURY.
- 57DEAR SISTER STANBURY,
- 58JEMIMA STANBURY.
- 59DEAR AUNT STANBURY,
- 60PRISCILLA STANBURY.
- 61CHAPTER XIX.
- 62BOZZLE, THE EX-POLICEMAN.
- 63CHAPTER XX.
- 64SHEWING HOW COLONEL OSBORNE WENT TO COCKCHAFFINGTON.
- 65DEAR EMILY,
- 66DEAR EMILY,
- 67FREDERIC OSBORNE.
- 68MY DEAR COLONEL OSBORNE,
- 69EMILY TREVELYAN.
- 70CHAPTER XXI.
- 71SHEWING HOW COLONEL OSBORNE WENT TO NUNCOMBE PUTNEY.
- 72DEAR AUNT STANBURY,
- 73PRISCILLA STANBURY.
- 74CHAPTER XXII.
- 75SHEWING HOW MISS STANBURY BEHAVED TO HER TWO NIECES.
- 76MY DEAR NIECE,
- 77JEMIMA STANBURY.
- 78CHAPTER XXIII.
- 79COLONEL OSBORNE AND MR. BOZZLE RETURN TO LONDON.
- 80CHAPTER XXIV.
- 81NIDDON PARK.
- 82CHAPTER XXV.
- 83HUGH STANBURY SMOKES HIS PIPE.
- 84CHAPTER XXVI.
- 85A THIRD PARTY IS SO OBJECTIONABLE.
- 86CHAPTER XXVII.
- 87MR. TREVELYAN'S LETTER TO HIS WIFE.
- 88DEAR EMILY,
- 89LOUIS TREVELYAN.
- 90CHAPTER XXVIII.
- 91GREAT TRIBULATION.
- 92MY DEAR COLONEL OSBORNE,
- 93EMILY TREVELYAN.
- 94EMILY TREVELYAN.
- 95CHAPTER XXIX.
- 96MR. AND MRS. OUTHOUSE.
- 97CHAPTER XXX.
- 98DOROTHY MAKES UP HER MIND.
- 99CHAPTER XXXI.
- 100MR. BROOKE BURGESS.
- 101CHAPTER XXXII.
- 102THE "FULL MOON" AT ST. DIDDULPH'S.
- 103CHAPTER XXXIII.
- 104HUGH STANBURY SMOKES ANOTHER PIPE.
- 105CHAPTER XXXIV.
- 106PRISCILLA'S WISDOM.
- 107DEAREST PRISCILLA,
- 108DOROTHY STANBURY.
- 109DEAREST DOROTHY,
- 110PRISCILLA.
- 111CHAPTER XXXV.
- 112MR. GIBSON'S GOOD FORTUNE.
- 113CHAPTER XXXVI.
- 114MISS STANBURY'S WRATH.
- 115CHAPTER XXXVII.
- 116MONT CENIS.
- 117CHAPTER XXXVIII.
- 118VERDICT OF THE JURY--"MAD, MY LORD."
- 119CHAPTER XXXIX.
- 120MISS NORA ROWLEY IS MALTREATED.
- 121CHAPTER XL.
- 122CHAPTER XLI.
- 123SHEWING WHAT TOOK PLACE AT ST. DIDDULPH'S.
- 124CHAPTER XLII.
- 125MISS STANBURY AND MR. GIBSON BECOME TWO.
- 126CHAPTER XLIII.
- 127LABURNUM COTTAGE.
- 128DEAR HUGH,
- 129PRISCILLA.
- 130CHAPTER XLIV.
- 131BROOKE BURGESS TAKES LEAVE OF EXETER.
- 132CHAPTER XLV.
- 133TREVELYAN AT VENICE.
- 134HOND. SIR,
- 135S. BOZZLE.
- 136L. TREVELYAN.
- 137OLIPHANT OUTHOUSE.
- 138CHAPTER XLVI.
- 139THE AMERICAN MINISTER.
- 140CHAPTER XLVII.
- 141ABOUT FISHING, AND NAVIGATION, AND HEAD-DRESSES.
- 142CHAPTER XLVIII.
- 143MR. GIBSON IS PUNISHED.
- 144CHAPTER XLIX.
- 145MR. BROOKE BURGESS AFTER SUPPER.
- 146CHAPTER L.
- 147CAMILLA TRIUMPHANT.
- 148CHAPTER LI.
- 149SHEWING WHAT HAPPENED DURING MISS STANBURY'S ILLNESS.
- 150MY DEAR MR. BURGESS,
- 151DOROTHY STANBURY.
- 152CHAPTER LII.
- 153MR. OUTHOUSE COMPLAINS THAT IT'S HARD.
- 154CHAPTER LIII.
- 155HUGH STANBURY IS SHEWN TO BE NO CONJUROR.
- 156DEAREST NORA,
- 157HUGH STANBURY.
- 158DEAR HUGH,
- 159NORA.
- 160CHAPTER LIV.
- 161MR. GIBSON'S THREAT.
- 162CHAPTER LV.
- 163THE REPUBLICAN BROWNING.
- 164CHAPTER LVI.
- 165WITHERED GRASS.
- 166CHAPTER LVII.
- 167DOROTHY'S FATE.
- 168DEAR BROOKE,
- 169DOROTHY STANBURY.
- 170CHAPTER LVIII.
- 171DOROTHY AT HOME.
- 172DEAR SISTER STANBURY,
- 173JEMIMA STANBURY.
- 174CHAPTER LIX.
- 175MR. BOZZLE AT HOME.
- 176CHAPTER LX.
- 177ANOTHER STRUGGLE.
- 178CHAPTER LXI.
- 179PARKER'S HOTEL, MOWBRAY STREET.
- 180LOUIS TREVELYAN.
- 181CHAPTER LXII.
- 182LADY ROWLEY MAKES AN ATTEMPT.
- 183CHAPTER LXIII.
- 184SIR MARMADUKE AT HOME.
- 185CHAPTER LXIV.
- 186SIR MARMADUKE AT HIS CLUB.
- 187CHAPTER LXV.
- 188MYSTERIOUS AGENCIES.
- 189CHAPTER LXVI.
- 190OF A QUARTER OF LAMB.
- 191MY DEAR DOROTHY,--
- 192JEMIMA STANBURY.
- 193CHAPTER LXVII.
- 194RIVER'S COTTAGE.
- 195CHAPTER LXVIII.
- 196MAJOR MAGRUDER'S COMMITTEE.
- 197CHAPTER LXIX.
- 198SIR MARMADUKE AT WILLESDEN.
- 199CHAPTER LXX.
- 200SHEWING WHAT NORA ROWLEY THOUGHT ABOUT CARRIAGES.
- 201CHAPTER LXXI.
- 202SHEWING WHAT HUGH STANBURY THOUGHT ABOUT THE DUTY OF MAN.
- 203MY DEAR SIR,--
- 204MARMADUKE ROWLEY.
- 205MY DEAR SIR MARMADUKE ROWLEY,--
- 206HUGH STANBURY.
- 207DEAREST LOVE,
- 208CHAPTER LXXII.
- 209THE DELIVERY OF THE LAMB.
- 210CHAPTER LXXIII.
- 211DOROTHY RETURNS TO EXETER.
- 212CHAPTER LXXIV.
- 213THE LIONESS AROUSED.
- 214THOMAS GIBSON.
- 215CHAPTER LXXV.
- 216THE ROWLEYS GO OVER THE ALPS.
- 217DEAREST NORA,
- 218DOROTHY STANBURY.
- 219CHAPTER LXXVI.
- 220"WE SHALL BE SO POOR."
- 221CHAPTER LXXVII.
- 222THE FUTURE LADY PETERBOROUGH.
- 223CHAPTER LXXVIII.
- 224CASALUNGA.
- 225CHAPTER LXXIX.
- 226"I CAN SLEEP ON THE BOARDS."
- 227CHAPTER LXXX.
- 228"WILL THEY DESPISE HIM?"
- 229MY DEAR CAROLINE,
- 230NORA ROWLEY.
- 231CHAPTER LXXXI.
- 232MR. GLASCOCK IS MASTER.
- 233CHAPTER LXXXII.
- 234MRS. FRENCH'S CARVING KNIFE.
- 235CHAPTER LXXXIII.
- 236BELLA VICTRIX.
- 237CHAPTER LXXXIV.
- 238SELF-SACRIFICE.
- 239MY DEAR SIR,
- 240LOUIS TREVELYAN.
- 241CHAPTER LXXXV.
- 242THE BATHS OF LUCCA.
- 243CHAPTER LXXXVI.
- 244MR. GLASCOCK AS NURSE.
- 245CHAPTER LXXXVII.
- 246MR. GLASCOCK'S MARRIAGE COMPLETED.
- 247CHAPTER LXXXVIII.
- 248CROPPER AND BURGESS.
- 249CHAPTER LXXXIX.
- 250"I WOULDN'T DO IT, IF I WAS YOU."
- 251DEAR HUGH,--
- 252DOROTHY STANBURY.
- 253CHAPTER XC.
- 254LADY ROWLEY CONQUERED.
- 255CHAPTER XCI.
- 256FOUR O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING.
- 257CHAPTER XCII.
- 258TREVELYAN DISCOURSES ON LIFE.
- 259CHAPTER XCIII.
- 260"SAY THAT YOU FORGIVE ME."
- 261CHAPTER XCIV.
- 262A REAL CHRISTIAN.
- 263CHAPTER XCV.
- 264TREVELYAN BACK IN ENGLAND.
- 265CHAPTER XCVI.
- 266MONKHAMS.
- 267CHAPTER XCVII.
- 268MRS. BROOKE BURGESS.
- 269CHAPTER XCVIII.
- 270ACQUITTED.
- 271CHAPTER XCIX.
- 272CONCLUSION.
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