Chapter 279 Parliament's Succession Wars
POV: Alteroni | Parliament chambers, private office
Five years of succession wars have produced in me the specific quality of someone who has been managing a narrow margin for long enough that the narrowness has become the baseline condition, the specific arithmetic of a seven to five vote being a g...
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Chapters
1. Chapter 1 The Brennan Twins
2. Chapter 2 The Mysteries Begin
3. Chapter 3 The Two Paths Diverge
4. Chapter 4 Eligible Connections
5. Chapter 5 The Scheming Begins
6. Chapter 6 Brothers in Conversation
7. Chapter 7 The City's Underbelly
8. Chapter 8 Isla's Story Begins
9. Chapter 9 The Attack
10. Chapter 10 Framing Callum
11. Chapter 11 The First Sin
12. Chapter 12 The Body
13. Chapter 13 The Beginning of the End
14. Chapter 14 Isla's Transformation
15. Chapter 15 The Rookeries Welcome
16. Chapter 16 Morning After
17. Chapter 17 Cormac's New Allies
18. Chapter 18 The Trial Opens
19. Chapter 19 Brother's Betrayal
20. Chapter 20 Prison Awaits
21. Chapter 21 The Resurrection Man
22. Chapter 22 The Dungeon
23. Chapter 23 The Black Chamber
24. Chapter 24 Isla's New Purpose
25. Chapter 25 The Education
26. Chapter 26 Cormac's Ascension
27. Chapter 27 The Execution
28. Chapter 28 Time Jump - Two Years
29. Chapter 29 Isla's Network
30. Chapter 30 Dreams of Freedom
31. Chapter 31 Cormac's Schemes
32. Chapter 32 Greenwood's Game
33. Chapter 33 The Dark House
34. Chapter 34 The Mummy
35. Chapter 35 Release Day
36. Chapter 36 First Meeting
37. Chapter 37 Parallel Lives
38. Chapter 38 Mordaunt's Visitors
39. Chapter 39 The Document
40. Chapter 40 The Poisoned Cup
41. Chapter 41 Alliance Proposed
42. Chapter 42 Cormac's Response
43. Chapter 43 First Defense
44. Chapter 44 The Crew Forms
45. Chapter 45 The Demand
46. Chapter 46 Preparation
47. Chapter 47 Battle of the Rookeries
48. Chapter 48 Brother vs. Brother
49. Chapter 49 Aftermath and New Threat
50. Chapter 50 The Summons
51. Chapter 51 The Offer
52. Chapter 52 Accusations
53. Chapter 53 The Banker's Game
54. Chapter 54 Desperation
55. Chapter 55 The Road to Ruin
56. Chapter 56 The Last Resource
57. Chapter 57 New Year's Day
58. Chapter 58 Royal Corruption
59. Chapter 59 Revelations and Warnings
60. Chapter 60 The Boozing Ken Returns
61. Chapter 61 Silas's History
62. Chapter 62 The Plot
63. Chapter 63 The Counterplot
64. Chapter 64 The Poor's Crimes
65. Chapter 65 First Success
66. Chapter 66 Fashionable Life
67. Chapter 67 The Election
68. Chapter 68 The Whippers-In
69. Chapter 69 Art and Deception
70. Chapter 70 Parliament Session
71. Chapter 71 The Black Chamber Again
72. Chapter 72 Society Schemes
73. Chapter 73 The Meeting
74. Chapter 74 The Crisis
75. Chapter 75 Alteroni's Money
76. Chapter 76 A Woman's Secret
77. Chapter 77 Marian's Story
78. Chapter 78 The Bill
79. Chapter 79 The Revelation
80. Chapter 80 Mysterious Instructions
81. Chapter 81 The Medical Man
82. Chapter 82 Black Chamber Returns
83. Chapter 83 Second Examination
84. Chapter 84 A Friend in Need
85. Chapter 85 The Old Hag
86. Chapter 86 Professor of Magic
87. Chapter 87 The Formula Fails
88. Chapter 88 The Escape
89. Chapter 89 The Dancer
90. Chapter 90 The Mysterious Letter
91. Chapter 91 Callum's Preparation
92. Chapter 92 The Tragedy
93. Chapter 93 The Rescue Begins
94. Chapter 94 Magic and Escape
95. Chapter 95 The Home Office
96. Chapter 96 Aftermath
97. Chapter 97 The MP's Plans
98. Chapter 98 Another New Year
99. Chapter 99 Dark Plots
100. Chapter 100 The Buffer's History
101. Chapter 101 The Mysteries Continue
102. Chapter 102 The Widow's Plight
103. Chapter 103 The Reverend Visitor
104. Chapter 104 Hopes and Fears
105. Chapter 105 Female Courage
106. Chapter 106 The Combat
107. Chapter 107 The Grave-Digger
108. Chapter 108 A Discovery
109. Chapter 109 The Exhumation
110. Chapter 110 The Broker
111. Chapter 111 The Trance
112. Chapter 112 The Trap Closes
113. Chapter 113 Viola's Intervention
114. Chapter 114 The Lovers Reunited
115. Chapter 115 The Packet's Contents
116. Chapter 116 The Treasure
117. Chapter 117 The Rattlesnake's History
118. Chapter 118 The Aftermath
119. Chapter 119 The Two Maidens
120. Chapter 120 Poor Ellen!
121. Chapter 121 The Transformation
122. Chapter 122 His Child!
123. Chapter 123 A Change of Fortune
124. Chapter 124 Aristocratic Morals
125. Chapter 125 The Demirep's Intrigues
126. Chapter 126 The Reconciliation
127. Chapter 127 The Rector
128. Chapter 128 Blandishments
129. Chapter 129 Temptation
130. Chapter 130 The Fall
131. Chapter 131 Mental Struggles
132. Chapter 132 The Statue
133. Chapter 133 An Old Friend
134. Chapter 134 History of Survival
135. Chapter 135 The Palace
136. Chapter 136 The Proposal
137. Chapter 137 The Secret Tribunal
138. Chapter 138 Epilogue to Volume I
139. Chapter 139 Rat's Castle
140. Chapter 140 A Public Functionary
141. Chapter 141 The Confidence
142. Chapter 142 Incidents in the Gipsy Palace
143. Chapter 143 The Subterranean
144. Chapter 144 Gibbet
145. Chapter 145 Morbid Feelings
146. Chapter 146 The Unfinished Letter
147. Chapter 147 Hypocrisy
148. Chapter 148 The Bath
149. Chapter 149 The Rector's New Passion
150. Chapter 150 The Old Hag's Intrigue
151. Chapter 151 The Masquerade
152. Chapter 152 The Search Begins
153. Chapter 153 A Mysterious Deed
154. Chapter 154 The Death Bed
155. Chapter 155 Proceedings in Castelcicala
156. Chapter 156 Reflections
157. Chapter 157 Patriotism
158. Chapter 158 The Decision
159. Chapter 159 The Trial of Katherine Wilmot
160. Chapter 160 A Happy Party
161. Chapter 161 The Interview
162. Chapter 162 The Rector in Newgate
163. Chapter 163 Lady Cecilia Harborough
164. Chapter 164 The Bequest
165. Chapter 165 The Zingarees
166. Chapter 166 The Executioner's History
167. Chapter 167 The Trace
168. Chapter 168 The Thames Pirates
169. Chapter 169 The Plague Ship
170. Chapter 170 The Pursuit
171. Chapter 171 The Black Veil
172. Chapter 172 Mr. Greenwood's Dinner Party
173. Chapter 173 The Mysteries of Holmesford House
174. Chapter 174 The Adieux
175. Chapter 175 Castelcicala Politics
176. Chapter 176 Montoni
177. Chapter 177 The Club-House
178. Chapter 178 An Unfortunate Woman's History
179. Chapter 179 The Tavern at Friuli
180. Chapter 180 The Journey
181. Chapter 181 The Boozing-Ken Once More
182. Chapter 182 The Resurrection Man Again
183. Chapter 183 Mr. Greenwood's Journey
184. Chapter 184 Kind Friends
185. Chapter 185 Estella's Story
186. Chapter 186 Another New Year's Day
187. Chapter 187 The New Cut
188. Chapter 188 The Forged Bills
189. Chapter 189 The Battle of Piacere
190. Chapter 190 The Battle of Montoni
191. Chapter 191 Two Old Acquaintances
192. Chapter 192 Crankey Jem's History
193. Chapter 193 The Mint
194. Chapter 194 Another Visit to Buckingham Palace
195. Chapter 195 The Royal Breakfast
196. Chapter 196 The Aristocratic Villain and the Low Miscreant
197. Chapter 197 The Old Hag and the Resurrection Man
198. Chapter 198 Ellen and Katherine
199. Chapter 199 A Gloomy Visitor
200. Chapter 200 The Orphan's Filial Love
201. Chapter 201 A Maiden's Love
202. Chapter 202 The Handsome Stranger
203. Chapter 203 The Princess Isabella
204. Chapter 204 Ravensworth Hall
205. Chapter 205 The Bride and Bridegroom
206. Chapter 206 The Breakfast
207. Chapter 207 The Patrician Lady and the Unfortunate Woman
208. Chapter 208 The Husband, The Wife, and the Unfortunate Woman
209. Chapter 209 The Resurrection Man's House
210. Chapter 210 Alderman Sniff
211. Chapter 211 Holford's Studies
212. Chapter 212 The Deed
213. Chapter 213 The Examination at the Home Office
214. Chapter 214 The Tortures of Lady Ravensworth
215. Chapter 215 : The Duellists
216. Chapter 216 The Voices in the Ruins
217. Chapter 217 The Progress of Lydia Hutchinson's Vengeance
218. Chapter 218 The Prisoner in the Subterranean
219. Chapter 219 The Veiled Visitor
220. Chapter 220 The Murder
221. Chapter 221 The Effect of Oriental Tobacco
222. Chapter 222 The Return to England
223. Chapter 223 The Arrival at Home
224. Chapter 224 The Marriage
225. Chapter 225 Mr. Banks's House
226. Chapter 226 The Old Hag's History
227. Chapter 227 The Marquis of Holmesford
228. Chapter 228 Coldbath Fields Prison
229. Chapter 229 A Desperate Achievement
230. Chapter 230 The Widow
231. Chapter 231 Bethlem Hospital
232. Chapter 232 Mr. Greenwood and Mr. Vernon
233. Chapter 233 Scenes at Ravensworth Hall
234. Chapter 234 A Welcome Friend
235. Chapter 235 A Midnight Scene of Mystery
236. Chapter 236 Plots and Counter-Plots
237. Chapter 237 Woman as She Ought to Be
238. Chapter 238 The Jugglers
239. Chapter 239 The Performance
240. Chapter 240 The Resurrection Man's Return Home
241. Chapter 241 A New Epoch
242. Chapter 242 Crockford's
243. Chapter 243 The Aunt
244. Chapter 244 The Fight - The Ruined Gamester
245. Chapter 245 The History of a Gamester
246. Chapter 246 The Excursion
247. Chapter 247 The Party at Ravensworth Hall
248. Chapter 248 The Stranger Who Discovered The Corpse
249. Chapter 249 An Unpleasant Exposure
250. Chapter 250 The Resurrection Man's Last Feat
251. Chapter 251 Egerton's Last Dinner Party
252. Chapter 252 The Obstinate Patient
253. Chapter 253 Death of the Marquis of Holmesford
254. Chapter 254 The Ex-Member for Rottenborough
255. Chapter 255 Further Misfortunes
256. Chapter 256 Gibbet at Markham Place
257. Chapter 257 Eliza Sydney and Ellen
258. Chapter 258 The Revenge
259. Chapter 259 The Appointment Kept
260. Chapter 260 Part One Conclusion
261. Chapter 261 The Hidden Child
262. Chapter 262 The Succession Question
263. Chapter 263 Callum's Dilemma
264. Chapter 264 Brothers' Discussion
265. Chapter 265 Finn Arrives in London
266. Chapter 266 The Legitimacy Hearing Begins
267. Chapter 267 A Child's Testimony
268. Chapter 268 The Split
269. Chapter 269 Lucia's Concern
270. Chapter 270 Isla's Burden
271. Chapter 271 Brothers Divided Again
272. Chapter 272 The Missing Heir
273. Chapter 273 Lucia's Rescue
274. Chapter 274 The Probation Review
275. Chapter 275 Lady Ashford's Decision
276. Chapter 276 Fragile Victory
277. Chapter 277 The True Pack's Growth
278. Chapter 278 Callum's Pack Evolution
279. Chapter 279 Parliament's Succession Wars
280. Chapter 280 The Campaign
281. Chapter 281 Mordaunt's Shadow
282. Chapter 282 Elena's Victory
283. Chapter 283 Cormac's Acceptance
284. Chapter 284 The Formal Agreement
285. Chapter 285 Dante's Mission
286. Chapter 286 The Manchester Raid
287. Chapter 287 More Children
288. Chapter 288 Finn's Training
289. Chapter 289 Lucia's Education
290. Chapter 290 Valentina's Memory
291. Chapter 291 Mother's Legacy
292. Chapter 292 The Dragon's Bill
293. Chapter 293 Mordaunt's Return
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