John Traverton goes to visit his uncle Jasper. Jasper wishes John to marry his adopted daughter, Laura. If he does so within one calendar year, he will inherit everything. Sounds simple? Guess again. To say "complications" and "obstacles" are put in the way would be a gross understatement. - Summary by Mark Leder
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Chapter One, "The Heir Presumptive" Read by Mark Leder 37:08
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Chapter Two, "Jasper Treverton's Will" Read by Mark Leder 16:56
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Chapter Three, "A Mysterious Visitor" Read by Mark Leder 25:57
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Chapter Four, "La Chicot" Read by Mark Leder 36:23
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Chapter Five, "A Disappointed Lover" Read by Mark Leder 16:37
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Chapter Six, "La Chicot Has Her Own Way" Read by Mark Leder 28:43
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Chapter Seven, Part One: "A Little While Such Lips as Thine to Kiss" Read by Mark Leder 24:20
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Chapter Seven, Part 2, "A Little While Such Lips as Thine to Kiss" Read by Mark Leder 24:55
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Chapter Eight, "'Days That Are Over, Dreams That Are Done:" Read by Mark Leder 31:58
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Chapter Nine, "'And Art Thou Done! And Art Thou True!'" Read by Mark Leder 24:51
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Chapter Ten, "Engaged" Read by Mark Leder 25:23
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Chapter Eleven, "No Trousseau" Read by Mark Leder 15:17
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Chapter Twelve, "An Ill-Omened Wedding" Read by Mark Leder 31:48
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Chapter Thirteen, "The Settlement" Read by Mark Leder 9:51
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Chapter Fourteen, "'You Have But to Say the Word'" Read by Mark Leder 16:53
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Chapter Fifteen, "Edward Clare Discovers a Likeness" Read by Mark Leder 24:17
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Chapter Sixteen, "Shall It Be 'Yes' or 'No'?" Read by Mark Leder 18:35
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Chapter Seventeen, "Murder" Read by Mark Leder 17:58
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Chapter Eighteen, "What the Diamonds Were Worth" Read by Mark Leder 28:03
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Chapter Nineteen, "'To a Deep Lawny Dell They Came'" Read by Mark Leder 23:16
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Chapter Twenty, "The Church Near Camelot" Read by Mark Leder 18:35
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Chjapter Twenty-one, "Halcyon Days" Read by Mark Leder 14:26
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Chapter Twenty-two, "A Village Iago" Read by Mark Leder 26:22
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Chapter Twenty-three, "In the Meanwhile the Skies'Gan Rumble Soar" Read by Mark Leder 15:43
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Chapter Twenty-four, "And Purple Light Shone Over All'" Read by Mark Leder 12:11
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Chapter Twenty-five, "The Children's Party" Read by Mark Leder 10:43
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Chapter Twenty-six, Part One, "A Disinterested Parent" Read by Mark Leder 22:47
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Chapter Twenty-six, Part Two, "A Disinterested Parent" Read by Mark Leder 24:02
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Chapter Twenty-seven, "Desrolles Is Not Communicative" Read by Mark Leder 15:42
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Chapter Twenty-eight, "Edward Clare Goes on a Voyage of Discovery" Read by Mark Leder 32:15
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Chapter Twenty-nine, "George Gerard" Read by Mark Leder 15:38
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Chapter Thirty, "Thou Art the Man" Read by Mark Leder 24:25
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Chapter Thirty-one, "Why Don't You Trust Me?'" Read by Mark Leder 14:34
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Chapter Thirty-two, "On His Defence" Read by Mark Leder 28:06
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Chapter Thirty-three, "At the Morgue" Read by Mark Leder 14:18
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Chapter Thirty-four, "George Gerard in Danger" Read by Mark Leder 24:10
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Chapter Thirty-five, "On a Voyage of Discovery" Read by Mark Leder 16:41
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Chapter Thirty-six, "Kergariou's Wife" Read by Mark Leder 19:04
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Chapter Thirty-seven, "The Tenant from Beachampton" Read by Mark Leder 16:52
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Chapter Thirty-eight, Part One, "Celia's Lovers" Read by Mark Leder 22:24
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Chjapter Thirty-eight, Part Two, "Celia's Lovers" Read by Mark Leder 24:55
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Chapter Thirty-nine, "On Suspicion" Read by Mark Leder 18:15
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Chapter Forty, "Mr. Leopold Asks Irrelevant Questions" Read by Mark Leder 12:44
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Chapter Forty-one, Part One, "Mrs. Evitt Makes a Revelation" Read by Mark Leder 22:04
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Chapter Forty-one, Part Two, "Mrs. Evitt Makes a Revelation" Read by Mark Leder 19:11
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Chapter Forty-two, "The Undertaker's Evidence" Read by Mark Leder 19:46
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Chapter Forty-three, "An Old Lady's Diary" Read by Mark Leder 18:27
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Chapter Forty-four, "Three Witnesses" Read by Mark Leder 8:33
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Chapter Forty-five, "The Hunt for Desrolles" Read by Mark Leder 25:55
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Epilogue Read by Mark Leder 9:14
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