Transcriber's Note:
Inconsistent hyphenation and spelling in the original document have
been preserved. Obvious typographical errors have been corrected.
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The
Affair at the Inn
by
Kate Douglas Wiggin
Mary Findlater
Jane Findlater
Allan McAulay
Gay and Hancock, Ltd.
12 and 13 Henrietta Street, Covent Garden
LONDON
1910
_All rights reserved_
An account of certain events which are supposed to have occurred in
the month of May 19--, at a quiet inn on Dartmoor, in Devonshire; the
events being recorded by the persons most interested in the unfolding
of the little international comedy.
The story is written by four authors, each author being responsible
for one character, as follows:--
MISS VIRGINIA POMEROY, of Richmond, Virginia, U.S.A., _by
Kate Douglas Wiggin_, Author of 'Penelope's Experiences,'
etc.
MRS. MACGILL, of Tunbridge Wells, _by Mary Findlater_,
Author of 'The Rose of Joy,' etc.
MISS CECILIA EVESHAM, Mrs. MacGill's companion, _by Jane
Findlater_, Author of 'The Green Graves of Balgowrie,' etc.
SIR ARCHIBALD MAXWELL MACKENZIE, of Kindarroch, N.B., _by
Allan McAulay_, Author of 'The Rhymer,' etc.
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