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WILLIAMSON My Friend the Chauffeur, Lady Betty Across the Water, Rosemary in Search of a Father, Princess Virginia, The Car of Destiny, The Princess Passes, The Lightning Conductor THE CHAUFFEUR AND THE CHAPERON BY C. N. and A. M. Williamson ILLUSTRATIONS BY KARL ANDERSON NEW YORK THE McCLURE COMPANY MCMVIII Copyright, 1907, 1908, by The McClure Company Copyright, 1906, by C. N. and A. M. Williamson TO MR. G. VAN DER POT PRESIDENT OF THE ROTTERDAM SAILING AND ROWING CLUB WHOSE KIND AND NEVER-FAILING HELP ADDED TENFOLD TO THE PLEASURES OF OUR VOYAGE THROUGH DELIGHTFUL DUTCH WATERWAYS WE DEDICATE THE STORY OF THE TOUR CONTENTS NELL VAN BUREN'S POINT OF VIEW I. 3 II. 12 III. 23 IV. 36 V. 45 VI. 63 VII. 72 RUDOLPH BREDERODE'S POINT OF VIEW VIII. 87 IX. 108 X. 118 XI. 134 XII. 147 XIII. 160 XIV. 170 XV. 178 XVI. 183 XVII. 190 XVIII. 200 XIX. 208 XX. 222 PHYLLIS RIVERS' POINT OF VIEW XXI. 235 XXII. 243 XXIII. 260 XXIV. 270 XXV. 279 XXVI. 284 RONALD LESTER STARR'S POINT OF VIEW XXVII. 301 XXVIII. 314 XXIX. 328 XXX. 339 XXXI. 348 XXXII. 353 XXXIII. 365 XXXIV. 369 XXXV. 384 XXXVI. 389 XXXVII. 402 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS She absentmindedly dropped in three, while talking to Starr 146 We were called upon to part with almost all the gulden 20 "You need have no hesitation in giving the boat to me" 24 We both exclaimed, "Oh, are you here?" 42 There was a sudden stir in the garden 96 "It's black magic," said Aunt Fay 154 We stopped at Haarlem only long enough to do reverence to Franz Hals 168 A couple of great yellow dogs, drawing a cart, swore canine… [ Sign in to buy ](https://publica.now/access?redirect=%2Fcheckout%2Fthe-chauffeur-and-the-chaperon) The sample continues in the full work. 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