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                                THE HEIR
                              A Love Story


                                   By

                           V. SACKVILLE-WEST

      _Author of “Heritage,” “The Dragon in Shallow Waters,” etc._

                                NEW YORK
                        GEORGE H. DORAN COMPANY
                                  1922




                       _Printed in Great Britain_

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                                CONTENTS


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                        THE HEIR               1

                        THE CHRISTMAS PARTY  121

                        PATIENCE             179

                        HER SON              193

            