Editoral Note:

Can You Forgive Her? was first published in monthly installments (one shilling each) in 1864-1865. The first book edition was published by Chapman and Hall in two volumes (Volume I in 1864 and Volume II in 1865).

Volume I was illustrated by Hablôt Knight Browne, better known as "Phiz" and a favorite of Dickens. Trollope was not pleased with Browne's work, and the illustrations for Volume II were drawn by a Miss E. Taylor of St. Leonards. These original illustrations are included in this e-book.

The Balcony at Basle. Click to ENLARGE

The Balcony at Basle.

CAN YOU FORGIVE HER?

BY

ANTHONY TROLLOPE

AUTHOR OF     "ORLEY FARM," "DOCTOR THORNE," "FRAMLEY PARSONAGE," ETC.

With Illustrations.

 IN TWO VOLUMES.

CONTENTS

ILLUSTRATIONS

VOLUME I.

CHAPTER I.

Mr. Vavasor and His Daughter.

Whether or no, she, whom you are to forgive, if you can, did or did not belong to the Upper Ten Thousand of this our English world, I am not prepared to say with any strength of affirmation. By blood she was connected with big people,—distantly connected with some very big people indeed, people who belonged to the Upper Ten Hundred if there be any such division; but of these very big relations she had known and seen little, and they had cared as little for her. Her grandfather, Squire Vavasor of 

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