THE PILLARS OF THE HOUSE;
OR,
UNDER WODE, UNDER RODE.
By Charlotte M. Yonge
CONTENTS TO VOL. I.
| I. | THE BIRTH-DAY GIFT | |
| II. | THE PIC-NIC | |
| III. | FORTUNATUS' PURSE | |
| IV. | TWILIGHT AND DAWN | |
| V. | WORKING FOR BREAD | |
| VI. | THE CACIQUE | |
| VII. | THE CHESS-PLAYER'S BATTLE | |
| VIII. | THE HOME | |
| IX. | THE THIRTEEN | |
| X. | THE FAMILY COBWEB ON THE MOVE | |
| XI. | THE CHORAL FESTIVAL | |
| XII. | GIANT DESPAIR'S CASTLE | |
| XIII. | PEGASUS IN HARNESS | |
| XIV. | WHAT IT MAY LEAD TO | |
| XV. | WHAT IT LED TO | |
| XVI. | THE WINTER OF DISCONTENT | |
| XVII. | MIDSUMMER SUN | |
| XVIII. | BY THE RIVER | |
| XIX. | THE HOUSE WITHOUT PILLARS | |
| XX. | VALE LESTON | |
| XXI. | A KETTLE OF FISH | |
| XXII. | THE REAL THING AND NO MISTAKE | |
| XXIII. | SMOKE-JACK ALLEY |
THE PILLARS OF THE HOUSE
OR
UNDER WODE, UNDER RODE
By
Charlotte M. Yonge
IN TWO VOLUMES
VOL II.
CONTENTS TO VOL II.
| XXIV. | FAMILY GHOOLS | |
| XXV. | DON GIOVANNI | |
| XXVI. | TRANSMUTATION | |
| XXVII. | DON OR MYNHEER | |
| XXVIII. | STARS GRATIS | |
| XXIX. | BRYNHILD | |
| XXX. | THE SCULPTOR | |
| XXXI. | THE BARBE BLONDE | |
| XXXII. | THE NID D'AVIS | |
| XXXIII. | A BOOTLESS BENE | |
| XXXIV. | THE VICAR OF VALE LESTON | |
| XXXV. | THE OLD SQUIRE AND THE NEW | |
| XXXVI. | POSSESSION | |
| XXXVII. | INVASIONS | |
| XXXVIII. | K.T. | |
| XXXIX. | FOUR YEARS | |
| XL. | A K T STROPHE | |
| XLI. | CHESTS AND HEARTS | |
| XLII. | A HALCYON DAY | |
| XLIII. | PRINCESS FAIR-STAR | |
| XLIV. | THE FIDDLER'S RANCH | |
| XLV. | THE MYRTLE SPRAY | |
| XLVI. | SOUR GRAPES | |
| XLVII. | THE TASK OVER | |
| XLVIII. | SHATTERED PILLARS | |
| XLIX. | THE RIVAL OWLS | |
| CONCLUSION |
JOHN Keble’S PARISHES
A HISTORY OF HURSLEY AND OTTERBOURNE
By Charlotte M. Yonge
AN OLD INHABITANT
CONTENTS
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CHAPTER I |
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Merdon and Otterbourne |
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CHAPTER II |
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Mediæval Gifts |
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CHAPTER III |
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Reformation Times |
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CHAPTER IV |
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Puritan Times |
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CHAPTER V |
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Customs of the Manor of Merdon |
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CHAPTER VI |
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Cranbury and Brambridge |
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CHAPTER VII |
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The Building at Hursley |
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CHAPTER VIII |
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Old Otterbourne |
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CHAPTER IX |
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Church Building |
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CHAPTER X |
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Hursley Church |
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CHAPTER XI |
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The Golden Days of Hursley |
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CHAPTER XII |
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Hursley Vicarage |
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CHAPTER XIII |
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Later Changes |
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CHAPTER XIV |
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A Survey |
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CHAPTER XV |
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Words and Phrases |
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CHAPTER XVI |
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Natural History |
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LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
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John Keble, from the Pencil Drawing by John Bacon, jun., (1851), by permission of the Rev. J. B. Medley of Tyntesfield |
Frontispiece |
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Merdon Castle and Well, Hursley Park |
To face page 10 |
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Richard Cromwell, Lord Protector |
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The Old Church at Hursley |
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Hursley Park House. N.-E. FRONT, 1867 |
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Exterior, Otterbourne Church |
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Ampfield Church |
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Fountain at Ampfield |
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Hursley Vicarage and Church |
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Sir William Heathcote, Bart. After the picture by George Richard, R.A., 1870; by permission of P. and D. Colnaglie and Co. |
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Hursley Church |
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Interior, Otterbourne Church |
A BOOK OF GOLDEN DEEDS
By Charlotte M. Yonge
CONTENTS
THE STORIES OF ALCESTIS AND ANTIGONE
WITHSTANDING THE MONARCH IN HIS WRATH
THE LAST FIGHT IN THE COLISEUM
WHAT IS BETTER THAN SLAYING A DRAGON
MODERN BROODS OR DEVELOPMENTS UNLOOKED FOR
By Charlotte Mary Yonge
CONTENTS
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CHAPTER I |
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TORTOISES AND HARES |
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CHAPTER II |
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THE GOYLE |
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CHAPTER III |
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THE FIRST SUNDAY |
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CHAPTER IV |
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CYCLES |
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CHAPTER V |
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CLIPSTONE FRIENDS |
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CHAPTER VI |
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THE FRESCOES OF ST. KENELM’S |
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CHAPTER VII |
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SISTER AND SISTERS |
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CHAPTER VIII |
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SNOBBISHNESS |
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CHAPTER IX |
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GONE OVER TO THE ENEMY |
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CHAPTER X |
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FLOWN |
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CHAPTER XI |
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ADRIFT |
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CHAPTER XII |
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“THE KITTIWAKE” |
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CHAPTER XIII |
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CHIMERAS DIRE |
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CHAPTER XIV |
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PAIRING TIME ANTICIPATED |
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CHAPTER XV |
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BROODS ASTRAY |
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CHAPTER XVI |
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THE REGIMENT OF WOMEN |
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CHAPTER XVII |
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FOXGLOVES AND FLIRTATIONS |
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CHAPTER XVIII |
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PALACES OR CHURCHES |
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CHAPTER XIX |
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TWO WEDDINGS |
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CHAPTER XX |
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FLEETING |
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CHAPTER XXI |
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THE ELECTRICIANS |
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CHAPTER XXII |
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ANGEL AND BEAR |
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CHAPTER XXIII |
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WILLOW WIDOWS |
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CHAPTER XXIV |
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CRUEL LAWYERS |
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CHAPTER XXV |
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BEAR AS ADVISER |
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CHAPTER XXVI |
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NEW PATHS |
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CHAPTER XXVII |
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A SENTENCE |
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CHAPTER XXVIII |
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SUMMONED |
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CHAPTER XXIX |
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SAFE |
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CHAPTER XXX |
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THE MAIDEN ROCKS |
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CHAPTER XXXI |
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THE WRECK |
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CHAPTER XXXII |
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ANCHORED |
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CHAPTER XXXIII |
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FAREWELL |
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CHANTRY HOUSE
By Charlotte M. Yonge
CONTENTS.
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A Nursery Prose |
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CHAPTER II. |
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Schoolroom Days |
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CHAPTER III. |
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Win and Slow |
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CHAPTER IV. |
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Ubi Lapsus, Quid Feci |
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CHAPTER V. |
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A Helping Hand |
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CHAPTER VI. |
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The Valley of Humiliation |
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CHAPTER VII. |
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The Inheritance |
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CHAPTER VIII. |
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The Old House |
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CHAPTER IX. |
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Rats |
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CHAPTER X. |
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Our Tuneful Choir |
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CHAPTER XI. |
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‘They Fordys’ |
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CHAPTER XII. |
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Mrs. Sophia’s Feud |
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CHAPTER XIII. |
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A Scrape |
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CHAPTER XIV. |
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The Mullion Chamber |
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CHAPTER XV. |
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Rational Theories |
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CHAPTER XVI. |
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Cat Language |
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CHAPTER XVII. |
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The Siege of Hillside |
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CHAPTER XVIII. |
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The Portrait |
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CHAPTER XIX. |
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The White Feather |
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CHAPTER XX. |
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Veni, Vidi, Vici |
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CHAPTER XXI. |
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The Outside of the Courtship |
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CHAPTER XXII. |
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Bristol Diamonds |
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CHAPTER XXIII. |
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Quicksands |
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CHAPTER XXIV. |
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After the Tempest |
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CHAPTER XXV. |
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Holiday-making |
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CHAPTER XXVI. |
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C. Morbus, Esq. |
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CHAPTER XXVII. |
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Peter’s Thunderbolt |
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CHAPTER XXVIII. |
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A Squire of Dames |
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CHAPTER XXIX. |
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Love and Obedience |
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CHAPTER XXX. |
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Una or Duessa |
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CHAPTER XXXI. |
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Facilis Descensus |
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CHAPTER XXXII. |
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Waly, Waly |
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CHAPTER XXXIII. |
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The River’s Bank |
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CHAPTER XXXIV. |
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Not in Vain |
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CHAPTER XXXV. |
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Griff’s Bird |
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CHAPTER XXXVI. |
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Slack Water |
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CHAPTER XXXVII. |
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Outward Bound |
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CHAPTER XXXVIII. |
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Too Late |
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CHAPTER XXXIX. |
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A Purpose |
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CHAPTER XL. |
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The Midnight Chase |
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CHAPTER XLI. |
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Wills Old and New |
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CHAPTER XLII. |
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On a Spree |
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CHAPTER XLIII. |
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The Price |
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CHAPTER XLIV. |
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Paying the Cost |
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CHAPTER XLV. |
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Achieved |
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CHAPTER XLVI. |
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Restitution |
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CHAPTER XLVII. |
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The Fordyce Story |
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CHAPTER XLVIII. |
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The Last Discovery |
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LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
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‘What I do remember, is my mother reading to me as I lay in my crib’ |
Frontispiece. |
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A feeble water-coloured drawing of the trio |
Vignette. |
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‘That is poor Margaret who married your ancestor’ |
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Lady Margaret’s ghost |