THE SHADOW OF ASHLYDYAT
MRS. HENRY WOOD
CONTENTS.
PART THE FIRST.
| CHAPTER | PAGE | |
| I. | The Meet of the Hounds | 1 |
| II. | Lady Godolphin’s Folly | 9 |
| III. | The Dark Plain in the Moonlight | 17 |
| IV. | All Souls’ Rectory | 24 |
| V. | Thomas Godolphin’s Love | 33 |
| VI. | Charlotte Pain | 41 |
| VII. | Broomhead | 45 |
| VIII. | A Snake in the Grass | 52 |
| IX. | Mr. Sandy’s “Trade” | 60 |
| X. | The Shadow | 66 |
| XI. | A Telegraphic Despatch | 73 |
| XII. | Dead | 80 |
| XIII. | Unavailing Regrets | 85 |
| XIV. | Gone on before | 91 |
| XV. | A Midnight Walk | 99 |
| XVI. | The Last Journey | 105 |
| XVII. | A Row on the Water | 113 |
| XVIII. | Straw in the Streets | 119 |
| XIX. | One Stick discarded | 125 |
| XX. | A Revelation to All Souls’ Rector | 138 |
| XXI. | Charlotte’s Bargain | 146 |
| XXII. | Dangerous Amusement | 156 |
PART THE SECOND.
| CHAPTER | PAGE | |
| I. | Sixty Pounds to Old Jekyl | 166 |
| II. | Why did it anger him? | 173 |
| III. | Cecil’s Romance | 179 |
| IV. | Charlotte Pain’s “Turn-out” | 185 |
| V. | A Revelation | 191 |
| VI. | Mr. Verrall’s Chambers | 202 |
| VII. | Beyond Recall | 208 |
| VIII. | The Tradition of the Dark Plain | 216 |
| IX. | The Dead alive again | 225 |
| X. | Nine Thousand and Forty-five Pounds | 236 |
| XI. | Those Bonds again! | 239 |
| XII. | “I see it: but I cannot explain it” | 244 |
| XIII. | A Red-letter Day for Mrs. Bond | 258 |
| XIV. | Isaac Hastings turns to thinking | 267 |
| XV. | A Nightmare for the Rector of All Souls’ | 272 |
| XVI. | Mr. Layton “looked up” | 278 |
| XVII. | Gone! | 290 |
| XVIII. | Murmurs; and Curious Doubts | 294 |
| XIX. | Bobbing Joan | 302 |
| XX. | Mrs. Bond’s Visit | 310 |
| XXI. | A Dread Fear | 315 |
| XXII. | Bearing the Brunt | 329 |
| XXIII. | “As Fine as a Queen!” | 343 |
| XXIV. | A Visit to Lord Averil | 356 |
| XXV. | In the Streets of Prior’s Ash | 367 |
| XXVI. | My Lady washes her Hands | 377 |
| XXVII. | A Broken Idol | 382 |
PART THE THIRD.
| CHAPTER | PAGE | |
| I. | A Morning Call | 394 |
| II. | Nearer and Nearer | 405 |
| III. | For the Last Time | 409 |
| IV. | Gathered to his Fathers | 423 |
| V. | Commotion at Ashlydyat | 434 |
| VI. | A Crowd of Memories | 446 |
| VII. | At Rest | 458 |
| VIII. | A Sad Parting | 466 |
| IX. | A Safe Voyage to him! | 470 |