| 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 |
| 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 |
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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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John Keble, from the Pencil Drawing by John Bacon, jun., (1851), by permission of the Rev. J. B. Medley of Tyntesfield |
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Merdon Castle and Well, Hursley Park |
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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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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
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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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CHAPTER I. |
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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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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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‘What I do remember, is my mother reading to me as I lay in my crib’ |
Frontispiece. |
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‘That is poor Margaret who married your ancestor’ |
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Lady Margaret’s ghost |