CONTENTS

CONTENTS

CHAP. I. THE ARTICLED PUPIL II. 'I AM GOING TO MARRY FOR MONEY' III. AT THE KNOLL IV. WENDOVER ABBEY V. DR. RYLANCE ASSERTS HIMSELF VI. A BIRTHDAY FEAST VII. IN THE RIVER-MEADOW VIII. AT THE LOCK-HOUSE IX. A SOLEMN LEAGUE AND COVENANT X. A BAD PENNY XI. ACCOMPLISHMENTS AT A DISCOUNT XII. THE SWORD OF DAMOCLES XIII. KINGTHORPE SOCIETY XIV. THE TRUE KNIGHT XV. MR. WENDOVER PLANS AN EXCURSION XVI. THICKER THAN WATER XVII. OUGHT SHE TO STAY? XVIII. AFTER A STORM COMES A CALM XIX. AFTER A CALM A STORM XX. WAS THIS THE MOTIVE? XXI. TAKING LIFE QUIETLY XXII. LADY PALLISER STUDIES THE UPPER TEN

XXIII. 'ALL OUR LIFE is MIXED WITH DEATH'

XXIV. 'FRUITS FAIL AND LOVE DIES AND TIME RANGES' XXV. 'MY SEED WAS YOUTH, MY CROP WAS ENDLESS CARE' XXVI. 'AND, IF I DIE, NO SOUL WILL PITY ME' XXVII. JOHN JARDINE SOLVES THE MYSTERY XXVIII. AN ENGLISHMAN'S HOUSE IS HIS CASTLE XXIX. 'AS ONE DEAD IN THE BOTTOM OF A TOMB' XXX. A FIERY DAWN XXXI. 'SOLE PARTNER AND SOLE PART OF ALL THESE JOYS'