ChapterPage I. LEAVING MY HOME[ 25] II. MY NEW HOME[ 31] III. A NEW LIFE[ 35] IV. THREATENED WITH SEPARATION[ 40] V. AFTER THE WEDDING[ 48] VI. TELLING HOW LOTTIE INTRODUCED HERSELF[ 53] VII. OUT IN THE WORLD[ 59] VIII. OUR GUEST[ 63] IX. FANCIES AND PREMONITIONS[ 70] X. NEW VISITORS[ 76] XI. THE BASKET OF FRUIT[ 81] XII. BREAKFAST WITH OUR GUEST[ 86] XIII. JESSIE LEE AND HER MOTHER[ 88] XIV. INTRUSIVE KINDNESS[ 92] XV. THE TRAIL OF THE SERPENT[ 97] XVI. AFTER DREAMING[ 101] XVII. LOTTIE EXPRESSES HER OPINION OF THE WIDOW[ 106] XVIII. THE UNWELCOME PROPOSAL[ 109] XIX. OUT UPON THE RIDGE[ 112] XX. ADROIT CROSS-QUESTIONING[ 118] XXI. THE EVENING AFTER BOSWORTH'S PROPOSAL[ 121] XXII. SOWING SEED FOR ANOTHER DAY[ 125] XXIII. AN OUTBREAK OF JEALOUSY[ 130] XXIV. THE OLD PENNSYLVANIA MANSION[ 135] XXV. THE MOTHER AND GRANDMOTHER[ 139] XXVI. SICK-BED FANCIES[ 143] XXVII. THE FIRST SOUND SLEEP[ 147] XXVIII. THE INTERVIEW IN THE WOODS[ 150] XXIX. TROUBLES GATHER ABOUT OUR JESSIE[ 155] XXX. MRS. DENNISON GATHERS WILD FLOWERS[ 159] XXXI. LOTTIE'S ADVICE[ 165] XXXII. MRS. LEE DREAMS OF PASSION-FLOWERS[ 169] XXXIII. COMPANY FROM TOWN[ 173] XXXIV. OUR VISIT TO THE OLD MANSION[ 177] XXXV. YOUNG BOSWORTH'S SICK-ROOM[ 181] XXXVI. LOTTIE'S REPORT[ 184] XXXVII. MY FIRST QUARREL WITH MR. LEE[ 188] XXXVIII. MR. LAWRENCE MAKES A CALL[ 192] XXXIX. LOTTIE AS A LETTER-WRITER[ 197] XL. YOUNG BOSWORTH RECEIVES A LETTER[ 200] XLI. OUT IN THE STORM[ 206] XLII. JESSIE GETS TIRED OF HER GUEST[ 208] XLIII. A CONSULTATION WITH LOTTIE[ 211] XLIV. THE MIDNIGHT DISCOVERY[ 216] XLV. BAFFLED AND DEFEATED[ 221] XLVI. LOTTIE OWNS HERSELF BEATEN[ 225] XLVII. MR. LEE SENDS IN THE ACCOUNT OF HIS GUARDIANSHIP[ 227] XLVIII. COMING OUT OF A DANGEROUS ILLNESS[ 231] XLIX. LOTTIE SEEMS TREACHEROUS[ 237] L. CONFIDENTIAL CONVERSATION BETWEEN THE WIDOW AND MRS. LEE[ 240] LI. THE FATHER AND DAUGHTER[ 247] LII. THE FATAL LETTER[ 252] LIII. DEATH IN THE TOWER-CHAMBER[ 257] LIV. MRS. LEE'S FUNERAL[ 261] LV. OLD MRS. BOSWORTH'S VISIT[ 265] LVI. LOTTIE'S REVELATIONS[ 268] LVII. MRS. DENNISON URGES LAWRENCE TO PROPOSE[ 272] LVIII. AFTER THE PROPOSAL[ 277] LIX. A HEART-STORM ABATING[ 282] LX. THE TWO LETTERS[ 286] LXI. THE DEPARTING GUEST[ 290] LXII. WHOLLY DESERTED[ 297] LXIII. OLD-FASHIONED POLITENESS[ 302] LXIV. NEWS FROM ABROAD[ 306] LXV. LOTTIE LEAVES A LETTER AND A BOOK[ 313] LXVI. MRS. DENNISON'S JOURNAL[ 316] LXVII. OUR FIRST VISITOR[ 323] LXVIII. THE WATERFALL[ 329] LXIX. THE THREATENED DEPARTURE[ 338] LXX. THE MIDNIGHT WALK[ 348] LXXI. AWAY FROM HOME[ 355] LXXII. OUT IN THE WORLD AGAIN[ 358] LXXIII. FIRST WIDOWHOOD[ 362] LXXIV. LOTTIE'S LETTER[ 385] LXXV. LOTTIE IN PARIS[ 392] LXXVI. THE CASKET OF DIAMONDS[ 395] LXXVII. ALL TOGETHER AGAIN[ 404]