TABLE OF CONTENTS.

CHAPTERPAGE
I.The Oak Parlor[5]
II.Burritt[25]
III.A Fearful Discovery[37]
IV.Questions and Answers[60]
V.An Interim of Suspense[71]
VI.The Recluse[78]
VII.Two Women[91]
VIII.A Sudden Betrothal[110]
IX.Marah[116]
X.At the Foot of the Stairs[130]
XI.Honora[136]
XII.Edwin Urquhart[142]
XIII.Before the Wedding[148]
XIV.A Cassandra at the Gate[160]
XV.The Catastrophe[171]
XVI.A Dream Ended[185]
XVII.Strange Guests[195]
XVIII.Mrs. Truax Talks[204]
XIX.In the Halls at Midnight[223]
XX.The Stone in the Garden[232]
XXI.In the Oak Parlor[247]
XXII.A Surprise for Honora[288]
XXIII.In the Secret Chamber[301]
XXIV.The Marquis[312]
XXV.Mark Felt[318]
XXVI.For the Last Time[330]
XXVII.A Last Word[334]