CONTENTS

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1.The Bridge of Dreams[1]
2.Beke[13]
3.A Meeting on the Marshes[24]
4.A Dance at “The Plough”[31]
5.The Great Invasion[45]
6.In Aunt Mina’s Shoes[61]
7.The Family Skeleton[79]
8.“An Open Door”[85]
9.Out of the Frying-pan[100]
10.The “Asphodel”[107]
11.A Hill Station[119]
12.The Notorious Mrs. De Lacy[137]
13.A Fresh Start[148]
14.The Club[157]
15.A Renewed Friendship[170]
16.An Unwelcome Visitor[185]
17.A Compromise[195]
18.The Residency Ball[203]
19.“Yes—or No?”[221]
20.Clouds[229]
21.Ronnie’s Confession[242]
22.Punishment[253]
23.A Haven[266]
24.The Flight[279]
25.At Bangalore[288]
26.Within the Precincts[296]
27.Dark Days[310]
28.Hyder Ali’s Garden[326]
29.The Order of Release[335]