And gladly wolde he lerne and gladly teche.—CHAUCER.
TO THE MEMORY OF
LADY NOEL BYRON,
THIS BOOK IS DEDICATED,
WITH A LOVE STRONGER THAN DEATH.
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CONTENTS
[ CHAPTER II. DAVID ELGINBROD AND THE NEW TUTOR. ]
[ CHAPTER III. THE DAISY AND THE PRIMROSE. ]
[ CHAPTER VI. THE LAIRD’S LADY. ]
[ CHAPTER VII. THE SECRET OF THE WOOD. ]
[ CHAPTER VIII. A SUNDAY MORNING. ]
[ CHAPTER XI. A CHANGE AND NO CHANGE. ]
[ CHAPTER II. HARRY’S NEW HORSE. ]
[ CHAPTER IV. THE CAVE IN THE STRAW. ]
[ CHAPTER V. LARCH AND OTHER HUNTING. ]
[ CHAPTER VII. THE PICTURE GALLERY. ]
[ CHAPTER VIII. NEST-BUILDING. ]
[ CHAPTER IX. GEOGRAPHY POINT. ]
[ CHAPTER XI. THE FIRST MIDNIGHT. ]
[ CHAPTER XIV. AN EVENING LECTURE. ]
[ CHAPTER XV. ANOTHER EVENING LECTURE. ]
[ CHAPTER XVI. A NEW VISITOR AND AN OLD ACQUAINTANCE. ]
[ CHAPTER XVII. MATERIALISM alias GHOST-HUNTING. ]
[ CHAPTER XVIII. MORE MATERIALISM AND SOME SPIRITUALISM. ]
[ CHAPTER XIX. THE GHOST’S WALK. ]
[ CHAPTER XXI. SPIRIT VERSUS MATERIALISM. ]
[ CHAPTER XXIV. THE LADY EUPHRASIA. ]
[ CHAPTER XXV. NEXT MORNING. ]
[ CHAPTER XXVI. AN ACCIDENT. ]
[ CHAPTER XXVII. MORE TROUBLES. ]
[ CHAPTER XXVIII. A BIRD’S-EYE VIEW. ]
[ CHAPTER XXIX. HUGH’S AWAKING. ]
[ CHAPTER XXXI. EXPLANATIONS. ]
[ CHAPTER II. LETTERS FOR THE POST. ]
[ CHAPTER IV. A LETTER FROM THE POST. ]
[ CHAPTER VI. A SUNDAY’S DINNER. ]
[ CHAPTER VII. SUNDAY EVENING. ]
[ CHAPTER IX. THE NEW PUPILS. ]
[ CHAPTER XI. QUESTIONS AND DREAMS. ]
[ CHAPTER XII. A SUNDAY WITH FALCONER. ]
[ CHAPTER XIII. THE LADY’S-MAID. ]
[ CHAPTER XIV. DAVID ELGINBROD. ]
[ CHAPTER XV. MARGARET’S SECRET. ]
[ CHAPTER XXI. THE LAST GROAT. ]
[ CHAPTER XXIII. NATURE AND HER LADY. ]