CONTENTS

I. THE GREAT MRS. DE PEYSTER [1]

II. ENTER AN AMIABLE YOUNG GENTLEMAN [18]

III. MISTRESS OF HER HOUSE [32]

IV. A SLIGHT PREDICAMENT [49]

V. THE HONOR OF THE NAME [61]

VI. BEHIND THE BLINDS [73]

VII. NOT IN THE PLAN [85]

VIII. THE HONEYMOONERS [95]

IX. THE FLIGHT [114]

X. PEACE—OF A SORT [126]

XI. THE REVEREND MR. PYECROFT [133]

XII. HOME AGAIN [146]

XIII. THE HAPPY FAMILY [158]

XIV. THE ATTIC ROOM [173]

XV. DOMESTIC SCENES [183]

XVI. THE MAN IN THE CELLULOID COLLAR [196]

XVII. A QUESTION OF IDENTITY [211]

XVIII. THE THIRD FLIGHT [225]

XIX. A PLEASANT HERMITAGE [232]

XX. MATILDA BREAKS IT GENTLY [242]

XXI. THE VEILED LADY [251]

XXII. A FAMILY REUNION [262]

XXIII. MR. PYECROFT TAKES CHARGE [270]