CONTENTS.

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[I.]THE MEETING OF CREDITORS[1]
[II.]ONE FRIEND MOST FAITHFUL[29]
[III.]WHAT MR. LANG THOUGHT[58]
[IV.]MORTOMLEY'S BLUE[86]
[V.]MR. SWANLAND'S CRUMPLED ROSE-LEAF[107]
[VI.]SAUVE QUI PEUT[126]
[VII.]MORTOMLEY UNDERSTANDS AT LAST[142]
[VIII.]MR. WERNER ASKS A FAVOUR[165]
[IX.]THE NEW YELLOW[187]
[X.]A BROKEN REED[203]
[XI.]TWO UNWELCOME VISITORS[231]
[XII.]MRS. MORTOMLEY BREAKS THE NEWS[256]
[XIII.]SAD CONFIDENCES[270]
[XIV.]WHAT RUPERT HAD DONE[285]
[XV.]MR. ASHERILL IS PERSUADED[298]
[XVI.]CONCLUSION[324]