CONTENTS.

Part I.—A Plain Gold Guard—continued.

XII.[—THE SHADOW OF THE TOWER OF SILENCE ]1
XIII.[—ON BOARD THE STEAMSHIP RODWELL ]26
XIV.[—ON THE RIVER ]42
XV.[—THE FUTURE AS IT SEEMED ]59
XVI.[—THE PRESENT AS IT WAS ]80
XVII.[—THE ASCENT OF THE TOWER OF SILENCE ]95
XVIII.[—ON THE TOP ]113