[VIII. GOSSIP AND MISCONCEPTION]

[IX. MR. STEPHEN LORRAINE COMES TO AN UNDERSTANDING WITH HIS HEIR]

[X. HILDA BLAND'S PARTY]

[XI. CHRISTMAS AT WYNDHAM]

[XII. MR. LORRAINE SENDS FOR HIS SOLICITOR]

[XIII. SORROW AND JOY]

[XIV. A LONG-DEFERRED HOPE IS REALIZED]

[XV. ALDYTH WAKES FROM A DREAM]

[XVI. CONTRASTS]

[XVII. HILDA IS HAPPY]