CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE
I.On the Road to Oak Knowe[9]
II.Unfortunate Beginnings[24]
III.Peers and Commons[39]
IV.The Gilpins Have a Party[55]
V.The Fright of Millikins-Pillikins[69]
VI.At the Fall of the Maiden’s Bath[85]
VII.All Hallow Eve Festivities[102]
VIII.Peer and Commoner[117]
IX.The Night that Followed[133]
X.Open Confession is Good for the Soul[148]
XI.What Came with the Snow and Ice[164]
XII.John Gilpin Joins the Sport[182]
XIII.A Bad Day for John Gilpin[193]
XIV.Explanations are in Order[206]
XV.Mrs. Jarley Entertains[221]
XVI.A Perplexing Problem of Life[232]
XVI.Commencement; and Conclusion[249]

DOROTHY AT OAK KNOWE

CHAPTER I

ON THE ROAD TO OAK KNOWE

“This way for the Queen!”

“Here you are for the Duke of Connaught! Right this way!”