CONTENTS

CHAPTER
[I.]An Unexpected Meeting
[II.]His Evil Genius
[III.]Village Gossip
[IV.]An Extraordinary Patient
[V.]The Family Circle
[VI.]A Morning Walk
[VII.]The Housekeeper
[VIII.]The Blind Organist
[IX.]The Views of a Cynic
[X.]The Ghost of a Dead Love
[XI.]Mr. Beaumont makes a Discovery
[XII.]The Parable of the Sower
[XIII.]Dick's Opinion
[XIV.]The Diplomacy of Basil Beaumont
[XV.]A Fantastic Theorist
[XVI.]The Village Concert
[XVII.]Anteros
[XVIII.]The Fall of Man
[XIX.]Jam, Jam efficaci do manus scientiae
[XX.]When in Doubt--Play Trumps
[XXI.]The Good Samaritan
[XXII.]Phantasmagoria
[XXIII.]The End of all Things
[XXIV.]Mr. Beaumont Wins his Case
[XXV.]A Dexterous Arrangement
[XXVI.]Una makes a Confession
[XXVII.]The Squire's Will
[XXVIII.]The Bitterness of Death
[XXIX.]From Dr. Nestley's Point of View
[XXX.]A Mother's Affection
[XXXI.]Psalm, cvii. 19
[XXXII.]London
[XXXIII.]Circe's Cup
[XXXIV.]A Word in Season
[XXXV.]A Voice from the Past
[XXXVI.]The Calm before the Storm
[XXXVII.]A Ruined Life
[XXXVIII.]Mater Dolorosa
[XXXIX.]Father and Son
[XL.]Beaumont Plays his Last Card
[XLI.]A Woman's Heart
[XLII.]The Dawn of a New Life
TO
My Dear Father,

JAMES HUME,

This Book is Affectionately Dedicated
By His Son,

FERGUS.

The mocking fiend who near us stands

Entices us to evil deeds;

He binds our souls in sensual bands