[ CHAPTER LIX.—HORACE WEATHERS THE STORM. ]

[ CHAPTER LX.—ANXIETY. ]

[ CHAPTER LXI.—ALICE APPOINTS HER SUCCESSOR. ]

[ CHAPTER LXII.—MRS. COVERDALE THINKS BETTER OF IT. ]

[ CHAPTER LXIII.—LORD ALFRED SEVERS HIS LEADING STRINGS. ]

[ CHAPTER LXIV.—D’ALMAYNE PLAYS HIS LAST CARD. ]

[ CHAPTER LXV.—SETTLES EVERYBODY AND EVERYTHING. ]

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