CONTENTS

CHAPTERPAGE
I.A Duet[11]
II.Mrs. Peyton's Companion[23]
III.An Arrival[33]
IV.Uncle John's Idea[46]
V.A Vision[58]
VI.Ali Baba[70]
VII.More Arrivals[86]
VIII.History Repeats Itself[100]
IX.About Nothing in Particular[114]
X.Grace's System[128]
XI.The Mysteries of Fernley[143]
XII.The Egg of Columbus[161]
XIII.In the Twilight[168]
XIV.The Fire[183]
XV.Jewels: and an Awakening[195]
XVI.For Auld Lang Syne[205]
XVII.In the Garden[217]
XVIII.Uncle John's Birthday[225]

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

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"Hugh and Margaret, all unconscious of her scrutiny, were enjoying themselves extremely"[Frontispiece]
"Margaret did the honors, still feeling very shy"[29]
"At this moment Polly appeared, red-cheeked and breathless"[33]
"She was a slenderer Peggy, with the same blue, honest eyes"[86]
"She looked up, and saw Grace sitting on a broad, low branch"[137]
"On the second landing they paused to salute the old portraits"[148]
"A tall, slender figure half ran, half tottered into the room"[181]
"'I propose . . . the health of the best man . . . that lives upon this earth to-day; . . . the health of my Uncle John!'"[238]