XX. MATILDA BREAKS IT GENTLY [242]
XXI. THE VEILED LADY [251]
XXII. A FAMILY REUNION [262]
XXIII. MR. PYECROFT TAKES CHARGE [270]
ILLUSTRATIONS
"I NEVER SUSPECTED I'D END IN SUCH A LITTLE BLAZE" (page 48) [frontispiece]
"WHAT'S THAT YOU'RE CARRYING?" [108]
"IT IS REALLY A REMARKABLE LIKENESS" [ 138]
MATILDA UNLOCKED THE SERVANTS' DOOR [146]
"SAME PAPER—SAME HANDWRITING!" [206]