EIGHTH EDITION.

LONDON: RICHARD BENTLEY & SON, New Burlington Street.

Publishers in Ordinary to Her Majesty.

1882.
[All Rights of Translation and Reproduction are Reserved.]
LONDON:
PRINTED BY J. OGDEN AND CO.,
172, ST. JOHN STREET, E.C.

CONTENTS


CHAPTER
[I].Dr. Davenal.
[II].Lady Oswald's Letters.
[III].Miss Bettina Davenal.
[IV].Oswald Cray.
[V].Retrospect.
[VI].Neal's Curiosity.
[VII].An Interruption.
[VIII].A Tacit Bargain.
[IX].Edward Davenal.
[X].A Treat for Neal.
[XI].Lady Oswald's Journey.
[XII].Waiting for News.
[XIII].Pain.
[XIV].A Whim Of Lady Oswald's.
[XV].Mark Cray's Mistake.
[XVI].Neal's Dismay.
[XVII].The Night Visitor to Dr. Davenal.
[XVIII].After the Visitor's Departure.
[XIX].Commotion.
[XX].Going Down to the Funeral.
[XXI].The Interview with the Doctor.
[XXII].The Will.
[XXIII].Neal's Visit.
[XXIV].Dr. Davenal's "Folly."
[XXV].Company for Mr. Oswald Cray.
[XXVI].More Instilled Doubt.
[XXVII].An Inclement Afternoon.
[XXVIII].The Last Meeting.
[XXIX].A Special Favour for Neal.
[XXX].The Doctor's Birthday.
[XXXI].Bad News for Hallingham.
[XXXII].Last Hours.
[XXXIII].Sorrow.
[XXXIV].Work for the Future.
[XXXV].Mark's New Plans.
[XXXVI]."Is Mark in his Senses?"
[XXXVII].Entering on a New Home.
[XXXVIII].Hope Deferred.
[XXXIX].An Unpleasant Visit.
[XL].A Flourishing Company.
[XLI].A Slight Check.
[XLII].In the Temple Gardens.
[XLIII].An Irruption on Mark Cray.
[XLIV].Was she never to be at Peace?,
[XLV].Mrs. Benn's Wrongs.
[XLVI].An Unwelcome Visitor.
[XLVII].Commotion.
[XLVIII].Day-dreams Rudely Interrupted.
[XLIX].The Evening of the Blow.
[L].Hard Usage for Dick.
[LI].Weary Days.
[LII].Something "turned up" at Last.
[LIII].A New Home.
[LIV].A Bell Ringing out at Midnight.
[LV].A Desolate Night.
[LVI].No Hope.
[LVII].Dreadful Treachery.
[LVIII].The Gallant Captain home again.
[LIX].The Sergeant-Major's Wife.
[LX].Light.
[LXI].The Bargain Sealed.
[LXII]."Finance," this Time.
[LXIII].Six Months Later.

OSWALD CRAY.

[CHAPTER I.]

DR. DAVENAL.