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"And Deering's Woods are fresh and fair,

And with joy that is almost pain

My heart goes back to wander there,
And among the dreams of the days that were

I find my lost youth again.
And the strange and beautiful song,
The groves are repeating it still:
'A boy's will is the wind's will,

And the thoughts of youth are long, long thoughts.'"

Longfellow.

CONTENTS


PROLOGUE.

CHAP.
[I.]In the Moonlight.
[II.]Up to the Monday Evening.
[III.]Before the Coroner.
[IV.]Going Home with the News.
[V.]Mr. Butterby in Private Life.
[VI.]GODFREY PITMAN.

PART THE SECOND.

The Story.
[VII.]In the Office.
[VIII.]Arrival from Port Natal.
[IX.]Unexpected Meetings.
[X.]Going into Society.
[XI.]Day Dreams.
[XII.]Commotion in the Office of Greatorex and Greatorex.
[XIII.]Taking the Place of Jelf.
[XIV.]Gerald Yorke in a Dilemma.
[XV.]Visitors for Mrs. Jones.
[XVI.]Winny.
[XVII.]At Fault.
[XVIII.]Mr. Brown at Home.
[XIX.]A Fountain Shivered.
[XX.]Grand Reviews.
[XXI.]Roland Yorke's Shoulder to the Wheel.
[XXII.]A Little More Light.
[XXIII.]Laid with his Forefathers.
[XXIV.]As Iron into the Soul.

PART THE THIRD.

[XXV.]During the Autumn.
[XXVI.]Arriving at Euston Square.
[XXVII.]A Private Interview.
[XXVIII.]Disappeared.
[XXIX.]Restless Wanderings.
[XXX.]A New Idea for Mr. Ollivera.
[XXXI.]Mr. Galloway Invaded.
[XXXII.]In the Cathedral.
[XXXIII.]A Startling Avowal.
[XXXIV.]A Telegram To Helstonleigh.
[XXXV.]Life's Sands Running on.
[XXXVI.]Gerald Yorke at a Shooting Party.
[XXXVII.]In Custody.
[XXXVIII.]Between Bede and his Clerk.
[XXXIX.]Nearer and Nearer.
[XL.]Godfrey Pitman's Tale.
[XLI.]A Telegram for Roland Yorke.
[XLII.]A Wide Black Band on Roland's Hat.
[XLIII.]Dreams Realized.
[XLIV.]Conclusion.

ROLAND YORKE.