THE ISLAND

OR

AN ADVENTURE OF A PERSON OF QUALITY

BY

RICHARD WHITEING

LONDON
LONGMANS, GREEN, AND CO.
AND NEW YORK: 15 EAST 16th STREET
1888

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CONTENTS.

CHAPTERPAGE
[I.][OUT OF FOCUS][1]
[II.][FURTHER AFIELD][9]
[III.][FLIGHT][28]
[IV.][ADVENTURE][32]
[V.][RESCUE][41]
[VI.][BEARINGS][53]
[VII.][SETTLING DOWN][58]
[VIII.][GOVERNMENT, ARTS, AND LAWS][67]
[IX.][NURSE][74]
[X.][SUNDAY][86]
[XI.][A SAIL][98]
[XII.][THREE DAYS][108]
[XIII.][A MISSION][120]
[XIV.][A PLOT][127]
[XV.][REPENTANCE][143]
[XVI.][A DECLARATION][154]
[XVII.][A MEDITATION][161]
[XVIII.][A LORD OF INDIA][173]
[XIX.][PEDIGREE OF A POOR STUPID][188]
[XX.][A VILLAGE FESTIVAL][213]
[XXI.][A ROMAN HOLIDAY][228]
[XXII.][MISUNDERSTANDING][237]
[XXIII.][ANOTHER SAIL][244]
[XXIV.][A PARAGRAPH][263]
[XXV.][ANOTHER PARTING][269]
[XXVI.][AN EXPLANATION][278]
[XXVII.][THE PROMISE OF THE SKIES][289]