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CONTENTS

[CHAPTER I.]Dorothy And Her Lover.1
[CHAPTER II.]Heath Farm.33
[CHAPTER III.]A Family Quarrel.71
[CHAPTER IV.]Dorothy's Departure.94
[CHAPTER V.]Dorothy's New Friends.114
[CHAPTER VI.]News Of Gilbert.139
[CHAPTER VII.]Midnight On The Heath.157
[CHAPTER VIII.] A Strange Visitor.179
[CHAPTER IX.]Dorothy Gains Further Knowledge Of The World.220
[CHAPTER X.]Dorothy And Lord Wilton.254
[CHAPTER XI.]Dorothy And Lord Wilton.293

THE WORLD BEFORE THEM.

CHAPTER I.

DOROTHY AND HER LOVER.

"But, Dolly! father will never give his consent, you know that;" said a male voice behind the hawthorn hedge, that skirted the deep, sandy lane that led to Heath Farm. The tone, reproachful and irritating, in which this was spoken, was answered in a sweet, calm voice.