[CONTENTS.]
| CHAPTER | PAGE | |
|---|---|---|
| I. | Was it Substitution? | [1] |
| II. | The Only Witness Gone | [15] |
| III. | The Three Cousins | [23] |
| IV. | The Consulting-Room | [46] |
| V. | Guest Night | [57] |
| VI. | The Old Lover | [73] |
| VII. | The Master of the Situation | [84] |
| VIII. | The Cousins | [92] |
| IX. | One More | [110] |
| X. | Cousin Alfred's Secret | [116] |
| XI. | The Doctor's Dinner | [126] |
| XII. | The Other Child of Desertion | [143] |
| XIII. | A Midnight Walk | [157] |
| XIV. | The First Move | [169] |
| XV. | Two Jumps and a Conclusion | [185] |
| XVI. | A Wretch | [199] |
| XVII. | The Second Blow | [210] |
| XVIII. | A Gracious Lady | [222] |
| XIX. | A Cabinet Council | [241] |
| XX. | John Haveril Clears up Things | [253] |
| XXI. | "To be off with the Old Love" | [265] |
| XXII. | The Clan again | [276] |
| XXIII. | One More Attempt | [290] |
| XXIV. | A Horrid Night | [300] |
| XXV. | The First Mother | [313] |
| XXVI. | The Second Mother | [322] |
| Chapter the Last. | Forgiveness | [336] |
THE CHANGELING.
[CHAPTER I.]
WAS IT SUBSTITUTION?
"Pray be seated, madam." The doctor offered his visitor a chair. Then he closed the door, with perhaps a more marked manner than one generally displays in this simple operation. "I am happy to inform you," he began, "that the arrangements—the arrangements," he repeated with meaning, "are now completed."
The lady was quite young—not more than twenty-two or so—a handsome woman, a woman of distinction. Her face was full of sadness; her eyes were full of trouble; her lips trembled; her fingers nervously clutched the arms of the chair. When the doctor mentioned the arrangements, her cheek flushed and then paled. In a word, she betrayed every external sign of terror, sorrow, and anxiety.