Chapter I: Front Matter

Transcriber's Note: Italic text is denoted by _underscores_ and bold text by =equal signs=.

A BIRD OF PASSAGE.

BY

B. M. CROKER,

AUTHOR OF "PROPER PRIDE," "PRETTY MISS NEVILLE,"
"SOME ONE ELSE."

"Such wind as scatters young men thro' the world
To seek their fortunes further than at home,
Where small experience grows."

THE TEMPEST.

WARD AND DOWNEY,
12, YORK STREET, COVENT GARDEN, LONDON, W.C.
1887.

PRINTED BY
KELLY AND CO., GATE STREET, LINCOLN'S INN FIELDS, W.C.;
AND MIDDLE MILL, KINGSTON-ON-THAMES.

CONTENTS.

CHAP. PAGE

I.—PORT BLAIR 1

II.—EXPECTATION 9

III.—FIRST IMPRESSIONS 24

IV.—MISS DENIS HAS VISITORS 31

V.—WHAT IS SHE LIKE? 37

VI.—QUEEN OF THE CANNIBAL ISLANDS 48

VII.—MR. QUENTIN'S PIANO 53

VIII.—"I WAS HIS DEAREST LIZZIE!" 61

IX.—A DAMSEL IN DISTRESS 69

X.—MR. LISLE FORGETS HIS DINNER 76

XI.—THE FINGER OF FATE 86

XII.—THE WRECK 95

XIII.—"BLUE BEARD'S CHAMBER" 103

XIV.—"MR. LISLE HAS GIVEN ME A RING" 110

XV.—"WHY NOT?" 116

XVI.—"STOLEN FROM THE SEA!" 123

XVII.—THE BALL 132

XVIII.—"BUT WHAT WILL PAPA SAY?" 141

XIX.—PROOF POSITIVE 154

XX.—"A GREAT BATTLE" 160

XXI.—THE NICOBARS 168

XXII.—THE FIRST GRAVE 175

XXIII.—"WAS IT POSSIBLE!" 180

XXIV.—"FAREWELL, PORT BLAIR" 191

XXV.—THE STEERAGE PASSENGER 198

XXVI.—A POOR RELATION 206

XXVII.—EVERYTHING IS SETTLED 215

XXVIII.—MALVERN HOUSE 227

XXIX.—"YOU REMEMBER MISS DENIS?" 239

XXX.—FINNIGAN'S MARE 256

XXXI.—"CROWMORE CASTLE" 267

XXXII.—BARRY'S GUESS 274

XXXIII.—"THE FANCY" 284

XXXIV.—"THE SLAVE OF BEAUTY" 293

XXXV.—"THE APPARITION" 303

XXXVI.—"THE APPARATUS" 312

XXXVII.—"IN CONFIDENCE" 317

XXXVIII.—"SALLY'S SUBSTITUTE" 325

XXXIX.—"THE MARKET GIRL" 337

XL.—"BARRY'S CHALLENGE" 342

XLI.—"THE POACHER'S GHOST" 351

A BIRD OF PASSAGE.