Chapter I: Front Matter

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MORRISON AND GIBB, PRINTERS, EDINBURGH

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A STORY OF THREE FIRES

BY

S. BARING GOULD

AUTHOR OF
“IN THE ROAR OF THE SEA” “THE QUEEN OF LOVE”
“MEHALAH” “CHEAP JACK ZITA” ETC. ETC.

IN THREE VOLUMES

VOL. III

METHUEN & CO.
36 ESSEX STREET, W.C.
LONDON
1894

CONTENTS OF VOL. II

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XXXVII. THE ANSWER OF CAIN 7
XXXVIII. WANTED AT LAST 16
XXXIX. ONE FOR THEE AND TWO FOR ME 25
XL. A GREAT FEAR 35
XLI. TAKING SHAPE 45
XLII. AN UGLY HINT 54
XLIII. MUCH CRY AND A LITTLE WOOL 64
XLIV. PUDDICOMBE IN F 74
XLV. DAYLIGHT 82
XLVI. A TRIUMPH 91
XLVII. PARTED 100
XLVIII. A SHADOW-SHAPE 110
XLIX. FLAGRANTE DELICTO 118
L. THE THIRD FIRE 128
LI. THE PASS’N’S PRESCRIPTION 137
LII. IN COURT 145
LIII. JASON’S STORY 156
LIV. CON AFFETTUOSO CAPRIZIO 165

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