Chapter CX: Continuation of the Black’s Visits to his

Prisoners 1

CXI.--A Conversation 5

CXII.--The Conversation concluded 10

CXIII.--Esther de Medina and Old Death 12

CXIV.--Old Death in the Dungeon 18

CXV.--Thomas Rainford 20

CXVI.-Old Death 22

CXVII.--An Explanatory Conversation 26

CXVIII.--The Insolvent Debtors’ Court 28

CXIX.--The Examination of Mr. Frank Curtis 32

CXX.--The Lapse of Nineteen Years 36

CXXI.--Mr. Hatfield 41

CXXII.--Two of the Reader’s Old Friends 44

CXXIII.--A Man of Business 46

CXXIV.--Charles Hatfield 48

CXXV.--The Projected Railway Company 53

CXXVI.--Elucidations 58

CXXVII.--The Wanderers 63

CXXVIII.--The Journey continued and concluded 67

CXXIX.--The Advertising Agent 73

CXXX.--Perdita 75

CXXXI.--The Syren’s Arts and Charms 80

CXXXII.--The Dangerous Sophistry of a Lovely Woman 86

CXXXIII.--A Throne Surrounded by Republican Institutions 88

CXXXIV.--A Painful Scene 94

CXXXV.--Charles Hatfield and Mrs. Fitzhardinge 99

CXXXVI.--Infatuation 101

CXXXVII.--Two more Old Acquaintances 107

CXXXVIII.--The Money-lender 109

CXXXIX.--The Miser alone in his Dwelling 112

CXL.--Fresh Scenes and More Troubles at Home 116

CXLI.--The Flight 120

CXLII.--The Dress-maker: a Love Story 123

CXLIII.--Conclusion of the History of a Dress-maker:
a Love Story 140

CXLIV.--Dover 144

CXLV.--A Mysterious Occurrence.--The Journey continued 148

CXLVI.--Two Unpleasant Lodgers 151

CXLVII.--The Captain’s Ludicrous Adventure 155

CXLVIII.--The Charterhouse 160

CXLIX.--A Strange Narrative 163

CL.--The Colonel and the Captain 168

CLI.--The Calm--The Tempest 170

CLII.--The Father, the Son, and the Son’s Wife 176

CLIII.--Father and Son 183

CLIV.--Mrs. Fitzhardinge 187

CLV.--The Mother and Daughter 190

CLVI.--The Half-brothers 195

CLVII.--Political Observations.--The Departure of
Charles Hatfield 199

CLVIII.--Mrs. Mortimer in London 202

CLIX.--Mrs. Mortimer’s Adventures continued 206

CLX.--The Husband and Wife 210

CLXI.--Agnes Vernon and her Father 213

CLXII.--Laura in Paris 217

CLXIII.--Laura and Rosalie 224

CLXIV.--Laura’s Amour 228

CLXV.--Lord William Trevelyan 232

CLXVI.--A Sketch of Two Brothers.--A Mystery 237

CLXVII.--The Lawyer 242

CLXVIII.--The Nobleman and the Lawyer 246

CLXIX.--A Scene 248

CLXX.--Agnes and Mrs. Mortimer 253

CLXXI.--Jack Rily, the Doctor 258

CLXXII.--A Maiden’s First Love 263

CLXXIII.--Hopes Fulfilled 266

CLXXIV.--A Night of Terrors 269

CLXXV.--The Haunted House in Stamford Street 274

CLXXVI.--Scenes in the Haunted House 277

CLXXVII.--History of the Haunted House in Stamford Street 282

CLXXVIII.--Conclusion of the History of the Haunted Houses 288

CLXXIX.--The Ghost.--Agnes and Mrs. Mortimer 307

CLXXX.--Agnes and Trevelyan 310

CLXXXI.--Explanations 314

CLXXXII.--Laura Mortimer’s New Intrigues 316

CLXXXIII.--An Unexpected Visit and a Dreaded Arrival 320

CLXXXIV.--Laura and her Mother.--Another Interruption 324

CLXXXV.--The Lawyer’s Head Clerk 327

CLXXXVI.--Dr. Swinton 331

CLXXXVII.--The Lunatic Asylum 333

CLXXXVIII.--The Confessions of a Lunatic 335

CLXXXIX.--Scenes in the Lunatic Asylum 346

CXC.--A Scene in a Cab 349

CXCI.--The Old Marquis and the Young Lord 352

CXCII.--Mrs. Mortimer in London again 356

CXCIII.--Jack Rily and Mrs. Mortimer 358

CXCIV.--Mother and Daughter again 363

CXCV.--Horrors 367

CXCVI.--Resolutions 370

CXCVII.--The Marquis of Delmour 372

CXCVIII.--Castelcicala 375

CXCIX.--The Marchioness of Delmour 378

CC.--Jack Rily and the Lawyer’s Clerk 382

CCI.--Mr. Heathcote and his Clerk 384

CCII.--Jack Rily and Vitriol Bob 388

CCIII.--The Bengal Arms--Renewed Wanderings 391

CCIV.--The Catastrophe 394

CCV.--The Castelcicalan Republic 397

CCVI.--Charles Hatfield in London again 399

CCVII.--Mr. Green’s Office 402

CCVIII.--Perdita, the Lost One 405

CCIX.--Mr. Green’s Mission 409