Chapter I: Prologue: 1

CHAPTER

I.--CONCERNING THE VILLAGE OF
MALFORD 5
II.--A RUMOUR 17
III.--A MEETING 20
IV.--A BLACK AND WHITE GOAT 25
V.--MURAL PAINTINGS 39
VI.--MRS. TRIMWELL 46
VII.--FLIGHTS OF FANCY 56
VIII.--AN OLD PRIEST 61
IX.--AN OLD-TIME TRAGEDY 74
X.--CORIN THEORIZES 85
XI.--IN AN OLD CHURCH 92
XII.--THE WICKEDNESS OF MOLLY
BIDDULPH 105
XIII.--AT DELANCEY CASTLE 113
XIV.--A POINT OF VIEW 121
XV.--JOHN PLAYS THE SAMARITAN 128
XVI.--CORIN DISCOURSES ON KARMA 138
XVII.--A RARE ABSURDITY 143
XVIII.--IN FATHER MALONEY’S GARDEN 145
XIX.--A BEWITCHING 152
XX.--A VITAL QUESTION 156
XXI.--A REQUEST 161
XXII.--THE WONDERFUL WOMAN 162
XXIII.--THE CACHE 167
XXIV.--DAVID DINES AT THE CASTLE 181
XXV.--JOHN MAKES A DISCOVERY 187
XXVI.--A FUNNY WORLD 192
XXVII.--THE OLD OAK 199
XXVIII.--ON THE TERRACE 207
XXIX.--AN UNEXPECTED LETTER 216
XXX.--ELIZABETH ARRIVES ON THE
SCENE 222
XXXI.--IN THE EARLY MORNING 226
XXXII.--THE NOTE OF A BELL 233
XXXIII.--THE GREEN MAN 235
XXXIV.--ELIZABETH GIVES ADVICE 246
XXXV.--THE BURDEN OF CONVENTIONALITY 255
XXXVI.--CONSPIRATORS 261
XXXVII.--CORIN TAKES A WALK 269
XXXVIII.--CONCERNING AN ARGUMENT 277
XXXIX.--A DUMB DOG-- 288
XL.--SPEAKS-- 290
XLI.--AT SOME LENGTH 291
XLII.--A QUESTION OF IMPORTANCE 309
XLIII.--MOLLY ARRANGES AFFAIRS 316
XLIV.--AN ODD SENSATION 320
XLV.--THE OAK FALLS 323
XLVI.--TOLD IN THE STORM 325
XLVII.--AFTER THE RAIN 328
XLVIII.--IN SEARCH 331
XLIX.--THE FALLEN OAK 345
L.--A MIRACLE 347
LI.--AND SO THE STORY ENDS 352

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