Chapter I: Front Matter

VIVIAN’S LESSON

V. L. PAGE 33.]

VIVIAN’S LESSON

By
ELIZABETH W. GRIERSON
Author of
‘Children’s Tales from Scottish Ballads,’
‘The Children’s Book of Edinburgh,’ &c.

WITH TEN ILLUSTRATIONS
by
Hilda Cowham

LONDON AND EDINBURGH
W. & R. CHAMBERS, LIMITED
Philadelphia: J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY
1907

Edinburgh:
Printed by W. & R. Chambers, Limited.

CONTENTS.

CHAPTER PAGE
I. WHAT BEGAN IT 1
II. AN INVITATION 11
III. GOING TO LONDON 19
IV. THE CHRISTMAS TREE 29
V. A FALSE STEP 40
VI. A GAME OF HIDE-AND-SEEK 54
VII. ANOTHER INVITATION 70
VIII. THE BROKEN WINDOWS 80
IX. THE MAN IN THE SUMMER-HOUSE 92
X. BURGLARS 103
XI. THE DOCTOR’S VISIT 121
XII. THE DARK SHADOW 135
XIII. A DREARY HOMECOMING 156
XIV. VIVIAN CONQUERS 166
XV. ANOTHER MYSTERY 179
XVI. A VAIN SEARCH 193
XVII. MADAME GENVIÈVE 203
XVIII. RUNNING AWAY 214
XIX. THE JOURNEY 223
XX. MONSIEUR THE VICOMTE DE CHOISIGNY 236
XXI. THE OPINION OF DR JULES 245
XXII. MR MAXWELL FINDS OUT THE TRUTH 254
XXIII. A HAPPY MEETING 265
XXIV. A FRESH BEGINNING 277
XXV. WESTWARD HO! 285

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.

PAGE
They made such a pretty picture that there was
quite a burst of applause _Frontispiece._

They were a merry party as they walked across
the snowy meadow to church 17

The children set to work and transformed the
hall into a perfect bower 29

‘But what is that bundle of rags for?’ went on
Vivian, putting up his hand to pull them
down 59

Isobel lay down with a story-book on the
schoolroom sofa, and soon fell into a
heavy sleep 64

There, to his horror, looking through the gap,
was a rough-looking man, with a stubbly
beard, and a dirty white muffler twisted
loosely round his neck 92

At last a tiny red speck appeared under the yellow
lamp, and began to move slowly up the road 162

‘Thou lazy dreamer!’ she said, pulling him to his
feet by the collar of his blue cotton blouse 205

He sank gratefully into the soft bed of straw
which the kind countryman made up for him,
and had fallen into a feverish sleep 231

‘Mother, oh mother!’ he cried.... ‘Can you forgive me?’ 266

VIVIAN’S LESSON.