CONTENTSBOOK ICHAPTERPAGEI.THE HEIR1II.AT GARVIEKIRK14III.FRIENDSHIP24IV.JIMMY36V.THE STRIFE OF TONGUES49VI.THE DOVECOTE OF MORPHIE59VII.THE LOOKING-GLASS73VIII.THE HOUSE IN THE CLOSE81IX.ON FOOT AND ON WHEELS91X.KING COPHETUA’S CORRESPONDENCE101XI.THE MOUSE AND THE LION111XII.GRANNIE TAKES A STRONG ATTITUDE117XIII.PLAIN SPEAKING127XIV.STORM AND BROWN SILK140XV.THE THIRD VOICE150XVI.BETWEEN LADY ELIZA AND CECILIA160XVII.CECILIA PAYS HER DEBTS168XVIII.THE BOX WITH THE LAUREL-WREATH177BOOK IIXIX.SIX MONTHS186XX.ROCKET194XXI.THE BROKEN LINK205XXII.CECILIA SEES THE WILD GEESE215XXIII.AN EMPTY HOUSE225XXIV.A ROYAL VISIT234XXV.MRS. SOMERVILLE HAS SCRUPLES241XXVI.ALEXANDER BARCLAY DOES HIS BEST251XXVII.THE SKY FALLS ON GILBERT257XXVIII.AGNETA ON THE UNEXPECTED269XXIX.THE QUEEN OF THE CADGERS TAKES THE ROAD275XXX.MORPHIE KIRK286EPILOGUE298