CONTENTSPAGEPrologue1CHAPTERI.—Concerning the Village ofMalford5II.—A Rumour17III.—A Meeting20IV.—A Black and White Goat25V.—Mural Paintings39VI.—Mrs. Trimwell46VII.—Flights of Fancy56VIII.—An Old Priest61IX.—An Old-Time Tragedy74X.—Corin Theorizes85XI.—In an Old Church92XII.—The Wickedness of MollyBiddulph105XIII.—At Delancey Castle113XIV.—A Point of View121XV.—John Plays the Samaritan128XVI.—Corin Discourses on Karma138XVII.—A Rare Absurdity143XVIII.—In Father Maloney’s Garden145XIX.—A Bewitching152XX.—A Vital Question156XXI.—A Request161XXII.—The Wonderful Woman162XXIII.—The Cache167XXIV.—David Dines at the Castl181XXV.—John Makes a Discovery187XXVI.—A Funny World192XXVII.—The Old Oak199XXVIII.—On the Terrace207XIXV.—An Unexpected Letter216XXX.—Elizabeth Arrives on theScene222XXXI.—In the Early Morning226XXXII.—The Note of a Bell233XXXIII.—The Green Ma235XXXIV.—Elizabeth Gives Advice246XXXV.—The Burden of Conventionality255XXXVI.—Conspirators261XXXVII.—Corin Takes a Walk269XXXVIII.—Concerning an Argument277XXXIX.—A Dumb Dog—288XL.—Speaks—290XLI.—At Some Length291XLII.—A Question of Importance309XLIII.—Molly Arranges Affairs316XLIV.—An Odd Sensation320XLV.—The Oak Falls323XLVI.—Told in the Storm325XLVII.—After the Rain328XLVIII.—In Search331XLIX.—The Fallen Oak345L.—A Miracle347LI.—And so the Story Ends352