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  • I. The Old Dutch Tavern, 9

  • II. A Comfort or a Curse — Which? 14

  • III. Outstripped in the Race, 28

  • IV. The doubtful Value of George's Friends, 47

  • V. The Christmas Ball, 60

  • VI. Telling what had become of Geordie, 76

  • VII. In which a sudden Stop is put to the Music, 92

  • VIII. Turning the Tables, 117

  • IX. Shrift and Absolution, 135

  • X. A Crime and a Bit of Proof, 146

  • XI. Battling with Fate, 163

  • XII. Weighing the Testimony, 183

  • XIII. Polly Defiant and Polly Subdued, 197

  • XIV. A Fresh Catastrophe, 217

  • XV. Breaking the News, 235

  • XVI. The Long Watch over, 242

  • XVII. A Winter of the Heart, 256

  • XVIII. The Drop of Dew, 267


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  • XIX. The Voice of Public Opinion, 284

  • XX. A Clew at Last, 307

  • XXI. On the Track of Crime, 323

  • XXII. A Strange Compact, 336

  • XXIII. Overwhelmed with Success, 361

  • XXIV. A Contention for Places, 374

  • XXV. The Principal Witness, 392

  • XXVI. The Denunciation, 409

  • XXVII. Supper at the Pipe and Bowl, 438

  • XXVIII. Congratulations, 461

  • XXIX. Quiet Days, 483

  • XXX. Haunted Hearts Exorcised and Blest, 496

  • XXXI. The Dark Side of the Picture, 517

  • XXXII. A Farewell Glimpse, 532

  • XXXIII. Conclusion, 549