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CONTENTS.

CONTENTS.

Chap.                          Page

• I. COLLINGWOOD 7

• II. EDITH HASTINGS GOES TO COLLINGWOOD. 13

• III. GRACE ATHERTON 20

• IV. RICHARD AND EDITH 26

• V. VISITORS AT COLLINGWOOD AND VISITORS AT BRIER HILL 33

• VI. ARTHUR AND EDITH. 47

• VII. RICHARD AND ARTHUR. 53

• VIII. RICHARD AND EDITH. 59

• IX. WOMANHOOD. 68

• X. EDITH AT HOME. 79

• XI. MATTERS AT GRASSY SPRING. 89

• XII. LESSONS. 104

• XIII. FRIDAY. 111

• XIV. THE MYSTERY AT GRASSY SPRING. 117

• XV. NINA. 127

• XVI. ARTHUR'S STORY. 136

• XVII. NINA AND MIGGIE. 150

• XVIII. DR. GRISWOLD. 161

• XIX. EX OFFICIO. 174

• XX. THE DECISION. 181

• XXI. THE DEERING WOODS. 188

• XXII. THE DARKNESS DEEPENS. 197

• XXIII. PARTING. 206

• XXIV. THE NINETEENTH BIRTHDAY. 218

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• XXV. DESTINY. 236

• XXVI. EDITH AND THE WORLD. 248

• XXVII. THE LAND OF FLOWERS. 264

• XXVIII. SUNNYBANK. 275

• XXIX. THE SISTERS. 284

• XXX. ARTHUR AND NINA. 303

• XXXI. LAST DAYS. 310

• XXXII. PARTING WITH THE DEAD AND PARTING WITH THE LIVING. 320

• XXXIII. HOME. 330

• XXXIV. NINA'S LETTER. 338

• XXXV. THE FIERY TEST. 345

• XXXVI. THE SACRIFICE. 352

• XXXVII. THE BRIDAL. 360

• XXXVIII. SIX YEARS LATER. 366