TO THE

AUTHOR OF THE MOTTOES

WHICH APPEAR ON THE TITLE-PAGE OF THIS WORK,

ΤΟ

THE RIGHT HONORABLE W. E. GLADSTONE, M.P.

FIRST LORD OF THE TREASURY

ETC. ETC.

THE FOLLOWING PAGES ARE DEDICATED

BY PERMISSION

WITH THE PROFOUND RESPECT

OF

JOHN SAUNDERS.

XV. MR. RYMER'S FIRST NIGHT AT BOD ELIAN

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XXVI. MR. CUNLIFF AGAIN VISITS DOLA' HUDOL

175.

XXXIV. THE IRONY OF FORTUNE

XXXV. KEZIA PROVES AN UNFAITHFUL STEWARD

LX. LETTER FROM SIR JOHN CUNLIFF TO ELIAS MORGAN

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