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.

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I. JOHN RYMER CUNLIFF . . . . . . . 1

II. WAITING FOR AN ANSWER .

III. A LONDON TWILIGHT .

18

IV. EXHALATIONS OF THE DAWN

V. PASSING GLIMPSES

VI. OVER CRIBA BAN . .

VII. DOLGARROG . . .

VIII. DOLA' HUDOL . . .

IX. THE ANSWERING CHORD . .

59

X. THE MAIDEN's LAKE . .

XI. THE HOME OF THE PEACEMAKER

80

XII. Bod ELIAN . . .

. . . . 86

XIII. ELIAS MORGAN'S FEAST .

. . . . 93

XIV. ROBERT CHAMBERLAYNE DOES ELIAS YET ANOTHER SERVICE 105

XV. MR. RYMER'S FIRST Night at BoD ELIAN . . . 108

XVI. HIRELL . . . .

XVII. A BEAM OF Light . . .

127

XVIII. THE WANDERER . . .

. . . . . . 134

XIX. A WELSH ANTIQUARY .

. 141

XX. HUGH MAKES MISCHIEF .

XXI. A VISITOR AT THE ABBEY FARM

XXII. Hugh's Last HOURS AT HOME.

XXIII. THE VIRGIN MARTYR . . . . . . . 161

XXIV. AFTERNOON AT DOLA' HUDOL. .

. . 164

XXV. THE MOUNTAIN ORCHARD . . . . . . . 173

XXVI. MR. CUNLIFF AGAIN VISITS DOLA' Hudoc . . 175

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XXVII. Hugh's FIRST LETTER HOME

180

XXVIII. Does He Stay or Go?

184

XXIX. A FRIENDLY LETTER . .

. . 186

XXX. Ewyn Y RHAIADR . . . . . . . 195

XXXI. HARD QUESTIONS . . . . . . . . 215

XXXII. KEZIA TURNS PERVERS. . . . . . . 219

XXXIII. THE REVEREND EPHRAIM JONES SENDS Evil News . 225

XXXIV. THE IRONY OF FORTUNE . . . . . .. 227

XXXV. KEZIA PROVES AN UNFAITHFUL STEWARD . . . 236

XXXVI. HIRELL'S JOURNEY . . . . . . . 240

XXXVII. WERGE CASTLE . . . . . . . . 255

XXXVIII. HIRELL'S RETURN . .

XXXIX. GONE . . . . . . . . .

274

XL. NEWS OF THE PRODIGAL .

275

XLI. BROCKHURST .

283

XLII. THE REFUGE DISCOVERED .

291

XLIII. DARK Days . . . . . .

298

XLIV. EVENING VOICES. . . .

304

XLV. AT THE HOODED HOUSE . . . .

307

XLVI. CARRYING THE HAY IN THE STAR MEADOW. .

XLVII. ROBERT COMES TO TEA . . . . .

312

XLVIII. NEWS FROM HOME . . . . . . 323

XLIX. OLD FRIENDS . . . . . . .

L. ROBERT SETS his AFFAIRS IN ORDER

333

LI. LEAVE-TAKINGS AT BROCKHURST.

. 342

LII. KEZIA . . . . . .

346

LIII.” AN ARRIVAL AT Bod ELIAN

349

LIV. HIRELL's Call . . .

352

LV. AT THE Martyr's OAK

355

LVI. THE BITTER Cup. . . . . . . 364

LVII. The SOLITARY .

367

LVIII. THE AWAKENING .

376

LIX. MIDNIGHT AND Dawn . . . . . . . 382

LX. LETTER FROM SIR JOHN CUNLIFF TO Elias MORGAN . 388

LXI. Dies IRÆ . . . . . . . . .

389

APPENDIX . . . . . . . . . . 397