CONTENTS

I. AFTER LONG YEARS

Chapter

I. The Journey

II. Apprenticeship

III. Alfred Banford

IV. The Stranger

II. THE CAPTIVE

Chapter

I. Home-Coming

II. The Slave

III. In the Turkish Family

IV. The Lion

V. The Offer

VI. The Plans

VII. Restored to Freedom

III. THE ARTIST'S MASTERPIECE

Chapter

I. The Gift

II. Under the Emperor's Bush

III. No Prophet in His Own Country

IV. The Condition

V. The Fulfilment

IV. THE VINEYARD ON THE HILLSIDE

Chapter

I. Missing

II. The Faithful Dog

III. The Fond Foster-Parents

IV. The Errand

V. The Old Man

VI. The Legacy

VII. The Journey

V. THE DAMAGED PICTURE

Chapter

I. The Artist

II. The Picture

III. The Discovery

VI. MEMORIES AWAKENED

Chapter

I. The Change of Circumstances

II. The Revelation

VII. THE INHERITANCE

Chapter

I. Mr. Acton and his Son

II. The Uninvited Guest

III. The Flowering Plant

IV. The Two Families

V. The Feast

VIII. HOW IT HAPPENED

Chapter

I. The Wooded Island

II. Far From Home

III. The Smoke

IX. FROM ROYAL PALACE TO LOWLY HUT

Chapter

I. The Suburbs

II. The Retreat

III. The Prison

IV. The Purchase

V. Reunited

X. THE UGLY TRINKET

Chapter

I. The Opened Door

II. The Test

III. Reverses