KISSING THE ROD.

A Novel.

BY

EDMUND YATES,

AUTHOR OF "BROKEN TO HARNESS," "RUNNING THE GAUNTLET," "LAND AT LAST," ETC.

"The heart knoweth its own bitterness."

IN THREE VOLUMES. VOL. III.

LONDON: TINSLEY BROTHERS, 18 CATHERINE ST. STRAND. 1866.

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LONDON: ROBSON AND SON, GREAT NORTHERN PRINTING WORKS, PANCRAS ROAD, N.W.

CONTENTS OF VOLUME III.

I. "IN BATTALLIONS."

II. DELIBERATION.

III. HUSBAND AND WIFE.

IV. WINGED IN FLIGHT.

V. FAILURE.

VI. HESTER IN POSSESSION.

VII. A SPLIT IN THE CAMP.

VIII. THE PLEDGE REDEEMED.

IX. SUCCESS.

X. COMING HOME.