Front matter

This eBook was prepared by Les Bowler.

THAT STICK

by CHARLOTTE M. YONGE author of ‘the heir of redclyffe’, ‘unknown to history’, etc.

London MACMILLAN AND CO. and new york

1892

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Chap. Page

1 Honours 1

2 Honours Reflected 9

3 What is Honour? 20

4 Honours Waning 25

5 The Peer 29

6 The Weight of Honours 36

7 Mortons and Manners 41

8 Second Thoughts 49

9 The Heir-Presumptuous 53

10 Coming Honours 64

11 Possession 70

12 The Burthen of Honours 77

13 The Dower House 81

14 Westhaven Versions of Honours 88

15 The Pied Rook 99

16 What is Rest? 107

17 On The Surface 114

18 Desdichado 120

19 The Dolomites 129

20 Ratzes 137

21 The Heir-Apparent 143

22 Out of Joint 147

23 Velvet 155

24 The Revenge of Sordid Spirits 163

25 The Love 169

26 Ida’s Warning 175

27 The Young Pretender 180

28 Two Bundles of Hay 187

29 Jones or Rattler 193

30 SCARLET FEVER 202

31 Mite 208

32 A Shock 216

33 Darkness 223

34 The Phantom of the Station 230

35 The Quest 239

36 Ida’s Confession 247

37 Hope 252

38 The Clue 262

39 The Honourable Pauper 270

40 Joy Well-nigh Incredible 277

41 The Canadian Northmoor 284

42 Humble Pie 290

43 The Staff 295