The Trumpet-Major
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1. Front matter2. THE TRUMPET-MAJOR JOHN LOVEDAY3. PREFACE4. I. WHAT WAS SEEN FROM THE WINDOW OVERLOOKING THE DOWN5. II. SOMEBODY KNOCKS AND COMES IN6. III. THE MILL BECOMES AN IMPORTANT CENTRE OF OPERATIONS7. IV. WHO WERE PRESENT AT THE MILLER’S LITTLE ENTERTAINMENT8. V. THE SONG AND THE STRANGER9. VI. OLD MR. DERRIMAN OF OXWELL HALL10. VII. HOW THEY TALKED IN THE PASTURES11. VIII. ANNE MAKES A CIRCUIT OF THE CAMP12. IX. ANNE IS KINDLY FETCHED BY THE TRUMPET-MAJOR13. X. THE MATCH-MAKING VIRTUES OF A DOUBLE GARDEN14. XI. OUR PEOPLE ARE AFFECTED BY THE PRESENCE OF ROYALTY15. XII. HOW EVERYBODY GREAT AND SMALL CLIMBED TO THE TOP OF THE DOWNS16. XIII. THE CONVERSATION IN THE CROWD17. XIV. LATER IN THE EVENING OF THE SAME DAY18. XV. ‘CAPTAIN’ BOB LOVEDAY OF THE MERCHANT SERVICE19. XVI. THEY MAKE READY FOR THE ILLUSTRIOUS STRANGER20. XVII. TWO FAINTING FITS AND A BEWILDERMENT21. XVIII. THE NIGHT AFTER THE ARRIVAL22. XIX. MISS JOHNSON’S BEHAVIOUR CAUSES NO LITTLE SURPRISE23. XX. HOW THEY LESSENED THE EFFECT OF THE CALAMITY24. XXI. ‘UPON THE HILL HE TURNED’25. XXII. THE TWO HOUSEHOLDS UNITED26. XXIII. MILITARY PREPARATIONS ON AN EXTENDED SCALE27. XXIV. A LETTER, A VISITOR, AND A TIN BOX28. XXV. FESTUS SHOWS HIS LOVE29. XXVI. THE ALARM30. XXVII. DANGER TO ANNE31. XXVIII. ANNE DOES WONDERS32. XXIX. A DISSEMBLER33. XXX. AT THE THEATRE ROYAL34. XXXI. MIDNIGHT VISITORS35. XXXII. DELIVERANCE36. XXXIII. A DISCOVERY TURNS THE SCALE37. XXXIV. A SPECK ON THE SEA38. XXXV. A SAILOR ENTERS39. XXXVI. DERRIMAN SEES CHANCES40. XXXVII. REACTION41. XXXVIII. A DELICATE SITUATION42. XXXIX. BOB LOVEDAY STRUTS UP AND DOWN43. XL. A CALL ON BUSINESS44. XLI. JOHN MARCHES INTO THE NIGHT