The Trumpet-MajorFront matterReading editionChapter navigation44 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterTHE TRUMPET-MAJOR JOHN LOVEDAYPREFACEI. WHAT WAS SEEN FROM THE WINDOW OVERLOOKING THE DOWNII. SOMEBODY KNOCKS AND COMES INIII. THE MILL BECOMES AN IMPORTANT CENTRE OF OPERATIONSIV. WHO WERE PRESENT AT THE MILLER’S LITTLE ENTERTAINMENTV. THE SONG AND THE STRANGERVI. OLD MR. DERRIMAN OF OXWELL HALLVII. HOW THEY TALKED IN THE PASTURESVIII. ANNE MAKES A CIRCUIT OF THE CAMPIX. ANNE IS KINDLY FETCHED BY THE TRUMPET-MAJORX. THE MATCH-MAKING VIRTUES OF A DOUBLE GARDENXI. OUR PEOPLE ARE AFFECTED BY THE PRESENCE OF ROYALTYXII. HOW EVERYBODY GREAT AND SMALL CLIMBED TO THE TOP OF THE DOWNSXIII. THE CONVERSATION IN THE CROWDXIV. LATER IN THE EVENING OF THE SAME DAYXV. ‘CAPTAIN’ BOB LOVEDAY OF THE MERCHANT SERVICEXVI. THEY MAKE READY FOR THE ILLUSTRIOUS STRANGERXVII. TWO FAINTING FITS AND A BEWILDERMENTXVIII. THE NIGHT AFTER THE ARRIVALXIX. MISS JOHNSON’S BEHAVIOUR CAUSES NO LITTLE SURPRISEXX. HOW THEY LESSENED THE EFFECT OF THE CALAMITYXXI. ‘UPON THE HILL HE TURNED’XXII. THE TWO HOUSEHOLDS UNITEDXXIII. MILITARY PREPARATIONS ON AN EXTENDED SCALEXXIV. A LETTER, A VISITOR, AND A TIN BOXXXV. FESTUS SHOWS HIS LOVEXXVI. THE ALARMXXVII. DANGER TO ANNEXXVIII. ANNE DOES WONDERSXXIX. A DISSEMBLERXXX. AT THE THEATRE ROYALXXXI. MIDNIGHT VISITORSXXXII. DELIVERANCEXXXIII. A DISCOVERY TURNS THE SCALEXXXIV. A SPECK ON THE SEAXXXV. A SAILOR ENTERSXXXVI. DERRIMAN SEES CHANCESXXXVII. REACTIONXXXVIII. A DELICATE SITUATIONXXXIX. BOB LOVEDAY STRUTS UP AND DOWNXL. A CALL ON BUSINESSXLI. JOHN MARCHES INTO THE NIGHTBeginning of this editionNext chapter →THE TRUMPET-MAJOR JOHN LOVEDAYAll chapters and sections (44)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsTHE TRUMPET-MAJOR JOHN LOVEDAYPREFACEI. WHAT WAS SEEN FROM THE WINDOW OVERLOOKING THE DOWNII. SOMEBODY KNOCKS AND COMES INIII. THE MILL BECOMES AN IMPORTANT CENTRE OF OPERATIONSIV. WHO WERE PRESENT AT THE MILLER’S LITTLE ENTERTAINMENTV. THE SONG AND THE STRANGERVI. OLD MR. DERRIMAN OF OXWELL HALLVII. HOW THEY TALKED IN THE PASTURESVIII. ANNE MAKES A CIRCUIT OF THE CAMPIX. ANNE IS KINDLY FETCHED BY THE TRUMPET-MAJORX. THE MATCH-MAKING VIRTUES OF A DOUBLE GARDENXI. OUR PEOPLE ARE AFFECTED BY THE PRESENCE OF ROYALTYXII. HOW EVERYBODY GREAT AND SMALL CLIMBED TO THE TOP OF THE DOWNSXIII. THE CONVERSATION IN THE CROWDXIV. LATER IN THE EVENING OF THE SAME DAYXV. ‘CAPTAIN’ BOB LOVEDAY OF THE MERCHANT SERVICEXVI. THEY MAKE READY FOR THE ILLUSTRIOUS STRANGERXVII. TWO FAINTING FITS AND A BEWILDERMENTXVIII. THE NIGHT AFTER THE ARRIVALXIX. MISS JOHNSON’S BEHAVIOUR CAUSES NO LITTLE SURPRISEXX. HOW THEY LESSENED THE EFFECT OF THE CALAMITYXXI. ‘UPON THE HILL HE TURNED’XXII. THE TWO HOUSEHOLDS UNITEDXXIII. MILITARY PREPARATIONS ON AN EXTENDED SCALEXXIV. A LETTER, A VISITOR, AND A TIN BOXXXV. FESTUS SHOWS HIS LOVEXXVI. THE ALARMXXVII. DANGER TO ANNEXXVIII. ANNE DOES WONDERSXXIX. A DISSEMBLERXXX. AT THE THEATRE ROYALXXXI. MIDNIGHT VISITORSXXXII. DELIVERANCEXXXIII. A DISCOVERY TURNS THE SCALEXXXIV. A SPECK ON THE SEAXXXV. A SAILOR ENTERSXXXVI. DERRIMAN SEES CHANCESXXXVII. REACTIONXXXVIII. A DELICATE SITUATIONXXXIX. BOB LOVEDAY STRUTS UP AND DOWNXL. A CALL ON BUSINESSXLI. JOHN MARCHES INTO THE NIGHTThis etext was prepared by Les Bowler.◇THE TRUMPET-MAJOR JOHN LOVEDAY →