Volume 20 — STEVENSON
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VOLUME TWENTY
LONDON: PUBLISHED BY CHATTO AND WINDUS: IN ASSOCIATION WITH CASSELL AND COMPANY LIMITED: WILLIAM HEINEMANN: AND LONGMANS GREEN AND COMPANY MDCCCCXII
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
CONTENTS
ST. IVES
CHAPTER PAGE
I. A Tale of a Lion Rampant 3
II. A Tale of a Pair of Scissors 16
III. Major Chevenix comes into the Story and Goguelat Goes Out 23
IV. St. Ives gets a Bundle of Bank-notes 34
V. St. Ives is shown a House 42
VI. The Escape 50
VII. Swanston Cottage 60
VIII. The Hen-house 68
IX. Three is Company, and Four none 75
X. The Drovers 88
XI. The Great North Road 99
XII. I follow a Covered Cart nearly to my Destination 110
XIII. I meet Two of my Countrymen 122
XIV. Travels of the Covered Cart 131
XV. The Adventure of the Attorney’s Clerk 138
XVI. The Home-coming of Mr. Rowley’s Viscount 154
XVII. The Despatch-box 163
XVIII. Mr. Romaine calls me Names 172
XIX. The Devil and all at Amersham Place 182
XX. After the Storm 193
XXI. I become the Owner of a Claret-coloured Chaise 204
XXII. Character and Acquirements of Mr. Rowley 214
XXIII. The Adventure of the Runaway Couple 224
XXIV. The Inn-keeper of Kirkby-Lonsdale 236
XXV. I meet a Cheerful Extravagant 244
XXVI. The Cottage at Night 251
XXVII. The Sabbath-day 261
XXVIII. Events of Monday: The Lawyer’s Party 272
XXIX. Events of Tuesday: The Toils Closing 286
XXX. Events of Wednesday: The University of Cramond 298
The remaining Chapters are by A. T. Quiller-Couch
XXXI. Events of Thursday: The Assembly Ball 310
XXXII. Events of Friday Morning: The Cutting of the Gordian Knot 327
XXXIII. The Incomplete Aëronauts 340
XXXIV. Captain Colenso 359
XXXV. In Paris.—Alain plays his Last Card 378
XXXVI. I go to claim Flora 394