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ChapterPage I. LEAVING MY HOME 25 II. MY NEW HOME 31 III. A NEW LIFE 35 IV. THREATENED WITH SEPARATION 40 V. AFTER THE WEDDING 48 VI. TELLING HOW LOTTIE INTRODUCED HERSELF 53 VII. OUT IN THE WORLD 59 VIII. OUR GUEST 63 IX. FANCIES AND PREMONITIONS 70 X. NEW VISITORS 76 XI. THE BASKET OF FRUIT 81 XII. BREAKFAST WITH OUR GUEST 86 XIII. JESSIE LEE AND HER MOTHER 88 XIV. INTRUSIVE KINDNESS 92 XV. THE TRAIL OF THE SERPENT 97 XVI. AFTER DREAMING 101 XVII. LOTTIE EXPRESSES HER OPINION OF THE WIDOW 106 XVIII. THE UNWELCOME PROPOSAL 109 XIX. OUT UPON THE RIDGE 112 XX. ADROIT CROSS-QUESTIONING 118 XXI. THE EVENING AFTER BOSWORTH'S PROPOSAL 121 XXII. SOWING SEED FOR ANOTHER DAY 125 XXIII. AN OUTBREAK OF JEALOUSY 130 XXIV. THE OLD PENNSYLVANIA MANSION 135 XXV. THE MOTHER AND GRANDMOTHER 139 XXVI. SICK-BED FANCIES 143 XXVII. THE FIRST SOUND SLEEP 147 XXVIII. THE INTERVIEW IN THE WOODS 150 XXIX. TROUBLES GATHER ABOUT OUR JESSIE 155 XXX. MRS. DENNISON GATHERS WILD FLOWERS 159 XXXI. LOTTIE'S ADVICE 165 XXXII. MRS. LEE DREAMS OF PASSION-FLOWERS 169 XXXIII. COMPANY FROM TOWN 173 XXXIV. OUR VISIT TO THE OLD MANSION 177 XXXV. YOUNG BOSWORTH'S SICK-ROOM 181 XXXVI. LOTTIE'S REPORT 184 XXXVII. MY FIRST QUARREL WITH MR. LEE 188 XXXVIII. MR. LAWRENCE MAKES A CALL 192 XXXIX. LOTTIE AS A LETTER-WRITER 197 XL. YOUNG BOSWORTH RECEIVES A LETTER 200 XLI. OUT IN THE STORM 206 XLII. JESSIE GETS TIRED OF HER GUEST 208 XLIII. A CONSULTATION WITH LOTTIE 211 XLIV. THE MIDNIGHT DISCOVERY 216 XLV. BAFFLED AND DEFEATED 221 XLVI. LOTTIE OWNS HERSELF BEATEN 225 XLVII. MR. LEE SENDS IN THE ACCOUNT OF HIS GUARDIANSHIP 227 XLVIII. COMING OUT OF A DANGEROUS ILLNESS 231 XLIX. LOTTIE SEEMS TREACHEROUS 237 L. CONFIDENTIAL CONVERSATION BETWEEN THE WIDOW AND MRS. LEE 240 LI. THE FATHER AND DAUGHTER 247 LII. THE FATAL LETTER 252 LIII. DEATH IN THE TOWER-CHAMBER 257 LIV. MRS. LEE'S FUNERAL 261 LV. OLD MRS. BOSWORTH'S VISIT 265 LVI. LOTTIE'S REVELATIONS 268 LVII. MRS. DENNISON URGES LAWRENCE TO PROPOSE 272 LVIII. AFTER THE PROPOSAL 277 LIX. A HEART-STORM ABATING 282 LX. THE TWO LETTERS 286 LXI. THE DEPARTING GUEST 290 LXII. WHOLLY DESERTED 297 LXIII. OLD-FASHIONED POLITENESS 302 LXIV. NEWS FROM ABROAD 306 LXV. LOTTIE LEAVES A LETTER AND A BOOK 313 LXVI. MRS. DENNISON'S JOURNAL 316 LXVII. OUR FIRST VISITOR 323 LXVIII. THE WATERFALL 329 LXIX. THE THREATENED DEPARTURE 338 LXX. THE MIDNIGHT WALK 348 LXXI. AWAY FROM HOME 355 LXXII. OUT IN THE WORLD AGAIN 358 LXXIII. FIRST WIDOWHOOD 362 LXXIV. LOTTIE'S LETTER 385 LXXV. LOTTIE IN PARIS 392 LXXVI. THE CASKET OF DIAMONDS 395 LXXVII. ALL TOGETHER AGAIN 404