Table of Contents

       Prologue

       I. The Travelers

       II. The Solid Side of the Scotch Character

       III. The Wreck of the Timber Ship

       The Story Book the First

       I. The Mystery of Ozias Midwinter

       II. The Man Revealed

       III. Day and Night

       IV. The Shadow of the Past

       V. The Shadow of the Future

       Book the Second

       I. Lurking Mischief

       II. Allan as a Landed Gentleman

       III. The Claims of Society

       IV. The March of Events

       V. Mother Oldershaw on Her Guard

       VI. Midwinter in Disguise

       VII. The Plot Thickens

       VIII. The Norfolk Broads

       IX. Fate or Chance?

       X. The Housemaid’s Face

       XI. Miss Gwilt Among the Quicksands

       XII. The Clouding of the Sky

       XIII. Exit

       Book the Third

       I. Mrs. Milroy

       II. The Man Is Found

       III. The Brink of Discovery

       IV. Allan at Bay

       V. Pedgift’s Remedy

       VI. Pedgift’s Postscript

       VII. The Martyrdom of Miss Gwilt

       VIII. She Comes Between Them

       IX. She Knows the Truth

       X. Miss Gwilt’s Diary

       XI. Love and Law

       XII. A Scandal at the Station

       XIII. An Old Man’s Heart

       XIV. Miss Gwilt’s Diary

       XV. The Wedding-Day

       Book the Fourth

       I. Miss Gwilt’s Diary

       II. The Diary Continued

       III. The Diary Broken Off

       Book the Last

       I. At the Terminus

       II. In the House

       III. The Purple Flask

       Epilogue

       I. News From Norfolk

       II. Midwinter

       Appendix