Lochinvar: A Novel
S. R. Crockett
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LOCHINVAR
A Novel
BY
S. R. CROCKETT AUTHOR OF "THE GRAY MAN" ETC.
ILLUSTRATED
BY T. DE THULSTRUP
HARPER & BROTHERS PUBLISHERS NEW YORK AND LONDON 1898
BY S. R. CROCKETT.
THE GRAY MAN. A Novel. Illustrated. Post 8vo, Cloth, Ornamental, $1 50.
HARPER & BROTHERS, PUBLISHERS, NEW YORK AND LONDON.
Copyright, 1897, BY HARPER & BROTHERS.
_All rights reserved._
CONTENTS
CHAPTER PAGE FOREWORD TO THE TALE 1 I. FROM LIKING TO LOVE 18 II. WHY KATE HATED LOCHINVAR 29 III. THE BULL, THE CALF, AND THE KILLER 38 IV. THE DUEL AT THE INN OF BREDERODE 46 V. HAXO THE BULL INTERFERES 58 VI. THE PRINCE OF ORANGE 68 VII. MISTRESS MAISIE LENNOX, DIPLOMATIST 74 VIII. THE STREET OF THE BUTCHERY 83 IX. MY LORD OF BARRA 90 X. THE DESCENT OF AVERNUS 100 XI. THE HEARTS OF WOMEN 114 XII. THE PRISON OF AMERSFORT 120 XIII. MY LORD OF BARRA'S VOW 126 XIV. MAISIE'S NIGHT QUEST 133 XV. A NIGHT OF STORM 140 XVI. THE BREAKING OF THE PRISON 146 XVII. JACK SCARLETT CALLS HIMSELF A FOOL 155 XVIII. A PERILOUS MEETING 164 XIX. THE BATTLE OF THE DUNES 172 XX. CAPTAIN, MY CAPTAIN 179 XXI. THE GOOD SHIP _SEA UNICORN_ 187 XXII. WISE JAN PETTIGREW 192 XXIII. WISE JAN WAXES WISER 200 XXIV. MADCAP MEHITABEL 206 XXV. TRUE LOVE AND PIGNUTS 212 XXVI. A BOAT IN SIGHT AT SULISCANNA 219 XXVII. THE TIDE-RACE OF SULISCANNA 223 XXVIII. JOHN SCARLETT COMES ASHORE 230 XXIX. WAT'S ISLE OF REFUGE 236 XXX. WAT SWIMS THE WATER CAVERN 243 XXXI. BESS LANDSBOROUGH'S CATECHISM 249 XXXII. THE SURRENDER OF THE BELOVED 256 XXXIII. AN ANCIENT LOVE AFFAIR 262 XXXIV. CAPTOR AND CAPTIVE 270 XXXV. SKIRTING THE BREAKERS 279 XXXVI. PASSAGE PERILOUS 286 XXXVII. THE ISLE OF BLISS 292 XXXVIII. MISFORTUNATE COLIN 302 XXXIX. SATAN SPIES OUT PARADISE 311 XL. SERPENT'S EGGS 318 XLI. LOVE THAT THINKETH NO EVIL 324 XLII. THE FIERY CROSS 331 XLIII. COLL O' THE COWS 336 XLIV. GREAT DUNDEE 343 XLV. KILLIEKRANKIE 350 XLVI. THE LEAGUER OF DUNKELD 359 XLVII. THE GOLDEN HEART 365 XLVIII. THE MASTER COMES HOME 373 XLIX. THE CURATE OF DALRY 380 L. LOCHINVAR KEEPS TRYST 386 LI. THE BRIDE'S LOVING-CUP 391 LII. CATCH THEM WHO CAN! 397 LIII. WITHIN THE KING'S MERCY 402 EPILOGUE OF SUPEREROGATION 408
