I. THE GREAT MRS. DE PEYSTER 1
II. ENTER AN AMIABLE YOUNG GENTLEMAN 18
III. MISTRESS OF HER HOUSE 32
IV. A SLIGHT PREDICAMENT 49
V. THE HONOR OF THE NAME 61
VI. BEHIND THE BLINDS 73
VII. NOT IN THE PLAN 85
VIII. THE HONEYMOONERS 95
IX. THE FLIGHT 114
X. PEACE—OF A SORT 126
XI. THE REVEREND MR. PYECROFT 133
XII. HOME AGAIN 146
XIII. THE HAPPY FAMILY 158
XIV. THE ATTIC ROOM 173
XV. DOMESTIC SCENES 183
XVI. THE MAN IN THE CELLULOID COLLAR 196
XVII. A QUESTION OF IDENTITY 211
XVIII. THE THIRD FLIGHT 225
XIX. A PLEASANT HERMITAGE 232
XX. MATILDA BREAKS IT GENTLY 242
XXI. THE VEILED LADY 251
XXII. A FAMILY REUNION 262
XXIII. MR. PYECROFT TAKES CHARGE 270
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