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THE SECOND VOLUME, CHAPTER PAGE VIII. A STERNER WOOING ..... 1 IX. CIRCUMSTANCE ...... 44 X. AT THE sword's POINT . . . 87 II. Emily's decision ii3 XII. THE FINAL INTERVIEW . , . . . 163 XIII. THE CUTTING OF THE KNOT . . . IS* XIV. NEWS AND COMMENTS 225 IV. MRS. BAXENDALE's GUESTS . . . .277