MILDRED ARKELL.
A Novel.
BY Mrs. HENRY WOOD,
AUTHOR OF "EAST LYNNE," "LORD OAKBURN'S DAUGHTERS," "TREVLYN HOLD," ETC.ETC.
IN THREE VOLUMES.
VOL. III.
LONDON:
TINSLEY BROTHERS, CATHERINE STREET, STRAND
1865.
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CONTENTS.
| CHAP. | PAGE | |
| I. | DIAMOND CUT DIAMOND—A SURPRISE | 1 |
| II. | A DOUBTFUL SEARCH | 24 |
| III. | DETECTION | 43 |
| IV. | ASSIZE SATURDAY | 68 |
| V. | ASSIZE SUNDAY | 86 |
| VI. | PREACHING TO THE DEAN | 103 |
| VII. | CARR VERSUS CARR | 122 |
| VIII. | THE SECOND DAY | 144 |
| IX. | THE SHADOWS OF DEATH | 168 |
| X. | THE GRAVESTONE IN THE CLOISTERS | 191 |
| XI. | THOUGHTLESS WORDS | 213 |
| XII. | MISCONCEPTION | 236 |
| XIII. | THE TABLES TURNED | 256 |
| XIV. | A RECOGNITION | 273 |
| XV. | MILDRED'S RECOMPENSE | 290 |
| XVI. | MISS FAUNTLEROY LOVED AT LAST | 309 |
MILDRED ARKELL.
CHAPTER I.
DIAMOND CUT DIAMOND—A SURPRISE.
It happened on that same second of December that Mr. Littelby took hisplace for the first time as conductor of the business of Mynn and Mynn.He had arrived at Eckford the previous day, as per agreement, but wasnot installed formally in the office until this. Old Mynn, not in hisgout now, had come down early, and was brisk and lively; George Mynn wasalso there.
He was an admitted solicitor
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