XXXIII. A VISIT TO CASTLEMOUNT 256
XXXIV. BESSIE'S PEACEMAKING 266
XXXV. ABBOTSMEAD IN SHADOW 273
XXXVI. DIPLOMATIC 282
XXXVII. SUNDAY MORNING AT BEECHHURST 285
XXXVIII. SUNDAY EVENING AT BROOK 294
XXXIX. AT FAIRFIELD 305
XL. ANOTHER RIDE WITH THE DOCTOR 311
XLI. FRIENDS AND ACQUAINTANCES 318
XLII. HOW FRIENDS MAY FALL OUT 323
XLIII. BETWEEN THEMSELVES 328
XLIV. A LONG DULL DAY 336
XLV. THE SQUIRE'S WILL 343
XLVI. TENDER AND TRUE 349
XLVII. GOODNESS PREVAILS 360
XLVIII. CERTAIN OPINIONS 365
XLIX. BESSIE'S LAST RIDE WITH THE DOCTOR 372
L. FOR BETTER, FOR WORSE 381




THE VICISSITUDES OF BESSIE FAIRFAX.




CHAPTER I.

_HER BIRTH AND PARENTAGE._