PART I

I. THE LONELY STEADING IN THE DALE 3

II. THE SISTERS 15

III. PETER FLEMING 32

IV. THE SHIELD OF ACHILLES 48

V. THE WAKING OF THE HOLY WELL 62

VI. JOEL'S DARKNESS 77

VII. MIDNIGHT 93

VIII. JOEL GOES AWAY 107

IX. PETER AT OXFORD 117

X. KETEL'S PARLOUR 127

XI. THE BACK-END 139

XII. SIX WHITE HORSES AND A COACH 152

XIII. JOEL TAKES THE LONG TRAIL 165