PART III

THE TOWER

XVI Mrs. Lester, Too, Would Like It to be the Twenty-seventh, but Maradick Is Afraid of the Devil 325

XVII Morning and Afternoon of the Twenty- seventh—Tony, Maradick, Janet, and Miss Minns Have a Ride After the Wedding 343

XVIII Afternoon and Evening of the Twenty- seventh—Maradick Goes to Church and Afterwards Pays a Visit to Morelli 368

XIX Night of the Twenty-seventh—Maradick and Mrs. Lester 387

XX Maradick Tells the Family, Has Breakfast with His Wife, and Says Good-bye to Some Friends 402

XXI Six Letters 421

XXII The Place 427