CHAPTER XIV

THE FINDING OF THE TREASURE 327

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"HE TOOK OFF HIS HAT AT THE LAST WORDS AND SWEPT IT, WITH A FLOURISH, NEARLY TO THE GROUND" _Frontispiece_ PAGE "THEY WENT SLOWLY UP THE RED-BRICK-PAVED SIDEWALK" 25 "'AYE,' HE SAID, 'YOU'RE AN ARDEN, FOR SURE'" 35 "THEY WERE TURNING ITS PAGES WITH QUICK, ANXIOUS HANDS" 41 "THE CHILDREN WENT IN THE CARRIER'S CART" 55 "'HOITY-TOITY,' SAID THE OLD LADY, VERY SEVERELY; 'WE FORGET OUR MANNERS, I THINK'" 73 "'I'VE BROUGHT YOU SOME TEA AND SUGAR,' SHE SAID" 89 "THE MOULDIWARP MADE A LITTLE RUN AND A LITTLE JUMP, AND ELFRIDA CAUGHT IT" 95 "'DO YOU THINK THE FRENCH WILL LAND TOMORROW IN LYMCHURCH BAY?' EDRED ASKED" 103 "THEY SAT DOWN ON THE CLOSE WHITE LINE OF DAISIES" 117 "'COME, SEE HOW THE NEW SCARF BECOMES THY BET. IS IT NOT VASTLY MODISH?'" 121 "'IF YOU AIM AT ME YOU SHOOT THE CHILD'" 131 "BETTY HANDED HIM THE CANDLE" 137 "'NOW,' SAID A DOZEN VOICES, 'THE TRUTH, LITTLE MISS'" 143 "ELFRIDA WAS OBLIGED TO SHAKE HIM" 153 "EDRED AND THE BIG CHAIR FELL TO THE FLOOR" 159 "SHE SAW THAT THE NAME WAS 'E. TALBOT'" 167 "THE ROOM SEEMED FULL OF CIRCLING WINGS" 171 "A LADY IN CRIMSON AND ERMINE WITH A GOLD CROWN" 181 "THE WALLS SEEMED TO TREMBLE AND SHAKE AND GO CROOKED" 193 "'THOU'RT A FINE PAGE, INDEED, MY DEAR SON,' SAID THE LADY. 'STAND ASIDE AND TAKE MY TRAIN'" 199 "OLD PARROT-NOSE HAD ELFRIDA BY THE WRIST" 207 "THEY FOUND THEIR HOUSE OCCUPIED BY AN ARMED GUARD" 211 "'I WILL CONVEY HIM TO OUR COACH, GOOD MASTERS,' SHE SAID TO THE GUARD" 231 "'YOU'VE NO MANNERS,' IT SAID TO THE NURSE" 235 "THE STREAM CAME OUT UNDER A ROUGH, LOW ARCH OF STONE" 253 "'SOLDIERS!' SHE CRIED, 'AND THEY'RE AFTER US'" 257 "MRS. HONEYSETT WAS SITTING IN A LITTLE LOW CHAIR AT THE BACK DOOR PLUCKING A WHITE CHICKEN" 263 "'AH,' SAID OLD NEALE ADMIRINGLY, 'YOU'LL BE A-BUSTING WITH BOOK-LARNIN' AFORE YOU COME TO YOUR TWENTY-ONE, I LAY'" 279 "IT HELD CLOTHES FAR RICHER THAN ANY THEY HAD SEEN YET" 287 "'NOW RUN!' SHE SAID, AND HERSELF LED THE WAY" 315 "EDRED AND ELFRIDA AND RICHARD SAT DOWN ON THE MINUTE HAND" 325 "THE HOUSES WERE MADE OF GREAT BLOCKS OF STONE" 337

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