BOOK II

XIX. SIX MONTHS 186

XX. ROCKET 194

XXI. THE BROKEN LINK 205

XXII. CECILIA SEES THE WILD GEESE 215

XXIII. AN EMPTY HOUSE 225

XXIV. A ROYAL VISIT 234

XXV. MRS. SOMERVILLE HAS SCRUPLES 241

XXVI. ALEXANDER BARCLAY DOES HIS BEST 251

XXVII. THE SKY FALLS ON GILBERT 257

XXVIII. AGNETA ON THE UNEXPECTED 269

XXIX. THE QUEEN OF THE CADGERS TAKES THE ROAD 275

XXX. MORPHIE KIRK 286

EPILOGUE 298