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A Scottish tutor finds employment in a grand house, only to discover a web of supernatural intrigue and mesmeric control. The humble, faithful David Elginbrod stands as a spiritual anchor against the dark forces threatening the family. This early work combines Gothic mystery with a deep, earnest exploration of faith and protection.
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Table of contents
1BOOK I. TURRIEPUFFIT.
48CHAPTER XX. THE BAD MAN.
2CHAPTER I. THE FIR-WOOD.
49CHAPTER XXI. SPIRIT VERSUS MATERIALISM.
3CHAPTER II. DAVID ELGINBROD AND THE NEW TUTOR.
50CHAPTER XXII. THE RING.
4CHAPTER III. THE DAISY AND THE PRIMROSE.: HENRY VAUGHAN.
51CHAPTER XXIII. THE WAGER.
5CHAPTER IV. THE COTTAGE.
52CHAPTER XXIV. THE LADY EUPHRASIA.
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6CHAPTER V. THE STUDENTS.
53CHAPTER XXV. NEXT MORNING.
7CHAPTER VI. THE LAIRD’S LADY.
54CHAPTER XXVI. AN ACCIDENT.: There’s a special providence in the fall of a sparrow.
8CHAPTER VII. THE SECRET OF THE WOOD.: HENRY VAUGHAN.
55CHAPTER XXVII. MORE TROUBLES.
9CHAPTER VIII. A SUNDAY MORNING.
56CHAPTER XXVIII. A BIRD’S-EYE VIEW.
10CHAPTER IX. NATURE.
57CHAPTER XXIX. HUGH’S AWAKING.
11CHAPTER X. HARVEST.
58CHAPTER XXX. CHANGES.
12CHAPTER XI. A CHANGE AND NO CHANGE.
59CHAPTER XXXI. EXPLANATIONS.
13CHAPTER XII. CHARITY.: Knowledge bloweth up, but charity buildeth up.
60CHAPTER XXXII. DEPARTURE.: END OF THE SECOND BOOK.
14CHAPTER XIII. HERALDRY.
61BOOK III. LONDON.
15CHAPTER XIV. WINTER.
62CHAPTER I. LODGINGS.
16CHAPTER XV. TRANSITION.
63CHAPTER II. LETTERS FOR THE POST.
17RICHARD CRASHAW.
64“HUGH SUTHERLAND.”
18“MY DEAR SIR,
65“EUPHRASIA CAMERON.
19“DAVID ELGINBROD.
66CHAPTER III. ENDEAVOURS.: BURNS.
20“MARGARET ELGINBROD.”
67CHAPTER IV. A LETTER FROM THE POST.: “MARGARET ELGINBROD.”
21END OF THE FIRST BOOK.
68CHAPTER V. BEGINNINGS.
22BOOK II. ARNSTEAD.
69CHAPTER VI. A SUNDAY’S DINNER.: BURNS.
23The earth hath bubbles as the water has.
70CHAPTER VII. SUNDAY EVENING.
24MACBETH.—I.3
71CHAPTER VIII. EUPHRA.: “HARRY ARNOLD.”
25CHAPTER I. A NEW HOME.: A wise man’s home is whereso’er he’s wise.
72CHAPTER IX. THE NEW PUPILS.
26CHAPTER II. HARRY’S NEW HORSE.
73CHAPTER X. CONSULTATIONS.: Wo keine Götter sind, walten Gespenster.
27CHAPTER III. EUPHRASIA.
74CHAPTER XI. QUESTIONS AND DREAMS.
28CHAPTER IV. THE CAVE IN THE STRAW.
75CHAPTER XII. A SUNDAY WITH FALCONER.: SIR HENRY WOTTON.
29CHAPTER V. LARCH AND OTHER HUNTING.
76CHAPTER XIII. THE LADY’S-MAID.
30CHAPTER VI. FATIMA.: SHAKSPERE.
77BURNS.
31CHAPTER VII. THE PICTURE GALLERY.
78GILES FLETCHER.
32CHAPTER VIII. NEST-BUILDING.
79CHAPTER XIV. DAVID ELGINBROD.
33CHAPTER IX. GEOGRAPHY POINT.
80He being dead yet speaketh.
34CHAPTER X. ITALIAN.
81DR. DONNE.
35Per me si va nella città dolente.
82CHAPTER XV. MARGARET’S SECRET.
36DANTE
83CHAPTER XVI. FOREBODINGS.
37CHAPTER XI. THE FIRST MIDNIGHT.
84CHAPTER XVII. STRIFE.
38“MY DEAR MR. ARNOLD,
85CHAPTER XVIII. VICTORY
39“HANNAH ELTON.”
86CHAPTER XIX. MARGARET.
40CHAPTER XII. A SUNDAY.
87CHAPTER XX. A NEW GUIDE.
41CHAPTER XIII. A STORM.
88CHAPTER XXI. THE LAST GROAT.: SOUTHWELL.
42CHAPTER XIV. AN EVENING LECTURE.
89CHAPTER XXII. DEATH.: DR. DONNE.
43CHAPTER XV. ANOTHER EVENING LECTURE.
90CHAPTER XXIII. NATURE AND HER LADY.: DR. DONNE.
44CHAPTER XVI. A NEW VISITOR AND AN OLD ACQUAINTANCE.
91CHAPTER XXIV. THE FIR-WOOD AGAIN.: THE END.
45CHAPTER XVII. MATERIALISM alias GHOST-HUNTING.: HEINRICH HEINE
92FOOTNOTES:
46CHAPTER XVIII. MORE MATERIALISM AND SOME SPIRITUALISM.
93SCOTTISH WORDS
47CHAPTER XIX. THE GHOST’S WALK.
94IMPRINT | DISCLAIMER
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