BY

WHAT AUTHORITY?

By

Robert Hugh Benson

Author of

"The Light Invisible," "The King's Achievement,"
"A Book of the Love of Jesus," etc.

BENIZIGER BROS.
PRINTERS TO THE HOLY APOSTOLIC SEE,
NEW YORK, CINCINNATI, CHICAGO.

I wish to acknowledge a great debt of
gratitude to the Reverend Dom Bede
Camm., O.S.B., who kindly read this book
in proof, and made many valuable corrections
and suggestions.

ROBERT HUGH BENSON

Tremans
    Horsted Keynes
        October 27, 1904

PENATIBVS · FOCISQVE · CARIS
NECNON · TRIBVS · CARIORIBVS
APVD · QVAS · SCRIPSI
IN · QVARVM · AVRES · LEGI
A · QVIBVS · ADMONITVS · EMENDAVI
HVNC · LIBRVM
D.

CONTENTS

PART I

1. The Situation1
2. The Hall and the House8
3. London Town21
4. Mary Corbet37
5. A Rider From London51
6. Mr. Stewart64
7. The Door in the Garden Wall79
8. The Taking of Mr. Stewart90
9. Village Justice99
10. A Confessor108
11. Master Calvin124
12. A Winding Up140

PART II

1. Anthony in London152
2. Some New Lessons168
3. Hubert's Return183
4. A Counter March196
5. The Coming of the Jesuits213
6. Some Contrasts235
7. A Message From the City252
8. The Massing-House267
9. From Fulham to Greenwich279
10. The Appeal to Cæsar296
11. A Station of the Cross313
12. A Strife of Tongues334
13. The Spiritual Exercises351
14. Easter Day368

PART III

1. The Coming of Spain384
2. Men of War and Peace390
3. Home-Coming404
4. Stanfield Place421