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XVII. —A Letter from Paris 178 XVIII. —After Four Years 185 XIX. —"Whom the gods wish to destroy they first make mad" 196 XX. —Norine's Revenge 208 XXI. —"The mills of the gods grind slowly, but they grind exceedingly small" 215 XXII. —"The way of the Transgressor is hard." 225 XXIII. —"Jenny Kissed me." 231 SIR NOEL'S HEIR. I. —Sir Noel's Deathbed 243 II. —Captain Everard 252 III. —"Little May" 262 IV. —Mrs. Weymore 272 V. —A Journey to London 283 VI. —Guy 288 VII. —Col. Jocyln 298 VIII. —Lady Thetford's Ball 307 IX. —Guy Legard 317 X. —Asking in Marriage 325 XI. —On the Wedding eve 334 XII. —Mrs. Weymore's Story 346 XIII. —"There is many a slip" 354 XIV. —Parted 363 XV. —After Five Years 369 XVI. —At Sorrento 373 XVII. —At Home 376 A DARK CONSPIRACY 379 FOR BETTER FOR WORSE 393

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NORINE'S REVENGE.

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CHAPTER I.

TWO BLACK EYES AND THEIR WORK.

Mr. Richard Gilbert, lawyer, of New York, entering five minutes before starting time, found just one seat unoccupied near the door. A crusty old farmer held the upper half, and moved grumpily toward the window, under protest, as Mr. Gilbert took the place.

The month was March, the morning snowy and blowy, slushy and sleety, as it is in the nature of Canadian March mornings to be. The sharp sleet lashed the glass, people shivered in multitudinous wraps, lifted purple noses, over-twisted woolen clouds and looked