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The Sisters of St. Barnabas 221 XXIV.— Eva to Harry's Mother 227 XXV.— Aunt Maria Endeavors to Set Matters Right 232 XXVI.— She Stood Outside the Gate 243 XXVII.— Rough Handling of Sore Nerves 253 XXVIII.— Reason and Unreason 262 XXIX.— Aunt Maria Frees her Mind 270 XXX.— A Dinner on Washing Day 274 XXXI.— What They Talked About 285 XXXII.— A Mistress Without a Maid 296 XXXIII.— A Four-footed Prodigal 307 XXXIV.— Going to the Bad 317 XXXV.— A Soul in Peril 328 XXXVI.— Love in Christmas Greens 339 XXXVII.— Thereafter? 350 XXXVIII.— "We Must be Cautious" 357 XXXIX.— Says She to her Neighbor—What? 365 XL.— The Engagement Announced 369 XLI.— Letter from Eva to Harry's Mother 375 XLII.— Jim's Fortunes 387 XLIII.— A Midnight Caucus over the Coals 399 XLIV.— Fluctuations 407 XLV.— The Valley of the Shadow 414 XLVI.— What They all Said About It 418 XLVII.— "In the Forgiveness of Sins" 430 XLVIII.— The Pearl Cross 439 XLIX.— The Unprotected Female 448 L.— Eva to Harry's Mother