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  PERLYCROSS

  BY THE SAME AUTHOR.

  _In one volume, Crown 8vo., cloth extra, 6s each._

  +LORNA DOONE.++CLARA VAUGHAN.++CHRISTOWELL.++ALICE LORRAINE.++CRADOCK NOWELL.++CRIPPS THE CARRIER.++MARY ANERLEY.++EREMA; or, MY FATHER'S SIN.++TOMMY UPMORE.++SPRINGHAVEN.++KIT AND KITTY.+

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  +SPRINGHAVEN: A Tale of the Great War.+ With Sixty-four Illustrations by ALFRED PARSONS and F. BARNARD. Square demy 8vo., cloth extra, gilt edges, 7s. 6d.

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  PERLYCROSS

  _A TALE OF THE WESTERN HILLS_

  BY

  R. D. BLACKMORE

  AUTHOR OF "LORNA DOONE," "SPRINGHAVEN," ETC.

  _THIRTEENTH THOUSAND_

  LONDONSAMPSON LOW, MARSTON, & COMPANY_LIMITED_St. Dunstan's HouseFETTER LANE, FLEET STREET, E.C.1894.[_All rights reserved._]

  LONDON:PRINTED BY WILLIAM CLOWES AND SONS, LIMITED,STAMFORD STREET AND CHARING CROSS.

  CONTENTS.

  CHAPTER PAGE I.--THE LAP OF PEACE 1

  II.--FAIRY FAITH 6

  III.--THE LYCH-GATE 12

  IV.--NICIE 19

  V.--A FAIR BARGAIN 28

  VI.--DOCTORS THREE 37

  VII.--R. I. P. 48

  VIII.--THE POTATO-FIELD 57

  IX.--THE NARROW PATH 66

  X.--IN CHARGE 73

  XI.--AT THE CHARGE 80

  XII.--A FOOL'S ERRAND 87

  XIII.--THE LAW OF THE LAND 101

  XIV.--REASONING WITHOUT REASON 109

  XV.--FRIENDS AND FOES 118

  XVI.--LITTLE BILLY 128

  XVII.--CAMELIAS 139

  XVIII.--CONCUSSION 149

  XIX.--PERCUSSION 161

  XX.--DISCUSSION 172

  XXI.--BLACKMARSH 184

  XXII.--FIRESHIP AND GALLEON 197

  XXIII.--A MAGIC LETTER 211

  XXIV.--A WAGER 225

  XXV.--A SERMON IN STONE 241

  XXVI.--THE OLD MILL 252

  XXVII.--PANIC 263

  XXVIII.--VAGABONDS 277

  XXIX.--TWO PUZZLES 291

  XXX.--FRANKLY SPEAKING 300

  XXXI.--A GREAT PRIZE 311

  XXXII.--PLEADINGS 321

  XXXIII.--THE SCHOOLMASTER ABROAD 331

  XXXIV.--LOYALTY 341

  XXXV.--A WRESTLING BOUT 352

  XXXVI.--A FIGHTING BOUT 363

  XXXVII.--GENTLE AS A LAMB 374

  XXXVIII.--AN INLAND RUN 384

  XXXIX.--NEEDFUL RETURNS 394

  XL.--HOME AND FOREIGN 406

  XLI.--THE PRIDE OF LIFE 416

  XLII.--HIS LAST BIVOUAC 426

  XLIII.--TWO FINE LESSONS 435

  XLIV.--AND ONE STILL FINER 445

  PERLYCROSS.