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CHAPTER I

Of certain Events which happened at East Hardwick Manor House, August 27-28, 16421

CHAPTER II

Of my Meeting with my Kinsman, Anthony Dacre, at the Wayside Inn—of my Further Adventures, my Disinheritance by Sir Nicholas, and my Doings with the Parliamentarians—and of my Employment on an Important Mission by General Oliver Cromwell42

CHAPTER III

Of my Second Meeting with Anthony Dacre, and its Results—and of my Serious Quandary as to which of two Duties must first be performed77

CHAPTER IV

Of Various Events of Importance which took place during one night, and caused us Considerable Uneasiness and Other Emotions103

CHAPTER V

Of my Reconciliation with Sir Nicholas, of his Last Wish, and of his Death and Our own Sore Straits143

CHAPTER VI

Of my Remarkable Adventures with Gregory and our Fortunate Discovery, of Sir Nicholas’s Burial in his own House, and of my Flight with Mistress Alison177

CHAPTER VII

Of our Adventures under the Bridge and the Privations we there Endured, and of my Interview with Fairfax and its Sad Results207

CHAPTER VIII

Of my Surprising Deliverance from Death, my last Meeting with Anthony Dacre, and of certain Notable Passages ’twixt Mistress Alison and Myself235