The Barrier: A Novel

CONTENTS

CHAPTER		PAGE
I.	The Statement of the Case	3
II.	Which Enlarges the Stage	10
III.	Sets the Ball to Rolling	21
IV.	An Understanding	26
V.	Various Points of View	32
VI.	Introducing an Eccentric	41
VII.	Chebasset	52
VIII.	The Progress of Acquaintance	65
IX.	New Ideas	75
X.	Drawn Both Ways	83
XI.	An Incident at the Mill	92
XII.	Forwards Various Affairs	102
XIII.	Which Is in Some Respects Unsatisfactory	114
XIV.	Mr. Pease Intrudes Upon a Secret	123
XV.	Which Develops the Colonel's Financial Srategy	130
XVI.	Something New	145
XVII.	Which Deals with Several of Our Personages	155
XVIII.	Judith Buys a Typewriter	163
XIX.	"Put Money in Thy Purse"	175
XX.	The Power of Suggestion	182
XXI.	Ellis Takes His Last Step but One	194
XXII.	Haroun Al Raschid	206
XXIII.	Plain Language	218
XXIV.	Bringing About an Understanding	224
XXV.	The Colonel Gives Up His Luxuries	235
XXVI.	In which Judge Harmon Enters the Story	242
XXVII.	In which Judge Harmon Leaves the Story	250
XXVIII.	Judith Binds Herself	255
XXIX.	Knowledge of New Things	263
XXX.	Time Begins His Revenges	275
XXXI.	Brings About Two New Combinations	286
XXXII.	Which Is in Some Respects Satisfactory	295
XXXIII.	Contains Another Proposal of Marriage, and Settles an Old Score	307

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