| page | Introduction | vii | I. | The Mystery and the Evidence | 1 | II. | The Slaughter of the Ruthvens | 11 | III. | The King’s Own Narrative | 35 | IV. | The King’s Narrative. II | 55 | V. | Henderson’s Narrative | 60 | VI. | The Strange Case of Mr. Robert Oliphant | 71 | VII. | The Contemporary Ruthven Vindication | 80 | VIII. | The Theory of an Accidental Brawl | 94 | IX. | Contemporary Clerical Criticism | 99 | X. | Popular Criticism of the Day | 111 | XI. | The King and the Ruthvens | 118 | XII. | Logan of Restalrig | 148 | XIII. | The Secrets of Sprot | 168 | XIV. | The Laird and the Notary | 182 | XV. | The Final Confessions of the Notary | 201 | XVI. | What is Letter IV? | 232 | XVII. | Inferences as to the Casket Letters | 240 | APPENDICES | A. | The Frontispiece | 245 | B. | The Contemporary Ruthven Vindication | 252 | C. | Five Letters forged by Sprot, as from Logan | 257 | Index | 265 |
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