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CONTENTS
| XVIII. | Boldwood in Meditation—A Visit | 199 |
| XIX. | The Sheep-washing—The Offer | 207 |
| XX. | Perplexity—Grinding the Shears—A Quarrel | 217 |
| XXI. | Troubles in the Fold—A Message | 227 |
| XXII. | The Great Barn and the Sheep-shearers | 238 |
| XXIII. | Eventide—A Second Declaration | 256 |
| XXIV. | The Same Night—The Fir Plantation | 267 |
| XXV. | The New Acquaintance Described | 278 |
| XXVI. | Scene on the Verge of the Hay-mead | 284 |
| XVII. | Hiving the Bees | 299 |
| XVIII. | The Hollow Amid the Ferns | 305 |
| XXIX. | Particulars of a Twilight Walk | 314 |
| XXX. | Hot Cheeks and Tearful Eyes | 326 |
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
"Do you happen to want a Shepherd, Ma'am?" Frontispiece.
Hands were Loosening his Neckerchief To face page 32
"Get the Front Door Key." Liddy fetched it 158
"I feel—almost too much—to think," he said 211
She stood up in the Window-opening, facing the Men 262
She took up her Position as directed 308