Chapter XXX: I Set Off Upon My Journey to the House of Shaws

I COME TO MY JOURNEY’S END

I MAKE ACQUAINTANCE OF MY UNCLE

I RUN A GREAT DANGER IN THE HOUSE OF SHAWS

I GO TO THE QUEEN’S FERRY

WHAT BEFELL AT THE QUEEN’S FERRY

I GO TO SEA IN THE BRIG “COVENANT” OF DYSART

THE ROUND-HOUSE

THE MAN WITH THE BELT OF GOLD

THE SIEGE OF THE ROUND-HOUSE

THE CAPTAIN KNUCKLES UNDER

I HEAR OF THE “RED FOX”

THE LOSS OF THE BRIG

THE ISLET

THE LAD WITH THE SILVER BUTTON: THROUGH THE ISLE OF MULL

THE LAD WITH THE SILVER BUTTON: ACROSS MORVEN

THE DEATH OF THE RED FOX

TALK WITH ALAN IN THE WOOD OF LETTERMORE

THE HOUSE OF FEAR

THE FLIGHT IN THE HEATHER: THE ROCKS

THE FLIGHT IN THE HEATHER: THE HEUGH OF CORRYNAKIEGH

THE FLIGHT IN THE HEATHER: THE MOOR

CLUNY’S CAGE

THE FLIGHT IN THE HEATHER

THE QUARREL IN BALQUHIDDER

END OF THE FLIGHT: WE PASS THE FORTH

I COME TO MR. RANKEILLOR

I GO IN QUEST OF MY INHERITANCE

I COME INTO MY KINGDOM

GOOD-BYE

TALES AND FANTASIES

BY

ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON

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LONDON

CHATTO & WINDUS 1905 p. vCONTENTS

THE MISADVENTURES OF JOHN NICHOLSON

CHAP.

PAGE

I.

IN WHICH JOHN SOWS THE WIND

1

II.

IN WHICH JOHN REAPS THE WHIRLWIND

10

III.

IN WHICH JOHN ENJOYS THE HARVEST HOME

18

IV.

THE SECOND SOWING

27

V.

THE PRODIGAL’S RETURN

35

VI.

THE HOUSE AT MURRAYFIELD

45

VII.

A TRAGI-COMEDY IN A CAB

63

VIII.

SINGULAR INSTANCE OF THE UTILITY OF PASS-KEYS

78

IX.

IN WHICH MR. NICHOLSON ACCEPTS THE PRINCIPLE OF AN ALLOWANCE

95

THE BODY-SNATCHER

109

THE STORY OF A LIE

I.

INTRODUCES THE ADMIRAL

145

II.

A LETTER TO THE PAPERS

154

III.

IN THE ADMIRAL’S NAME

162

IV.

ESTHER ON THE FILIAL RELATION

172

V.

THE PRODIGAL FATHER MAKES HIS DEBUT AT HOME

178

VI.

THE PRODIGAL FATHER GOES ON FROM STRENGTH TO STRENGTH

189

VII.

THE ELOPEMENT

204

VIII.

BATTLE ROYAL

219

IX.

IN WHICH THE LIBERAL EDITOR RE-APPEARS AS ‘DEUS EX MACHINA’

233

UNDERWOODS

BY ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON

NINTH EDITION

LONDON CHATTO & WINDUS 1898 p. xiiiCONTENTS