Chapter I: Front Matter

THE SILVER DIAL.

BY

MARY C. ROWSELL.

AUTHOR OF “ST. NICOLAS’ EVE,” “LOVE LOYAL,” “TRAITOR OR PATRIOT,” &c., &c.

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“AS MANY LINES CLOSE IN THE DIAL’S CENTRE;
SO MANY A THOUSAND ACTIONS, ONCE AFOOT,
END IN ONE PURPOSE.”—_Henry V._

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VOL III.

LONDON: SWAN SONNENSCHEIN, LE BAS & LOWREY, PATERNOSTER SQUARE.

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1886.

THE ABERDEEN UNIVERSITY PRESS.

CONTENTS.

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XLVIII.—The Horologe 1

XLIX.—“Les Neiges D’Antan” 21

L.—“So near, and yet so far away” 32

LI.—“Shoemaker’s Holiday” 45

LII.—“More Favour and Prejudice” 63

LIII.—“On the Good Faith of Syndic Hackernagel” 77

LIV.—Love’s Alchemy 96

LV.—A Visit to Dr. Wolkenberg’s 113

LVI.—Playing with Fire 131

LVII.—“Motive Power” 142

LVIII.—Vade Satana 155

LIX.—When Greek meets Greek 172

LX.—“Man proposes” 191

LXI.—St. Stephen’s Tower 201

LXII.—A Dilemma 213

LXIII.—“The Three Ravens” 230

LXIV.—“In vino veritas” 243

LXV.—A Confession 260

LXVI.—“Sweet is true Love, tho’ given in vain, in vain” 282

LXVII.—“Lady’s Leap Corner” 294

LXVIII.—A Vigil 306

LXIX.—Saved! 317

LXX.—“Finis Coronat” 331

LXXI.—“There could not be greater Love than this” 345

LXXII.—De Profundis 363

LXXIII.—Syndic Hackernagel retires from Public Life 374

LXXIV.—“Ich habe Gelebt, and Geliebet” 385

LXXV.—“To the End” 402

THE SILVER DIAL.