Gathered In
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Catherine Helen Spence. Gathered In
Gathered In
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Sorrow
Chapter 2 Old and Young Notions of Theology
Chapter 3 Living Prayers
Chapter 4 Old Wounds
Chapter 5 Uncle George Oswald's Liberality
Chapter 6 Recognition and Severance
Chapter 7 Harry Stalker
Chapter 8 Departure
Chapter 9 Across the Ocean
Chapter 10 Tingalpa
Chapter 11 Retrospective
Chapter 12 George Oswald in Retirement
Chapter 13 Cowarrel
Chapter 14 George Oswald in a Different Aspect
Chapter 15 Uphill Work
Chapter 16 A Mission and a Missionary
Chapter 17 Edith Gray and her Friend
Chapter 18 Supper and Talk in the Men's Dining-Room
Chapter 19 Worship in the Men's Dining-Room
Chapter 20 Impression Made on High and Low
Chapter 21 David Henderson's Scheme
Chapter 22 A Surprise
Chapter 23 A Father's Plans
Chapter 24 A Son's Perverseness
Chapter 25 Two Treasures
Chapter 26 George Oswald's Will
Chapter 27 Taking Counsel
Chapter 28 George Oswald's Compunctions
Chapter 29 A Squatter's Princely Liberality
Chapter 30 Sympathy
Chapter 31 The Blot on the Scutcheon
Chapter 32 James Oswald's Object in Life
Chapter 33 Hugh Carmichael
Chapter 34 An Unexpected Coadjutor
Chapter 35 Mrs. Oswald's Discovery
Chapter 36 Jim Oswald's Two Shots
Chapter 37 Sybil's Ring
Chapter 38 The Tables Turned on Jim Oswald
Chapter 39 Discovery and Misdirected Suspicion
Chapter 40 Intolerable Pros and Cons
Chapter 41 Mr. Henderson's Suspicions
Chapter 42 Kenneth's Arrest
Chapter 43 Uncle and Nephew
Chapter 44 Sybil's Appeal
Chapter 45 Faithfulle Unto Deathe
Chapter 46 Hugh Carmichael to the Rescue
Chapter 47 A Blunder
Chapter 48 Sybil's Letter to Kenneth
Chapter 49 The Trial
Chapter 50 What Edith Thought of It
Chapter 51 Kenneth's Second Trial
Chapter 52 An Old Story
Chapter 53 Kenneth's Decision
Chapter 54 One Way of Love
Chapter 55 Another Way of Love
Chapter 56 George Oswald's Move
Chapter 57 Edith Gray's Ultimatum
Chapter 58 The Old Folks at Home
Chapter 59 Harry Stalker's Failure
Chapter 60 Harry Stalker Cuts the Gordian Knot
Chapter 61 Relentings
Chapter 62 Explanations
Chapter 63--And Last Unconditional Surrender
THE END
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Catherine Helen Spence
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Kenneth regretted the close of his studies in the good old City of Edinburgh, because he really advanced more in the last year of his course than he had done in the preceding years. The conversation with his father had acted as a spur to him. If he had had it before he would have worked hard, and obtained a degree; but he was young, and though his advisers made him go in he was not successful. It was not a discreditable attempt--it only need another year's study; but George Oswald was unwilling to let him remain any longer over books. Harry Stalker, who was the only divinity student resident at Mrs. Wishart's, and Kenneth's dearest and most appreciating friend, always said Oswald ought to have pulled through, but at the same time congratulated him on his failure as boding for greater ultimate success in life than a brilliant University opening. Besides, of what value would an University degree be in the eyes of the patriarchal George Oswald, steeped in the local conceit of successful and ignorant colonists? "You can please him better by going in for easy honours at their Melbourne affair, and have your name printed in the newspapers that he reads. And you will have less to regret in leaving 'Auld Reekie"'.
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