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J. M. Barrie. The Little Minister
The Little Minister
Table of Contents
CHAPTER I. The Love-Light II. Runs Alongside the Making of a Minister III. The Night-Watchers IV. First Coming of the Egyptian Woman V. A Warlike Chapter, Culminating in the Flouting of the Minister by the Woman VI. In which the Soldiers Meet the Amazons of Thrums VII. Has the Folly of Looking into a Woman's Eyes by Way of Text VIII. 3 A.m.—Monstrous Audacity of the Woman IX. The Woman Considered in Absence—Adventures of a Military Cloak X. First Sermon against Women XI. Tells in a Whisper of Man's Fall during the Curling Season XII. Tragedy of a Mud House XIII. Second Coming of the Egyptian Woman XIV. The Minister Dances to the Woman's Piping XV. The Minister Bewitched—Second Sermon against Women XVI. Continued Misbehavior of the Egyptian Woman XVII. Intrusion of Haggart into these Pages against the Author's Wish XVIII. Caddam—Love Leading to a Rupture XIX. Circumstances Leading to the First Sermon in Approval of Women XX. End of the State of Indecision XXI. Night—Margaret—Flashing of a Lantern XXII. Lovers XXIII. Contains a Birth, Which is Sufficient for One Chapter XXIV. The New World, and the Women who may not Dwell therein XXV. Beginning of the Twenty-four Hours XXVI. Scene at the Spittal XXVII. First Journey of the Dominie to Thrums during the Twenty-four Hours XXVIII. The Hill before Darkness Fell—Scene of the Impending Catastrophe XXIX. Story of the Egyptian XXX. The Meeting for Rain XXXI. Various Bodies Converging on the Hill XXXII. Leading Swiftly to the Appalling Marriage XXXIII. While the Ten o'Clock Bell was Ringing XXXIV. The Great Rain XXXV. The Glen at Break of Day XXXVI. Story of the Dominie XXXVII. Second Journey of the Dominie to Thrums during the Twenty-four Hours XXXVIII. Thrums during the Twenty-four Hours—Defence of the Manse XXXIX. How Babbie Spent the Night of August Fourth XL. Babbie and Margaret—Defence of the Manse continued XLI. Rintoui and Babbie—Break-down of the Defence of the Manse XLII. Margaret, the Precentor, and God between XLIII. Rain—Mist—The Jaws XLIV. End of the Twenty-four Hours XLV. Talk of a Little Maid since Grown Tall. CHAPTER I
THE LOVE-LIGHT
CHAPTER II
RUNS ALONGSIDE THE MAKING OF A MINISTER
CHAPTER III
THE NIGHT-WATCHERS
CHAPTER IV
FIRST COMING OF THE EGYPTIAN WOMAN
CHAPTER V
A WARLIKE CHAPTER, CULMINATING IN THE FLOUTING OF THE MINISTER BY THE WOMAN
CHAPTER VI
IN WHICH THE SOLDIERS MEET THE AMAZONS OF THRUMS
CHAPTER VII
HAS THE FOLLY OF LOOKING INTO A WOMAN'S EYES BY WAY OF TEXT
CHAPTER VIII
3 A.m.—MONSTROUS AUDACITY OF THE WOMAN
CHAPTER IX
THE WOMAN CONSIDERED IN ABSENCE—ADVENTURES OF A MILITARY CLOAK
CHAPTER X
FIRST SERMON AGAINST WOMEN
CHAPTER XI
TELLS IN A WHISPER OF MAN'S FALL DURING THE CURLING SEASON
CHAPTER XII
TRAGEDY OF A MUD HOUSE
CHAPTER XIII
SECOND COMING OF THE EGYPTIAN WOMAN
CHAPTER XIV
THE MINISTER DANCES TO THE WOMAN'S PIPING
CHAPTER XV
THE MINISTER BEWITCHED—SECOND SERMON AGAINST WOMEN
CHAPTER XVI
CONTINUED MISBEHAVIOUR OF THE EGYPTIAN WOMAN
CHAPTER XVII
INTRUSION OF HAGGART INTO THESE PAGES AGAINST THE AUTHOR'S WISH
CHAPTER XVIII
CADDAM—LOVE LEADING TO A RUPTURE
CHAPTER XIX
CIRCUMSTANCES LEADING TO THE FIRST SERMON IN APPROVAL OF WOMEN
CHAPTER XX
END OF THE STATE OF INDECISION
CHAPTER XXI
NIGHT—MARGARET—FLASHING OF A LANTERN
CHAPTER XXII
LOVERS
CHAPTER XXIII
CONTAINS A BIRTH, WHICH IS SUFFICIENT FOR ONE CHAPTER
CHAPTER XXIV
NEW WORLD, AND THE WOMAN WHO MAY NOT DWELL THEREIN
CHAPTER XXV
BEGINNING OF THE TWENTY-FOUR HOURS
CHAPTER XXVI
SCENE AT THE SPITTAL
CHAPTER XXVII
FIRST JOURNEY OF THE DOMINIE TO THRUMS DURING THE TWENTY-FOUR HOURS
CHAPTER XXVIII
THE HILL BEFORE DARKNESS FELL—SCENE OF THE IMPENDING CATASTROPHE
CHAPTER XXIX
STORY OF THE EGYPTIAN
CHAPTER XXX
THE MEETING FOR RAIN
CHAPTER XXXI
VARIOUS BODIES CONVERGING ON THE HILL
CHAPTER XXXII
LEADING SWIFTLY TO THE APPALLING MARRIAGE
CHAPTER XXXIII
WHILE THE TEN O'CLOCK BELL WAS RINGING
CHAPTER XXXIV
THE GREAT RAIN
CHAPTER XXXV
THE GLEN AT BREAK OF DAY
CHAPTER XXXVI
STORY OF THE DOMINIE
Chapter XXXVII
SECOND JOURNEY OF THE DOMINIE TO THRUMS DURING THE TWENTY-FOUR HOURS
THRUMS DURING THE TWENTY-FOUR HOURS-DEFENCE OF THE MANSE
HOW BABBIE SPENT THE NIGHT OF AUGUST FOURTH
CHAPTER XL
BABBIE AND MARGARET—DEFENCE OF THE MANSE CONTINUED
CHAPTER XLI
RINTOUL AND BABBIE—BREAKDOWN OF THE DEFENCE OF THE MANSE
CHAPTER XLII
MARGARET, THE PRECENTOR. AND GOD BETWEEN
CHAPTER XLIII
RAIN—MIST—THE JAWS
CHAPTER XLIV
END OF THE TWENTY-FOUR HOURS
TALK OF A LITTLE MAID SINCE GROWN TALL,
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J. M. Barrie
Published by Good Press, 2019
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The mystery of woods by moonlight thrilled the little minister. His eyes rested on the shining roots, and he remembered what had been told him of the legend of Caddam, how once on a time it was a mighty wood, and a maiden most beautiful stood on its confines, panting and afraid, for a wicked man pursued her; how he drew near, and she ran a little way into the wood, and he followed her, and she still ran, and still he followed, until both were for ever lost, and the bones of her pursuer lie beneath a beech, but the lady may still be heard singing in the woods if the night be fine, for then she is a glad spirit, but weeping when there is wild wind, for then she is but a mortal seeking a way out of the wood.
The squirrel slid down the fir and was gone. The axe's blows ceased. Nothing that moved was in sight. The wind that has its nest in trees was circling around with many voices, that never rose above a whisper, and were often but the echo of a sigh. Gavin was in the Caddam of past days, where the beautiful maiden wanders ever, waiting for him who is so pure that he may find her. He will wander over the tree-tops looking for her, with the moon for his lamp, and some night he will hear her singing. The little minister drew a deep breath, and his foot snapped a brittle twig. Then he remembered who and where he was, and stooped to pick up his staff. But he did not pick it up, for as his fingers were closing on it the lady began to sing.
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