THE MASTER OF BALLANTRAE (Illustrated)

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Robert Louis Stevenson. THE MASTER OF BALLANTRAE (Illustrated)

THE MASTER OF BALLANTRAE (Illustrated)

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Preface

Chapter I. Summary of Events During This Master’s Wanderings

Chapter II. Summary of Events (continued)

Chapter III. The Master’s Wanderings

From the Memoirs of the Chevalier de Burke

Chapter IV. Persecutions Endured by Mr. Henry

Chapter V. Account of All that Passed on the Night on February 27th, 1757

Chapter VI. Summary of Events during the Master’s Second Absence

Chapter VII. Adventure of Chevalier Burke in India

Chapter VIII. The Enemy in the House

Chapter IX. Mr. Mackellar’s Journey with the Master

Chapter X. Passages at New York

Chapter XI. The Journey in the Wilderness

NARRATIVE OF THE TRADER, MOUNTAIN

Chapter XII. The Journey in the Wilderness (continued)

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Robert Louis Stevenson

Chapter I. Summary of Events During This Master’s Wanderings

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It was a strange thing to say in such a moment; but my lord had never forgotten Mr. Henry’s speech, and he had years of injustice on his conscience. Still it was a strange thing, and more than Miss Alison could let pass. She broke out and blamed my lord for his unnatural words, and Mr. Henry because he was sitting there in safety when his brother lay dead, and herself because she had given her sweetheart ill words at his departure, calling him the flower of the flock, wringing her hands, protesting her love, and crying on him by his name - so that the servants stood astonished.

Mr. Henry got to his feet, and stood holding his chair. It was he that was like ashes now.

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