by John Buchan
CONTENTS
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PROLOGUE 11
CHAPTER
I HOW A RETIRED PROVISION MERCHANT FELT THE IMPULSE OF SPRING 17
II OF MR. JOHN HERITAGE AND THE DIFFERENCE IN POINTS OF VIEW 28
III HOW CHILDE ROLAND AND ANOTHER CAME TO THE DARK TOWER 46
IV DOUGAL 70
V OF THE PRINCESS IN THE TOWER 85
VI HOW MR. McCUNN DEPARTED WITH RELIEF AND RETURNED WITH RESOLUTION 114
VII SUNDRY DOINGS IN THE MIRK 135
VIII HOW A MIDDLE-AGED CRUSADER ACCEPTED A CHALLENGE 154
IX THE FIRST BATTLE OF THE CRUIVES 171
X DEALS WITH AN ESCAPE AND A JOURNEY 189
XI GRAVITY OUT OF BED 209
XII HOW MR. McCUNN COMMITTED AN ASSAULT UPON AN ALLY 225
XIII THE COMING OF THE DANISH BRIG 244
XIV THE SECOND BATTLE OF THE CRUIVES 257
XV THE GORBALS DIE-HARDS GO INTO ACTION 286
XVI IN WHICH A PRINCESS LEAVES A DARK TOWER AND A PROVISION MERCHANT RETURNS TO HIS FAMILY 306
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