VIII. A WONDERFUL FORTNIGHT 131 IX. UNDER THE YEW-TREES 149 X. 'BEWITCHED!' 163 XI. THE JUDGE'S RETURN 175 * XII. 'STRIKE AGAIN!' 185 * XIII. MAGNANIMITY 197 * XIV. MILES HALHEAD AND THE HAUGHTY LADY 209 XV. SCATTERING THE SEED 223 XVI. WRESTLING FOR GOD 239 XVII. LITTLE JAMES AND HIS JOURNEYS 255 XVIII. THE FIRST QUAKER MARTYR 271 * XIX. THE CHILDREN OF READING MEETING 285 * XX. THE SADDEST STORY OF ALL 301 * XXI. PALE WINDFLOWERS 321 XXII. AN UNDISTURBED MEETING 343 XXIII. BUTTERFLIES IN THE FELLS 353 XXIV. THE VICTORY OF AMOR STODDART 367 * XXV. THE MARVELLOUS VOYAGE OF THE GOOD SHIP 'WOODHOUSE' 379 * XXVI. RICHARD SELLAR AND THE 'MERCIFUL MAN' 403 * XXVII. TWO ROBBER STORIES--WEST AND EAST 427 XXVIII. SILVER SLIPPERS: OR A QUAKERESS AMONG THE TURKS 441 * XXIX. FIERCE FEATHERS 465 * XXX. THE THIEF IN THE TANYARD 479 XXXI. HOW A FRENCH NOBLE BECAME A FRIEND 489 XXXII. PREACHING TO NOBODY 509 COME-TO-GOOD 523 HISTORICAL NOTES 539 _Note._--An Asterisk denotes stories suitable for younger children. LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS _reproduced from water-colour drawings by_ F. CAYLEY-ROBINSON I. LOIS AND HER NURSE _Frontispiece_ II. THE BOYHOOD OF GEORGE FOX _page_ 36 III. 'DREAMING OF THE COT IN THE VALE' 114 IV. 'THE VOICE OF THE SILENCE' 306 V. PALE WINDFLOWERS 324 VI. FIERCE FEATHERS 474 VII. A FRIENDS' MEETING 534 A TALK ABOUT SAINTS