Produced by Charles Bowen from page scans provided by Google Books 1. Page scan source: Google Books https://books.google.com/books?id=MSQsAAAAMAAJ (The New York Public Library) BLACK SHEEP. A Novel. BY EDMUND YATES, AUTHOR OF "THE ROCK AHEAD," "THE FORLORN HOPE," ETC. "Love is strong as death; jealousy is cruel as the grave." New Edition. LONDON: TINSLEY BROTHERS, 18, CATHERINE ST., STRAND. 1868. [_All Rights reserved_.] In Memory OF "THE GROWLERY." CONTENTS. CHAP. I. IN THE AVENUE. II. IN THE HOUSEKEEPER'S ROOM. III. THE PHILISTINES. IV. IN THE BALANCE. V. GOING DOWN. VI. DELAY. VII. AMONG THE BEECHES. VIII. GLAMOUR. IX. TIDED OVER. X. DISPOSED OF. XI. AT POYNINGS. XII. CONFERENCE. XIII. THE SHADOW OF DEATH. XIV. THE SHADOW LIGHTENED. XV. IN THE MUIDERSTRAAT. XVI. IDLESSE. XVII. A DILEMMA. XVIII. ON THE DEFENSIVE. XIX. CLEARED UP. XX. ONCE MORE TIDED OVER. XXI. THE AMERICAN LETTERS. XXII. LOOKING OUT ON THE TAUNUS. XXIII. MRS IRETON P. BEMBRIDGE. XXIV. ON THE BALCONY. XXV. THE SWORD OF DAMOCLES. XXVI. RECOGNITION. XXVII. A FIRST APPEAL. XXVIII. DURING THE LULL. XXIX. THE SEVERING OF THE HAIR. XXX. MOVING ON. XXXI. PAUL WARD. XXXII. ANOTHER RECOGNITION. XXXIII. THE FALLING OF THE SWORD. XXXIV. "CRUEL AS THE GRAVE." XXXV. "INFORMATION RECEIVED." XXXVI. AT THE TIDAL TRAIN. XXXVII. "STRONG AS DEATH." BLACK SHEEP. CHAPTER I. IN THE AVENUE. "I'm to keep to the right?" "Keep on a bearin' to the right, sir, 'cross Watch Common, and down One Ash Hill, and that'll bring you straight on to Poynings, sir! No luggage, sir?" "None, thank you!" "Luggage! no! I should think not! party's without a overcoat, don't you see, Thomas?--without a overcoat, and it freezin' like mad! Poynings, indeed! What's he doin' there? He don't look much like one of the company! More like after the spoons, I should say!"