Produced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.) The English Library No. 168 DIANA TRELAWNY BY MRS. OLIPHANT _IN ONE VOLUME_ _OTHER VOLUMES BY THE SAME AUTHOR PUBLISHED IN_ The English Library 77. 78. THE RAILWAY MAN AND HIS CHILDREN 2 Vols. 95. 96. THE MARRIAGE OF ELINOR 2 Vols. 156. 157. THE CUCKOO IN THE NEST 2 Vols. 171. 172. THE VICTORIAN AGE OF ENGLISH LITERATURE 2 Vols. _Copyright Edition_ DIANA TRELAWNY BY MRS. OLIPHANT AUTHOR OF _“WITHIN THE PRECINCTS,” “THE RAILWAY MAN AND HIS CHILDREN,” “AT HIS GATES,” “THE MARRIAGE OF ELINOR,” “THE CUCKOO IN THE NEST,” ETC._ LEIPZIG HEINEMANN AND BALESTIER _LIMITED_, _LONDON_ 1893 CONTENTS CHAPT. PAGE I.--HERSELF 1 II.--HER NEIGHBOURS 14 III.--TO ITALY 32 IV.--THE TWO LITTLE WOMEN 53 V.--THE PALAZZO DEI SOGNI 70 VI.--NEW ARRIVALS 86 VII.--THE ENGLISH LADY IN PISA 103 VIII.--AN EVENING PARTY 118 IX.--WARNINGS AND CONSULTATIONS 133 X.--THE TWO LITTLE WOMEN 149 XI.--THE PROPOSAL 165 XII.--THE HOUSE OF DREAMS 183 XIII.--A SURPRISE 200 XIV.--DESPAIR 218 XV.--THE SPOSA 235 XVI.--A SYMPATHISING FRIEND 252 XVII.--THE WEDDING-DAY 270 XVIII.--AFTERWARDS 286 DIANA CHAPTER I. HERSELF.