Produced by This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Canada Team at http://www.pgdpcanada.net FLORA LYNDSAY; OR, PASSAGES IN AN EVENTFUL LIFE. BY MRS. MOODIE. AUTHOR OF “ROUGHING IT IN THE BUSH,” “MARK HURDLESTONE,” “LIFE IN THE CLEARINGS,” ETC. IN TWO VOLUMES. VOL. I. LONDON: RICHARD BENTLEY, NEW BURLINGTON STREET. 1854. LONDON: R. CLAY, PRINTER, BREAD STREET HILL. TO MISS GOODING, OF CROMER, IN THE COUNTY OF NORFOLK, THESE VOLUMES ARE AFFECTIONATELY INSCRIBED BY HER ATTACHED FRIEND, SUSANNAH MOODIE. BELLEVILLE, UPPER CANADA. CONTENTS OF THE FIRST VOLUME. PAGE CHAPTER I. PAGE MATRIMONIAL DIALOGUE 1 CHAPTER II. THE OLD CAPTAIN 10 CHAPTER III. THE OLD CAPTAIN IN PERSON 16 CHAPTER IV. A VISIT OF CONDOLENCE 25 CHAPTER V. THE TRUE FRIEND 37 CHAPTER VI. FLORA’S OUTFIT 43 CHAPTER VII. HOW MISS WILHELMINA CARR AND FLORA BECAME ACQUAINTED 51 CHAPTER VIII. MISS WILHELMINA CALLS UPON FLORA 65 CHAPTER IX. FLORA GOES TO TEA WITH MISS CARR 79 CHAPTER X. OLD JARVIS AND HIS DOG NEPTUNE 100 CHAPTER XI. FLORA IN SEARCH OF A SERVANT, HEARS A REAL GHOST STORY 113 CHAPTER XII. THE LAST HOURS AT HOME 141 CHAPTER XIII. THE DEPARTURE 152 CHAPTER XIV. AN OPEN BOAT AT SEA 163 CHAPTER XV. ONCE MORE AT HOME 173 CHAPTER XVI. THE FOG 179 CHAPTER XVII. THE STEAM-BOAT 188 CHAPTER XVIII. A PEEP INTO THE LADIES’ CABIN 196 CHAPTER XIX. MRS. DALTON 209 CHAPTER XX. EDINBURGH 219 CHAPTER XXI. MRS. WADDEL 226 CHAPTER XXII. CLIMBING THE MOUNTAIN 237 CHAPTER XXIII. THE BRIG ANNE 247 CHAPTER XXIV. A VISIT TO THE SHIP OWNER 257 CHAPTER XXV. FLORA’S DINNER 266