[Illustration: Moore placed his hand on his cousin's shoulder, stooped, and left a kiss on her forehead.] SHIRLEY BY CHARLOTTE BRONTË T. Nelson & Sons CONTENTS. I. LEVITICAL 3 II. THE WAGONS 16 III. MR. YORKE 31 IV. MR. YORKE (CONTINUED) 40 V. HOLLOW'S COTTAGE 51 VI. CORIOLANUS 66 VII. THE CURATES AT TEA 85 VIII. NOAH AND MOSES 110 IX. BRIARMAINS 125 X. OLD MAIDS 147 XI. FIELDHEAD 164 XII. SHIRLEY AND CAROLINE 181 XIII. FURTHER COMMUNICATIONS ON BUSINESS 201 XIV. SHIRLEY SEEKS TO BE SAVED BY WORKS 226 XV. MR. DONNE'S EXODUS 239 XVI. WHITSUNTIDE 253 XVII. THE SCHOOL FEAST 264 XVIII. WHICH THE GENTEEL READER IS RECOMMENDED TO SKIP, LOW PERSONS BEING HERE INTRODUCED 279 XIX. A SUMMER NIGHT 290 XX. TO-MORROW 306 XXI. MRS. PRYOR 319 XXII. TWO LIVES 336 XXIII. AN EVENING OUT 346 XXIV. THE VALLEY OF THE SHADOW OF DEATH 365 XXV. THE WEST WIND BLOWS 384 XXVI. OLD COPY-BOOKS 392 XXVII. THE FIRST BLUESTOCKING 410 XXVIII. PHŒBE 433 XXIX. LOUIS MOORE 453 XXX. RUSHEDGE--A CONFESSIONAL 461 XXXI. UNCLE AND NIECE 475 XXXII. THE SCHOOLBOY AND THE WOOD-NYMPH 491 XXXIII. MARTIN'S TACTICS 502 XXXIV. CASE OF DOMESTIC PERSECUTION--REMARKABLE INSTANCE OF PIOUS PERSEVERANCE IN THE DISCHARGE OF RELIGIOUS DUTIES 513 XXXV. WHEREIN MATTERS MAKE SOME PROGRESS, BUT NOT MUCH 521