Produced by Brenda Lewis, woodie4 and the Online Distributed Proofreading Canada Team at http://www.pgdpcanada.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) SIR TOM BY MRS. OLIPHANT AUTHOR OF "THE WIZARD'S SON," "HESTER," ETC. London MACMILLAN AND CO. AND NEW YORK 1893 _All rights reserved_ _First Edition (3 Vols. Crown 8vo) Sept. 1884_ _Second Edition (1 Vol. Crown 8vo) 1884_ _Reprinted (Globe 8vo) 1888, (Crown 8vo) 1893_ CONTENTS. PAGE CHAPTER I. HOW SIR TOM BECAME A GREAT PERSONAGE 1 CHAPTER II. HIS WIFE 9 CHAPTER III. OLD MR. TREVOR'S WILL 20 CHAPTER IV. YOUNG MR. TREVOR 29 CHAPTER V. CONSULTATIONS 39 CHAPTER VI. A SHADOW OF COMING EVENTS 48 CHAPTER VII. A WARNING 58 CHAPTER VIII. THE SHADOW OF DEATH 67 CHAPTER IX. A CHRISTMAS VISIT 77 CHAPTER X. LUCY'S ADVISERS 86 CHAPTER XI. AN INNOCENT CONSPIRACY 96 CHAPTER XII. THE FIRST STRUGGLE 105 CHAPTER XIII. AN IDLE MORNING 115 CHAPTER XIV. AN UNWILLING MARTYR 126 CHAPTER XV. ON BUSINESS 135 CHAPTER XVI. AN UNEXPECTED ARRIVAL 146 CHAPTER XVII. FOREWARNED 157 CHAPTER XVIII. THE VISITORS 167 CHAPTER XIX. THE OPENING OF THE DRAMA 179 CHAPTER XX. AN ANXIOUS CRITIC 189 CHAPTER XXI. AN UNEXPECTED ENCOUNTER 200 CHAPTER XXII. A PAIR OF FRIENDS 211 CHAPTER XXIII. THE BREAKFAST TABLE 221 CHAPTER XXIV. THE ORACLE SPEAKS 230