THE DOCTOR'S DILEMMA. _A NOVEL_. BY HESBA STRETTON NEW YORK: D. APPLETON AND COMPANY, 549 & 551 BROADWAY. 1872. CONTENTS. _PART THE FIRST_. I.--AN OPEN DOOR II.--TO SOUTHAMPTON III.--A ROUGH NIGHT AT SEA IV.--A SAFE HAVEN V.--WILL IT DO? VI.--TOO MUCH ALONE VII.--A FALSE STEP VIII.--AN ISLAND WITHOUT A DOCTOR _PART THE SECOND_. I.--DR. MARTIN DOBRÉE II.--A PATIENT IN SARK III.--WITHOUT RESOURCES IV.--A RIVAL PRACTITIONER V.--LOCKS OF HAIR VI.--WHO IS SHE? VII.--WHO ARE HER FRIENDS? VIII.--THE SIXTIES OF GUERNSEY IX.--A CLEW TO THE SECRET X.--JULIA'S WEDDING-DRESS XI.--TRUE TO BOTH XII.--STOLEN WATERS ARE SWEET XIII.--ONE IN A THOUSAND. XIV.--OVERHEAD IN LOVE XV.--IN A FIX XVI.--A MIDNIGHT RIDE XVII.--A LONG HALF-HOUR XVIII.--BROKEN OFF XIX.--THE DOBRÉES' GOOD NAME XX.--TWO LETTERS XXI.--ALL WRONG XXII.--DEAD TO HONOR XXIII.--IN EXILE XXIV.--OVERMATCHED. XXV.--HOME AGAIN XXVI.--A NEW PATIENT XXVII.--SET FREE XXVIII.--A BRIGHT BEGINNING XXIX.--THE GOULIOT CAVES XXX.--A GLOOMY ENDING XXXI.--A STORY IN DETAIL XXXII.--OLIVIA GONE XXXIII.--THE EBB OF LIFE XXXIV.--A DISCONSOLATE WIDOWER XXXV.--THE WIDOWER COMFORTED XXXVI.--FINAL ARRANGEMENTS XXXVII.--THE TABLES TURNED XXXVIII.--OLIVIA'S HUSBAND XXXIX.--SAD NEWS XL.--A TORMENTING DOUBT XLI.--MARTIN DOBRÉE'S PLEDGE XLII.--NOIREAU XLIII.--A SECOND PURSUER XLIV.--THE LAW OF MARRIAGE XXV.--FULFILLING THE PLEDGE XLVI.--A DEED OF SEPARATION XLVII.--A FRIENDLY CABMAN XLVIII.--JULIA'S WEDDING XLIX.--A TELEGRAM IN PATOIS _PART THE THIRD_. I.--OLIVIA'S JUSTIFICATION II.--ON THE WING AGAIN III.--IN LONDON LODGINGS IV.--RIDLEY'S AGENCY-OFFICE V.--BELLRINGER STREET VI.--LEAVING ENGLAND VII.--A LONG JOURNEY VIII.--AT SCHOOL IN FRANCE IX.--A FRENCH AVOCAT X.--A MISFORTUNE WITHOUT PARALLEL XI.--LOST AT NIGHTFALL XII.--THE CURÉ OF VILLE-EN-BOIS XIII.--A FEVER-HOSPITAL XIV.--OUTCAST PARISHIONERS XV.--A TACITURN FRENCHWOMAN XVI.--SENT BY GOD XVII.--A MOMENT OF TRIUMPH XVIII.--PIERRE'S SECRET XIX.--SUSPENSE XX.--A MALIGNANT CASE XXI.--THE LAST DEATH XXII.--FREE XXIII.--A YEAR'S NEWS XXIV.--FAREWELL TO VILLE-EN-BOIS XXV.--TOO HIGHLY CIVILIZED XXVI.--SEEING SOCIETY XXVII.--BREAKING THE ICE XXVIII.--PALMY DAYS XXIX.--A POSTSCRIPT BY MARTIN DOBRÉE PART THE FIRST. CHAPTER THE FIRST. AN OPEN DOOR.