Produced by Delphine Lettau, Stephen Hutcheson & the online Distributed Proofreaders Canada team at http://www.pgdpcanada.net [Illustration: “HE TOOK OFF HIS HAT AT THE LAST WORDS AND SWEPT IT, WITH A FLOURISH, NEARLY TO THE GROUND.” (_See page 217._)] THE HOUSE OF ARDEN A STORY FOR CHILDREN BY E. NESBIT AUTHOR OF “THE STORY OF THE AMULET,” “THE TREASURE SEEKERS,” ETC. ILLUSTRATED BY H. R. MILLAR LONDON T. FISHER UNWIN Adelphi Terrace 1908 TO JOHN BLAND Dymchurch, 1908. (_All rights reserved._) CONTENTS PAGE CHAPTER I ARDEN’S LORD 13 CHAPTER II THE MOULDIWARP 45 CHAPTER III IN BONEY’S TIMES 76 CHAPTER IV THE LANDING OF THE FRENCH 97 CHAPTER V THE HIGHWAYMAN AND THE —— 112 CHAPTER VI THE SECRET PANEL 136 CHAPTER VII THE KEY OF THE PARLOUR 162 CHAPTER VIII GUY FAWKES 184 CHAPTER IX THE PRISONERS IN THE TOWER 214 CHAPTER X WHITE WINGS AND A BROWNIE 238 CHAPTER XI DEVELOPMENTS 262 CHAPTER XII FILMS AND CLOUDS 291 CHAPTER XIII MAY-BLOSSOM AND PEARLS 308 CHAPTER XIV THE FINDING OF THE TREASURE 327 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS