This eBook was produced by Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading team. THE LITTLE MINISTER BY J. M. BARRIE AUTHOR OF "WINDOW IN THRUMS," "AULD LIGHT IDYLLS," "WHEN A MAN'S SINGLE." ETC. CONTENTS. CHAPTER I. The Love-Light II. Runs Alongside the Making of a Minister III. The Night-Watchers IV. First Coming of the Egyptian Woman V. A Warlike Chapter, Culminating in the Flouting of the Minister by the Woman VI. In which the Soldiers Meet the Amazons of Thrums VII. Has the Folly of Looking into a Woman's Eyes by Way of Text VIII. 3 A.M.--Monstrous Audacity of the Woman IX. The Woman Considered in Absence--Adventures of a Military Cloak X. First Sermon against Women XI. Tells in a Whisper of Man's Fall during the Curling Season XII. Tragedy of a Mud House XIII. Second Coming of the Egyptian Woman XIV. The Minister Dances to the Woman's Piping XV. The Minister Bewitched--Second Sermon against Women XVI. Continued Misbehavior of the Egyptian Woman XVII. Intrusion of Haggart into these Pages against the Author's Wish XVIII. Caddam--Love Leading to a Rupture XIX. Circumstances Leading to the First Sermon in Approval of Women XX. End of the State of Indecision XXI. Night--Margaret--Flashing of a Lantern XXII. Lovers XXIII. Contains a Birth, Which is Sufficient for One Chapter XXIV. The New World, and the Women who may not Dwell therein XXV. Beginning of the Twenty-four Hours XXVI. Scene at the Spittal XXVII. First Journey of the Dominie to Thrums during the Twenty-four Hours XXVIII. The Hill before Darkness Fell--Scene of the Impending Catastrophe XXIX. Story of the Egyptian XXX. The Meeting for Rain XXXI. Various Bodies Converging on the Hill XXXII. Leading Swiftly to the Appalling Marriage XXXIII. While the Ten o'Clock Bell was Ringing XXXIV. The Great Rain XXXV. The Glen at Break of Day XXXVI. Story of the Dominie XXXVII. Second Journey of the Dominie to Thrums during the Twenty-four Hours XXXVIII. Thrums during the Twenty-four Hours--Defence of the Manse XXXIX. How Babbie Spent the Night of August Fourth XL. Babbie and Margaret--Defence of the Manse continued XLI. Rintoui and Babbie--Break-down of the Defence of the Manse XLII. Margaret, the Precentor, and God between XLIII. Rain--Mist--The Jaws XLIV. End of the Twenty-four Hours XLV. Talk of a Little Maid since Grown Tall CHAPTER I. THE LOVE-LIGHT.