LXXXIX.--The Mysterious Letter 266 XC.--Markham's Occupations 268 XCI.--The Tragedy 274 XCII.--The Italian Valet 277 XCIII.--News from Castelcicala 282 XCIV.--The Home Office 285 XCV.--The Forger and the Adulteress 290 XCVI.--The Member of Parliament's Levee 293 XCVII.--Another's New Year's Day 296 XCVIII.--Dark Plots and Schemes 301 XCIX.--The Buffer's History 304 C.--The Mysteries of the Ground-floor Rooms 310 CI.--The Widow 312 CII.--The Reverend Visitor 314 CIII.--Hopes and Fears 317 CIV.--Female Courage 318 CV.--The Combat 321 CVI.--The Grave-digger 323 CVII.--A Discovery 326 CVIII.--The Exhumation 328 CIX.--The Stock-Broker 331 CX.--The Effects of a Trance 339 CXI.--A Scene at Mr. Chichester's House 340 CXII.--Viola 342 CXIII.--The Lovers 346 CXIV.--The Contents of the Packet 349 CXV.--The Treasure.--A New Idea 351 CXVI.--The Rattlesnake's History 353 CXVII.--The Rattlesnake 361 CXVIII.--The Two Maidens 364 CXIX.--Poor Ellen! 367 CXX.--The Father and Daughter 369 CXXI.--His Child! 371 CXXII.--A Change of Fortune 373 CXXIII.--Aristocratic Morals 375 CXXIV.--The Intrigues of a Demirep 377 CXXV.--The Reconciliation 380 CXXVI.--The Rector of Saint David's 382 CXXVII.--Blandishments 384 CXXVIII.--Temptation 387 CXXIX.--The Fall 389 CXXX.--Mental Struggles 391 CXXXI.--The Statue 394 CXXXII.--An Old Friend 396 CXXXIII.--Skilligalee's History 400 CXXXIV.--The Palace in the Holy Land 406 CXXXV.--The Proposal.--Unexpected Meetings 408 CXXXVI.--The Secret Tribunal 413 EPILOGUE 415 ILLUSTRATIONS TO VOL I.