A Secession at Broadhurst, 551 A Farewell to Old Friends, 561 Conclusion, 575 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. VOL. II. _Page_ The Farm-House Kitchen, _Frontispiece._ A Contrast, _Engraved Title._ George III. and the Dying Gipsy, 7 Mistaken Charity--Mr. Sykes's Theory Refuted, 55 Sabbath Pleasure-Seekers, 64 The Conspiracy Defeated, 128 The Mother's Hopes Blasted, 179 Mr. Beaufoy's Emotion on receiving his Mother's Letter, 261 Bringing in the Last Load of Corn--The Reapers' Hymn of Praise, 285 Miss Holmes and Miss Martin taking leave of Mrs. Kent, 299 First Meeting of Captain Orme and Emma Holmes, 352 Mr. Swinson assaulted by the Mob, 396 The Bridal Party welcomed by the Villagers, 456 The Wanderer's Return, 480 THE SHEEPFOLD AND THE COMMON. OLD RACHEL, THE BLIND WOMAN. "And so I hear," said Mrs. Stevens to the Rector, when we were spending an evening at his house, "that poor Old Rachel is dead. I really thought she had died long since, as I have not heard anything about her for a long time." "Yes, Madam," replied Mr. Ingleby, "she is dead, and was buried yesterday; she lies very near some of the finest of my flock." "She must have lived to a great age, for she was an old woman when I was but a little girl." "She was, I believe, upwards of ninety, and for several years she lived with some relatives in a state of almost entire seclusion. I had quite lost sight of her, and it was owing to a very casual circumstance that my acquaintance with her was renewed." "How did you happen again to meet with her?"