Produced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images available at The Internet Archive) THE SON OF HIS FATHER. VOL. II. THE SON OF HIS FATHER BY MRS. OLIPHANT AUTHOR OF “IT WAS A LOVER AND HIS LASS,” “AGNES,” “THE LAIRD OF NORLAW,” ETC., ETC. IN THREE VOLUMES. VOL. II. LONDON: HURST AND BLACKETT, LIMITED, 13, GREAT MARLBOROUGH STREET. 1887. _All rights reserved._ CONTENTS OF THE SECOND VOLUME. CHAPTER PAGE I. OUT IN THE WORLD 1 II. LONDON 16 III. SUSIE 39 IV. ON HIS TRIAL 59 V. BROTHER AND SISTER 79 VI. BEGINNING LIFE 95 VII. A MAN GROWN 112 VIII. A NIGHT ADVENTURE 128 IX. GOING BACK 145 X. THE WELCOME 162 XI. THE OLD HOUSE 179 XII. SUSIE 194 XIII. A NEW INFLUENCE 210 XIV. THE VITA NUOVA 228 XV. A FAMILY CONCLAVE 244 XVI. SUSIE’S SHARE 261 XVII. JOHN’S RESOLUTION 280 XVIII. A PHILOSOPHER 299 THE SON OF HIS FATHER. CHAPTER I. OUT IN THE WORLD. Out in the world.