Produced by David Garcia, Jonathan Ingram and Distributed Proofreaders [Illustration: Hester at her piano.] WEIGHED AND WANTING BY GEORGE MACDONALD CONTENTS. I. Bad Weather II. Father, Mother and Son III. The Magic Lantern IV. Hester alone V. Truly the Light is sweet VI. The Aquarium VII. Amy Amber VIII. Cornelius and Vavasor IX. Songs and Singers X. Hester and Amy XI. At Home XII. A Beginning XIII. A private Exhibition XIV. Vavasor and Hester XV. A small Failure XVI. The Concert Room XVII. An uninvited Guest XVIII. Catastrophe XIX. Light and Shade XX. The Journey XXI. Mother and Daughter XXII. Gladness XXIII. Down the Hill XXIV. Out of the Frying pan XXV. Was it into the Fire? XXVI. Waiting a Purpose XXVII. Major H. G. Marvel XXVIII. The Major and Vavasor XXIX. A brave Act XXX. In another Light XXXI. The Major and Cousin Helen's Boys XXXII. A distinguished Guest XXXIII. Courtship in earnest XXXIV. Calamity XXXV. In London XXXVI. A Talk with the Major XXXVII. Rencontres XXXVIII. In the House XXXIX. The Major and the Small-pox XL. Down and down XLI. Difference XLII. Deep calleth unto Deep XLIII. Deliverance XLIV. On the Way up XLV. More yet XLVI. Amy and Corney XLVII. Miss Vavasor XLVIII. Mr. Christopher XLIX. An Arrangement L. Things at Home LI. The Return LII. A heavenly Vision LIII. A sad Beginning LIV. Mother and Son LV. Miss Dasomma and Amy LVI. The sick Room LVII. Vengeance is Mine LVIII. Father and Daughter-in-law LIX. The Message LX. A birthday Gift CHAPTER I. BAD WEATHER.