THE MAN WITH A SECRET By Fergus Hume CONTENTS I. An Unexpected Meeting II. His Evil Genius III. Village Gossip IV. An Extraordinary Patient V. The Family Circle VI. A Morning Walk VII. The Housekeeper VIII. The Blind Organist IX. The Views of a Cynic X. The Ghost of a Dead Love XI. Mr. Beaumont makes a Discovery XII. The Parable of the Sower XIII. Dick's Opinion XIV. The Diplomacy of Basil Beaumont XV. A Fantastic Theorist XVI. The Village Concert XVII. Anteros XVIII. The Fall of Man XIX. Jam, Jam efficaci do manus scientiae XX. When in Doubt--Play Trumps XXI. The Good Samaritan XXII. Phantasmagoria XXIII. The End of all Things XXIV. Mr. Beaumont Wins his Case XXV. A Dexterous Arrangement XXVI. Una makes a Confession XXVII. The Squire's Will XXVIII. The Bitterness of Death XXIX. From Dr. Nestley's Point of View XXX. A Mother's Affection XXXI. Psalm, cvii. 19 XXXII. London XXXIII. Circe's Cup XXXIV. A Word in Season XXXV. A Voice from the Past XXXVI. The Calm before the Storm XXXVII. A Ruined Life XXXVIII. Mater Dolorosa XXXIX. Father and Son XL. Beaumont Plays his Last Card XLI. A Woman's Heart XLII. The Dawn of a New Life THE GENTLEMAN WHO VANISHED. Fergus Hume CONTENTS CHAP. I. Flying From Justice II. The Recluse III. The Dissection Of A Soul IV. A Curious Transformation V. New Wine In An Old Bottle VI. The Tortures Of Hell VII. The Woman He Loved VIII. The Man She Hated IX. The Philosophy Of Mr. Dentham X. Teddy Rudall's Ideas XI. A Modern Judas XII. A Perilous Situation XIII. A Startling Discovery XIV. Dentham Makes Terms XV. Resurgam FOR THE DEFENCE Fergus Hume CONTENTS CHAP I. THE MAJOR AND HIS HOUSEHOLD. II. THE ASHANTEE DEVIL-STICK. III. DIDO. IV. VOODOO! VOODOO! V. DR. ETWALD'S WARNING. VI. A STRANGE OCCURRENCE. VII. THE RIVALS. VIII. A CRY IN THE NIGHT. IX. AFTER THE DEED. X. FURTHER MYSTERY. XI. MAJOR JEN, DETECTIVE. XII. THE STRANGE PERFUME. XIII. ISABELLA. XIV. LADY MEG. XV. CROSS-EXAMINATION. XVI. THE EVIDENCE OF JAGGARD. XVII. THE STORY OF THE NIGHT. XVIII. THE DEVIL-STICK THIEF. XIX. FURTHER EVIDENCE. XX. A STRANGE REQUEST. XXI. A NINE DAY'S WONDER. XXII. FOR THE DEFENSE, XXIII. THE RESULT OF THE TRIAL. XXIV. A FINAL SURPRISE. XXV. THREE LETTERS. A CREATURE OF THE NIGHT AN ITALIAN ENIGMA By Fergus Hume CONTENTS I. The Ghoul. II. A Boccaccian Adventure. III. The Feast of Ghosts. IV. The Angello Household. V. Lost. VI. A Haunted Palace. VII. At the Teatro Ezzelino. VIII. The Phantom of Lucrezia Borgia. IX. Fiore della Casa. X. A Voice in the Darkness. XI. The Marchese Beltrami. XII. Death in Life. XIII. "Down among the Dead Men." XIV. The New Lazarus. XV. Found. XVI. An Interrupted Honeymoon. XVII. Nemesis. XVIII. A Last Word.