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  THE WORKS OF ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON

  SWANSTON EDITION

  VOLUME X

  _Of this SWANSTON EDITION in Twenty-five Volumes of the Works of ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON Two Thousand and Sixty Copies have been printed, of which only Two Thousand Copies are for sale._

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  SKETCH OF THE CRUISE OF THE BRIG "COVENANT" AND THE PROBABLE COURSE OF DAVID BALFOUR'S WANDERINGS]

  THE WORKS OF ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON

  VOLUME TEN

  LONDON: PUBLISHED BY CHATTO AND WINDUS: IN ASSOCIATION WITH CASSELL AND COMPANY LIMITED: WILLIAM HEINEMANN: AND LONGMANS GREEN AND COMPANY MDCCCCXI

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  CONTENTS

  THE MISADVENTURES OF JOHN NICHOLSON

  CHAPTER PAGE I. IN WHICH JOHN SOWS THE WIND 3

  II. IN WHICH JOHN REAPS THE WHIRLWIND 9

  III. IN WHICH JOHN ENJOYS THE HARVEST HOME 15

  IV. THE SECOND SOWING 21

  V. THE PRODIGAL'S RETURN 26

  VI. THE HOUSE AT MURRAYFIELD 32

  VII. A TRAGI-COMEDY IN A CAB 44

  VIII. SINGULAR INSTANCE OF THE UTILITY OF PASS-KEYS 54

  IX. IN WHICH MR. NICHOLSON CONCEDES THE PRINCIPLE OF AN ALLOWANCE 65

  KIDNAPPED

  I. I SET OFF UPON MY JOURNEY TO THE HOUSE OF SHAWS 77

  II. I COME TO MY JOURNEY'S END 82

  III. I MAKE ACQUAINTANCE OF MY UNCLE 88

  IV. I RUN A GREAT DANGER IN THE HOUSE OF SHAWS 96

  V. I GO TO THE QUEEN'S FERRY 105

  VI. WHAT BEFELL AT THE QUEEN'S FERRY 112

  VII. I GO TO SEA IN THE BRIG _COVENANT_ OF DYSART 118

  VIII. THE ROUND-HOUSE 126

  IX. THE MAN WITH THE BELT OF GOLD 132

  X. THE SIEGE OF THE ROUND-HOUSE 142

  XI. THE CAPTAIN KNUCKLES UNDER 149

  XII. I HEAR OF THE "RED FOX" 154

  XIII. THE LOSS OF THE BRIG 163

  XIV. THE ISLET 169

  XV. THE LAD WITH THE SILVER BUTTON: THROUGH THE ISLE OF MULL 178

  XVI. THE LAD WITH THE SILVER BUTTON: ACROSS MORVEN 187

  XVII. THE DEATH OF THE RED FOX 195

  XVIII. I TALK WITH ALAN IN THE WOOD OF LETTERMORE 201

  XIX. THE HOUSE OF FEAR 210

  XX. THE FLIGHT IN THE HEATHER: THE ROCKS 217

  XXI. THE FLIGHT IN THE HEATHER: THE HEUGH OF CORRYNAKIEGH 226

  XXII. THE FLIGHT IN THE HEATHER: THE MOOR 234

  XXIII. CLUNY'S CAGE 242

  XXIV. THE FLIGHT IN THE HEATHER: THE QUARREL 251

  XXV. IN BALQUHIDDER 262

  XXVI. END OF THE FLIGHT: WE PASS THE FORTH 269

  XXVII. I come to Mr. Rankeillor 280

  XXVIII. I go in Quest of My Inheritance 288

  XXIX. I come into my Kingdom 296

  XXX. Good-bye 303

  THE MISADVENTURES OF JOHN NICHOLSON