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CHAPTER VII. 



Poverty, Honourable and Dishonourable First Impressions of the 

 Rev. Mr Stewart Looks into his Father's Bible The selfish The- 

 ory of Morals New-year's-Day Musings Important comment 

 upon and addition to these ten days afterwards The Change ef- 

 fected in his Spiritual State . . . . . . . . 206 



CHAPTER VIII. 



Miller at twenty-six Letter to Ross The blessing of a True Friend 

 Romance the Shadow of Religion Former and present Views of 

 Religion Free-thinkers who cannot think at all Christian the 

 highest style of Man Project of going to Inverness Schemes of 

 Self-culture 220 



CHAPTER IX. 



Seeks Work in Inverness unsuccessfully Resolves to print his Poems 

 Makes the acquaintance of Mr Carruthers Is asked to Enlist 

 Corrects Proof-sheets of his Poetry, and decides that it is poor 

 Retains inflexibly his first opinion of its merits, and resolves to 

 cultivate Prose Deaths of Uncle James and of William Ross 

 Dedication of his Poems to Swanson . . . . . . 235 



CHAPTER X. 



Resumes work as a Stone-cutter at Croma'rty Intimacy with Mr 

 Stewart The Literary Lion of the place Writes for the Inverness 

 Courier Letters on the Herring Fishery Extraordinary Shoal of 

 Herrings A Night on Guilliam Emigration of Highlanders to 

 Canada Science at last . . . . . . TT 242 



CHAPTER XI. 



Miller and his new Friends Introduced to Principal Baird Will not 

 go to Edinburgh for the present His Poems do not sell Corre- 

 sponds with Mr Isaac Forsyth Will not relinquish Literary Ambi- 

 tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259 



CHAPTER XII. 



Miller's Political Views The Cromarty Chapel Case In character 

 of Village Junius . . . . . . . . . . . . 268 



CHAPTER XIII. 



Miss Fraser Her Parentage, Residence in Edinburgh, Position in 

 Cromarty Society of the place Miller's Manner and Appearance 

 A fascinating Companion He and Miss Fraser become Lovers 

 Glimpses of Romance Metaphysical Love-making A new Ambi- 



