CONTENTS 
A LETTER TO THE AUTHOR : 3 . Vil 
PreFaTORY NOTE . . 7 . xi 
List oF ILLUSTRATIONS x ‘ 7 : . XVil 
I. In THE BEGINNING : A 5 é : I 
I], THe FascInaTION OF IT. 3 3 « HS 
III. In THE West Country: 
I, A GLIMPsE OF THE BaRLE . 35 
II. Days 1n DEVONSHIRE . » 39 
IV. OVER THE BorDER . 2 . . : - 49 
Vv. Away TO WESTMORLAND . j i 61 
VI. By SEVERNSIDE IN SHROPSHIRE . : . 69 
VII. A TRipuTaRY OF THE SEVERN . é - 79 
VIII. Weerxs IN WORCESTERSHIRE . ¥ ‘ - gt 
IX. ON THE Forps oF TEME ‘ ; ‘ » 103 
X. A Memory oF THE LuccG 9 ‘ 117 
XI. THe ARM OF THE Law... : : F 125 
XII, AT THE INN ; : 5 2 ‘ - 143 
XIII. In THE SmMoxinc Room a ‘ ‘ : - 155 
XIV. THe CHaNnce ENCOUNTER . , ; 3 - 165 
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