The House by the Church-Yard | Page 2

Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
Sturk tries this way and that for a reprieve on
the eve of execution 177
XLIII.--Showing how Charles Nutter's blow descended, and what part
the silver spectacles bore in the crisis 180
XLIV.--Relating how, in the watches of the night, a vision came to
Sturk, and his eyes were opened 184
XLV.--Concerning a little rehearsal in Captain Cluffe's lodging, and a
certain confidence between Doctor Sturk and Mr. Dangerfield 187
XLVI.--The closet scene, with the part of Polonius omitted 191
XLVII.--In which pale Hecate visits the Mills, and Charles Nutter, Esq.,
orders tea 195
XLVIII.--Swans on the water 202

XLIX.--Swans in the water 206
L.--Treating of some confusion, in consequence, in the club-room of
the Phoenix and elsewhere, and of a hat that was picked up 208
LI.--How Charles Nutter's tea, pipe, and tobacco-box were all set out
for him in the small parlour at the Mills, and how that night was passed
in the house by the church-yard 213
LII.--Concerning a rouleau of guineas and the crack of a pistol 218
LIII.--Relating after what fashion Doctor Sturk came home 221
LIV.--In which Miss Magnolia and Doctor Toole, in different scenes,
prove themselves Good Samaritans; and the great Doctor Pell mounts
the stairs of the House by the Church-yard 225
LV.--In which Doctor Toole, in full costume, stands upon the
hearth-stone of the club, and illuminates the company with his back to
the fire 230
LVI.--Doctor Walsingham and the Chapelizod Christians meet to the
sound of the holy bell, and a vampire sits in the church 233
LVII.--In which Doctor Toole and Mr. Lowe make a visit at the Mills,
and recognise something remarkable while there 235
LVIII.--In which one of little Bopeep's sheep comes home again, and
various theories are entertained respecting Charles Nutter and
Lieutenant Puddock 235
LIX.--Telling How a Coach Drew Up at the Elms, and Two Fine
Ladies, Dressed For the Ball, Stepped in. 244
LX.--Being a Chapter of Hoops, Feathers, and Brilliants, and Bucks
And Fiddlers. 249
LXI.--In Which the Ghosts of a By-gone Sin Keep Tryst. 254

LXII.--Of a Solemn Resolution Which Captain Devereux Registered
Among His Household Gods, With a Libation. 257
LXIII.--In Which a Liberty Is Taken With Mr. Nutter's Name, and Mr.
Dangerfield Stands at the Altar. 261
LXIV.--Being a Night Scene, in Which Miss Gertrude Chattesworth,
Being Adjured By Aunt Becky, Makes Answer. 266
LXV.--Relating Some Awful News That Reached the Village, and How
Dr. Walsingham Visited Captain Richard Devereux at His Lodgings.
271
LXVI.--Of a Certain Tempest That Arose and Shook the Captain's
Spoons And Tea-cups; and How the Wind Suddenly Went Down. 274
LXVII.--In Which a Certain Troubled Spirit Walks. 278
LXVIII.--How an Evening Passes at the Elms, and Dr. Toole Makes a
Little Excursion; and Two Choice Spirits Discourse, and Hebe Trips in
With The Nectar. 281
LXIX.--Concerning a Second Hurricane That Raged in Captain
Devereux's Drawing-room, and Relating How Mrs. Irons Was Attacked
With a Sort Of Choking in Her Bed. 285
LXX.--In Which an Unexpected Visitor Is Seen in the Cedar-parlour of
The Tiled House, and the Story of Mr. Beauclerc and the 'flower de
Luce' Begins To Be Unfolded. 290
LXXI.--In Which Mr. Irons's Narrative Reaches Merton Moor. 295
LXXII.--In Which the Apparition of Mr. Irons Is Swallowed in
Darkness. 300
LXXIII.--Concerning a Certain Gentleman, with a Black Patch Over
His Eye, who made some Visits with a Lady, in Chapelizod and its
Neighbourhood. 304

LXXIV.--In Which Doctor Toole, in His Boots, Visits Mr. Gamble,
and Sees an Ugly Client of That Gentleman's; and Something Crosses
an Empty Room. 307
LXXV.--How a Gentleman Paid a Visit at the Brass Castle, and There
Read A Paragraph in an Old Newspaper. 311
LXXVI.--Relating How the Castle Was Taken, and How Mistress
Moggy Took Heart Of Grace. 316
LXXVII.--In Which Irish Melody Prevails. 321
LXXVIII.--In Which, While the Harmony Continues in Father Roach's
Front Parlour, A Few Discords Are Introduced Elsewhere; and Doctor
Toole Arrives in The Morning With a Marvellous Budget of News. 325
LXXIX.--Showing How Little Lily's Life Began To Change Into a
Retrospect; And How on a Sudden She Began To Feel Better. 330
LXXX.--In Which Two Acquaintances Become, on a Sudden,
Marvellously Friendly In The Church-yard; and Mr. Dangerfield
Smokes a Pipe in the Brass Castle, and Resolves That the Dumb Shall
Speak. 333
LXXXI.--In Which Mr. Dangerfield Receives a Visitor, and Makes a
Call. 339
LXXXII.--In Which Mr. Paul Dangerfield Pays His Respects and
Compliments At Belmont; Where Other Visitors Also Present
Themselves. 343
LXXXIII.--In Which the Knight of the Silver Spectacles Makes the
Acquaintance Of The Sage 'black Dillon,' and Confers With Him in His
Retreat. 349
LXXXIV.--In Which Christiana Goes Over; and Dan Loftus Comes
Home. 353
LXXXV.--In Which Captain Devereux Hears the News; and Mr.

Dangerfield Meets An Old Friend After Dinner. 357
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