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THE CULMINATING CHEQUE.
Sophia. Gives an Explanation, and Requests One—Her Verdict—Peter Overruled 130
PAID IN HIS OWN COIN.
In Suspense—A Gleam Of Comfort—Darkness Returns—The Rock Ahead—Sir William Lends his Binocular—Reappearance of an Old Enemy—A New Danger—Out of the Frying-pan 146
COMPOUND INTEREST.
Back to the Fire Again—A Magnanimous Return—Catching at Straws—TWO Total Strangers—Purely a Question Of Precedence—"Hemmed in" and "Surrounded"—The Last Chance 163
Dénouement 185
