Chapter

 1 III  |        what was taking you to our cottage to-day?”~“I wanted to see
 2 III  |        nothing to keep you at the cottage.”~“Indeed, Harry,” said
 3 III  |    anxious to be at your father’s cottage.”~“Follow me then, Mr. Starr.
 4 IV   |          was the habitation, “his cottage,” as he called it, in which
 5 IV   |          were quite fond of their cottage, buried fifteen hundred
 6 IV   |        but not in despair, to the cottage.~Madge, Simon’s faithful
 7 IV   |       little family in their dark cottage.~The engineer was eagerly
 8 IV   |      Welcome to the old overman’s cottage! Though it is buried fifteen
 9 IV   |       home in the Canongate for a cottage near you.”~“And why not,
10 IV   |        myself. Here we are at the cottage. That is the chief thing,
11 IV   |          want for anything in the cottage! By-the-bye, Harry,” added
12 IV   |       examine the environs of the cottage. The anonymous letter had
13 IV   |          he happy with you in the cottage?”~“He would not wish to
14 IV   |     themselves at the door of the cottage. “Well, Simon,” said the
15 IV   |           against the wall of the cottage.~“Forward!” echoed the engineer. “
16 VI   |   EXPERIMENT~THE old clock in the cottage struck one as James Starr
17 VI   |         An hour after leaving the cottage, James Starr and his two
18 VII  |         return immediately to the cottage. To-morrow we will come
19 VII  |       companions were back in the cottage. The engineer supped with
20 VII  |          perfect stillness of the cottage.~The following day, after
21 VIII |      thinking of returning to the cottage.”~“Our lamp will give light
22 VIII |       Simon, carry it back to the cottage! I want this first piece
23 VIII |         take the road back to the cottage.”~Nothing more could be
24 VIII |           here I will build a new cottage, and if some brave fellows
25 VIII |      necks on the way back to the cottage?”~Harry did not answer.
26 VIII |          walk before reaching the cottage.~“Come along,” said Simon
27 IX   |           thought, in finding the cottage, built, as we have said,
28 IX   |       since his last visit to the cottage, what had become of Simon
29 IX   |         in the shaft. How had the cottage been provisioned since then?
30 IX   |          do nothing to get to the cottage. He had no doubt but that
31 IX   |            my lad, lead us to the cottage. There we shall ascertain
32 IX   |          which stood Simon Ford’s cottage. There was no light in the
33 IX   |     absence of the tenants of the cottage was quite unaccountable.
34 IX   |        and guest, had quitted the cottage. Could a fresh exploration
35 IX   |      where the inhabitants of the cottage had perhaps themselves been
36 IX   |         They were assisted to the cottage, passing through the narrow
37 X    |          Simon Ford built his new cottage, which he would not have
38 X    |      neighborhood of Simon Ford’s cottage: this was for James Starr.
39 X    |         abode in Simon Ford’s new cottage. They offered him a room,
40 X    |       thus became the life of the cottage. He was, besides being a
41 XII  |        state, were brought to the cottage by Jack Ryan and his companions.
42 XII  |        bear the lamp-light in the cottage, glanced around in a confused
43 XII  |           been a fortnight in the cottage, she had become a most intelligent
44 XII  |            Jack often came to the cottage. He sang, and Nell, who
45 XII  |           Harry and Nell left the cottage, and slowly walked along
46 XII  |  Aberfoyle.”~“So you knew our old cottage?”~“The cottage! oh, yes;
47 XII  |       knew our old cottage?”~“The cottage! oh, yes; but the people
48 XIII |           thought of quitting the cottage. He took his father’s place
49 XIII |     frequently met, either at the cottage or at the works in the pit.
50 XIII |        his first visit to the old cottage, “How can our son ever think
51 XIII |           his way towards Simon’s cottage, yet so carefully as hitherto
52 XIV  |       were setting forth from the cottage.~James Starr, Harry, and
53 XIV  |         but they never left their cottage willingly, and could not
54 XIV  | accustomed.~Just as they left the cottage, Nell took Harry’s hand
55 XVI  |      resting at the door of their cottage. Simon smoked a good pipe
56 XVI  |          against the walls of the cottage. Simon caught his wife in
57 XVI  |         Ford, who had quitted his cottage. “Stop, my friends, stop!”
58 XVI  |         all possible speed to the cottage, learned with extreme satisfaction
59 XVI  |       work this rich mine?~At the cottage, some days later, James
60 XVI  |         They then returned to the cottage, but said not a word of
61 XVI  |        loved were together in the cottage.~When Harry came home in
62 XVI  |     rising early, went out of the cottage before anyone else. No sooner
63 XVI  |        riveted on the door of the cottage, which she had just opened.~
64 XVII |           Harry brought me to the cottage, you thought I was simply
65 XVIII|       that the inhabitants of the cottage must keep more on their
66 XVIII|    appointed time, Harry left the cottage, supporting his mother on
67 XIX  |         garments, returned to the cottage. James Starr and Simon Ford,