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The Coming of the King

by Joseph Hocking

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THE COMING OF THE KING5
Author of "All Men are Liars" "The Scarlet Woman" "A Flame of Fire" etc., etc. ILLUSTRATIONS BY GRENVILLE MANTON6
"'My name is Roland Rashcliffe, your Majesty.'" (Page 130.)7
CHAPTER I10
THE COMING OF KATHARINE HARCOMB10
CHAPTER II20
THE SECRET OF THE BLACK BOX20
CHAPTER III31
THE KING'S MARRIAGE CONTRACT31
CHAPTER IV42
THE HAPPENING AT THE INN42
CHAPTER V52
A MIDNIGHT MEETING52
CHAPTER VI63
THE OLD HOUSE AT PYCROFT63
"I saw that the girl had fallen on her knees."71
CHAPTER VII74
THE MYSTERY OF PYCROFT74
CHAPTER VIII84
HOW I ENTERED PYCROFT84
CHAPTER IX94
FATHER SOLOMON AT BAY94
CHAPTER X105
THE WISDOM OF SOLOMON105
CHAPTER XI116
THE SNARE OF THE FOWLER116
CHAPTER XII128
THE COMING OF THE KING128
CHAPTER XIII140
AN ADVENTURE ON THE CANTERBURY ROAD140
CHAPTER XIV150
HOW I SAW A MAN WHO BECAME FAMOUS!150
CHAPTER XV161
MASTER STURGEON, THE GAOLER161
CHAPTER XVI173
THE ESCAPE173
CHAPTER XVII185
HOW I LEFT BEDFORD185
"I gave Black Ben rein, and before long was out of both sight and hearing of Bedford Tower."189
CHAPTER XVIII196
JAMES, DUKE OF YORK196
CHAPTER XIX206
THE SCENE AT THE PARISH CHURCH206
CHAPTER XX216
THE WISDOM OF SOLOMON216
"Then I took the thing in my hand, and unfolded it."222
CHAPTER XXI229
HOW I VISITED BEDFORD A SECOND TIME229
CHAPTER XXII240
THE CHAPEL OF HERNE240
CHAPTER XXIII251
THE JOURNEY TO WINDSOR251
CHAPTER XXIV262
CHARLES II AS A JUDGE262
CHAPTER XXV273
THE JUDGMENT OF THE KING273
CHAPTER XXVI284
FLEET PRISON284
CHAPTER XXVII294
HOW I LEFT FLEET PRISON294
CHAPTER XXVIII304
WHAT HAPPENED ON THE BEDFORD ROAD304
CHAPTER XXIX314
THE PURITAN'S COTTAGE314
CHAPTER XXX326
HOW I LEFT MY OLD HOME.326
THE END334
SOME PRESS OPINIONS of Joseph Hocking's Novels336
(UNIFORM WITH THIS VOLUME). THE COMING OF THE KING.336
ESAU.336
GREATER LOVE.336
LEST WE FORGET.337
THE PURPLE ROBE.337
THE SCARLET WOMAN.337
ALL MEN ARE LIARS.338
ISHMAEL PENGELLY: an Outcast.339
THE STORY OF ANDREW FAIRFAX.339
THE BIRTHRIGHT.340
MISTRESS NANCY MOLESWORTH.340
FIELDS OF FAIR RENOWN.341
AND SHALL TRELAWNEY DIE?341
JABEZ EASTERBROOK.342
THE WEAPONS OF MYSTERY.342
ZILLAH: A Romance.342
THE MONK OF MAR-SABA.343
THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE345