Transcriber's Notes:
1. Page scan source: Google Books
https://books.google.com/books?id=w8gBAAAAQAAJ
(Oxford University)

2. Scan of page 270 (particularly the first paragraph) is verypoor. I believe my reading is reasonably accurate.

KISSING THE ROD.

LONDON:
HOBSON AND SON, GREAT NORTHERN PRINTING WORKS,
PANCRAS ROAD, N.W.

KISSING THE ROD.

A Novel.

BY

EDMUND YATES,

AUTHOR OF "BROKEN TO HARNESS," "RUNNING THE GAUNTLET,""LAND AT LAST," ETC.

"The heart knoweth its own bitterness."

IN THREE VOLUMES.VOL. II.

LONDON:
TINSLEY BROTHERS, 18 CATHERINE ST. STRAND.
1866.

[All rights of translation and reproduction reserved.]

CONTENTS OF VOLUME II.
I.	MARTIGNY.
II.	AT MIDDLEMEADS.
III.	HARDENING.
IV.	CANAAN FROM PISGAH.
V.	CITY INTELLIGENCE.
VI.	THE END OF THE CLUE.
VII.	HESTER'S DEBUT.
VIII.	MARRIED FOR LOVE.
IX.	MARRIED TO MONEY.
X.	STAKED.
XI.	"IN THE DEAD UNHAPPY NIGHT."
XII.	RETRIBUTION.

KISSING THE ROD.

CHAPTER I.

MARTIGNY.

"I wish you were going to the wedding, dearest Hester," said EllenStreightley to Miss Gould, as the two girls stood in attitudes ofcritical examination before a heap of gay-looking wearing-apparel,which was destined to resolve itself into the costume of a modernbridesmaid.

"You have said that several times already, Ellen," returned herfriend, with a touch of impatience in her voice very unusual to her."But you know I can't be at your brother's wedding, so there is nogood wishing about it."

"Well, I think Robert might have asked Miss Guyon for an invitationfor my dearest friend. I can't understand his standing on such extremeceremony with her. He really seems afraid of eve

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