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Title: By What Authority?

Author: Robert Hugh Benson

Release Date: November 2, 2006 [EBook #19697]

Language: English

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BY

WHAT AUTHORITY?

By

Robert Hugh Benson

_Author of_

"The Light Invisible," "The King's Achievement,"
"A Book of the Love of Jesus," etc.

BENIZIGER BROS.
PRINTERS TO THE HOLY APOSTOLIC SEE,
NEW YORK, CINCINNATI, CHICAGO.

_I wish to acknowledge a great debt of
gratitude to the Reverend Dom Bede
Camm., O.S.B., who kindly read this book
in proof, and made many valuable corrections
and suggestions._

ROBERT HUGH BENSON

_Tremans
Horsted Keynes
October 27, 1904_

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CONTENTS

PART I

CHAP. PAGE

I. The Situation 1

II. The Hall and the House 8

III. London Town 21

IV. Mary Corbet 37

V. A Rider From London 51

VI. Mr. Stewart 64

VII. The Door in the Garden Wall 79

VIII. The Tak