A LAODICEAN;

OR,

THE CASTLE OF THE DE STANCYS.

III.

OR,

THE CASTLE OF THE DE STANCYS.

A STORY OF TO-DAY.

BY

THOMAS HARDY,

AUTHOR OF

FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD, "A PAIR OF BLUE EYES," ETC..

IN THREE VOLUMES.

VOL. III.

LONDON:

SAMPSON LOW, MARSTON, SEARLE & RIVINGTON,
CROWN BUILDINGS, 188, FLEET STREET.

BOOK THE FIFTH.

DE STANCY AND PAULA.

VOL. III.

B