Ngamihi; or The Maori Chief's Daughter

Contents

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Contents.

Chapter I.—General Character and Superstition of the Maoris	11
Chapter II.—Pakeha v. Maori	16
Chapter III.—Zada, the Maori Chief's Daughter	19
Chapter IV.—A Rescue	22
Chapter V.—Miss Munroe's Escort to Wairuara	26
Chapter VI.—Murder of the Rev. Mr. Volkner	30
Chapter VII.—Zada keeps her promise	34
Chapter VIII.—A Narrow Escape	38
Chapter IX.—Andrew's Adventure	40
Chapter X.—The Hot Springs and Volcanoes	44
Chapter XI.—An Ambuscade	50
Chapter XII.—The Earthquake	54
Chapter XIII.—Zada's Information	58
Chapter XIV.—A Tale of the West Indies	62
Chapter XV.—John Fly turns the Tables	65
Chapter XVI.—We are caught in a Trap	70
Chapter XVII.—"The Varmints have their Innings"	74
Chapter XVIII.—Miss Munroe à la Florence Nightingale	77
Chapter XIX.—The Maori Maiden turns Doctor	81
Chapter XX.—The Power of Love	85
Chapter XXI.—Randwick's Escape	89
Chapter XXII.—Piggy and the Amputated Leg	93 page 8
Chapter XXIII.—The New Zealand Wild Boar	97
Chapter XXIV.—Miss Munroe's Thrilling Experience	100
Chapter XXV.—To the Rescue of Arline Hirch	104
Chapter XXVI.—A Successful Stratagem	108
Chapter XXVII.—Arline Hirch in Danger	111
Chapter XXVIII.—"Taipua will not Forget"	115
Chapter XXIX.—A Tale of the Sea	119
Chapter XXX.—Blowhard's Yarn Continued	124
Chapter XXXI.—"Taipua, You're a Brick".	128
Chapter XXXII.—Captain Wilson Recovers	132
Chapter XXXIII.—"Render unto Cæsar, the Things That are Cæsar's"	135
Chapter XXXIV.—Zada hears Bad News from the Forest	139
Chapter XXXV.—"Shure They Make Very Small Glasses Now"	144
Chapter XXXVI.—Extraordinary Poetry	147
Chapter XXXVII.—Captain Wilson Confesses His Love	151
Chapter XXXVIII.—Jessie Relates Zada's History	156
Chapter XXXIX.—Zada's Hatred of the Pakehas Explained	160
Chapter XL.—Taipua makes his Appearance	163
Chapter XLI.—Lieutenant Lovelock Gets "Sat Upon"	167
Chapter XLII.—A Delivery of the Mail, and Its Consequences	171
Chapter XLIII.—"What a Pity That I Had Slippers On"	177
Chapter XLIV.—Arline Hirch Gives Evidence in Taipua's favour	181
Chapter XLV.—"I Wish I Had the Power to Twy You Up"	186 page 9
Chapter XLVI.—The Tapu Fruit and Water	190
Chapter XLVII.—Miss Munroe's Suitor	194
Chapter XLVIII.—Lieutenant Lovelock Receives His Congé	198
Chapter XLIX.—A Day's Shooting	202
Chapter L.—Te Rangewhenua gives a warning	207
Chapter LI.—Doctor Gill's Experience in Cuba	212
Chapter LII.—A Story of the Early Days of New Zealand	216
Chapter LIII.—The Story Continued	222
Chapter LIV.—Some of Blowhard's Nautical Experiences	226
Chapter LV.—"I Cannot Sing the Old Songs"	230
Chapter LVI.—A Fatal Shot	240
Chapter LVII.—Death of Ngamihi	247
Chapter LVIII.—After the Murderers	253
Chapter LIX.—Lieutenant Lovelock is Killed in a Skirmish	258
Chapter LX.—Retribution	264
Chapter LXI.—I Get My Commission	273
Chapter LXII.—Conclusion	279
The Silk Handkerchief—A Tale of a Round Tower	299
Comal and Galbina	333

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