Varney the Vampire; Or, the Feast of Blood

VARNEY, THE VAMPYRE: OR, THE FEAST OF BLOOD. The Project Gutenberg eBook of Varney the vampyre; or, the feast of blood This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere in the United States and most other parts of the world at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org . If you are not located in the United States, you will have to check the laws of the country where you are located before using this eBook. Title : Varney the vampyre; or, the feast of blood Author : Thomas Peckett Prest James Malcolm Rymer Release date : January 29, 2005 [eBook #14833] Most recently updated: June 17, 2026 Language : English Other information and formats : www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/14833 Credits : Produced by Charles Franks, Debra Storr, Sandra Brown and the PG Online Distributed Proofreading Team. Major update and missing content added 2026, Robert Tonsing. *** START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK VARNEY THE VAMPYRE; OR, THE FEAST OF BLOOD *** {See important transcriber’s notes at the end.} VARNEY, THE VAMPYRE: OR, THE FEAST OF BLOOD. A Romance. “Art thou a spirit of health or goblin damned?” LONDON: PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY E. LLOYD, 12, SALISBURY SQUARE, FLEET-STREET. Table of Contents CHAPTER PREFACE I. MIDNIGHT.—THE HAIL-STORM.—THE DREADFUL VISITOR.—THE VAMPYRE. II. THE ALARM.—THE PISTOL SHOT.—THE PURSUIT AND ITS CONSEQUENCES. III. THE DISAPPEARANCE OF THE BODY.—FLORA’S RECOVERY AND MADNESS.—THE OFFER OF ASSISTANCE FROM SIR FRANCIS VARNEY. IV. THE MORNING.—THE CONSULTATION.—THE FEARFUL SUGGESTION. V. THE NIGHT WATCH.—THE PROPOSA L. —THE MOONLIGHT.—THE FEARFUL ADVENTURE. VI. A GLANCE AT THE BANNERWORTH FAMILY.—THE PROBABLE CONSEQUENCES OF THE MYSTERIOUS APPARITION’S APPEARANCE. VII. THE VISIT TO THE VAULT OF THE BANNERWORTHS, AND ITS UNPLEASANT RESULT.—THE MYSTERY. VIII. THE COFFIN.—THE ABSENCE OF THE DEAD.—THE MYSTERIOUS CIRCUMSTANCE, AND THE CONSTERNATION OF GEORGE. IX. THE OCCURRENCES OF THE NIGHT AT THE HALL.—THE SECOND APPEARANCE OF THE VAMPYRE, AND THE PISTOL-SHOT. X. THE RETURN FROM THE VAULT.—THE ALARM, AND THE SEARCH AROUND THE HALL. XI. THE COMMUNICATIONS TO THE LOVER.—THE HEART’S DESPAIR. XII. CHARLES HOLLAND’S SAD FEELINGS.—THE PORTRAIT.—THE OCCURRENCE OF THE NIGHT AT THE HALL. XIII. THE OFFER FOR THE HALL.—THE VISIT TO SIR FRANCIS VARNEY.—THE STRANGE RESEMBLANCE.—A DREADFUL SUGGESTION. XIV. HENRY’S AGREEMENT WITH SIR FRANCIS VARNEY.—THE SUDDEN ARRIVAL AT THE HALL.—FLORA’S ALARM. XV. THE OLD ADMIRAL AND HIS SERVANT.—THE COMMUNICATION FROM THE LANDLORD OF THE NELSON’S ARMS. XVI. THE MEETING OF THE LOVERS IN THE GARDEN.—AN AFFECTING SCENE.—THE SUDDEN APPEARANCE OF SIR FRANCIS VARNEY. XVII. THE EXPLANATION.—THE ARRIVAL OF THE ADMIRAL AT THE HOUSE.—A SCENE OF CONFUSION, AND SOME OF ITS RESULTS. XVIII. THE ADMIRAL’S ADVICE.—THE CHALLENGE TO THE VAMPYRE.—THE NEW SERVANT AT THE HALL. XIX. FLORA IN HER CHAMBER.—HER FEARS.—THE MANUSCRIPT.—AN ADVENTURE. XX. THE DREADFUL MISTAKE.—THE TERRIFIC INTERVIEW IN THE CHAMBER.—THE ATTACK OF THE VAMPYRE. XXI. THE CONFERENCE BETWEEN THE UNCLE AND NEPHEW, AND THE ALARM. XXII. THE CONSULTATION.—THE DETERMINATION TO LEAVE THE HALL. XXIII. THE ADMIRAL’S ADVICE TO CHARLES HOLLAND.—THE CHALLENGE TO THE VAMPYRE. XXIV. THE LETTER TO CHARLES.—THE QUARREL.—THE ADMIRAL’S NARRATIVE.—THE MIDNIGHT MEETING. XXV. THE ADMIRAL’S OPINION.—THE REQUEST OF CHARLES. XXVI. THE MEETING BY MOONLIGHT IN THE PARK.—THE TURRET WINDOW IN THE HALL.—THE LETTERS. XXVII. THE NOBLE CONFIDENCE OF FLORA BANNERWORTH IN HER LOVER.—HER OPINION OF THE THREE LETTERS.—THE ADMIRAL’S ADMIRATION. XXVIII. MR. MARCHDALE’S EXCULPATION OF HIMSELF.—THE SEARCH THROUGH THE GARDENS.—THE SPOT OF THE DEADLY STRUGGLE.—THE MYSTERIOUS PAPER. XXIX. A PEEP THROUGH AN IRON GRATING.—THE LONELY PRISONER IN HIS DUNGEON.—THE MYSTERY. XXX. THE VISIT OF FLORA TO THE VAMPYRE.—THE OFFER.—THE SOLEMN ASSEVERATION. XXXI. SIR FRANCIS VARNEY AND HIS MYSTERIOUS VISITOR.—THE STRANGE CONFERENCE. XXXII. THE THOUSAND POUNDS.—THE STRANGER’S PRECAUTIONS. XXXIII. THE STRANGE INTERVIEW.—THE CHASE THROUGH THE HALL. XXXIV. THE THREAT.—ITS CONSEQUENCES.—THE RESCUE, AND SIR FRANCIS VARNEY’S DANGER. XXXV. THE EXPLANATION.—MARCHDALE’S ADVICE.—THE PROJECTED REMOVAL, AND THE ADMIRAL’S ANGER. XXXVI. THE CONSULTATION.—THE DUEL AND ITS RESULTS. XXXVII. SIR FRANCIS VARNEY’S SEPARATE OPPONENTS.—THE INTERPOSITION OF FLORA. XXXVIII. MARCHDALE’S OFFER.—THE CONSULTATION AT BANNERWORTH HALL.—THE MORNING OF THE DUEL. XXXIX. THE STORM AND THE FIGHT.-THE ADMIRAL’S REPUDIATION OF HIS PRINCIPAL. XL. THE POPULAR RIOT.—SIR FRANCIS VARNEY’S DANGER.—THE SUGGESTION AND ITS RESULTS. XLI. {Skipped} XLII. {Skipped} XLIII. {Skipped} XLIV. VARNEY’S DANGER, AND HIS RESCUE.—THE PRISONER AGAIN, AND THE SUBTERRANEAN VAULT. XLV. THE OPEN GRAVES.—THE DEAD BODIES.—A SCENE OF TERROR. XLVI. THE PREPARATIONS FOR LEAVING BANNERWORTH HALL, AND THE MYSTERIOUS CONDUCT OF THE ADMIRAL AND MR. CHILLINGWORTH. XLVII. THE REMOVAL FROM THE HALL.—THE NIGHT WATCH, AND THE ALARM. XLVIII. THE STAKE AND THE DEAD BODY. XLIX. THE MOB’S ARRIVAL AT SIR FRANCIS VARNEY’S.—THE ATTEMPT TO GAIN ADMISSION. L. THE MOB’S ARRIVAL AT SIR FRANCIS VARNEY’S.—THE ATTEMPT TO GAIN ADMISSION. LI. THE ATTACK UPON THE VAMPYRE’S HOUSE.—THE STORY OF THE ATTACK.—THE FORCING OF THE DOORS, AND THE STRUGGLE. LII. THE INTERVIEW BETWEEN THE MOB AND SIR FRANCIS VARNEY.—THE MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE.—THE WINE CELLARS. LIII. THE DESTRUCTION OF SIR FRANCIS VARNEY’S HOUSE BY FIRE.—THE ARRIVAL OF THE MILITARY, AND A SECOND MOB. LIV. THE BURNING OF VARNEY’S HOUSE.—A NIGHT SCENE.—POPULAR SUPERSTITION. LV. THE RETURN OF THE MOB AND MILITARY TO THE TOWN.—THE MADNESS OF THE MOB.—THE GROCER’S REVENGE. LVI. THE DEPARTURE OF THE BANNERWORTHS FROM THE HALL.—THE NEW ABODE.—JACK PRINGLE, PILOT. LVII. THE LONELY WATCH, AND THE ADVENTURE IN THE DESERTED HOUSE. LVIII. THE ARRIVAL OF JACK PRINGLE.—MIDNIGHT AND THE VAMPYRE.—THE MYSTERIOUS HAT. LIX. THE WARNING.—THE NEW PLAN OF OPERATION.—THE INSULTING MESSAGE FROM VARNEY. LX. THE INTERRUPTED BREAKFAST AT SIR FRANCIS VARNEY’S. LXI. THE MYSTERIOUS STRANGER.—THE PARTICULARS OF THE SUICIDE AT BANNERWORTH HALL. LXII. THE MYSTERIOUS MEETING IN THE RUIN AGAIN.—THE VAMPYRE’S ATTACK UPON THE CONSTABLE. LXIII. THE GUESTS AT THE INN, AND THE STORY OF THE DEAD UNCLE. LXIV. THE VAMPIRE IN THE MOONLIGHT.—THE FALSE FRIEND. LXV. VARNEY’S VISIT TO THE DUNGEON OF THE LONELY PRISONER IN THE RUINS. LXVI. FLORA BANNERWORTH’S APPARENT INCONSISTENCY.—THE ADMIRAL’S CIRCUMSTANCES AND ADVICE.—MR. CHILLINGWORTH’S MYSTERIOUS ABSENCE. LXVII. THE ADMIRAL’S STORY OF THE BEAUTIFUL BELINDA. LXVIII. MARCHDALE’S ATTEMPTED VILLANY, AND THE RESULT. LXIX. FLORA BANNERWORTH AND HER MOTHER.—THE EPISODE OF CHIVALRY. LXX. THE FUNERAL OF THE STRANGER OF THE INN.—THE POPULAR COMMOTION, AND MRS. CHILLINGWORTH’S APPEAL TO THE MOB.—THE NEW RIOT.—THE HALL IN DANGER. LXXI. THE STRANGE MEETING AT THE HALL BETWEEN MR. CHILLINGWORTH AND THE MYSTERIOUS FRIEND OF VARNEY. LXXII. THE STRANGE STORY.—THE ARRIVAL OF THE MOB AT THE HALL, AND THEIR DISPERSION. LXXIII. THE VISIT OF THE VAMPIRE.—THE GENERAL MEETING. LXXIV. THE MEETING OF CHARLES AND FLORA. LXXV. MUTUAL EXPLANATIONS, AND THE VISIT TO THE RUINS. LXXVI. THE SECOND NIGHT-WATCH OF MR. CHILLINGWORTH AT THE HALL. LXXVII. VARNEY IN THE GARDEN.—THE COMMUNICATION OF DR. CHILLINGWORTH TO THE ADMIRAL AND HENRY. LXXVIII. THE ALTERCATION BETWEEN VARNEY AND THE EXECUTIONER IN THE HALL.—THE MUTUAL AGREEMENT. LXXIX. THE VAMPYRE’S DANGER.—THE LAST REFUGE.—THE RUSE OF HENRY BANNERWORTH. LXXX. THE DISCOVERY OF THE BODY OF MARCHDALE IN THE RUINS BY THE MOB.—THE BURNING OF THE CORPSE.—THE MURDER OF THE HANGMAN. LXXXI. THE VAMPYRE’S FLIGHT.—HIS DANGER, AND THE LAST PLACE OF REFUGE. LXXXII. CHARLES HOLLAND’S PURSUIT OF THE VAMPYRE.—THE DANGEROUS INTERVIEW. LXXXIII. THE MYSTERIOUS ARRIVAL AT THE INN.—THE HUNGARIAN NOBLEMAN.—THE LETTER TO VARNEY. LXXXIV. THE EXCITED POPULACE.—VARNEY HUNTED.—THE PLACE OF REFUGE. LXXXV. THE HUNGARIAN NOBLEMAN GETS INTO DANGER.—HE IS FIRED AT, AND SHOWS SOME OF HIS QUALITY. LXXXVI. THE DISCOVERY OF THE POCKET BOOK OF MARMADUKE BANNERWORTH.—ITS MYSTERIOUS CONTENTS. LXXXVII. THE HUNT FOR VARNEY.—THE HOUSE-TOPS.—THE MIRACULOUS ESCAPE.—THE LAST PLACE OF REFUGE.—THE COTTAGE. LXXXVIII. THE RECEPTION OF THE VAMPYRE BY FLORA.—VARNEY SUBDUED. LXXXIX. TELLS WHAT BECAME OF THE SECOND VAMPYRE WHO SOUGHT VARNEY. XC. DR. CHILLINGWORTH AT THE HALL.—THE ENCOUNTER OF MYSTERY.—THE CONFLICT.—THE RESCUE, AND THE PICTURE. XCI. THE GRAND CONSULTATION BROKEN UP BY MRS. CHILLINGWORTH, AND THE DISAPPEARANCE OF VARNEY. XCII. THE MISADVENTURE OF THE DOCTOR WITH THE PICTURE. XCIII. THE ALARM AT ANDERBURY.—THE SUSPICIONS OF THE BANNERWORTH FAMILY, AND THE MYSTERIOUS COMMUNICATION. XCIV. THE VISITOR, AND THE DEATH IN THE SUBTERRANEAN PASSAGE. XCV. THE MARRIAGE IN THE BANNERWORTH FAMILY ARRANGED. XCVI. THE BARON TAKES ANDERBURY HOUSE, AND DECIDES UPON GIVING A GRAND ENTERTAINMENT. XCVII. THE ADMIRAL’S PREPARATIONS, AND THE VISIT TO DEARBROOK. XCVIII. THE INTERVIEW WITH THE QUAKER AT DEARBROOK. XCIX. THE BARON BECOMES MASTER OF ANDERBURY-ON-THE-MOUNT, AND BEGINS TO CONGRATULATE HIMSELF.—THE DREAM. C. MR. LEEK SPECULATES UPON THE BARON’S MATRIMONIAL INTENTIONS. CI. THE GRAND ENTERTAINMENT GIVEN BY THE BARON AT ANDERBURY HOUSE, AND HIS ANNOUNCEMENT. CII. THE WEDDING FEAST.—THE ADMIRAL’S DISAPPOINTMENT. CIII. DR. CHILLINGWORTH MAKES URGENT INQUIRIES FOR THE VAMPYRE; AND THE LAWYER GIVES SOME ADVICE CONCERNING THE QUAKER. CIV. THE BONE-HOUSE OF THE CHURCHYARD OF ANDERBURY.—THE RESUSCITATION.—THE FIGHT, AND THE ESCAPE OF THE DEAD.—THE BOAT, AND THE VAIN PURSUIT. CV. THE BARON PROPOSES FOR HELEN WILLIAMS, AND IS DULY ACCEPTED, WITH A COMPLIMENT ON HIS BEAUTY. CVI. THE PREPARATIONS FOR THE BARON’S MARRIAGE.—THE YOUNG LOVER, AND THE REMONSTRANCE. CVII. THE YOUNG SAILOR SAVED BY JACK PRINGLE TURNS OUT TO BE AN IMPORTANT PERSONAGE. CVIII. THE DECISION AGAINST THE DOCTOR, AND MORE NEWS OF VARNEY, THE VAMPYRE. CIX. THE PREPARATIONS FOR THE WEDDING OF THE BARON STOLMUYER OF SALTZBURGH. CX. JACK PRINGLE CALLS UPON MRS. WILLIAMS, AND TELLS HER A PIECE OF HIS MIND UPON AFFAIRS IN GENERAL. CXI. THE WEDDING-DAY FIXED, AND THE GUESTS INVITED. CXII. THE SINGULAR INVITATION TO THE BARON’S WEDDING. CXIII. JAMES ANDERSON SEEKS AND OBTAINS AN INTERVIEW WITH MRS. WILLIAMS. CXIV. MRS. WILLIAMS’S MANŒUVRE TO GET RID OF ANDERSON. CXV. THE RETURN OF THE RESUSCITATED MAN, AND THE ROBBERY AT ANDERBURY HOUSE. CXVI. JACK PRINGLE FALLS IN LOVE, AND HAS RATHER AN UNHAPPY ADVENTURE WITH A BOLD DRAGOON. CXVII. THE PROPOSAL OF JACK PRINGLE TO TAKE ANDERSON TO THE WEDDING. CXVIII. THE BARON’S PREPARATIONS FOR THE MARRIAGE, AND THE WEDDING MORNING. CXIX. A RATHER STRANGE CIRCUMSTANCE AT THE BARON’S WEDDING. CXX. THE HUNT FOR THE VAMPYRE IN THE SUBTERRANEAN PASSAGE. CXXI. THE DEATH OF THE INQUISITIVE GUEST.—THE ESCAPE OF SIR FRANCIS VARNEY. CXXII. MRS. WILLIAMS VISITS THE BANNERWORTHS AT THE INN.—THE MARRIAGE OF JAMES ANDERSON WITH HELEN. CXXIII. MRS. WILLIAMS TAKES THE INITIATIVE, AND NEARLY CATCHES AN ADMIRAL. CXXIV. {Skipped} CXXV. {Skipped} CXXVI. THE ADMIRAL IN A BREEZE.—A GENERAL COMMOTION, AND JACK PRINGLE MUCH WANTED, BUT NOT TO BE FOUND. CXXVII. A CHANGE OF SCENE AND CIRCUMSTANCES.—AN EVENT IN LONDON. CXXVIII. THE NEW LODGER.—A NIGHT ALARM.—A MYSTERIOUS CIRCUMSTANCE. CXXIX. THE UNSUCCESSFUL PURSUIT.—MR. SMITH’S DISAPPOINTMENT, AND THE TESTIMONY OF MRS. MEREDITH. CXXX. A BREAKFAST SCENE.—A MATCH-MAKING MOTHER. CXXXI. MRS. MEREDITH’S FRIEND.—EXCHANGE OF SERVICES, AND COMPACT. CXXXII. THE EXPLANATION, AND THE PROPOSAL.—A TETE-A-TETE. CXXXIII. MRS. MEREDITH’S CONSULTATION WITH MR. TWISSEL, AND HER RESOLVE. CXXXIV. THE INTRODUCTION.—THE ATTORNEY’S FIRST FEELER. CXXXV. MR. TWISSEL’S MISADVENTURES.—THE CONSEQUENCES OF BEING FOUND IN THE BANK WITHOUT GIVING A SATISFACTORY ACCOUNT OF YOUR BUSINESS THERE.—AN UNPLEASANT DILEMMA. CXXXVI. AN EVENING WITH COLONEL DEVERILL.—THE STRATAGEM OF MRS. MEREDITH. CXXXVII. THE DIFFICULTIES TO BE ENCOUNTERED IN THE CHOICE OF A BRIDESMAID. CXXXVIII. MR. TWISSEL’S MISFORTUNES, AND HIS RESOLUTION NEVER TO GIVE IN. CXXXIX. MRS. MEREDITH HAS A CONVERSATION WITH MR. TWISSEL.—THE ANNOUNCEMENT, AND THE INVITATION. CXL. A PLEASANT EVENING.—THE BRIDESMAIDS. CXLI. A NEW CHARACTER.—MISS TWISSEL’S VISITOR.—THE INVITATIONS. CXLII. THE WEDDING MORNING.—DISRUPTION OF HARMONY, AND THE NEW ACQUAINTANCE.—THE CONCLUSION. CXLIII. A SCENE IN WINCHESTER CATHEDRAL.—THE CATHEDRAL ROBBERS.—A STORM.—THE VAULTS BENEATH THE AISLE.—THE FLIGHT OF THE ROBBERS, AND THE RESUSCITATED CORPSE. CXLIV. THE STAR HOTEL, AND THE STRANGER’S ARRIVAL.—A REMARKABLE COUNTENANCE.—THE ILLNESS AND DEATH OF THE STRANGER.—A STRANGE REQUEST COMPLIED WITH. CXLV. A RURAL SCENE BY MOONLIGHT.—THE STORM.—AN ACCIDENT ON THE ROAD.—A NEW AND STRANGE ACQUAINTANCE ACQUIRED.—A DISAPPOINTMENT. CXLVI. THE ALARM AT THE INN.—BED-CHAMBER TERRORS.—A NIGHT SCENE A MORNING SUCCEEDING TO A NIGHT OF ADVENTURE. CXLVII. {No title} CXLVIII. THE ROAD, AND THE TRAVELLERS.—THE PLEASURES OF DOING GOOD.—THE BEGGAR WOMAN.—SIR FRANCIS VARNEY A PHILANTHROPIST. CXLIX. THE ENTRANCE INTO BATH.—A NEW SCENE.—THE HOTEL AND THE LODGINGS.—THE ATTENTIONS OF SIR FRANCIS VARNEY. CL. SIR FRANCIS VARNEY IN BATH.—THE OLD WOMAN AND HER FANCIES.—THE MURDER IN BATH.—THE TREASURE. CLI. THE SCENE AT THE HOTEL.—THE RELATION OF THE CAUSE OF SIR FRANCIS VARNEY’S PALENESS. CLII. THE SCENE OF THE MURDER.—THE VISIT TO THE HOUSE.—THE MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE. OF THE TREASURE. CLIII. THE ASSEMBLY.—SIR FRANCIS’S FIRST OVERTURES TO MARY STEVENS.—THE BREAKFAST SCENE.—AND THE HONOUR DECLINED. CLIV. THE TWO SISTERS.—MARY STEVENS’S DISLIKE OF SIR FRANCIS VARNEY.—A USELESS SUIT.—DISUNION. CLV. THE EFFECTS OF PERSEVERANCE.—SIR FRANCIS VARNEY AND MARY STEVENS.—AN EVENING PARTY AND CONVERSATION. CLVI. THE WEDDING MORNING.—THE PROGRESS OF JUSTICE, AND THE DISCOVERY OF THE MURDERER.—THE DISSIPATION OF A SCENE. CLVII. THE MURDER IN THE WOOD DEL NOTTI.—A NEAPOLITAN SCENE. CLVIII. A MAIDEN’S MIND DISTURBED.—AN EASY WAY OF PROMOTING COMFORT OF CONSCIENCE.—THE MONK. CLIX. THE WATCH BY THE DEAD MAN’S SIDE.—THE DEAD ALIVE.—THE DEATH-STRUGGLE, AND THE MURDER OF THE MONK. CLX. THE DEVIL A MONK WOULD BE.—THE DEMAND FOR ADMISSION INTO THE CONVENT OF ST MARY MAGDALEN.—THE PORTRESS AND THE MONK. CLXI. FATHER FRANCIS’S INTERVIEW WITH THE ABBESS OF ST MARY MAGDALEN.—THE OBJECTS AND WISHES OF THE HOLY FATHER. CLXII. THE CELL OF THE NEOPHYTE.—THE INTERVIEW.—THE UNEXPECTED TURN GIVEN TO THE AFFAIRS AT THE CONVENT OF ST MARY MAGDALEN. CLXIII. THE NUN’S ATTEMPTED ESCAPE FROM THE CONVENT OF ST MARY MAGDALEN.—THE PURSUIT AND THE DISCLOSURE.—THE ESCAPE OF THE PRETENDED MONK. CLXIV. THE STORM.—A SHIPWRECK AT SEA.—THE HAPLESS FATE OF THE MARINERS. CLXV. THE FISHERMEN.—THE DESPAIRING CRY OF THE MARINERS.—THE BREAKERS FROM THE SHORE. CLXVI. THE ONE BODY WASHED ASHORE.—THE FIRST REQUEST.—THE SHIPWRECKED STRANGER. CLXVII. THE FISHERMAN’S COTTAGE.—THE FIRESIDE, AND THE TRAVELLER’S BED. CLXVIII. THE NIGHT IN THE FISHERMAN’S BUT THE MIDNIGHT FEAST OF BLOOD.—THE CHASE, AND THE GUN-SHOT. CLXIX. THE ASSASSINS ON THE RIALTO.—THE ATTACK AND DEFEAT.—THE STRANGER. CLXX. COUNT POLLIDORI’S PALACE.—SIGNORA ISABELLA, THE COUNT’S DAUGHTER.—THE INTRODUCTION. CLXXI. THE OPINIONS OF DOCTOR PILLETTO.—THE STRANGER’S ACCOUNT OF HIMSELF.—THE WELCOME OF THE SIGNORA. CLXXII. THE COUNT POLLIDORI’S RECOVERY.—THE INTERVIEW WITH THE SIGNORA ISABELLA.—THE CONSENT. CLXXIII. THE WEDDING MORNING.—THE NEW ARRIVAL.—THE DISAPPEARANCE OF THE VAMPYRE BRIDEGROOM. CLXXIV. THE TWO HIGHWAYMEN.—THE MURDER AT THE GIBBET’S FOOT.—THE RIDE TO THE GOLDEN PIPPIN. CLXXV. THE HORRORS IN THE NIGHT.—THE DISCOVERY IN THE ROAD.—CONTENTION BETWEEN MAN AND HORSE.—COMFORTABLE QUARTERS IN THE GOLDEN PIPPIN. CLXXVI. THE GRAZIER’S RELATION, AND HIS FIRST TERRORS.—THE EFFECTS OF GOOD CHEER, AND THE SUDDEN INTERRUPTION TO A PLEASANT PARTY. CLXXVII. THE MYSTERIOUS STRANGER’S ARRIVAL.—THE CONSTERNATION OF THE GUESTS.—THE GRAZIER’S TERRORS, AND POWERS OF IDENTITY.—THE LANDLORD’S DAUGHTER. CLXXVIII. THE MIDNIGHT CRY OF ALARM.—THE VAMPYRE’S MEAL.—THE CHASE ACROSS THE FIELDS.—THE DEATH OF THE LANDLORD’S DAUGHTER. CLXXIX. THE HOTEL.—THE FASHIONABLE ARRIVAL.—THE YOUNG HEIRESS. CLXXX. THE SECOND ARRIVAL AT THE LONDON HOTEL.—THE MYSTERIOUS GUEST. CLXXXI. THE NIGHT ALARM.—A SCENE OF CONFUSION.—MR. BLUE SUSPECTED. CLXXXII. THE WAITER TELLS THE STORY OF THE LAKES’ DISTURBANCE TO GEORGE AND FRANCIS. CLXXXIII. THE COMMUNICATION OF THE SERVANTS RESPECTING THE LAKE FAMILY. CLXXXIV. THE MYSTERIOUS STRANGER.—THE NIGHT WATCH. CLXXXV. THE VAMPYRE’S FEAST.—THE ALARM AND THE PURSUIT. CLXXXVI. THE MEETING IN ST JAMES’S PARK. CLXXXVII. THE CHURCHYARD AT HAMPSTEAD.—THE RESUSCITATION OF A VAMPYRE. CLXXXVIII. THE VAMPYRE.—THE FLIGHT.—THE WATCHMAN IN THE VALE OF HEALTH. CLXXXIX. MISS LAKE PASSES A FATEFUL NIGHT.—THE IMPOSTOR PUNISHED. CXC. THE VAMPYRE DISCOVERED.—THE ESCAPE ON THE THAMES. CXCI. THE PLOT DISCOVERED.—THE LETTER LEFT AT THE HOTEL BY THE VAMPYRE. CXCII. THE MEETING IN THE MORNING AT THE HOTEL.—THE PREPARATIONS OF THE ATTORNEY. CXCIII. THE VAMPYRE’S VISIT TO THE BARRACKS AT KINGSTON.—THE YOUNG OFFICER. CXCIV. AN ECLAIRCISSEMENT.—THE INNOCENT TRIUMPHANT. CXCV. THE VAMPYRE HAS SERIOUS THOUGHTS.—THE DREAM.—THE RESOLUTION. CXCVI. THE SCOTCH PACKET SHIP.—THE SUICIDE. CXCVII. THE OLD MANOR HOUSE.—THE RESCUE.—VARNEY’S DESPAIR. CXCVIII. A FAMILY SCENE.—THE SISTERS.—THE HORRIBLE ALARM. CXCIX. THE SEXTON’S AVARICE.—THE DEAD AND THE LIVING.—THE RING. CC. THE RECOVERY.—THE SEXTON’S FRIGHT.—THE COMPACT. CCI. THE NIGHT ALARM.—THE VAMPYRE’S ATTACK ON THE BRIDE. CCII. THE DEFILE IN THE ROCKS.—THE HORSEMAN AND THE ACCIDENT. CCIII. THE DISAPPOINTMENT AT THE GRANGE.—THE NEWS OF DESPAIR.—THE FINDING THE BODY. CCIV. THE SICK CHAMBER AT THE GRANGE.—THE NIGHT. CCV. A MIDNIGHT ALARM.—THE CHASE.—THE MYSTERY. CCVI. THE SIGHT OF TERROR.—THE DOCTOR’S SUSPICIONS.—THE NIGHT WATCH. CCVII. FAMILY TROUBLES.—THE HOUSE OF MOURNING. CCVIII. THE NIGHT WATCH.—THE SURPRISE.—THE CHASE. CCIX. THE FUNERAL.—A STRANGE INCIDENT. CCX. THE STRANGE VISITOR TO THE OLD CHURCH AT NIGHT. CCXI. WILL STEPHENS’S VISIT TO THE FAMILY VAULT WITH THE SAW-DUST, AND WHAT HE SAW THERE. CCXII. THE APPARITION IN THE CHURCH.—WILL STEPHENS’S SWOON.—THE MORNING. CCXIII. THE ALARM FROM THE BELFRY.—THE BEADLE IN A QUANDARY. CCXIV. THE CLERGYMAN’S VISIT TO THE VAULT.—RESCUE OF THE SEXTON. CCXV. THE YOUNG LOVER’S MIDNIGHT WATCH. CCXVI. THE HORRORS OF THE GRAVE.—A FRIGHTFUL ADVENTURE. CCXVII. THE MIDNIGHT HOUR.—THE STONE SLAB.—THE VAMPYRE. CCXVIII. THE YOUNG GIRL IN THE VILLAGE, AND THE AWFUL VISIT. CCXIX. THE AWFUL SUPPOSITION.—A RESOLUTION. CCXX. THE GRAND CONSULTATION AT THE ALE-HOUSE.—THE AWFUL SUGGESTION. CCXXI. THE NIGHT WATCH.—THE VAULT. CCXXII. THE MADMAN.—THE VAMPYRE. CCXXIII. THE HUNT OF THE VAMPYRE. CCXXIV. THE FATE OF SIR GEORGE.—THE CROSS-ROAD. CCXXV. THE SOLITARY MAN.—VARNEY’S DESPAIR. CCXXVI. THE STRANGE GUEST.—THE LITTLE CHAPEL.—VARNEY’S NARRATIVE. CCXXVII. VARNEY OPENS THE VAST STORE-HOUSE OF HIS MEMORY. CCXXVIII. THE FLIGHT OF THE VAMPYRE.—THE MASS. CCXXIX. THE MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE. CCXXX. VARNEY GIVES SOME PERSONAL ACCOUNT OF HIMSELF. CCXXXI. A SINGULAR INTERVIEW, AND THE CONSEQUENCES OF PASSION. CCXXXII. VARNEY’S NARRATIVE CONTINUED. CCXXXIII. THE NIGHT ATTACK.—THE HORRIBLE CONCLUSION. CCXXXIV. VARNEY DETAILS HIS SECOND DEATH. CCXXXV. THE PALACE GARDEN IN ST JAMES’S. CCXXXVI. AN ADVENTURE.—THE CARBINE SHOT.—THE DEATH. CCXXXVII. THE TOTAL DESTRUCTION OF VARNEY THE VAMPYRE, AND CONCLUSION

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