Maria Edgeworth to John Ruxton from Abbotsford - Sir Walter Scott - visitors at Abbotsford - tree planting - the Abbotsford neighbourhood - Ettrick Forest - Newark Tower - Rokeby and the Duchess of Buccleuch - The Lord of the Isles - the house at Abbotsford - the Scott family - the Allens - (end by Harriet Edgeworth) - Maria Edgeworth's recovery