CONTENTS


CHAPTER I.
PAGE
IN THE BEGINNING[1]
CHAPTER II.
FRIENDS IN NEED[16]
CHAPTER III.
WAYS AND MEANS[36]
CHAPTER IV.
NUMBER TWENTY B.[47]
CHAPTER V.
THIS WORKING-DAY WORLD [65]
CHAPTER VI.
TO THE RESCUE[77]
CHAPTER VII.
A NEW CUSTOMER[93]
CHAPTER VIII.
A DISTINGUISHED PERSON[108]
CHAPTER IX.
SHOW SUNDAY[125]
CHAPTER X.
SUMMING UP[142]
CHAPTER XI.
A CONFIDENCE[159]
CHAPTER XII.
GERTRUDE IS ANXIOUS[170]
CHAPTER XIII.
A ROMANCE[181]
CHAPTER XIV.
LUCY[190]
CHAPTER XV.
CRESSIDA[203]
CHAPTER XVI.
A WEDDING[216]
CHAPTER XVII.
A SPECIAL EDITION[225]
CHAPTER XVIII.
PHYLLIS[236]
CHAPTER XIX.
THE SYCAMORES[246]
CHAPTER XX.
IN THE SICK-ROOM[257]
CHAPTER XXI.
THE LAST ACT[266]
CHAPTER XXII.
HOPE AND A FRIEND[272]
CHAPTER XXIII.
A DISMISSAL[281]
CHAPTER XXIV.
AT LAST[289]
EPILOGUE[298]

THE ROMANCE OF A SHOP.