CONTENTS.


VOLUME I.


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I.—[From the Same to the Same],[1]
II.—[Life at a Watering Place],[9]
III.—[In which the reader will enjoy hearing the praises lavished by Spaniards on their Country and Country-men],[15]
IV.—[More conversation, giving us some idea of the Spanish character],[24]
V.—[Illustrating another trait of Spanish character],[31]
VI.—[Pepa],[37]
VII.—[Two men and their schemes in life],[45]
VIII.—[María Egyptiaca],[57]
IX.—[The Marquesa Tellería],[69]
X.—[The Marquis],[79]
XI.—[Leopoldo],[88]
XII.—[Gustavo],[94]
XIII.—[The last illusion],[103]
XIV.—[Husband and Wife],[111]
XV.—[A Modus Vivendi],[127]
XVI.—[In the Dog-days],[133]
XVII.—[Deserters],[142]
XVIII.—[The Ascetic],[149]
XIX.—[The Marquesa goes to a concert],[159]
XX.—[The old, old drama],[166]
XXI.—[A struggle with the angel],[179]
XXII.—[Conquered by the angel],[185]
XXIII.—[Weather permitting],[188]
XXIV.—[Reminiscences—Anxieties],[200]
XXV.—[María Egyptiaca dresses in grey and does not wash her hands],[211]
XXVI.—[The devouring ogre—Croup],[222]
XXVII.—[The mother],[238]
XXVIII.—[The Marquis de Fúcar enjoys the special favour of Heaven],[242]
XXIX.—[Erunt duo in carne una],[253]
XXX.—[An irruption of the barbarians; Alaric, Attila, and Omar],[263]
XXXI.—[The crisis],[275]
XXXII.—[Reason versus Passion],[293]

Leon Roch


LEON ROCH


PART I.