CONTENTS
[PART I.—THE SISTERS.]
[CHAPTER I.—A Launch—A Promise—A new Relation]
[CHAPTER II.—Glimpses into a Child's Heart—A Death-bed]
[CHAPTER III.—Retrospection—The Lowly sought—The Haughty foiled]
[CHAPTER IV.—Retrospective—Effects of Coquetry—Obedience and Disobedience]
[CHAPTER V.—A Heart and Home in England—A Heart and Home in India]
[CHAPTER VI.—Domestic Discord, and its End]
[PART II.—TRAITS OF CHARACTER.]
[CHAPTER I.—Youthful Colloquy—Introducing Character]
[CHAPTER II.—Three English Homes, and their Inmates]
[CHAPTER III.—Home Scene—Visitors—Childish Meditations]
[CHAPTER IV.—Varieties]
[CHAPTER V.—A Young Gentleman in a Passion—A Walk—A Scene of Distress]
[CHAPTER VI.—Cecil Grahame's Philosophy—An Error, and its Consequences—A Mystery and a Confidence]
[CHAPTER VII.—Mr. Morton's Story—A Confession—A young Pleader—Generosity not always Justice]
[CHAPTER VIII.—An unpleasant Proposal—The Mystery Solved—A Father's Grief from a Mother's Weakness—A Father's Joy from a Mother's Influence]
[CHAPTER IX.—Temptation and Disobedience—Fear—Falsehood and Punishment]
[CHAPTER X.—Pain and Penitence—Truth Impressed, and Reconciliation—The Family-tree]
[CHAPTER XI.—The Children's Ball]
[CHAPTER XII.—Effects of Pleasure—The young Midshipman—Ill-temper, Origin and Consequences]
[CHAPTER XIII.—Suspicion—A Parting, a double Grief—Innocence proved—Wrong done and Evil confirmed by Doubt]
[PART III.—SIN AND SUFFERING.]
[CHAPTER I.—Advance and Retrospect]
[CHAPTER II.—A Letter, and its Consequences]
[CHAPTER III.—A Summons and a Loss]
[CHAPTER IV.—The broken Desk]
[CHAPTER V.—The Culprit and the Judge]
[CHAPTER VI.—The Sentence, and its Execution]
[CHAPTER VII.—The Light glimmers]
[CHAPTER VIII.—The Struggle]
[CHAPTER IX.—Illness and Remorse]
[CHAPTER X.—Mistaken Impressions eradicated]
[CHAPTER XI.—The Loss of the Siren]
[CHAPTER XII.—Forebodings]
[CHAPTER XIII.—Forgiveness]
[CHAPTER XIV.—The Rich and the Poor]
[CHAPTER XV.—A Home Scene, and a Parting]
[CHAPTER XVI.—The Birthday Gift]