BOOK IV.
[CHAPTER I.]
The arrival of Lady Booby and the rest at Booby-hall.
[CHAPTER II.]
A dialogue between Mr Abraham Adams and the Lady Booby.
[CHAPTER III.]
What passed between the lady and lawyer Scout.
[CHAPTER IV.]
A short chapter, but very full of matter; particularly the arrival of Mr Booby and his lady.
[CHAPTER V.]
Containing justice business; curious precedents of depositions, and other matters necessary to be perused by all justices of the peace and their clerks.
[CHAPTER VI.]
Of which you are desired to read no more than you like.
[CHAPTER VII.]
Philosophical reflections, the like not to be found in any light French romance. Mr Booby's grave advice to Joseph, and Fanny's encounter with a beau.
[CHAPTER VIII.]
A discourse which happened between Mr Adams, Mrs Adams, Joseph, and Fanny, with some behaviour of Mr Adams which will be called by some few readers very low, absurd, and unnatural.
[CHAPTER IX.]
A visit which the polite Lady Booby and her polite friend paid to the parson.
[CHAPTER X.]
The history of two friends, which may afford an useful lesson to all those persons who happen to take up their residence in married families.
[CHAPTER XI.]
In which the history is continued.
[CHAPTER XII.]
Where the good-natured reader will see something which will give him no great pleasure.
[CHAPTER XIII.]
The history, returning to the Lady Booby, gives some account of the terrible conflict in her breast between love and pride, with what happened on the present discovery.
[CHAPTER XIV.]
Containing several curious night-adventures, in which Mr Adams fell into many hair-breadth scapes, partly owing to his goodness, and partly to his inadvertency.
[CHAPTER XV.]
The arrival of Gaffar and Gammar Andrews with another person not much expected, and a perfect solution of the difficulties raised by the pedlar.
[CHAPTER XVI.]
Being the last. In which this true history is brought to a happy conclusion.
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
[MR WILSON RELATES HIS HISTORY]
[PARSON ADAMS]
[HE RAN TOWARDS HER]