DOCTOR OX’S EXPERIMENT
[CHAPTER I.]
How it is useless to seek, even on the best maps, for the small town of Quiquendone
[CHAPTER II.]
In which the Burgomaster Van Tricasse and the Counsellor Niklausse consult about the affairs of the town
[CHAPTER III.]
In which the Commissary Passauf enters as noisily as unexpectedly
[CHAPTER IV.]
In which Doctor Ox reveals himself as a physiologist of the first rank, and as an audacious experimentalist
[CHAPTER V.]
In which the burgomaster and the counsellor pay a visit to Doctor Ox, and what follows
[CHAPTER VI.]
In which Frantz Niklausse and Suzel Van Tricasse form certain projects for the future
[CHAPTER VII.]
In which the Andantes become Allegros, and the Allegros Vivaces
[CHAPTER VIII.]
In which the ancient and solemn German waltz becomes a whirlwind
[CHAPTER IX.]
In which Doctor Ox and Ygène, his assistant, say a few words
[CHAPTER X.]
In which it will be seen that the epidemic invades the entire town, and what effect it produces
[CHAPTER XI.]
In which the Quiquendonians adopt a heroic resolution
[CHAPTER XII.]
In which Ygène, the assistant, gives a reasonable piece of advice, which is eagerly rejected by Doctor Ox
[CHAPTER XIII.]
In which it is once more proved that by taking high ground all human littlenesses may be overlooked
[CHAPTER XIV.]
In which matters go so far that the inhabitants of Quiquendone, the reader, and even the author, demand an immediate dénouement
[CHAPTER XV.]
In which the dénouement takes place
[CHAPTER XVI.]
In which the intelligent reader sees that he has guessed correctly, despite all the author’s precautions
[CHAPTER XVII.]
In which Doctor Ox’s theory is explained