CONTENTS.

[A GREAT EMERGENCY]
CHAP
I [Rupert's Lectures—The Old Yellow Leather Book]
II [Henrietta—A Family Chronicle—The School Mimic—My First Fight]
III [School Cricket—Lemon-Kali—The Boys' Bridge—An Unexpected Emergency]
IV [A Doubtful Blessing—A Family Failing—Old Battles—The Canal-Carrier's Home]
V [The Navy Captain—Seven Parrots in a Fuchsia Tree—The Harbour Lion and the Silver Chain—The Legless Giants—Down Below—Johnson's Wharf]
VI [S. Philip and S. James—The Monkey-Barge and the Dog—War, Plague, and Fire—The Dulness of Everyday Life]
VII [We Resolve to Run Away—Scruples—Baby Cecil—I Prepare—I Run Away]
VIII [We Go on Board—The Pie—An Explosion—Mr. Rowe the Barge-Master—The White Lion—Two Letters—We Doubt Mr. Rowe's Good Faith]
IX [A Coasting Voyage—Musk Island—Linnet Flash—Mr. Rowe an Old Tar—The Dog-Fancier at Home]
X [Locks—We Think of Going on the Tramp—Pyebridge—We Set Sail]
XI [Mr. Rowe on Barge-Women—The River—Nine Elms—A Mysterious Noise—Rough Quarters—A Cheap Supper—John's Berth—We Make Our Escape—Out into the World]
XII [Emergencies and Policemen—Fenchurch Street Station—Third Class to Custom House—A Ship Forest]
XIII [A Dirty Street—A Bad Boy—Shipping and Merchandise—We Stowaway on Board the 'Atalanta'—A Salt Tear]
XIV [A Glow on the Horizon—A Fantastic Peal—What I Saw when the Roof Fell In]
XV [Henrietta's Diary—A Great Emergency]
XVI [Mr. Rowe on the Subject—Our Cousin—Weston Gets Into Print—The Harbour's Mouth—What Lies Beyond]
[A VERY ILL-TEMPERED FAMILY.]
I [A Family Failing]
II [Ill-Tempered People and Their Friends—Narrow Escapes—The Hatchet-Quarrel]
III [Warnings—My Aunt Isobel—Mr. Rampant's Temper, and His Conscience]
IV [Cases of Conscience—Ethics of Ill-Temper]
V [Celestial Fire—I Choose a Text]
VI [Theatrical Properties—I Prepare a Play—Philip Begins to Prepare the Scenery—A New Friend]
VII [A Quarrel—Bobby is Willing—Exit Philip]
VIII [I Hear from Philip—A New Part Wanted—I Lose My Temper—We All Lose Our Tempers]
IX [Self-Reproach—Family Discomfort—Out on the Marsh—Victory]
[OUR FIELD]
[MADAM LIBERALITY.]
[PART I]
[PART II]

A GREAT EMERGENCY.


CHAPTER I.