A DOMESTIC STORY
By Wilkie Collins
Affectionately Dedicated
to Holman Hunt
CONTENTS
[ BEFORE THE STORY. ] [ THE STORY ] [ FIRST BOOK. ]
[ Chapter I. ] Mrs. Presty Presents Herself.
[ Chapter II. ] The Governess Enters.
[ Chapter III. ] Mrs. Presty Changes Her Mind.
[ Chapter IV. ] Randal Receives His Correspondence.
[ Chapter V. ] Randal Writes to New York.
[ Chapter VI. ] Sydney Teaches.
[ Chapter VII. ] Sydney Suffers.
[ Chapter VIII. ] Mrs. Presty Makes a Discovery.
[ Chapter IX. ] Somebody Attends to the Door.
[ Chapter X. ] Kitty Mentions Her Birthday.
[ Chapter XI. ] Linley Asserts His Authority.
[ Chapter XII. ] Two of Them Sleep Badly.
[ Chapter XIII. ] Kitty Keeps Her Birthday.
[ Chapter XIV. ] Kitty Feels the Heartache.
[ SECOND BOOK. ]
[ Chapter XV. ] The Doctor.
[ Chapter XVI. ] The Child.
[ Chapter XVII. ] The Husband.
[ Chapter XVIII. ] The Nursemaid.
[ Chapter XIX. ] The Captain.
[ Chapter XX. ] The Mother-in-Law.
[ Chapter XXI. ] The Governess.
[ THIRD BOOK. ]
[ Chapter XXII. ] Retrospect.
[ Chapter XXIII. ] Separation.
[ Chapter XXIV. ] Hostility.
[ Chapter XXV. ] Consultation.
[ Chapter XXVI. ] Decision.
[ Chapter XXVII. ] Resolution.
[ FOURTH BOOK. ]
[ Chapter XXVIII. ] Mr. Randal Linley.
[ Chapter XXIX. ] Mr. Sarrazin.
[ Chapter XXX. ] The Lord President.
[ Chapter XXXI. ] Mr. Herbert Linley.
[ Chapter XXXII. ] Miss Westerfield.
[ Chapter XXXIII. ] Mrs. Romsey.
[ Chapter XXXIV. ] Mrs. Presty.
[ Chapter XXXV. ] Captain Bennydeck.
[ Chapter XXXVI. ] Mr. and Mrs. Herbert.
[ Chapter XXXVII. ] Mrs. Norman.
[ FIFTH BOOK. ]
[ Chapter XXXVIII. ] Hear the Lawyer.
[ Chapter XXXIX. ] Listen to Reason.
[ Chapter XL. ] Keep Your Temper.
[ Chapter XLI. ] Make the Best of It.
[ Chapter XLII. ] Try to Excuse Her.
[ Chapter XLIII. ] Know Your Own Mind.
[ Chapter XLIV. ] Think of Consequences.
[ Chapter XLV. ] Love Your Enemies.
[ Chapter XLVI. ] Nil Desperandum.
[ Chapter XLVII. ] Better Do It Than Wish It Done.
[ Chapter XLVIII. ] Be Careful!
[ Chapter XLIX. ] Keep the Secret.
[ Chapter L. ] Forgiveness to the Injured Doth Belong.
[ Chapter LI. ] Dum Spiro, Spero.
[ Chapter LII. ] L’homme propose, et Dieu dispose.
[ Chapter LIII. ] The Largest Nature, the Longest Love.
[ Chapter LIV. ] Let Bygones Be Bygones.
[ Chapter LV. ] Leave It to the Child.