| MARGERY | |
| chapter | | page |
| I. | [Her Sock] | 13 |
| II. | [How We Play the Pianola] | 20 |
| III. | [The Knight of the Chimney-Piece] | 27 |
| IV. | [The Art of Conversation] | 32 |
| V. | [Afternoon Sleep] | 38 |
| VI. | [A Twice Told Tale] | 44 |
| VII. | [The Literary Art] | 50 |
| VIII. | [My Secretary] | 56 |
| IX. | [The Truth About Home Rails] | 62 |
| LIFE'S LITTLE TRAGEDIES |
| X. | [A Crown of Sorrows] | 71 |
| XI. | [The Lucky Month] | 76 |
| XII. | [The Rescue] | 83 |
| XIII. | [The Portuguese Cigar] | 90 |
| XIV. | [A Cold World] | 96 |
| XV. | [A Breath of Life] | 103 |
| XVI. | [The Doctor] | 113 |
| XVII. | [The Financier] | 120 |
| XVIII. | [The Things That Matter] | 126 |
| THREE STORIES |
| XIX. | [The Making of a Christmas Story] | 135 |
| XX. | [A Matter-of-Fact Fairy Tale] | 151 |
| XXI. | [The Seaside Novelette] | 166 |
| OUT-OF-DOORS |
| XXII. | [The First of Spring] | 181 |
| XXIII. | [The Coming of the Crocus] | 188 |
| XXIV. | [The Landscape Gardener] | 195 |
| XXV. | [Pat-Ball] | 202 |
| XXVI. | [Ten and Eight] | 208 |
| XXVII. | [An Inland Voyage] | 214 |
| XXVIII. | [One of Our Sufferers] | 221 |
| XXIX. | [Chum] | 228 |
| XXX. | ["Under Entirely New Management"] | 234 |
| XXXI. | [A Farewell Tour] | 241 |
| INDOORS |
| XXXII. | [Physical Culture] | 251 |
| XXXIII. | [An Insurance Act] | 258 |
| XXXIV. | [Getting the Needle] | 264 |
| XXXV. | [Dressing Up] | 270 |
| XXXVI. | [The Complete Kitchen] | 276 |
| XXXVII. | [An Informal Evening] | 283 |
| XXXVIII. | [A Billiard Lesson] | 290 |
| XXXIX. | [Bachelor Relics] | 297 |
| LITTLE PLAYS FOR AMATEURS |
| XL. | ["Fair Mistress Dorothy"] | 305 |
| XLI. | ["A Slight Misunderstanding"] | 312 |
| XLII. | ["Miss Prendergast"] | 319 |
| XLIII. | ["At Dead of Night"] | 326 |
| XLIV. | ["The Lost Heiress"] | 335 |
| XLV. | ["The Literary Life"] | 340 |
| SUCCESSFUL MEN | |
| XLVI. | [The Solicitor] | 349 |
| XLVII. | [The Painter] | 356 |
| XLVIII. | [The Barrister] | 363 |
| XLIX. | [The Civil Servant] | 370 |
| L. | [The Actor] | 377 |
| LI. | [The Collector] | 384 |
| LII. | [The Statesman] | 391 |
| LIII. | [The Magnate] | 400 |
| LIV. | [The Adventurer] | 407 |
| LV. | [The Explorer] | 414 |
| LVI. | [The Newspaper Proprietor] | 421 |