CONTENTS.
| I. | The Dame's departure, | [7] |
| II. | Mr. Learning at breakfast, | [12] |
| III. | The Cottages of Head, | [16] |
| IV. | Plain-work and Fancy-work, | [22] |
| V. | Mr. Alphabet, | [29] |
| VI. | Mr. Reading's fine shop, | [35] |
| VII. | The Ladder of Spelling, | [41] |
| VIII. | Breaking down, | [ 47] |
| IX. | Mr. Learning's visit, | [55] |
| X. | Dick's mishap, | [63] |
| XI. | Miss Folly, | [69] |
| XII. | A visit to Arithmetic, | [77] |
| XIII. | The wonderful Boy, | [81] |
| XIV. | The Thief of Time, | [90] |
| XV. | Duty and Affection, | [95] |
| XVI. | Grammar's Bazaar, | [102] |
| XVII. | Pride and Folly, | [110] |
| XVIII. | The Carpet of History, | [119] |
| XIX. | Hammering in Dates, | [125] |
| XX. | The pursued Bird, | [131] |
| XXI. | Plans and Plots, | [136] |
| XXII. | The Cockatoo, Parade, | [143] |
| XXIII. | The Cage of Ambition, | [152] |
| XXIV. | A visit to Mr. Chemistry, | [159] |
| XXV. | A Lesson, | [167] |
| XXVI. | Hearing the Truth, | [177] |
| XXVII. | A Brave Effort, | [185] |
| XXVIII. | Expectation, | [190] |
| XXIX. | Empty and Furnished, | [196] |
| XXX. | Fruits of Needlework, | [204] |
| XXXI. | The Crown of Success, | [212] |
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
| The sparkling crown was placed on her brow, | [Frontispiece] |
| Nelly could hardly see the stepping-stones through the thick leaves of the plant which she bore, | [27] |
| Miss folly went jabbering on: "Just try that bonnet on your head," | [73] |
| Dick, Lubin, Matty, and Nelly paying their first visit to Grammar's Bazaar, | [103] |
THE CROWN OF SUCCESS.
CHAPTER I.
THE DAME'S DEPARTURE.
