| [CHAPTER I.] | |
| THE IDEA—ADVICE—TITLE—PLAN—ON PAPER—SUGGESTION—COST—BOODELS—OLDFRIENDS—JENKYNS SOAMES—DESIGNS—STAIRCASES—BAYS—OBJECTIONS—ORDEROF ARCHITECTURE—STABLES—PRICE—GIVEN UP—CAZELL'S IDEA | 1 |
| [CHAPTER II.] | |
| NOTIONS—GUIDE WANTED—BLACKMEER—CHILVERN—HIS ELEMENT—VIEWS—OBSERVATIONS—DISCUSSIONS—FISHING—TROUT—SHROPSHIRE—THELAKE—THESOLITARY CASTLE—HERMITS—GAMES—DIFFERENCES—AT THE HOUSE | 13 |
| [CHAPTER III.] | |
| WITHIN—THE HOUSEKEEPER—WINDOWS—INFORMATION—THE ORIEL—VIEW—FLOOR—MILBURD'SINQUIRY—TYPICAL DEVELOPMENT—MATERIAL—ANEXAMPLE—CRONE—POOR—MEDITATIONS—THE FRESCO—TAPESTRY—ARMOUR—MICE—RATS—THEGHOST | 19 |
| [CHAPTER IV.] | |
| ALONE—THE SECRET DOOR—UNSOCIABILITY—THE PICTURE—GRIM THOUGHTS—ONECHEERFUL IDEA—MELON—HIDING—CRUEL JOKES—SPIRAL—ANGLES—ASSASSINS—WHITELADY—A COMFORT—NERVES—THE DOOR—A GROWL—SNIFFS—AFOLLOWER—REASONING—SAD THOUGHTS—OUT AT LAST | 24 |
| [CHAPTER V.] | |
| ON THE ROOF—DOWN AGAIN—FURTHER INSPECTION—VARIETY—ELIZABETHAN—NORMAN—COLOUR—RAYS—FILTERED—CUIBONO?—SUGGESTION—PLAY INSTORE—THE STABLES—PREVIOUS TENANTS—GOOD INTENTIONS—NAME | 31 |
| [CHAPTER VI.] | |
| CHOOSING A PARTY. | |
| ROOMS—DECISION—ODD MEN—RETURN—ARRANGEMENTS—THEORIES—OBJECTIONS—PROPOSITIONS—ELECTIONS—THELADIES—WHO'S HOST?—GUESTS—HOSTESS—MOREPROPOSALS—GRANDMOTHERS—AUNTS—HALF-SISTERS—SISTERHOODPROPOSED—GRAND IDEA—CHAPERONS—TERMS—IDEAL—APROFESSION—A DEFECT—OR ADVANTAGE—ADDITIONAL ATTRACTIONS—OLDMAN—DULNESS—THEATRICAL—PLANS—THE PRESIDENT—EXPLANATION—IDEA | 36 |
| [CHAPTER VII.] | |
| THE NEW ORDER. | |
| A BROTHERHOOD—SIMPLICITY—A DIFFICULTYMET—ILLUSTRATIONS—PROCEEDINGS—INTERVIEW—QUESTION—ANSWER—MODELS—PETITSFRÈRES—TERMS—RULES AND REGULATIONS—THE SCHEME DISMISSED—THE LISTSETTLED | 44 |
| [CHAPTER VIII.] | |
| A MORNING DISCUSSION. | |
| ON DEAFNESS—ESCAPES—BUTTONHOLED—A DISCUSSION—MORNINGLOST—RAGE—DESPAIR | 53 |
| [CHAPTER IX.] | |
| A WET DAY. | |
| RAIN—THE MEDFORDS—CONVERSATION—A PROPOSAL—ACCEPTED—THETRICK—THE LECTURE | 60 |
| [CHAPTER X.] | |
| OUT OF AN ALBUM—ON LOSS OF PATIENCE—MRS. FRIMMELY'S SUGGESTION—ADAY-DANCE | 71 |
| [CHAPTER XI.] | |
| A NIGHT SURPRISE | 78 |
| [CHAPTER XII.] | |
| OUR LIBRARY—BUSTS—DISTINGUISHED CHARACTERS—MELANCHOLY—GUESSES—SOAMES—MRS.BOODELS AGAIN—MILBURD—HIS JOKE—A NUISANCE | 80 |
| [CHAPTER XIII.] | |
| MUSIC—MEDFORD—MILBURD'S SONG—CONSEQUENCE—OPINIONS—NOTE—COMPLIMENTS—EPIGRAM—THEDAMP FIREWORK | 84 |
| [CHAPTER XIV.] | |
| OUR POSTAL ARRANGEMENTS | 88 |
| [CHAPTER XV.] | |
| MRS. BOODELS—BOODELS—HIS GRANDMOTHER'S OBSERVATION—HER FATESEALED—THE COMEDY—HER DEPOSITION—NEW PROPOSAL—AWKWARD—MILBURD'SRELATION—INVITATION—THE DINNERHOUR—RECOMMENDATION—DECISION | 91 |
| [CHAPTER XVI.] | |
| FRESH ARRIVALS—DESCRIPTION—A HISTORY | 95 |
| [CHAPTER XVII.] | |
| SUNDAY—SUNDAY REASONS—A CHAMBER DIALOGUE | 108 |
| [CHAPTER XVIII.] | |
| MORE SUNDAY THOUGHTS—IN MY ROOM—ATELEGRAM—IMPOSSIBILITIES—INTERRUPTION | 116 |
| [CHAPTER XIX.] | |
| THE PROSAIC GENTLEMAN. | |
| A WALK WITH SIGNOR REGNIATI | 120 |
| [CHAPTER XX.] | |
| A SUNDAY CONVERSATION | 123 |
| [CHAPTER XXI.] | |
| COMMENCEMENT OF MY SAYINGS FOR SUNDAYS | 130 |
| [CHAPTER XXII.] | |
| THE PROGRAMME—THE FARCE | 136 |
| [CHAPTER XXIII.] | |
| AFTER THE PERFORMANCE, CONVERSATION COMMENCES | 181 |
| [CHAPTER XXIV.] | |
| CHILVERN'S BALLAD—THE MORAL | 191 |
| [CHAPTER XXV.] | |
| IN AND OUT—BEFORE THE FIRE—MEDITATIONS—SURPRISES—HAPPYTHOUGHTS—AWAKENINGS—SLUMBERS—BELL-PULLS—BOOTS—VALET—DIFFICULTIES—MRS.REGNIATI—WHAT'S ON THE TAPIS?—MATCH-MAKING—CUPID | 198 |
| [CHAPTER XXVI.] | |
| AT DINNER—WEIGHT—WATCHING—JOKES—PROTEST—AWKWARD SITUATION—ANANNOUNCEMENT—INQUIRY—ARRIVAL—PRACTICAL JOKES | 206 |
| [CHAPTER XXVII.] | |
| FIFTH WEEK—DIFFICULTIES—HINTS—BOODELS' SECRET—ARRIVAL OF JIMMYLAYDER—A CHANGE—PRACTICAL JOKES—PLAYING THE FOOL—DRESSING UP—MOREJOKES—CHEMICAL LECTURE—EXPERIMENTS—RESULTS—OPENWINDOWS—COLDS—DEPARTURES—SMALL BY DEGREES—BEAUTIFULLY LESS—THE SHILLINGAND THE TUMBLER—BOODELS' LAST—TWO'S COMPANY—CONCLUSION | 209 |
HAPPY THOUGHT HALL.
[CHAPTER I.]
THE IDEA—ADVICE—TITLE—PLAN—ON PAPER—SUGGESTION—COST—BOODELS—OLD FRIENDS—JENKYNS SOAMES—DESIGNS—STAIRCASES—BAYS—OBJECTIONS—ORDER OF ARCHITECTURE—STABLES—PRICE—GIVEN UP—CAZELL'S IDEA.
appy Thought.—To get a country house for the winter. To fill it with friends. To have one wing for bachelors. Another wing for maidens with chaperons. To have the Nave, as it were, of the house, for the married people.
“I'll tell you what you ought to do,” says Cazell to me. “You ought to build a nice little snuggery in the country.”