[ PREFACE ]

[ HARRY COVERDALE’S COURTSHIP, AND ALL THAT CAME OF IT. ]

[ CHAPTER I.—TREATS OF THE PHILOSOPHY OF LIFE. ]

[ CHAPTER II.—AFFORDS A SPECIMEN OF HARRY’S “QUIET MANNER” WITH HIS TENANTRY. ]

[ CHAPTER III.—HAZLEHURST PLEADS HIS CAUSE AND WINS IT. ]

[ CHAPTER IV.—CONTAINS, AMONG OTHER “EXQUISITE” SKETCHES, A PORTRAIT OF A PUPPY (NOT BY LANDSEER).]

[ CHAPTER V.—PROVES THE ADVISABILITY OF LOOKING BEFORE YOU LEAP. ]

[ CHAPTER VI.—JEST AND EARNEST. ]

[ CHAPTER VII.—WHEREIN SYMPTOMS OF HARRY’S COURTSHIP BEGIN TO APPEAR ON A STORMY HORIZON. ]

[ CHAPTER VIII.—HARRY CONDESCENDS TO PLAY THE AGREEABLE. ]