| [OF THE BUDDING OF THE TREE OF LIFE] |
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| I. | Which shows some of the Gods in their Machinery, withbut a Shadowy Hint of the Printer’s Devil | [ 3] |
| II. | Wherein it is discovered that, likely enough from anAncestor who was Master of the Horse to KingHarry the Eighth, Master Oliver had inherited someGift of Horseplay, together with a Keen Eye for aFine Leg on a Woman | [ 13] |
| III. | Wherein Master Oliver comes to the Conclusion that, tocomplete the Dramatic Picture, Greatness should haveknown the Hair-Shirt and the Makeshifts of Adversity | [ 20] |
| IV. | Wherein it would appear that the most respectable StuccoArchitecture may be but a Screen for Gnawing Secrets | [ 30] |
| V. | Wherein Miss Betty Modeyne is introduced to the Studyof Nature | [ 36] |
| VI. | Wherein it is hinted that to be Famous is not necessarilyto be Great | [ 41] |
| VII. | Wherein Ambition shrinks from looking down the Ladder | [ 51] |
| VIII. | Wherein it is discovered that the Strength of Genius maylie in the Hair | [ 55] |
| IX. | Wherein Master Oliver is convinced that it is Difficultto play the Man’s Part on a Weak Stomach | [ 71] |
| X. | Wherein Master Oliver entertains Guests | [ 77] |
| XI. | Wherein Egoism begins to suspect that there is aBottom to the Pint Pot | [ 82] |
| XII. | Wherein Miss Betty Modeyne wins more Hearts | [ 88] |
| XIII. | Which contains Some Hints towards the Making of aBaronet | [ 93] |
| XIV. | Which has to do with the Fascination of Naughtiness | [ 97] |
| XV. | Which tells of a Poet that offered Himself for Sacrifice,and was rejected of the Gods | [ 100] |
| XVI. | Which hints at an Age of Gold | [ 105] |
| [OF THE BUDDING OF THE TREE OF KNOWLEDGE] |
| XVII. | Which has to do with the Awakening of Youth | [ 111] |
| XVIII. | Of the Coming of Quilliam O’Flaherty MacloughlinMyre upon the Town | [ 115] |
| XIX. | Wherein a Strutting Cock comes near to losing aFeather upon his Own Dunghill | [ 118] |
| XX. | Wherein Master Devlin throws a Fierce Sidelightupon the Genius of Poetry | [ 121] |
| XXI. | Which discovers a Great Man in the Hour of hisTriumph | [ 124] |
| XXII. | Wherein we are obliged to spend a Brief Moment inthe Company of the Titled Aristocracy | [ 128] |
| XXIII. | Wherein the Major fights a Brilliant RearguardAction; and beats off a Pressing Attack | [ 133] |
| XXIV. | Which tells, with quite Unnecessary Frankness, ofwhat chanced at the Tavern of The Cock andBull in Fleet Street | [ 138] |
| XXV. | Wherein the Major takes to his Bed | [ 142] |
| XXVI. | Wherein Tom Folly blunders along in his Self-centredGig—and drags a Dainty Little Lady’s Skirtsinto the Wheel | [ 144] |
| XXVII. | Wherein a Dainty Little Lady, looking out of theWindow of a Shabby Home at a ShabbierDestiny, joins the Streaming Crowd whose Facespass in the Street, drifting towards the StrangeRiot of Living | [ 147] |
| XXVIII. | Wherein Dawning Womanhood whispers that Dollsare Dolls | [ 150] |
| XXIX. | Wherein Mr. Pompey Malahide loses his Breath inthe Midst of a Boast | [ 155] |
| XXX. | Wherein Miss Betty Modeyne posts a Letter | [ 157] |
| XXXI. | Wherein a Great Financier is satisfied with hisBargain | [ 159] |
| XXXII. | Wherein the Gallant Major rises from the Dead | [ 162] |
| XXXIII. | Which has to do with one of those Emotional Crisesthat change the Whole Tenor of a Man’s PoliticalConvictions | [ 165] |
| XXXIV. | Which, to some extent, discloses the Incident of theSentimental Tea-cups | [ 170] |
| XXXV. | Wherein we are bewildered by the Cooings ofChivalry | [ 175] |
| XXXVI. | Which touches upon the Pains of enjoying the Glowof Self-Abasement whilst maintaining a Positionof Dignity | [ 177] |
| XXXVII. | Which is Uneasy with the Restlessness of Youth | [ 182] |
| XXXVIII. | Which has to do with the Breaking of a PrettyLady’s Picture | [ 186] |
| XXXIX. | Wherein, the Barber letting the Cat out of the Bag,we give Chase | [ 189] |
| XL. | Which, in Somewhat Indelicate EavesdroppingFashion, hovers about a Trysting-Place, andScandalously Repeats a Private Conversation | [ 194] |
| XLI. | Which discovers Something of Despised Poetry in aWaste-paper Basket | [ 197] |
| XLII. | Wherein we are shown an Emotional Hairdresser atLoggerheads with Destiny | [ 199] |
| XLIII. | Wherein we catch a Glimpse of the Benefits that accrueto a Sound Commercial Education | [ 203] |
| XLIV. | Wherein a Palace of Art disappears in the Night | [ 207] |
| XLV. | Wherein a Poet burns his Verse to keep his Feet Warm | [ 211] |
| [OF THE BLOSSOMING OF THE TREE OF KNOWLEDGE] |
| XLVI. | Wherein the Husband of the Concierge fears that heis growing Blind | [ 217] |
| XLVII. | Which introduces us to the First Lady of France | [ 220] |
| XLVIII. | Which has to do with the Motherhood of the World | [ 223] |
| XLIX. | Wherein the Rich Man’s Son seeks the Sweets ofPoverty—not Wholly without Success | [ 225] |
| L. | Wherein the Spring comes a-frolic into the Court | [ 229] |
| LI. | Wherein it is hinted that it were Best to “Touch notthe Catte botte a Glove” | [ 234] |
| LII. | Wherein Yankee Doodle is bugled—with a StrongForeign Accent | [ 238] |
| LIII. | Wherein we skip down the Highway of Youth | [ 242] |
| LIV. | Wherein the Widow Snacheur separates the Milk fromHuman Kindness | [ 249] |
| LV. | Wherein is Some Worship of the Moon | [ 252] |
| LVI. | Wherein it is suspected that there has been Peepingthrough Windows | [ 256] |
| LVII. | Which treats of what chanced at the Tavern ofThe Scarlet Jackass | [ 261] |
| LVIII. | Wherein the Tears of Compassion heal the BleedingFeet of a Straying Woman | [ 271] |
| LIX. | Wherein it is suspect that our Betty has the HealingTouch | [ 275] |
| LX. | Wherein Betty feels the Keen Breath of Winter | [ 277] |
| LXI. | Wherein the Landlord of The Scarlet Jackass isunable to sing his Song | [ 279] |
| LXII. | Wherein a Comely Young Woman waits at a Windowall Night, watching for Sir Tom Fool—listeningfor his Step | [ 281] |
| LXIII. | Wherein the Ceiling of the Tavern that is calledThe Scarlet Jackass is stained with Blood | [ 283] |
| LXIV. | Wherein the Angel of the Annunciation enters into aGarret | [ 285] |
| LXV. | Wherein Betty walks into the Desert | [ 288] |
| LXVI. | Which has to do with the Great Orgy of Youth | [ 293] |
| LXVII. | Wherein Youth finds the Cap and Bells to be but aBizarre Crown | [ 300] |
| LXVIII. | Wherein it is seen that a Man is More or LessResponsible for his Father | [ 301] |
| LXIX. | Which treats of a Farewell Banquet to DepartingYouth—whereat Gaston Latour glitters with aHectic Glitter | [ 305] |
| LXX. | Wherein a Comely Young Woman broods upon theYears | [ 309] |
| LXXI. | Which treats of a Harmless Riot amongst Such asDwell on Mount Parnassus | [ 313] |
| LXXII. | Wherein our Hero is ill at ease with his ownShadow | [ 315] |
| LXXIII. | Wherein our Hero dabbles his Hands in the TurgidWaters of Philosophy, and brings up Some Grainsof Truth from a Pebbly Bottom. A Chapterthat the Frivolous would do well to skip—theIronies being infrequent, if not wholly wanting,and the Humours lacking in the Comic Interest | [ 317] |
| LXXIV. | Which sees the Day break in the Tavern of TheGolden Sun | [ 323] |
| LXXV. | Wherein our Hero goes out into the Night | [ 329] |
| LXXVI. | Wherein our Hero sets Foot upon the Road toRome | [ 332] |
| LXXVII. | Wherein Foul Things are plotted with SomeGlamour of Romance | [ 336] |
| LXXVIII. | Wherein our Hero scatters Some Pages of theIndifferent Wisdom of the Ages to the even moreIndifferent Gulls | [ 340] |
| LXXIX. | Wherein the Honourable Rupert Greppel showsHidalgic | [ 344] |
| LXXX. | Which treats of the Masterfolk | [ 349] |
| LXXXI. | Wherein the Widow Snacheur comes into herFortune | [ 351] |
| LXXXII. | Wherein Quilliam O’Flaherty Macloughlin Myrestruts airily towards the Goal of Freedom | [ 355] |
| LXXXIII. | Which essays the High Epic Note | [ 358] |
| LXXXIV. | Which has to do with Blue Blood and a Jade-handledCane | [ 360] |
| LXXXV. | Wherein a Man of the World commits the Indiscretionof putting his Experiences into Writing | [ 363] |
| LXXXVI. | Wherein our Hero, and Another, go Home | [ 366] |
| [OF THE BLOSSOMING OF THE TREE OF LIFE] |
| LXXXVII. | Which has to do with the Binding of Books inHalf-calf and the Whimsies of Calf Love | [ 375] |
| LXXXVIII. | Wherein it is suspected that, on Occasion, theTrumpet of Fame is not Wholly Immaculateof the Hiccup | [ 381] |
| LXXXIX. | Wherein Andrew Blotte draws aside the Arras thathangs Across the Unknown and joins the Companyat a Larger Banquet | [ 396] |
| XC. | Wherein Hereditary Greatness fails to GlitterHidalgic | [ 400] |
| XCI. | Wherein the Heir of the Ffolliotts falls the Victimto a Limited Badinage | [ 403] |
| XCII. | Wherein it is seen that the Blood of the OldestFamilies may run to Inconsequence and MereVulgar Stains | [ 407] |
| XCIII. | Wherein our Hero comes into a Wide Heritage | [ 411] |
| XCIV. | Wherein it is suspected that the Garden of Eden wasWell Lost | [ 413] |