CONTENTS
OF
THE FIRST VOLUME.
| CHAP. | PAGE | |
| I. | AUNT MARGARET | [1] |
| II. | OUT IN THE COLD | [11] |
| III. | A RECITATION | [28] |
| IV. | A REAL ENTHUSIAST | [47] |
| V. | THE OLD SETTLE | [66] |
| VI. | AN AUDACIOUS CRITICISM | [87] |
| VII. | A COLLECTOR’S GRATITUDE | [101] |
| VIII. | HOW TO GET RID OF A COMPANY | [120] |
| IX. | AN UNWELCOME VISITOR | [144] |
| X. | TWO POETS | [158] |
| XI. | THE LOVE-LOCK | [171] |
| XII. | A DELICATE TASK | [183] |
| XIII. | THE PROFESSION OF FAITH | [196] |
| XIV. | THE EXAMINERS | [218] |
| XV. | AT VAUXHALL | [230] |
| XVI. | A BOMBSHELL | [246] |
| XVII. | THE MARE’S NEST | [259] |
| XVIII. | ‘WHATEVER HAPPENS, I SHALL LOVE YOU, WILLIE’ | [271] |
ILLUSTRATIONS TO VOL. 1.
| MISS MARGARET LIFTED HER EYES FROM HER PLATE WITH A SMILE OF WELCOME | [Frontispiece] | |
| ‘SCIENCE!’ INTERRUPTED THE ANTIQUARY, VEHEMENTLY, ‘THAT IS THE ARGUMENT OF THE ATHEIST AGAINST THE SCRIPTURES.’ | to face p. | [98] |
| THE DILETTANTI | ” | [134] |
| ‘MAGGIE, MAGGIE, HERE IS A PRESENT FOR YOU.’ | ” | [174] |
| THE PROFESSION OF FAITH | ” | [206] |
| VAUXHALL GARDENS | ” | [236] |
| A VERY CHEERLESS PROCEEDING | ” | [262] |