[ Mrs. Merdle Describeth her Doctor. ]

[ Mrs. Merdle Discourseth again on Dinner. ]

[ Mrs. Merdle Accepteth of a slight Dinner, suitable for a Woman suffering with Dyspepsia. ]

[ Mrs. Merdle Discourseth of Wishes and her Sufferings. ]

[ Mrs. Merdle Discourseth of Pudding. ]

[ Mrs. Merdle Discourseth of the necessity of good Wine and other Matters. ]

[ Mrs. Merdle Suggesteth that Dinner being finished, the Gentlement will Smoke. In the meantime, she Discourseth. ]

[ Mrs. Merdle, having “Nibbled a Little” for two Hours at Dinner, retireth from the Table unsatisfied. ]

[ The Poet Moralizeth—He Discourseth to those who Gorge and Complain. ]

[ He Discourseth of the Wherefore of Bachelorism. ]