BY J.H.E.

CONTENTS.

[A GREAT EMERGENCY]
CHAP
I [Rupert's Lectures—The Old Yellow Leather Book]
II [Henrietta—A Family Chronicle—The School Mimic—My First Fight]
III [School Cricket—Lemon-Kali—The Boys' Bridge—An Unexpected Emergency]
IV [A Doubtful Blessing—A Family Failing—Old Battles—The Canal-Carrier's Home]
V [The Navy Captain—Seven Parrots in a Fuchsia Tree—The Harbour Lion and the Silver Chain—The Legless Giants—Down Below—Johnson's Wharf]
VI [S. Philip and S. James—The Monkey-Barge and the Dog—War, Plague, and Fire—The Dulness of Everyday Life]
VII [We Resolve to Run Away—Scruples—Baby Cecil—I Prepare—I Run Away]
VIII [We Go on Board—The Pie—An Explosion—Mr. Rowe the Barge-Master—The White Lion—Two Letters—We Doubt Mr. Rowe's Good Faith]
IX [A Coasting Voyage—Musk Island—Linnet Flash—Mr. Rowe an Old Tar—The Dog-Fancier at Home]
X [Locks—We Think of Going on the Tramp—Pyebridge—We Set Sail]
XI [Mr. Rowe on Barge-Women—The River—Nine Elms—A Mysterious Noise—Rough Quarters—A Cheap Supper—John's Berth—We Make Our Escape—Out into the World]
XII [Emergencies and Policemen—Fenchurch Street Station—Third Class to Custom House—A Ship Forest]
XIII [A Dirty Street—A Bad Boy—Shipping and Merchandise—We Stowaway on Board the 'Atalanta'—A Salt Tear]
XIV [A Glow on the Horizon—A Fantastic Peal—What I Saw when the Roof Fell In]
XV [Henrietta's Diary—A Great Emergency]
XVI [Mr. Rowe on the Subject—Our Cousin—Weston Gets Into Print—The Harbour's Mouth—What Lies Beyond]
[A VERY ILL-TEMPERED FAMILY.]
I [A Family Failing]
II [Ill-Tempered People and Their Friends—Narrow Escapes—The Hatchet-Quarrel]
III [Warnings—My Aunt Isobel—Mr. Rampant's Temper, and His Conscience]
IV [Cases of Conscience—Ethics of Ill-Temper]
V [Celestial Fire—I Choose a Text]
VI [Theatrical Properties—I Prepare a Play—Philip Begins to Prepare the Scenery—A New Friend]
VII [A Quarrel—Bobby is Willing—Exit Philip]
VIII [I Hear from Philip—A New Part Wanted—I Lose My Temper—We All Lose Our Tempers]
IX [Self-Reproach—Family Discomfort—Out on the Marsh—Victory]
[OUR FIELD]
[MADAM LIBERALITY.]
[PART I]
[PART II]

A GREAT EMERGENCY.

CHAPTER I.

RUPERT'S LECTURES—THE OLD YELLOW LEATHER BOOK.

We were very happy—I, Rupert, Henrietta, and Baby Cecil. The only thing we found fault with in our lives was that there were so few events in them.