CONTENTS.CHAP.PAGE[Introduction][11]I.[My Pretty Mother—Ayah—Company][20]II.[The Cholera Season—My Mother Goes Away—My Sixth Birthday][26]III.[The Bullers—Matilda takes Me up—We Fall Out—Mr. George][34]IV.[Sales—Matters of Principle—Mrs. Minchin Quarrels with the Bride—Mrs. Minchin Quarrels with Everybody—Mrs. Minchin is Reconciled—The Voyage Home—A Death on Board][40]V.[A Home Station—What Mrs. Buller thought of it—What Major Buller thought of it][53]VI.[Dress and Manner—I Examine Myself—My Great-Grandmother][59]VII.[My Great-Grandmother—The Duchess’s Carriage—Mrs. O’Connor is Curious][67]VIII.[A Family History][73]IX.[Hopes and Expectations—Dreams and Daydreams—The Vine—Elspeth—My Great-Grandfather][84]X.[Thomas the Cat—My Great-Grandfather’s Sketches—Adolphe is my Friend—My Great-great-great-Grandfather Disturbs my Rest—I Leave The Vine][96]XI.[Matilda’s News—Our Governess—Major Buller turned Tutor—Eleanor Arkwright][103]XII.[Poor Matilda—The Awkward Age—Mrs. Buller takes Counsel with her Friends—The ‘Milliner and Mantuamaker’—Medical Advice—The Major Decides][120]XIII.[At School—The Lilac Bush—Bridget’s Posies—Summer—Health][138]XIV.[Miss Mulberry—Discipline and Recreation—Madame—Conversation—Eleanor’s Opinion of the Drawing-master—Miss Ellen’s—Eleanor’s Apology][146]XV.[Eleanor’s Theories reduced to Practice—Studies—The Arithmetic-master][159]XVI.[Eleanor’s Reputation—The Mad Gentleman—Fancies and Follies—Matilda’s Health—The New Doctor][166]XVII.[Eleanor’s Health—Holy Living—The Prayer of the Son of Sirach][175]XVIII.[Eleanor and I are late for Breakfast—The School Breaks Up—Madame and Bridget][179]XIX.[Northwards—The Black Country—The Stone Country][183]XX.[The Vicarage—Keziah—The Dear Boys—The Cook—A Yorkshire Tea—Bed-fellows][191]XXI.[Gardening—Drinkings—The Moors—Wading—Batrachosperma—The Church—Little Margaret][197]XXII.[A New Home—The Arkwrights’ Return—The Beasts—Going to Meet the Boys—Jack’s Hat-box—We Come Home a Rattler][209]XXIII.[I Correspond with the Major—My Collection—Occupations—Madame Again—Fête de Village—The British Hooray][219]XXIV.[We and the Boys—We and the Boys and our Fads—The Lamp of Zeal—Clement on Unreality—Jack’s Ointment][234]XXV.[The “Household Album”—Sketching under Difficulties—A New Species?—Jack’s Bargain—Theories][242]XXVI.[Manners and Customs—Clique—The Lessons of Experience—Out Visiting—House-pride—Dressmaking][257]XXVII.[Matilda—Ball Dresses and the Ball—Gores—Miss Lining—The ‘Parishioner’s Pennyworth’][269]XXVIII.[I go Back to The Vine—After Sunset—A Twilight Existence—Salad of Monk’s-hood—A Royal Summons][279]XXIX.[Home Again—Home News—The Very End][293]SIX TO SIXTEEN.INTRODUCTION.