Of how the world used François, and of the reward of virtue. He makes his first friend
Of the immorality which may come of an empty stomach, and of how François became acquainted with a human crab
Of how François regained a lost friend, and of his adventure with the poet Horace and another gentleman
Wherein is told how François saved a man's neck and learned to juggle
In which François discovers the mercantile value of laughter, and the Crab takes toll of the jugglers—with the sad history of Despard, the partner