PART I.—THE SISTERS.
CHAPTER I.—A Launch—A Promise—A new Relation
CHAPTER II.—Glimpses into a Child's Heart—A Death-bed
CHAPTER III.—Retrospection—The Lowly sought—The Haughty foiled
CHAPTER IV.—Retrospective—Effects of Coquetry—Obedience and Disobedience
CHAPTER V.—A Heart and Home in England—A Heart and Home in India
CHAPTER VI.—Domestic Discord, and its End
PART II.—TRAITS OF CHARACTER.
CHAPTER I.—Youthful Colloquy—Introducing Character
CHAPTER II.—Three English Homes, and their Inmates
CHAPTER III.—Home Scene—Visitors—Childish Meditations
CHAPTER IV.—Varieties
CHAPTER V.—A Young Gentleman in a Passion—A Walk—A Scene of Distress
CHAPTER VI.—Cecil Grahame's Philosophy—An Error, and its Consequences—A Mystery and a Confidence
CHAPTER VII.—Mr. Morton's Story—A Confession—A young Pleader—Generosity not always Justice
CHAPTER VIII.—An unpleasant Proposal—The Mystery Solved—A Father's Grief from a Mother's Weakness—A Father's Joy from a Mother's Influence
CHAPTER IX.—Temptation and Disobedience—Fear—Falsehood and Punishment
CHAPTER X.—Pain and Penitence—Truth Impressed, and Reconciliation—The Family-tree
CHAPTER XI.—The Children's Ball
CHAPTER XII.—Effects of Pleasure—The young Midshipman—Ill-temper, Origin and Consequences
CHAPTER XIII.—Suspicion—A Parting, a double Grief—Innocence proved—Wrong done and Evil confirmed by Doubt
PART III.—SIN AND SUFFERING.
CHAPTER I.—Advance and Retrospect
CHAPTER II.—A Letter, and its Consequences
CHAPTER III.—A Summons and a Loss
CHAPTER IV.—The broken Desk
CHAPTER V.—The Culprit and the Judge
CHAPTER VI.—The Sentence, and its Execution
CHAPTER VII.—The Light glimmers
CHAPTER VIII.—The Struggle
CHAPTER IX.—Illness and Remorse
CHAPTER X.—Mistaken Impressions eradicated
CHAPTER XI.—The Loss of the Siren
CHAPTER XII.—Forebodings
CHAPTER XIII.—Forgiveness
CHAPTER XIV.—The Rich and the Poor
CHAPTER XV.—A Home Scene, and a Parting
CHAPTER XVI.—The Birthday Gift