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I Mr Jabberjee apologises for the unambitious scope of his work; sundry confidences, criticisms, and complaints. | 1 |
II Some account of Mr Jabberjee's experiences at the Westminster Play. | 9 |
III Mr Jabberjee gives his views concerning the Laureateship. | 18 |
IV Containing Mr Jabberjee's Impressions at The Old Masters. | 24 |
V In which Mr Jabberjee expresses his Opinions on Bicycling as a Pastime. | 33 |
VI Dealing with his Adventures at Olympia. | 42 |
VII How Mr Jabberjee risked a Sprat to capture something very like a Whale. | 50 |
VIII How Mr Jabberjee delivered an Oration at a Ladies' Debating Club. | 60 |
IX How he saw the practice of the University Crews, and what he thought of it. | 69 |
X Mr Jabberjee is taken to see a Glove-Fight. | 75 |
XI Mr Jabberjee finds himself in a position of extreme delicacy. | 80 |
XII Mr Jabberjee is taken by surprise. | 88 |
XIII Drawbacks and advantages of being engaged. Some Meditations in a Music-hall, together with notes of certain things that Mr Jabberjee failed to understand. | 96 |
XIV Mr Jabberjee's fellow-student. What's in a Title? An invitation to a Wedding. Mr J. as a wedding guest, with what he thought of the ceremony, and how he distinguished himself on the occasion. | 105 |
XV Mr Jabberjee is asked out to dinner. Unreasonable behaviour of his betrothed. His doubts concerning the social advantages of a Boarding Establishment, with some scathing remarks upon ambitious pretenders. He goes out to dinner, and meets a person of some importance. | 114 |
XVI Mr Jabberjee makes a pilgrimage to the Shrine of Shakespeare. | 125 |
XVII Containing some intimate confidences from Mr Jabberjee, with the explanation of such apparent indiscretion. | 135 |
XVIII Mr Jabberjee is a little over-ingenious in his excuses. | 138 |
XIX Mr Jabberjee tries a fresh tack. His visit to the India Office and sympathetic reception. | 146 |
XX Mr Jabberjee distinguishes himself in the Bar Examination, but is less successful in other respects. He writes another extremely ingenious epistle, from which he anticipates the happiest results. | 155 |
XXI Mr Jabberjee halloos before he is quite out of the Wood. | 164 |
XXII Mr Jabberjee places himself in the hands of a solicitor—with certain reservations. | 173 |
XXIII Mr Jabberjee delivers his Statement of Defence, and makes his preparations for the North. He allows his patriotic sentiments to get the better of him in a momentary outburst of disloyalty—to which no serious importance need be attached. | 182 |
XXIV Mr Jabberjee relates his experiences upon the Moors. | 190 |
XXV Mr Jabberjee concludes the thrilling account of his experiences on a Scotch Moor, greatly to his own glorification. | 199 |
XXVI Mr Jabberjee expresses some audaciously sceptical opinions. How he secured his first Salmon, with the manner in which he presented it to his divinity. | 207 |
XXVII Mr Jabberjee is unavoidably compelled to return to town, thereby affording his Solicitor the inestimable benefit of his personal assistance. An apparent attempt to pack the Jury. | 216 |
XXVIII Mankletow v. Jabberjee. Notes taken by Mr Jabberjee in Court during the proceedings. | 225 |
XXIX Further proceedings in the Case of Mankletow v. Jabberjee. Mr Jabberjee's Opening for the Defence. | 235 |
XXX Mankletow v. Jabberjee (part heard). Mr Jabberjee finds cross-examination much less formidable than he had anticipated. | 245 |
XXXI Mankletow v. Jabberjee (continued). The Defendant brings his Speech to a somewhat unexpected conclusion, and Mr Witherington, Q.C., addresses the Jury in reply. | 255 |
XXXII Containing the conclusion of the whole matter, and (which many Readers will receive in a spirit of chastened resignation) Mr Jabberjee's final farewell. | 265 |