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| CHAPTER I. |
| The Making of the Linch-pin—The Sound Sleeper—Breakfast—The Postillion’s Departure | 1 |
| CHAPTER II. |
| The Man in Black—The Emperor of Germany—Nepotism—Donna Olympia—Omnipotence—Camillo Astalli—The Five Propositions | 5 |
| CHAPTER III. |
| Necessity of Religion—The Great Indian One—Image-worship—Shakespeare—The Pat Answer—Krishna—Amen | 9 |
| CHAPTER IV. |
| The Proposal—The Scotch Novel—Latitude—Miracles—Pestilent Heretics—Old Fraser—Wonderful Texts—No Armenian | 16 |
| CHAPTER V. |
| Fresh Arrivals—Pitching the Tent—Certificated Wife—High-flying Notions | 28 |
| CHAPTER VI. |
| The Promised Visit—Roman Fashion—Wizard and Witch—Catching at Words—The Two Females—Dressing of Hair—The New Roads—Belle’s Altered Appearance—Herself Again | 32 |
| CHAPTER VII. |
| The Festival—The Gypsy Song—Piramus of Rome—The Scotchman—Gypsy Names | 40 |
| CHAPTER VIII. |
| The Church—The Aristocratical Pew—Days of Yore—The Clergyman—“In what would a Man be Profited?” | 48 |
| CHAPTER IX. |
| Return from Church—The Cuckoo and Gypsy—Spiritual Discourse | 53 |
| CHAPTER X. |
| Sunday Evening—Ursula—Action at Law—Meridiana—Married Already | 60 |
| CHAPTER XI. |
| Ursula’s Tale—The Patteran—The Deep Water—Second Husband | 72 |
| CHAPTER XII. |
| The Dingle at Night—The Two Sides of the Question—Roman Females—Filling the Kettle—The Dream—The Tall Figure | 78 |
| CHAPTER XIII. |
| Visit to the Landlord—His Mortifications—Hunter and his Clan—Resolution | 86 |
| CHAPTER XIV. |
| Preparations for the Fair—The Last Lesson—The Verb Siriel | 89 |
| CHAPTER XV. |
| The Dawn of Day—The Last Farewell—Departure for the Fair—The Fine Horse—Return to the Dingle—No Isopel | 95 |
| CHAPTER XVI. |
| Gloomy Forebodings—The Postman’s Mother—The Letter—Bears and Barons—The Best of Advice | 99 |
| CHAPTER XVII. |
| The Public-house—Landlord on His Legs Again—A Blow in Season—The Way of the World—The Grateful Mind—The Horse’s Neigh | 106 |
| CHAPTER XVIII. |
| Mr. Petulengro’s Device—The Leathern Purse—Consent to Purchase a Horse | 113 |
| CHAPTER XIX. |
| Trying the Horse—The Feats of Tawno—Man with the Red Waistcoat—Disposal of Property | 117 |
| CHAPTER XX. |
| Farewell to the Romans—The Landlord and his Niece—Set out as a Traveller | 122 |
| CHAPTER XXI. |
| An Adventure on the Roads—The Six Flint Stones—A Rural Scene—Mead—The Old Man and his Bees | 124 |
| CHAPTER XXII. |
| The Singular Noise—Sleeping in a Meadow—The Book—Cure for Wakefulness—Literary Tea Party—Poor Byron | 131 |
| CHAPTER XXIII. |
| Drivers and Front Outside Passengers—Fatigue of Body and Mind—Unexpected Greeting—My Inn—The Governor—Engagement | 136 |
| CHAPTER XXIV. |
| An Inn of Times gone by—A First-rate Publican—Hay and Corn—Old-fashioned Ostler—Highwaymen—Mounted Police—Grooming | 140 |
| CHAPTER XXV. |
| Stable Hartshorn—How to Manage a Horse on a Journey—Your Best Friend | 145 |
| CHAPTER XXVI. |
| The Stage-coachmen of England—A Bully Served Out—Broughton’s Guard—The Brasen Head | 150 |
| CHAPTER XXVII. |
| Francis Ardry—His Misfortunes—Dog and Lion Fight—Great Men of the World | 158 |
| CHAPTER XXVIII. |
| Mr. Platitude and the Man in Black—The Postillion’s Adventures—The Lone House—A Goodly Assemblage | 163 |
| CHAPTER XXIX. |
| Deliberations with Self—Resolution—Invitation to Dinner—The Commercial Traveller—The Landlord’s Offer—The Comet Wine | 170 |
| CHAPTER XXX. |
| Triumphal Departure—No Season like Youth—Extreme Old Age—Beautiful England—The Ratcatcher—A Misadventure | 175 |
| CHAPTER XXXI. |
| Novel Situation—The Elderly Individual—The Surgeon—A Kind Offer—Chimerical Ideas—Strange Dream | 179 |
| CHAPTER XXXII. |
| The Morning after a Fall—The Teapot—Unpretending Hospitality—The Chinese Student | 185 |
| CHAPTER XXXIII. |
| Convalescence—The Surgeon’s Bill—Letter of Recommendation—Commencement of the Old Man’s History | 191 |
| CHAPTER XXXIV. |
| The Old Man’s Story continued—Misery in the Head—The Strange Marks—Tea-dealer from London—Difficulties of the Chinese Language | 201 |
| CHAPTER XXXV. |
| The Leave-taking—Spirit of the Hearth—What’s o’Clock | 209 |
| CHAPTER XXXVI. |
| Arrival at Horncastle—The Inn and Ostlers—The Garret—The Figure of a Man with a Candle | 211 |
| CHAPTER XXXVII. |
| Horncastle Fair | 214 |
| CHAPTER XXXVIII. |
| High Dutch | 221 |
| CHAPTER XXXIX. |
| The Hungarian | 223 |
| CHAPTER XL. |
| The Horncastle Welcome—Tzernebock and Bielebock | 238 |
| CHAPTER XLI. |
| The Jockey’s Tale—Thieves’ Latin—Liberties with Coin—The Smasher in Prison—Old Fulcher—Every one has his Gift—Fashion of the English | 244 |
| CHAPTER XLII. |
| A Short-tempered Person—Gravitation—The Best Endowment—Mary Fulcher—Fair Dealing—Horse-witchery—Darius and his Groom—The Jockey’s Tricks—The Two Characters—The Jockey’s Song | 258 |
| CHAPTER XLIII. |
| The Church | 273 |
| CHAPTER XLIV. |
| An Old Acquaintance | 276 |
| CHAPTER XLV. |
| Murtagh’s Tale | 283 |
| CHAPTER XLVI. |
| Murtagh’s Story continued—The Priest, Exorcist, and Thimble-engro—How to Check a Rebellion | 290 |
| CHAPTER XLVII. |
| Departure from Horncastle—Recruiting Sergeant—Kauloes and Lolloes | 300 |
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| APPENDIX. |
| CHAPTER I. |
| A Word for Lavengro | 302 |
| CHAPTER II. |
| On Priestcraft | 310 |
| CHAPTER III. |
| On Foreign Nonsense | 317 |
| CHAPTER IV. |
| On Gentility Nonsense—Illustrations of Gentility | 320 |
| CHAPTER V. |
| Subject of Gentility continued | 323 |
| CHAPTER VI. |
| On Scotch Gentility Nonsense—Charlie o’er the Waterism | 334 |
| CHAPTER VII. |
| Same subject continued | 341 |
| CHAPTER VIII. |
| On Canting Nonsense | 346 |
| CHAPTER IX. |
| Pseudo-Critics | 354 |
| CHAPTER X. |
| Pseudo-Radicals | 362 |
| CHAPTER XI. |
| The Old Radical | 368 |
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| Editor’s Notes | 379 |
| Gypsy List | 389 |
| Bibliography | 393 |
