OF THE FIRST VOLUME. | CHAP. | | PAGE | | I. | AUNT MARGARET | 1 | | II. | OUT IN THE COLD | 11 | | III. | A RECITATION | 28 | | IV. | A REAL ENTHUSIAST | 47 | | V. | THE OLD SETTLE | 66 | | VI. | AN AUDACIOUS CRITICISM | 87 | | VII. | A COLLECTOR’S GRATITUDE | 101 | | VIII. | HOW TO GET RID OF A COMPANY | 120 | | IX. | AN UNWELCOME VISITOR | 144 | | X. | TWO POETS | 158 | | XI. | THE LOVE-LOCK | 171 | | XII. | A DELICATE TASK | 183 | | XIII. | THE PROFESSION OF FAITH | 196 | | XIV. | THE EXAMINERS | 218 | | XV. | AT VAUXHALL | 230 | | XVI. | A BOMBSHELL | 246 | | XVII. | THE MARE’S NEST | 259 | | XVIII. | ‘WHATEVER HAPPENS, I SHALL LOVE YOU, WILLIE’ | 271 | [viii]
[ix] ILLUSTRATIONS TO VOL. 1. | MISS MARGARET LIFTED HER EYES FROM HER PLATE WITH A SMILE OF WELCOME | Frontispiece | | ‘SCIENCE!’ INTERRUPTED THE ANTIQUARY, VEHEMENTLY, ‘THAT IS THE ARGUMENT OF THE ATHEIST AGAINST THE SCRIPTURES.’ | to face p. | 98 | | THE DILETTANTI | ” | 134 | | ‘MAGGIE, MAGGIE, HERE IS A PRESENT FOR YOU.’ | ” | 174 | | THE PROFESSION OF FAITH | ” | 206 | | VAUXHALL GARDENS | ” | 236 | | A VERY CHEERLESS PROCEEDING | ” | 262 |
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