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CONTENTS.

CONTENTS.

• PART I.
  Woodside

  • CHAPTER I.
    Sub-Urban; Ancient Friends; Young Ladies before their Morning
    Toilets; Farmer Henry Graham; Progressive Ideas; Rash Deter-minations;
    A Family at Breakfast, 13

  • CHAPTER II.
    A Sisterly Discussion; Mutual Obligations of Parents and Children;
    Signs of Discontent and Revolt, 36

  • CHAPTER III.
    Mr. Henry Graham conducts Miss Annette Furniss to Woodside for
    a Visit; The Inhabitants of Woodside; Annette Graham's first day
    there; Housekeeper Rachael, 46

  • CHAPTER IV.
    Clouds and Sunshine; Management; The Debating Society; Wo-men's
    Rights; Rachael's Conquest, 67

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  • CHAPTER V.
    Woodside by Moonlight; Ambitious Scheming; Non-Committalism;
    A New Character; Domestic Reform, 90

  • CHAPTER VI.
    A Child's Funeral; Bold Advice by Rachael; Fruitless Coquetry;
    The Housekeeper Resigns to take care of her own Establishment;
    Annette goes home Disengaged; Father and Daughter; Reminiscences;
    A Melancholy Betrothal; Annette becomes the Mistress of
    Woodside, 121

• PART II.
  Throckmorton Hall.

  • CHAPTER I.
    The Sugar Camp; The Dark Angel in the Farmer's Home; Uncle
    Peter, J. T. Throckmorton, and Aunt Sally Throckmorton;
    Sensible Mrs. Perrin, 151

  • CHAPTER II.
    The Young Orphans become Wards of their Great Relation; A
    Glimpse of Woodside; Rachael re-appears as Mrs. Muggins;
    Throckmorton Hall; Rosalie and Orpha produce different Impressions,
    174

  • CHAPTER III.
    The Dignity of Uncle Peter; He becomes Ill, and exhibits some of
    the Weaknesses of Human Nature; The Neighbors Prescribe;
    Mrs. Perrin's Suspicions; A Great Doctor from Town; All sorts of
    Doctors from the Country; The Domestic Felicities of Mrs.
    Muggins; Mrs. Graham of Woodside “watches;” Dr. Stafford
    Graham makes an Impression, 194

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  • CHAPTER IV.
    Uncle Peter's Recovery; Rose and Orpha have an Adventure; Mrs.
    Perrin's Cottage; Visit to Woodside; Mr. and Mrs. Andrew J.
    Muggins at Home; A Discovery; Mr. Furniss and Mrs. Perrin
    hold interesting Conversations, 257

  • CHAPTER V.
    Uncle Peter is Uneasy under Obligations; He dreams Dreams, and
    sees Visions; He gives Examples of Heroism; He discharges his
    Debt to Mrs. Perrin; He is again in the hands of the Doctors, and
    tries all the new sorts, 325

  • CHAPTER VI.
    Contrasted Health Prospects of Mr. and Mrs. P. I. T. Throckmor
    ton; Mrs. Muggins causes a Sensation at the Hall; Marriages in
    Preparation; Aunt Sally at Rest; Changes at Woodside; Uncle
    Peter's new Vocations; For better or for worse; Conclusion, 389

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