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CONTENTS.

CONTENTS.

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• CHAPTER I.
  THE BRAHMIN CASTE OF NEW ENGLAND 13

• CHAPTER II.
  THE STUDENT AND HIS CERTIFICATE 20

• CHAPTER III.
  MR. BERNARD TRIES HIS HAND 37

• CHAPTER IV.
  THE MOTH FLIES INTO THE CANDLE 60

• CHAPTER V.
  AN OLD-FASHIONED DESCRIPTIVE CHAPTER 74

• CHAPTER VI.
  THE SUNBEAM AND THE SHADOW 92

• CHAPTER VII.
  THE EVENT OF THE SEASON 106

• CHAPTER VIII.
  THE MORNING AFTER 151

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• CHAPTER IX.
  THE DOCTOR ORDERS THE BEST SULKY (WITH A DIGRESSION
  ON “HIRED HELP”) 170

• CHAPTER X.
  THE DOCTOR CALLS ON ELSIE VENNER 176

• CHAPTER XI.
  COUSIN RICHARD'S VISIT 188

• CHAPTER XII.
  THE APOLLINEAN INSTITUTE (WITH EXTRACTS FROM
  THE “REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE”) 206

• CHAPTER XIII.
  CURIOSITY 222

• CHAPTER XIV.
  FAMILY SECRETS 240

• CHAPTER XV.
  PHYSIOLOGICAL 253

• CHAPTER XVI.
  EPISTOLARY 272