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CONTENTS.

CONTENTS.

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• CHAPTER I.
  IN WHICH, AFTER THE VISIT OF NEIGHBOR NILES, MY CHILDHOOD
  SUDDENLY TERMINATES 1

• CHAPTER II.
  DESCRIBING MY INTRODUCTION INTO DR. DYMOND'S BOARDING-SCHOOL
  16

• CHAPTER III.
  IN WHICH I BEGIN TO LOOK FORWARD 31

• CHAPTER IV.
  CONTAINING FEATS IN THE CELLAR AND CONVERSATIONS
  UPON THE ROOF 43

• CHAPTER V.
  WHICH BRINGS A STERNER CHANGE IN MY FORTUNES 58

• CHAPTER VI.
  IN WHICH I DISCOVER A NEW RELATIVE 75

• CHAPTER VII.
  IN WHICH UNCLE AND AUNT WOOLLEY TAKE CHARGE OF ME 86

• CHAPTER VIII.
  DESCRIBING CERTAIN INCIDENTS OF MY LIFE IN READING 99

• CHAPTER IX.
  IN WHICH I OUGHT TO BE A SHEEP, BUT PROVE TO BE A
  GOAT 110

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• CHAPTER X.
  CONCERNING MY ESTABLISHMENT IN UPPER SAMARIA 126

• CHAPTER XI.
  CONTAINING BRATTON'S PARTY AND THE EPISODE OF THE
  LIME-KILN 138

• CHAPTER XII.
  IN WHICH LOVE AND LITERATURE STIMULATE EACH OTHER 157

• CHAPTER XIII.
  IN WHICH I DECLARE, DECIDE, AND VENTURE 167

• CHAPTER XIV.
  IN WHICH I GO TO MARKET, BUT CANNOT SELL MY WARES 179

• CHAPTER XV.
  CONCERNING MY ENTRANCE INTO MRS. VERY'S BOARDINGHOUSE,
  AND VARIOUS OTHER MATTERS 192

• CHAPTER XVI.
  DESCRIBING MR. WINCH'S RECONCILIATION BALL, AND ITS
  TWO FORTUNATE CONSEQUENCES 202

• CHAPTER XVII.
  WHICH “CONDENSES THE MISCELLANEOUS” OF A YEAR 216

• CHAPTER XVIII.
  IN WHICH I AGAIN BEHOLD AMANDA 226

• CHAPTER XIX.
  RELATING HOW I CAME INTO POSSESSION OF MY INHERITANCE 242

• CHAPTER XX.
  IN WHICH I DINE WITH MR. CLARENDON AND MAKE THE ACQUAINTANCE
  OF MR. BRANDAGEE 254

• CHAPTER XXI.
  IN WHICH I ATTEND MRS. YORKTON'S RECEPTION 269

• CHAPTER XXII.
  IN WHICH I ENTER GENTEEL SOCIETY AND MEET MY RELATIVES
  284

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• CHAPTER XXIII.
  DESCRIBING MY INTERVIEW WITH MARY MALONEY 297

• CHAPTER XXIV.
  A DINNER-PARTY AT DELMONICO'S 306

• CHAPTER XXV.
  CONTAINING, AMONG OTHER THINGS, MY VISIT TO THE ICHNEUMON
  319

• CHAPTER XXVI.
  IN WHICH I TALK WITH TWO GIRLS AT A VERY SOCIABLE
  PARTY 332

• CHAPTER XXVII.
  WHICH SHOWS THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING MORE 343

• CHAPTER XXVIII.
  WHICH GIVES AN ACCOUNT OF A FIRE, AND WHAT FOLLOWED IT 355

• CHAPTER XXIX.
  IN WHICH PENROSE FLINGS DOWN THE GLOVE AND I PICK
  IT UP 369

• CHAPTER XXX.
  WHICH BRINGS A THUNDERBOLT 381

• CHAPTER XXXI.
  IT WHICH I BEGIN TO GO DOWNWARDS 393

• CHAPTER XXXII.
  CONCERNING MARY MALONEY'S TROUBLE, AND WHAT I DID TO
  REMOVE IT 405

• CHAPTER XXXIII.
  WHICH SHOWS WHAT I BECAME 417

• CHAPTER XXXIV.
  IN WHICH I HEAR FOOTSTEPS 430

• CHAPTER XXXV.
  IN WHICH I HEED GOOD ADVICE, MAKE A DISCOVERY, AND
  RETURN TO MRS. VERY 443

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• CHAPTER XXXVI.
  WHICH BRINGS THE SYMPHONY TO AN END, BUT LEAVES ME
  WITH A HOPE 454

• CHAPTER XXXVII.
  WHICH BRINGS MY FORTUNE AT LAST 465

• CHAPTER XXXVIII.
  OF WHICH JANE BERRY IS THE HEROINE 479

• CHAPTER XXXIX.
  IN WHICH I RECEIVE AN UNEXPECTED LETTER FROM UNCLE
  WOOLLEY 491

• CHAPTER XL.
  CONCLUSION 504