CHAPTER I. Richmond: on a December morning 11

CHAPTER II. How Ellie thought of her shawl 17

CHAPTER III. Introduces Wide-Awake 22

CHAPTER IV. Ellie and her needle 27

CHAPTER V. Ellie picks up a glove 31

CHAPTER VI. How Ellie was forced to hear a
very singular conversation 36

CHAPTER VII. Hints at the skeleton in Captain
Schminky's house 43

CHAPTER VIII. A gentleman of fashion and an
eccentric 50

CHAPTER IX. A brace of worthies 55

CHAPTER X. The strength of a child 63

CHAPTER XI. How Ellie pawned the gift of her
mother 68

CHAPTER XII. Face to face with hunger 72

CHAPTER XIII. Aunt Phillis 77

CHAPTER XIV. How Ellie met with her friend Lucia 81

CHAPTER XV. The rich do not despise the poor,
they only know nothing about them 87

CHAPTER XVI. How Mr. Sansoucy cheated the wind
and the cold 91

CHAPTER XVII. The Editor of the “Weekly Mammoth.” 95

CHAPTER XVIII. How the Editor of the “Weekly
Mammoth” caused that journal to
wait for copy 100

CHAPTER XIX. Sketches a gentleman of the law 104

CHAPTER XX. Sunrise comes to-morrow 109

CHAPTER I. Musings of a journalist 113

CHAPTER II. The old actors—where are they? 117

CHAPTER III. How Sansoucy related a fairy tale
with real personages, for his
friend's amusement 126

CHAPTER IV. Doctor Fossyl and the Dance of Death 133

CHAPTER V. The Appian Way and the Catacombs 139

CHAPTER VI. Philosophy of “The Dance.” 150

CHAPTER VII. How Sansoucy was defeated by Mr.
Heartsease 154

CHAPTER VIII. Heartsease criticises Miss Gosyp and
the Banks 162

CHAPTER IX. Contains a charcoal sketch of Captain
Tarnish 172

CHAPTER X. Mr. Sansoucy descends into low life
and makes himself agreeable 180

CHAPTER XI. Aurelia's dress 190

CHAPTER XII. Ellie meets a cynical visitor 199

CHAPTER XIII. Wide-Awake and his enemies 205

CHAPTER XIV. Wide-Awake meditates felony in behalf
of Lucia 214

CHAPTER XV. Aunt Phillis and her castle 223

CHAPTER XVI. The old days and the new 229

CHAPTER XVII. Ellie's dress does not fit her 237

CHAPTER XVIII. Doctor Fossyl and his theories 244

CHAPTER XIX. The Hymn 250

CHAPTER XX. Contains an account of Monsieur
Guillemot's bankruptcy 256

CHAPTER XXI. Recollections of Aunt Phillis 264

CHAPTER XXII. How an unknown friend sent Lucia
a dress 271

CHAPTER XXIII. What better epitaph! 277

CHAPTER XXIV. In the arena: with sketches of the
gladiators 286

CHAPTER XXV. The opera of Don Giovanni 296

CHAPTER XXVI. How Mr Incledon called on Mr. Fantish,
and what passed 305

CHAPTER XXVII. How a man was treated by a woman:
a chapter of interest to philosophers
317

CHAPTER XXVIII. The letter 331

CHAPTER XXIX. Delilah 338

CHAPTER XXX. The night preceding Thursday morning:
three scenes of the comedy 351

CHAPTER XXXI. Second scene 358

CHAPTER XXXII. Scene third and last 364

CHAPTER XXXIII. The elopement 369

CHAPTER XXXIV. How a woman was treated by a man 374

CHAPTER XXXV. How Captain Tarnish came to, and
went from, Mr. Sansoucy's office 377

CHAPTER XXXVI. What took place at the shooting
gallery 386

CHAPTER XXXVII. Doctor Fossyl and his patient 400

CHAPTER XXXVIII. The Ways of Providence 408

CHAPTER I. In which the history returns to
other personages, and chronicles
a sleigh-ride 418

CHAPTER II. How Mr. Sansoucy very nearly ran
over a woman, and what followed 428

CHAPTER III. Returns to some old friends 434

CHAPTER IV. Recounts the mania of Monsieur
Guillemot's friend Angelique 441

CHAPTER V. Madam Angelique's contribution to
the Fair 446

CHAPTER VI. How the lady had an interview
with Lucia 452

CHAPTER VII. How Wide - Awake and Lucia arranged
their plans 458

CHAPTER VIII. Treats of Mr. Sansoucy and his
sentiments 468

CHAPTER IX. How Heartsease compared Miss Aurelia
to a parrot 474

CHAPTER X. Aurelia explains 483

CHAPTER XI. Heartsease is overheard 492

CHAPTER XII. Aurelia's prize at the Fair 503

CHAPTER XIII. Doctor Fossyl and Sansoucy 510

CHAPTER XIV. An outline of Sansoucy drawn by
himself 517

CHAPTER XV. Explains who passed Mr. Sansoucy
on the stairs 522

CHAPTER XVI. What Aurelia saw and heard at
the picture gallery 531

CHAPTER XVII. Finishes Mr. Heartsease 537

CHAPTER XVIII. “She is not here.” 542

CHAPTER XIX. Lucia gathers her flowers 547

CHAPTER XX. The note and the package, with
the consequences 552

CHAPTER XXI. The Struggle 561

CHAPTER XXII The Victory 572