Contents -- Dedication -- BEFORE THE STORY. Miss Westerfield's Education -- 1.-The Trial. -- 2.-The Sentence. -- 3.-The Letter. -- 4.-The Garret. -- 5.-The Landlord. -- 6.-The Brute. -- 7.-The Cipher. -- 8.-The Diamonds. -- 9.-The Mother. -- 10.-The School. -- THE STORY: FIRST BOOK. -- Chapter I. Mrs. Presty Presents Herself. -- Chapter II. The Governess Enters. -- Chapter III. Mrs. Presty Changes Her Mind. -- Chapter IV. Randal Receives His Correspondence. -- Chapter V. Randal Writes to New York. -- Chapter VI. Sydney Teaches. -- Chapter VII. Sydney Suffers. -- Chapter VIII. Mrs. Presty Makes a Discovery. -- Chapter IX. Somebody Attends to the Door. -- Chapter X. Kitty Mentions Her Birthday. -- Chapter Xl. Linley Asserts His Authority. -- Chapter XII. Two of Them Sleep Badly. -- Chapter XIII. Kitty Keeps Her Birthday. -- Chapter XIV. Kitty Feels the Heartache. -- SECOND BOOK -- Chapter XV. The Doctor. -- Chapter XVI. The Child. -- Chapter XVII. The Husband. -- Chapter XVIII. The Nursemaid. -- Chapter XIX. The Captain. -- Chapter XX. The Mother-in-Law. -- Chapter XXI. The Governess. -- THIRD BOOK. -- Chapter XXII. Retrospect. -- Chapter XXIII. Separation. -- Chapter XXIV. Hostility. -- Chapter XXV. Consultation. -- Chapter XXVI. Decision. -- Chapter XXVII. Resolution. -- FOURTH BOOK. -- Chapter XXVIII. Mr. Randal Linley. -- Chapter XXIX. Mr. Sarrazin. -- Chapter XXX. The Lord President. -- Chapter XXXI. Mr. Herbert Linley. -- Chapter XXXII. Miss Westerfield. -- Chapter XXXIII. Mrs. Romsey. -- Chapter XXXIV. Mrs. Presty. -- Chapter XXXV. Captain Bennydeck. -- Chapter XXXVI Mr. and Mrs. Herbert. -- Chapter XXXVII. Mrs. Norman. -- FIFTH BOOK. -- Chapter XXXVIII. Hear the Lawyer. -- Chapter XXXIX. Listen to Reason. -- Chapter XL. Keep Your Temper. -- Chapter XLI. Make the Best of It. -- Chapter XLII. Try to Excuse Her.

Chapter XLIII. Know Your Own Mind. -- Chapter XLIV. Think of Consequences. -- Chapter XLV. Love Your Enemies. -- Chapter XLVI. Nil Desperandum. -- Chapter XLVII. Better Do It Than Wish It Done. -- Chapter XLVIII. Be Careful! -- Chapter XLIX. Keep the Secret. -- Chapter L. Forgiveness to the Injured Doth Belong. -- Chapter LI. Dum Spiro, Spero. -- Chapter LII. L'homme propose, et Dieu dispose. -- Chapter LIII. The Largest Nature, the Longest Love. -- Chapter LIV. Let Bygones Be Bygones. -- Chapter LV. Leave It to the Child. -- AFTER THE STORY -- 1.-The Lawyer's Apology. -- 2.-The Lawyer's Defense. -- 3.-The Lawyer's Last Word.