CHAPTER VII. A Dialogue of Sentiment succeeded by the Sketch of a Character, in whose Eyes Sentiment was to Wise Men what Religion is to Fools; namely, a Subject of Ridicule CHAPTER VIII. Lightly won, lightly lost.--A Dialogue of equal Instruction and Amusement.--A Visit to Sir Godfrey Kneller CHAPTER IX. A Development of Character, and a long Letter; a Chapter, on the whole, more important than it seems CHAPTER X. Being a short Chapter, containing a most important Event CHAPTER XI. Containing more than any other Chapter in the Second Book of this History Book III. CHAPTER I. Wherein the History makes great Progress and is marked by one important Event in Human Life CHAPTER II. Love; Parting; a Death-Bed.--After all human Nature is a beautiful Fabric; and even its Imperfections are not odious to him who has studied the Science of its Architecture, and formed a reverent Estimate of its Creator CHAPTER III. A great Change of Prospects CHAPTER IV. An Episode.--The Son of the Greatest Man who (one only excepted) /ever rose to a Throne/, but by no means of the Greatest Man (save one) /who ever existed/ CHAPTER V. In which the Hero shows Decision on more Points than one.--More of Isora's Character is developed CHAPTER VI. An Unexpected Meeting.--Conjecture and Anticipation CHAPTER VII. The Events of a Single Night.--Moments make the Hues in which Years are coloured Book IV. CHAPTER I. A Re-entrance into Life through the Ebon Gate, Affliction CHAPTER II. Ambitious Projects CHAPTER III. The real Actors Spectators to the false ones CHAPTER IV. Paris.--A Female Politician, and an Ecclesiastical One.--Sundry other Matters CHAPTER V. A Meeting of Wits.--Conversation gone out to Supper in her Dress of Velvet and Jewels CHAPTER VI. A Court, Courtiers, and a King CHAPTER VII. Reflections.--A Soiree.--The Appearance of one important in the History.--A Conversation with Madame de Balzac highly satisfactory and cheering.--A Rencontre with a curious old Soldier.-- The Extinction of a once great Luminary CHAPTER VIII. In which there is Reason to fear that Princes are not invariably free from Human Peccadilloes CHAPTER IX. A Prince, an Audience, and a Secret Embassy CHAPTER X. Royal Exertions for the Good of the People CHAPTER XI. An Interview Book V. CHAPTER I. A Portrait CHAPTER II. The Entrance into Petersburg.--A Rencontre with an inquisitive and mysterious Stranger.--Nothing like Travel CHAPTER III. The Czar.--The Czarina.--A Feast at a Russian Nobleman's CHAPTER IV. Conversations with the Czar.--If Cromwell was the greatest Man (Caesar excepted) who ever /rose/ to the Supreme Power, Peter was the greatest Man ever /born/ to it CHAPTER V. Return to Paris.--Interview with Bolingbroke.--A gallant Adventure. --Affair with Dubois.--Public Life is a Drama, in which private Vices generally play the Part of the Scene-shifters