_ XII._ _Wherein Miss Betty Modeyne wins more Hearts_ 88 _XIII._ _Which contains Some Hints towards the Making of a Baronet_ 93 _XIV._ _Which has to do with the Fascination of Naughtiness_ 97 _XV._ _Which tells of a Poet that offered Himself for Sacrifice, and was rejected of the Gods_ 100 _XVI._ _Which hints at an Age of Gold_ 105 OF THE BUDDING OF THE TREE OF KNOWLEDGE _XVII._ _Which has to do with the Awakening of Youth_ 111 _XVIII._ _Of the Coming of Quilliam O’Flaherty Macloughlin Myre upon the Town_ 115 _XIX._ _Wherein a Strutting Cock comes near to losing a Feather upon his Own Dunghill_ 118 _XX._ _Wherein Master Devlin throws a Fierce Sidelight upon the Genius of Poetry_ 121 _XXI._ _Which discovers a Great Man in the Hour of his Triumph_ 124 _XXII._ _Wherein we are obliged to spend a Brief Moment in the Company of the Titled Aristocracy_ 128 _XXIII._ _Wherein the Major fights a Brilliant Rearguard Action; and beats off a Pressing Attack_ 133 _XXIV._ _Which tells, with quite Unnecessary Frankness, of what chanced at the Tavern of_ The Cock and Bull _in Fleet Street_ 138 _XXV._ _Wherein the Major takes to his Bed_ 142 _XXVI._ _Wherein Tom Folly blunders along in his Self-centred Gig--and drags a Dainty Little Lady’s Skirts into the Wheel_ 144 _XXVII._ _Wherein a Dainty Little Lady, looking out of the Window of a Shabby Home at a Shabbier Destiny, joins the Streaming Crowd whose Faces pass in the Street, drifting towards the Strange Riot of Living_ 147 _XXVIII._ _Wherein Dawning Womanhood whispers that Dolls are Dolls_ 150 _XXIX._ _Wherein Mr. Pompey Malahide loses his Breath in the Midst of a Boast_ 155 _XXX._ _Wherein Miss Betty Modeyne posts a Letter_ 157 _XXXI._ _Wherein a Great Financier is satisfied with his Bargain_ 159 _XXXII._ _Wherein the Gallant Major rises from the Dead_ 162 _XXXIII._ _Which has to do with one of those Emotional Crises that change the Whole Tenor of a Man’s Political Convictions_ 165