I. "Muang Thai," or the Kingdom of the Free 1 II. Tuptim: A Tragedy of the Harem 14 III. Tuptim's Trial 25 IV. The King changes his Mind 35 V. Slavery in the Grand Royal Palace of the "Invincible and Beautiful Archangel" 42 VI. Khoon Thow App, the Chief of the Female Judges 58 VII. The Rajpoot and his Daughter 65 VIII. Among the Hills of Orissa 72 IX. The Rebel Duke P'haya Si P'hifoor 77 X. The Grandson of Somdetch Ong Yai, and his Tutor P'hra Chow Sâduman 84 XI. The Heroism of a Child 102 XII. The Interior of the Duke Chow P'haya Mândtree's Harem 107 XIII. A Night of Mysteries 112 XIV. "Weeping may endure for a Night, but Joy cometh in the Morning" 118 XV. The Favorite of the Harem 122 XVI. May-Peâh, the Laotian Slave-Girl 145 XVII. An Accidental Discovery of the Whereabouts of the Princess Sunartha Vismita 151 XVIII. Lady Thieng, the Head Wife and Superintendent of the Royal Cuisine 155 XIX. The Princess Sunartha Vismita 160 XX. Pak Laut, or the Mouth of the Ocean 165 XXI. Narrative of the Princess of Chiengmai 171 XXII. "Bijrepuree," or the Diamond City 175 XXIII. The Deaf and Dumb Changeling 180 XXIV. Witchcraft in Siam in Eighteen Hundred and Sixty-Six, compared with Witchcraft in England in Seventeen Hundred and Sixteen 184 XXV. Trial for Witchcraft 188 XXVI. The Christian Village of Tâmsèng, or of Thomas the Saint 202 XXVII. Nang Rungeah, the Cambodian Proselyte 213 XXVIII. Ad ogni Uccello suo Nido è bello,--"To every Bird its own Nest is charming" 221 XXIX. Stray Leaves from the Royal School-Room Table 237 XXX. The Siamese System of Slavery 257 XXXI. The Royal Proclamations 264 * * * * * A Legend of the Gold and Silver Mines of Siam 271 FOOTNOTES: ROMANCE OF THE HAREM. CHAPTER I.