Intro -- 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.
""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.""