A Romance of English History

CONTENTS.

Preliminary Chapter.—Ursus

Another Preliminary Chapter.—The Comprachicos

Preliminary Chapter.—Ursus

Another Preliminary Chapter.—The Comprachicos

PART I.

BOOK THE FIRST.—NIGHT NOT SO BLACK AS MAN.

I.—Portland Bill

II.—Left Alone

III.—Alone

IV.—Questions

V.—The Tree of Human Invention

VI.—Struggle between Death and Night

VII.—The North Point of Portland

I.—Portland Bill

II.—Left Alone

III.—Alone

IV.—Questions

V.—The Tree of Human Invention

VI.—Struggle between Death and Night

VII.—The North Point of Portland

BOOK THE SECOND.—THE HOOKER AT SEA.

I.—Superhuman Laws

II.—Our First Rough Sketches Filled in

III.—Troubled Men on the Troubled Sea

IV.—A Cloud Different from the Others enters on the Scene

V.—Hardquanonne

VI.—They Think that Help is at Hand

VII.—Superhuman Horrors

VIII.—Nix et Nox

IX.—The Charge Confided to a Raging Sea

X.—The Colossal Savage, the Storm

XI.—The Caskets

XII.—Face to Face with the Rock

XIII.—Face to Face with Night

XIV.—Ortach

XV.—Portentosum Mare

XVI.—The Problem Suddenly Works in Silence

XVII.—The Last Resource

XVIII.—The Highest Resource

I.—Superhuman Laws

II.—Our First Rough Sketches Filled in

III.—Troubled Men on the Troubled Sea

IV.—A Cloud Different from the Others enters on the Scene

V.—Hardquanonne

VI.—They Think that Help is at Hand

VII.—Superhuman Horrors

VIII.—Nix et Nox

IX.—The Charge Confided to a Raging Sea

X.—The Colossal Savage, the Storm

XI.—The Caskets

XII.—Face to Face with the Rock

XIII.—Face to Face with Night

XIV.—Ortach

XV.—Portentosum Mare

XVI.—The Problem Suddenly Works in Silence

XVII.—The Last Resource

XVIII.—The Highest Resource

BOOK THE THIRD.—THE CHILD IN THE SHADOW.

I.—Chesil

II.—The Effect of Snow

III.—A Burden Makes a Rough Road Rougher

IV.—Another Form of Desert

V.—Misanthropy Plays Its Pranks

VI.—The Awaking

I.—Chesil

II.—The Effect of Snow

III.—A Burden Makes a Rough Road Rougher

IV.—Another Form of Desert

V.—Misanthropy Plays Its Pranks

VI.—The Awaking

PART II.

BOOK THE FIRST.—THE EVERLASTING PRESENCE OF THE PAST. MAN REFLECTS MAN.

I.—Lord Clancharlie

II.—Lord David Dirry-Moir

III.—The Duchess Josiana

IV.—The Leader of Fashion

V.—Queen Anne

VI.—Barkilphedro

VII.—Barkilphedro Gnaws His Way

VIII.—Inferi

IX.—Hate is as Strong as Love

X.—The Flame which would be Seen if Man were Transparent

XI.—Barkilphedro in Ambuscade

XII.—Scotland, Ireland, and England

I.—Lord Clancharlie

II.—Lord David Dirry-Moir

III.—The Duchess Josiana

IV.—The Leader of Fashion

V.—Queen Anne

VI.—Barkilphedro

VII.—Barkilphedro Gnaws His Way

VIII.—Inferi

IX.—Hate is as Strong as Love

X.—The Flame which would be Seen if Man were Transparent

XI.—Barkilphedro in Ambuscade

XII.—Scotland, Ireland, and England

BOOK THE SECOND.—GWYNPLAINE AND DEA.

I.—Wherein we see the Face of Him of whom we have hitherto seen only the Acts

II.—Dea

III.—"Oculos non Habet, et Videt"

IV.—Well-matched Lovers

V.—The Blue Sky through the Black Cloud

VI.—Ursus as Tutor, and Ursus as Guardian

VII.—Blindness Gives Lessons in Clairvoyance

VIII.—Not only Happiness, but Prosperity

IX.—Absurdities which Folks without Taste call Poetry

X.—An Outsider's View of Men and Things

XI.—Gwynplaine Thinks Justice, and Ursus Talks Truth

XII.—Ursus the Poet Drags on Ursus the Philosopher

I.—Wherein we see the Face of Him of whom we have hitherto seen only the Acts

II.—Dea

III.—"Oculos non Habet, et Videt"

IV.—Well-matched Lovers

V.—The Blue Sky through the Black Cloud

VI.—Ursus as Tutor, and Ursus as Guardian

VII.—Blindness Gives Lessons in Clairvoyance

VIII.—Not only Happiness, but Prosperity

IX.—Absurdities which Folks without Taste call Poetry

X.—An Outsider's View of Men and Things

XI.—Gwynplaine Thinks Justice, and Ursus Talks Truth

XII.—Ursus the Poet Drags on Ursus the Philosopher

BOOK THE THIRD.—THE BEGINNING OF THE FISSURE.

I.—The Tadcaster Inn

II.—Open-Air Eloquence

III.—Where the Passer-by Reappears

IV.—Contraries Fraternize in Hate

V.—The Wapentake

VI.—The Mouse Examined by the Cats

VII.—Why Should a Gold Piece Lower Itself by Mixing with a Heap of Pennies?

VIII.—Symptoms of Poisoning

IX.—Abyssus Abyssum Vocat

I.—The Tadcaster Inn

II.—Open-Air Eloquence

III.—Where the Passer-by Reappears

IV.—Contraries Fraternize in Hate

V.—The Wapentake

VI.—The Mouse Examined by the Cats

VII.—Why Should a Gold Piece Lower Itself by Mixing with a Heap of Pennies?

VIII.—Symptoms of Poisoning

IX.—Abyssus Abyssum Vocat

BOOK THE FOURTH.—THE CELL OF TORTURE.

I.—The Temptation of St. Gwynplaine

II.—From Gay to Grave

III.—Lex, Rex, Fex

IV.—Ursus Spies the Police

V.—A Fearful Place

VI.—The Kind of Magistracy under the Wigs of Former Days

VII.—Shuddering

VIII.—Lamentation

I.—The Temptation of St. Gwynplaine

II.—From Gay to Grave

III.—Lex, Rex, Fex

IV.—Ursus Spies the Police

V.—A Fearful Place

VI.—The Kind of Magistracy under the Wigs of Former Days

VII.—Shuddering

VIII.—Lamentation

BOOK THE FIFTH.—THE SEA AND FATE ARE MOVED BY THE SAME BREATH.

I.—The Durability of Fragile Things

II.—The Waif Knows Its Own Course

III.—An Awakening

IV.—Fascination

V.—We Think We Remember; We Forget

I.—The Durability of Fragile Things

II.—The Waif Knows Its Own Course

III.—An Awakening

IV.—Fascination

V.—We Think We Remember; We Forget

BOOK THE SIXTH.—URSUS UNDER DIFFERENT ASPECTS.

I.—What the Misanthrope said

II.—What He did

III.—Complications

IV.—Moenibus Surdis Campana Muta

V.—State Policy Deals with Little Matters as Well as with Great

I.—What the Misanthrope said

II.—What He did

III.—Complications

IV.—Moenibus Surdis Campana Muta

V.—State Policy Deals with Little Matters as Well as with Great

BOOK THE SEVENTH.—THE TITANESS.

I.—The Awakening

II.—The Resemblance of a Palace to a Wood

III.—Eve

IV.—Satan

V.—They Recognize, but do not Know, Each Other

I.—The Awakening

II.—The Resemblance of a Palace to a Wood

III.—Eve

IV.—Satan

V.—They Recognize, but do not Know, Each Other

BOOK THE EIGHTH.—THE CAPITOL AND THINGS AROUND IT.

I.—Analysis of Majestic Matters

II.—Impartiality

III.—The Old Hall

IV.—The Old Chamber

V.—Aristocratic Gossip

VI.—The High and the Low

VII.—Storms of Men are Worse than Storms of Oceans

VIII.—He would be a Good Brother, were he not a Good Son

I.—Analysis of Majestic Matters

II.—Impartiality

III.—The Old Hall

IV.—The Old Chamber

V.—Aristocratic Gossip

VI.—The High and the Low

VII.—Storms of Men are Worse than Storms of Oceans

VIII.—He would be a Good Brother, were he not a Good Son

BOOK THE NINTH.—IN RUINS.

I.—It is through Excess of Greatness that Man reaches Excess of Misery

II.—The Dregs

I.—It is through Excess of Greatness that Man reaches Excess of Misery

II.—The Dregs

CONCLUSION.—THE NIGHT AND THE SEA.

I.—A Watch-dog may be a Guardian Angel

II.—Barkilphedro, having aimed at the Eagle, brings down the Dove

III.—Paradise Regained Below

IV.—Nay; on High!

I.—A Watch-dog may be a Guardian Angel

II.—Barkilphedro, having aimed at the Eagle, brings down the Dove

III.—Paradise Regained Below

IV.—Nay; on High!

CONTENTS.

Preliminary Chapter.—Ursus

Another Preliminary Chapter.—The Comprachicos

Preliminary Chapter.—Ursus

Another Preliminary Chapter.—The Comprachicos

PART I.

BOOK THE FIRST.—NIGHT NOT SO BLACK AS MAN.

I.—Portland Bill

II.—Left Alone

III.—Alone

IV.—Questions

V.—The Tree of Human Invention

VI.—Struggle between Death and Night

VII.—The North Point of Portland

I.—Portland Bill

II.—Left Alone

III.—Alone

IV.—Questions

V.—The Tree of Human Invention

VI.—Struggle between Death and Night

VII.—The North Point of Portland

BOOK THE SECOND.—THE HOOKER AT SEA.

I.—Superhuman Laws

II.—Our First Rough Sketches Filled in

III.—Troubled Men on the Troubled Sea

IV.—A Cloud Different from the Others enters on the Scene

V.—Hardquanonne

VI.—They Think that Help is at Hand

VII.—Superhuman Horrors

VIII.—Nix et Nox

IX.—The Charge Confided to a Raging Sea

X.—The Colossal Savage, the Storm

XI.—The Caskets

XII.—Face to Face with the Rock

XIII.—Face to Face with Night

XIV.—Ortach

XV.—Portentosum Mare

XVI.—The Problem Suddenly Works in Silence

XVII.—The Last Resource

XVIII.—The Highest Resource

I.—Superhuman Laws

II.—Our First Rough Sketches Filled in

III.—Troubled Men on the Troubled Sea

IV.—A Cloud Different from the Others enters on the Scene

V.—Hardquanonne

VI.—They Think that Help is at Hand

VII.—Superhuman Horrors

VIII.—Nix et Nox

IX.—The Charge Confided to a Raging Sea

X.—The Colossal Savage, the Storm

XI.—The Caskets

XII.—Face to Face with the Rock

XIII.—Face to Face with Night

XIV.—Ortach

XV.—Portentosum Mare

XVI.—The Problem Suddenly Works in Silence

XVII.—The Last Resource

XVIII.—The Highest Resource

BOOK THE THIRD.—THE CHILD IN THE SHADOW.

I.—Chesil

II.—The Effect of Snow

III.—A Burden Makes a Rough Road Rougher

IV.—Another Form of Desert

V.—Misanthropy Plays Its Pranks

VI.—The Awaking

I.—Chesil

II.—The Effect of Snow

III.—A Burden Makes a Rough Road Rougher

IV.—Another Form of Desert

V.—Misanthropy Plays Its Pranks

VI.—The Awaking

PART II.

BOOK THE FIRST.—THE EVERLASTING PRESENCE OF THE PAST. MAN REFLECTS MAN.

I.—Lord Clancharlie

II.—Lord David Dirry-Moir

III.—The Duchess Josiana

IV.—The Leader of Fashion

V.—Queen Anne

VI.—Barkilphedro

VII.—Barkilphedro Gnaws His Way

VIII.—Inferi

IX.—Hate is as Strong as Love

X.—The Flame which would be Seen if Man were Transparent

XI.—Barkilphedro in Ambuscade

XII.—Scotland, Ireland, and England

I.—Lord Clancharlie

II.—Lord David Dirry-Moir

III.—The Duchess Josiana

IV.—The Leader of Fashion

V.—Queen Anne

VI.—Barkilphedro

VII.—Barkilphedro Gnaws His Way

VIII.—Inferi

IX.—Hate is as Strong as Love

X.—The Flame which would be Seen if Man were Transparent

XI.—Barkilphedro in Ambuscade

XII.—Scotland, Ireland, and England

BOOK THE SECOND.—GWYNPLAINE AND DEA.

I.—Wherein we see the Face of Him of whom we have hitherto seen only the Acts

II.—Dea

III.—"Oculos non Habet, et Videt"

IV.—Well-matched Lovers

V.—The Blue Sky through the Black Cloud

VI.—Ursus as Tutor, and Ursus as Guardian

VII.—Blindness Gives Lessons in Clairvoyance

VIII.—Not only Happiness, but Prosperity

IX.—Absurdities which Folks without Taste call Poetry

X.—An Outsider's View of Men and Things

XI.—Gwynplaine Thinks Justice, and Ursus Talks Truth

XII.—Ursus the Poet Drags on Ursus the Philosopher

I.—Wherein we see the Face of Him of whom we have hitherto seen only the Acts

II.—Dea

III.—"Oculos non Habet, et Videt"

IV.—Well-matched Lovers

V.—The Blue Sky through the Black Cloud

VI.—Ursus as Tutor, and Ursus as Guardian

VII.—Blindness Gives Lessons in Clairvoyance

VIII.—Not only Happiness, but Prosperity

IX.—Absurdities which Folks without Taste call Poetry

X.—An Outsider's View of Men and Things

XI.—Gwynplaine Thinks Justice, and Ursus Talks Truth

XII.—Ursus the Poet Drags on Ursus the Philosopher

BOOK THE THIRD.—THE BEGINNING OF THE FISSURE.

I.—The Tadcaster Inn

II.—Open-Air Eloquence

III.—Where the Passer-by Reappears

IV.—Contraries Fraternize in Hate

V.—The Wapentake

VI.—The Mouse Examined by the Cats

VII.—Why Should a Gold Piece Lower Itself by Mixing with a Heap of Pennies?

VIII.—Symptoms of Poisoning

IX.—Abyssus Abyssum Vocat

I.—The Tadcaster Inn

II.—Open-Air Eloquence

III.—Where the Passer-by Reappears

IV.—Contraries Fraternize in Hate

V.—The Wapentake

VI.—The Mouse Examined by the Cats

VII.—Why Should a Gold Piece Lower Itself by Mixing with a Heap of Pennies?

VIII.—Symptoms of Poisoning

IX.—Abyssus Abyssum Vocat

BOOK THE FOURTH.—THE CELL OF TORTURE.

I.—The Temptation of St. Gwynplaine

II.—From Gay to Grave

III.—Lex, Rex, Fex

IV.—Ursus Spies the Police

V.—A Fearful Place

VI.—The Kind of Magistracy under the Wigs of Former Days

VII.—Shuddering

VIII.—Lamentation

I.—The Temptation of St. Gwynplaine

II.—From Gay to Grave

III.—Lex, Rex, Fex

IV.—Ursus Spies the Police

V.—A Fearful Place

VI.—The Kind of Magistracy under the Wigs of Former Days

VII.—Shuddering

VIII.—Lamentation

BOOK THE FIFTH.—THE SEA AND FATE ARE MOVED BY THE SAME BREATH.

I.—The Durability of Fragile Things

II.—The Waif Knows Its Own Course

III.—An Awakening

IV.—Fascination

V.—We Think We Remember; We Forget

I.—The Durability of Fragile Things

II.—The Waif Knows Its Own Course

III.—An Awakening

IV.—Fascination

V.—We Think We Remember; We Forget

BOOK THE SIXTH.—URSUS UNDER DIFFERENT ASPECTS.

I.—What the Misanthrope said

II.—What He did

III.—Complications

IV.—Moenibus Surdis Campana Muta

V.—State Policy Deals with Little Matters as Well as with Great

I.—What the Misanthrope said

II.—What He did

III.—Complications

IV.—Moenibus Surdis Campana Muta

V.—State Policy Deals with Little Matters as Well as with Great

BOOK THE SEVENTH.—THE TITANESS.

I.—The Awakening

II.—The Resemblance of a Palace to a Wood

III.—Eve

IV.—Satan

V.—They Recognize, but do not Know, Each Other

I.—The Awakening

II.—The Resemblance of a Palace to a Wood

III.—Eve

IV.—Satan

V.—They Recognize, but do not Know, Each Other

BOOK THE EIGHTH.—THE CAPITOL AND THINGS AROUND IT.

I.—Analysis of Majestic Matters

II.—Impartiality

III.—The Old Hall

IV.—The Old Chamber

V.—Aristocratic Gossip

VI.—The High and the Low

VII.—Storms of Men are Worse than Storms of Oceans

VIII.—He would be a Good Brother, were he not a Good Son

I.—Analysis of Majestic Matters

II.—Impartiality

III.—The Old Hall

IV.—The Old Chamber

V.—Aristocratic Gossip

VI.—The High and the Low

VII.—Storms of Men are Worse than Storms of Oceans

VIII.—He would be a Good Brother, were he not a Good Son

BOOK THE NINTH.—IN RUINS.

I.—It is through Excess of Greatness that Man reaches Excess of Misery

II.—The Dregs

I.—It is through Excess of Greatness that Man reaches Excess of Misery

II.—The Dregs

CONCLUSION.—THE NIGHT AND THE SEA.

I.—A Watch-dog may be a Guardian Angel

II.—Barkilphedro, having aimed at the Eagle, brings down the Dove

III.—Paradise Regained Below

IV.—Nay; on High!

I.—A Watch-dog may be a Guardian Angel

II.—Barkilphedro, having aimed at the Eagle, brings down the Dove

III.—Paradise Regained Below

IV.—Nay; on High!

THE LAUGHING MAN.

A ROMANCE OF ENGLISH HISTORY.

PRELIMINARY CHAPTER.

URSUS.

I.

II.

III.

IV.

URSUS.

I.

II.

III.

IV.

ANOTHER PRELIMINARY CHAPTER.

THE COMPRACHICOS.

I.

II.

III.

IV.

V.

VI.

THE COMPRACHICOS.

I.

II.

III.

IV.

V.

VI.

PART I.

BOOK THE FIRST.

NIGHT NOT SO BLACK AS MAN.

CHAPTER I.

PORTLAND BILL.

CHAPTER II.

LEFT ALONE.

CHAPTER III.

ALONE.

CHAPTER IV.

QUESTIONS.

CHAPTER V.

THE TREE OF HUMAN INVENTION.

CHAPTER VI.

STRUGGLE BETWEEN DEATH AND LIFE.

CHAPTER VII.

THE NORTH POINT OF PORTLAND.

BOOK THE SECOND.

THE HOOKER AT SEA.

CHAPTER I.

SUPERHUMAN LAWS.

CHAPTER II.

OUR FIRST ROUGH SKETCHES FILLED IN.

CHAPTER III.

TROUBLED MEN ON THE TROUBLED SEA.

CHAPTER IV.

A CLOUD DIFFERENT FROM THE OTHERS ENTERS ON THE SCENE.

CHAPTER V.

HARDQUANONNE.

CHAPTER VI.

THEY THINK THAT HELP IS AT HAND.

CHAPTER VII.

SUPERHUMAN HORRORS.

CHAPTER VIII.

NIX ET NOX.

CHAPTER IX.

THE CHARGE CONFIDED TO A RAGING SEA.

CHAPTER X.

THE COLOSSAL SAVAGE, THE STORM.

CHAPTER XI.

THE CASKETS.

CHAPTER XII.

FACE TO FACE WITH THE ROCK.

CHAPTER XIII.

FACE TO FACE WITH NIGHT.

CHAPTER XIV.

ORTACH.

CHAPTER XV.

PORTENTOSUM MARE.

CHAPTER XVI.

THE PROBLEM SUDDENLY WORKS IN SILENCE.

CHAPTER XVII.

THE LAST RESOURCE.

CHAPTER XVIII.

THE HIGHEST RESOURCE.

BOOK THE THIRD.

THE CHILD IN THE SHADOW.

CHAPTER I.

CHESIL.

CHAPTER II.

THE EFFECT OF SNOW.

CHAPTER III.

A BURDEN MAKES A ROUGH ROAD ROUGHER.

CHAPTER IV.

ANOTHER FORM OF DESERT.

CHAPTER V.

MISANTHROPY PLAYS ITS PRANKS.

CHAPTER VI.

THE AWAKING.

PART II.

BOOK THE FIRST.

THE EVERLASTING PRESENCE OF THE PAST: MAN REFLECTS MAN.

CHAPTER I.

LORD CLANCHARLIE.

I.

II.

III.

IV.

LORD CLANCHARLIE.

I.

II.

III.

IV.

CHAPTER II.

LORD DAVID DIRRY-MOIR.

I.

II.

III.

IV.

LORD DAVID DIRRY-MOIR.

I.

II.

III.

IV.

CHAPTER III.

THE DUCHESS JOSIANA.

II.

III.

THE DUCHESS JOSIANA.

II.

III.

CHAPTER IV.

THE LEADER OF FASHION.

CHAPTER V.

QUEEN ANNE.

I.

II.

III.

IV.

QUEEN ANNE.

I.

II.

III.

IV.

CHAPTER VI.

BARKILPHEDRO.

CHAPTER VII.

BARKILPHEDRO GNAWS HIS WAY.

CHAPTER VIII.

INFERI.

CHAPTER IX.

HATE IS AS STRONG AS LOVE.

CHAPTER X.

THE FLAME WHICH WOULD BE SEEN IF MAN WERE TRANSPARENT.

CHAPTER XI.

BARKILPHEDRO IN AMBUSCADE.

CHAPTER XII.

SCOTLAND, IRELAND, AND ENGLAND.

BOOK THE SECOND.

GWYNPLAINE AND DEA.

CHAPTER I.

WHEREIN WE SEE THE FACE OF HIM OF WHOM WE HAVE HITHERTO SEEN ONLY THE ACTS.

CHAPTER II.

DEA.

CHAPTER III.

"OCULOS NON HABET, ET VIDET."

CHAPTER IV.

WELL-MATCHED LOVERS.

CHAPTER V.

THE BLUE SKY THROUGH THE BLACK CLOUD.

CHAPTER VI.

URSUS AS TUTOR, AND URSUS AS GUARDIAN.

CHAPTER VII.

BLINDNESS GIVES LESSONS IN CLAIRVOYANCE.

CHAPTER VIII.

NOT ONLY HAPPINESS, BUT PROSPERITY.

CHAPTER IX.

ABSURDITIES WHICH FOLKS WITHOUT TASTE CALL POETRY.

CHAPTER X.

AN OUTSIDER'S VIEW OF MEN AND THINGS.

CHAPTER XI.

GWYNPLAINE THINKS JUSTICE, AND URSUS TALKS TRUTH.

CHAPTER XII.

URSUS THE POET DRAGS ON URSUS THE PHILOSOPHER.

BOOK THE THIRD.

THE BEGINNING OF THE FISSURE.

CHAPTER I.

THE TADCASTER INN.

CHAPTER II.

OPEN-AIR ELOQUENCE.

CHAPTER III.

WHERE THE PASSER-BY REAPPEARS.

CHAPTER IV.

CONTRARIES FRATERNIZE IN HATE.

CHAPTER V.

THE WAPENTAKE.

CHAPTER VI.

THE MOUSE EXAMINED BY THE CATS.

CHAPTER VII.

WHY SHOULD A GOLD PIECE LOWER ITSELF BY MIXING WITH A HEAP OF PENNIES?

CHAPTER VIII.

SYMPTOMS OF POISONING.

CHAPTER IX.

ABYSSUS ABYSSUM VOCAT.

BOOK THE FOURTH.

THE CELL OF TORTURE.

CHAPTER I.

THE TEMPTATION OF ST. GWYNPLAINE.

CHAPTER II.

FROM GAY TO GRAVE.

CHAPTER III.

LEX, REX, FEX.

CHAPTER IV.

URSUS SPIES THE POLICE.

CHAPTER V.

A FEARFUL PLACE.

CHAPTER VI.

THE KIND OF MAGISTRACY UNDER THE WIGS OF FORMER DAYS.

CHAPTER VII.

SHUDDERING.

CHAPTER VIII.

LAMENTATION.

BOOK THE FIFTH.

THE SEA AND FATE ARE MOVED BY THE SAME BREATH.

CHAPTER I.

THE DURABILITY OF FRAGILE THINGS.

CHAPTER II.

THE WAIF KNOWS ITS OWN COURSE.

CHAPTER III.

AN AWAKENING.

CHAPTER IV.

FASCINATION.

CHAPTER V.

WE THINK WE REMEMBER; WE FORGET.

BOOK THE SIXTH.

URSUS UNDER DIFFERENT ASPECTS.

CHAPTER I.

WHAT THE MISANTHROPE SAID.

CHAPTER II.

WHAT HE DID.

CHAPTER III.

COMPLICATIONS.

CHAPTER IV.

MOENIBUS SURDIS CAMPANA MUTA.

CHAPTER V.

STATE POLICY DEALS WITH LITTLE MATTERS AS WELL AS WITH GREAT.

BOOK THE SEVENTH.

THE TITANESS.

CHAPTER I.

THE AWAKENING.

CHAPTER II.

THE RESEMBLANCE OF A PALACE TO A WOOD.

CHAPTER III.

EVE.

CHAPTER IV.

SATAN.

CHAPTER V.

THEY RECOGNIZE, BUT DO NOT KNOW, EACH OTHER.

BOOK THE EIGHTH.

THE CAPITOL AND THINGS AROUND IT.

CHAPTER I.

ANALYSIS OF MAJESTIC MATTERS.

CHAPTER II.

IMPARTIALITY.

CHAPTER III.

THE OLD HALL.

CHAPTER IV.

THE OLD CHAMBER.

CHAPTER V.

ARISTOCRATIC GOSSIP.

CHAPTER VI.

THE HIGH AND THE LOW.

CHAPTER VII.

STORMS OF MEN ARE WORSE THAN STORMS OF OCEANS.

CHAPTER VIII.

HE WOULD BE A GOOD BROTHER, WERE HE NOT A GOOD SON.

BOOK THE NINTH.

IN RUINS.

CHAPTER I.

IT IS THROUGH EXCESS OF GREATNESS THAT MAN REACHES EXCESS OF MISERY.

CHAPTER II.

THE DREGS.

CONCLUSION.

THE NIGHT AND THE SEA.

CHAPTER I.

A WATCH-DOG MAY BE A GUARDIAN ANGEL.

CHAPTER II.

BARKILPHEDRO, HAVING AIMED AT THE EAGLE, BRINGS DOWN THE DOVE.

CHAPTER III.

PARADISE REGAINED BELOW.

CHAPTER IV.

NAY; ON HIGH!