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CONTENTS
BOOK THE FIRST ? THE CUP AND THE LIP
Chapter 1 : ON THE LOOK OUT
Chapter 2 : THE MAN FROM SOMEWHERE
Chapter 3 : ANOTHER MAN
Chapter 4 : THE R. WILFER FAMILY
Chapter 5 : BOFFIN’S BOWER
Chapter 6 : CUT ADRIFT
Chapter 7 : MR WEGG LOOKS AFTER HIMSELF
Chapter 8 : MR BOFFIN IN CONSULTATION
Chapter 9 : MR AND MRS BOFFIN IN CONSULTATION
Chapter 10 : A MARRIAGE CONTRACT
Chapter 11 : PODSNAPPERY
Chapter 12 : THE SWEAT OF AN HONEST MAN’S BROW
Chapter 13 : TRACKING THE BIRD OF PREY
Chapter 14 : THE BIRD OF PREY BROUGHT DOWN
Chapter 15 :TWO NEW SERVANTS
Chapter 16 : MINDERS AND RE-MINDERS
Chapter 17 : A DISMAL SWAMP
BOOK THE SECOND ? BIRDS OF A FEATHER
Chapter 1 : OF AN EDUCATIONAL CHARACTER
Chapter 2 : STILL EDUCATIONAL
Chapter 3 :A PIECE OF WORK
Chapter 4 : CUPID PROMPTED
Chapter 5 : MERCURY PROMPTING
Chapter 6 : A RIDDLE WITHOUT AN ANSWER
Chapter 7 : IN WHICH A FRIENDLY MOVE IS ORIGINATED
Chapter 8 : IN WHICH AN INNOCENT ELOPEMENT OCCURS
Chapter 9 : IN WHICH THE ORPHAN MAKES HIS WILL
Chapter 10 : A SUCCESSOR
Chapter 11 : SOME AFFAIRS OF THE HEART
Chapter 12 : MORE BIRDS OF PREY
Chapter 13 : A SOLO AND A DUETT
Chapter 14 : STRONG OF PURPOSE
Chapter 15 : THE WHOLE CASE SO FAR
Chapter 16 : AN ANNIVERSARY OCCASION
BOOK THE THIRD ? A LONG LANE
Chapter 1 : LODGERS IN QUEER STREET
Chapter 2 : A RESPECTED FRIEND IN A NEW ASPECT
Chapter 3 : THE SAME RESPECTED FRIEND IN MORE ASPECTS THAN ONE
Chapter 4 : A HAPPY RETURN OF THE DAY
Chapter 5 : THE GOLDEN DUSTMAN FALLS INTO BAD COMPANY
Chapter 6 : THE GOLDEN DUSTMAN FALLS INTO WORSE COMPANY
Chapter 7 : THE FRIENDLY MOVE TAKES UP A STRONG POSITION
Chapter 8 : THE END OF A LONG JOURNEY
Chapter 9 : SOMEBODY BECOMES THE SUBJECT OF A PREDICTION
Chapter 10 : SCOUTS OUT
Chapter 11 : IN THE DARK
Chapter 12 : MEANING MISCHIEF
Chapter 13 : GIVE A DOG A BAD NAME, AND HANG HIM
Chapter 14 : MR WEGG PREPARES A GRINDSTONE FOR MR BOFFIN’S NOSE
Chapter 15 : THE GOLDEN DUSTMAN AT HIS WORST
Chapter 16 : THE FEAST OF THE THREE HOBGOBLINS
Chapter 17 : A SOCIAL CHORUS
BOOK THE FOURTH ? A TURNING
Chapter 1 : SETTING TRAPS
Chapter 2 : THE GOLDEN DUSTMAN RISES A LITTLE
Chapter 3 : THE GOLDEN DUSTMAN SINKS AGAIN
Chapter 4 : A RUNAWAY MATCH
Chapter 5 : CONCERNING THE MENDICANT’S BRIDE
Chapter 6 : A CRY FOR HELP
Chapter 7 : BETTER TO BE ABEL THAN CAIN
Chapter 8 : A FEW GRAINS OF PEPPER
Chapter 9 : TWO PLACES VACATED
Chapter 10 : THE DOLLS’ DRESSMAKER DISCOVERS A WORD
Chapter 11 : EFFECT IS GIVEN TO THE DOLLS’ DRESSMAKER’S DISCOVERY
Chapter 12 : THE PASSING SHADOW
Chapter 13 : SHOWING HOW THE GOLDEN DUSTMAN HELPED TO SCATTER DUST
Chapter 14 : CHECKMATE TO THE FRIENDLY MOVE
Chapter 15 : WHAT WAS CAUGHT IN THE TRAPS THAT WERE SET
Chapter 16 : PERSONS AND THINGS IN GENERAL
Chapter 17 : THE VOICE OF SOCIETY
POSTSCRIPT : IN LIEU OF PREFACE