I. SIR LIONEL GOES TO HIS WOOING. II. HE TRIES HIS HAND AGAIN. III. A QUIET LITTLE DINNER. IV. MRS. MADDEN'S BALL. V. CAN I ESCAPE? VI. A MATRIMONIAL DIALOGUE. VII. THE RETURN TO HADLEY. VIII. CAIRO. IX. THE TWO WIDOWS. X. REACHING HOME. XI. I COULD PUT A CODICIL. XII. MRS. WILKINSON'S TROUBLES. XIII. ANOTHER JOURNEY TO BOWES. XIV. MR. BERTRAM'S DEATH. XV. THE WILL. XVI. EATON SQUARE. XVII. CONCLUSION.