| I | Eugene Lane and his Guests |
| II | New Faces and Old Feuds |
| III | Father Stafford Changes his Habits, and Mr. Haddington his Views |
| IV | Sir Roderick Ayre Inspects Mr. Morewood's Masterpiece |
| V | How Three Gentlemen Acted for the Best |
| VI | Father Stafford Keeps Vigil |
| VII | An Early Train and a Morning's Amusement |
| VIII | Stafford in Retreat, and Sir Roderick in Action |
| IX | The Battle of Baden |
| X | Mr. Morewood is Moved to Indignation |
| XI | Waiting Lady Claudia's Pleasure |
| XII | Lady Claudia is Vexed with Mankind |
| XIII | A Lover's Fate and a Friend's Counsel |
| XIV | Some People are as Fortunate as they Deserve to Be |
| XV | An End and a Beginning |
The world considered Eugene Lane a very fortunate young man; and ifyouth, health, social reputation, a seat in Parliament, a large income,and finally the promised hand of an acknowledged beauty can make a manhappy, the world was right. It is true that Sir Roderick Ayre had beenheard to pity the poor chap on the ground that his father had begun lifein the workhouse; but everybody knew that Sir Roderick was bound toexalt the claims of birth, inasmuch as he had to rely solely upon themfor a reputation, and discounted the value of his opinion accordingly.After all, it was not as if the late Mr. Lane had ended life in theundesirable shelter in question. On the contrary, his latter days hadbeen spent in the handsome mansion of Millstead Manor; and, as he lay onhis deathbed, listening to the Rector's gentle homily on the va