Charles Dickens 5
Characters 13
Introduction＆by JEROME K．JEROME 15
BOOK ONE THE CUP AND THE LIP 19
1 On the Look-out 21
2 The Man from Somewhere 25
3 Another Man 35
4 The R．Wilfer Family 48
5 Boffn＇s Bower 58
6 Cut Adrift 73
7 Mr．Wegg looks after Himself 88
8 Mr．Boffin in Consultation 96
9 Mr．and Mrs．Boffin in Consultation 108
10 A Marriage Contract 121
11 Podsnappery 133
12 The Sweat of an Honest Man＇s Brow 148
13 Tracking the Bird of Prey 162
14 The Bird of Prey Brought Down 171
15 Two New Servants 178
16 Minders and Reminders 191
17 A Dismal Swamp 206
BOOK TWO BIRDS OF A FEATHER 211
18 Of an Educational Character 213
19 Still Educational 230
20 A Piece of Work 240
21 Cupid Prompted 250
22 Mercury Prompting 262
23 A Riddle without an Answer 275
24 In which a Friendly Move is Originated 288
25 In which an Innocent Elopement Occurs 298
26 In which the Orphan Makes his Will 314
27 A Successor 320
28 Some Affairs of the Heart 326
29 More Birds of Prey 331
30 A Solo and a Duett 351
31 Strong of Purpose 363
32 The Whole Case so Far 375
33 An Anniversary Occasion 389
BOOK THREE A LONG LANE 401
34 Lodgers in Queer Street 403
35 A Respected Friend in a New Aspect 414
36 The Same Respected Friend in More Aspects than One 423
37 A Happy Return of the Day 429
38 The Golden Dustman Falls into Bad Company 440
39 The Golden Dustman Falls into Worse Company 453
40 The Friendly Move takes up a Strong Position 467
41 The End of a Long Journey 478
42 Somebody Becomes the Subject of a Prediction 488
43 Scouts Out 503
44 In the Dark 515
45 Meaning Mischief 524
46 Give a Dog a Bad Name,and Hang Him 532
47 Mr．Wegg Prepares a Grindstone for Mr．Boffin＇s Nose 541
48 The Golden Dustman at his Worst 552
49 The Feast of the Three Hobgoblins 566
50 A Social Chorus 579
BOOK FOUR A TURNING 591
51 Setting Traps 593
52 The Golden Dustman Rises a Little 603
53 The Golden Dustman Sinks Again 612
54 A Runaway Match 622
55 Concerning the Mendicant＇s Bride 631
56 A Cry for Help 647
57 Better to be Abel than Cain 659
58 A Few Grains of Pepper 669
59 Two Places Vacated 679
6o The Dolls＇ Dressmaker Discovers a Word 689
61 Effect is given to the Dolls＇ Dressmaker＇s Discovery 695
62 The Passing Shadow 706
63 Showing how the Golden Dastman Helped to Scatter Dust 718
64 Checkmate to the Friendly Move 727
65 What was Caught in the Traps that were Set 738
66 Persons and Things in General 749
Chapter the Last．The Voice of Society 759
Postcript,in lieu of Preface 765
BIBLIOGRAPHY 767