In the Heart of a Fool
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1. Front matter2. CHAPTER I BEING STAGE DIRECTIONS, AND A CAST OF CHARACTERS3. CHAPTER II IN WHICH WE INTRODUCE THE FOOL AND HIS LADY FAIR AND WHAT HE SAID IN HIS HEART–THE SAME BEING THE THEME AND THESIS OF THIS STORY4. CHAPTER III IN WHICH WE CONSIDER THE LADIES–GOD BLESS ’EM!5. CHAPTER IV THE ADAMS FAMILY BIBLE LIES LIKE A GENTLEMAN6. CHAPTER V IN WHICH MARGARET MÜLLER DWELLS IN MARBLE HALLS AND HENRY FENN AND KENYON ADAMS WIN NOTABLE VICTORIES7. CHAPTER VI ENTER THE BEAUTY AND CHIVALRY OF HARVEY; ALSO HEREIN WE BREAK OUR FIRST HEART8. CHAPTER VII IN WHICH WE SEE HOW LIFE TRANSLATES ITSELF INTO THE MATERIALISM AROUND IT9. CHAPTER VIII CAPTAIN MORTON ACTS AS COURT HERALD AND MORTY SANDS AND GRANT ADAMS HEAR SAD NEWS10. CHAPTER IX WHEREIN HENRY FENN MAKES AN INTERESTING EXPERIMENT11. CHAPTER X IN WHICH MARY ADAMS TAKES A MUCH NEEDED REST12. CHAPTER XI HERE OUR FOOL GROPES FOR A SPIRIT AND CAN FIND ONLY DUST13. CHAPTER XII IN WHICH WE LEARN THAT LOVE IS THE LEVER THAT MOVES THE WORLD14. CHAPTER XIII IN WHICH WE OBSERVE THE INTERIOR OF A DESERTED HOUSE15. CHAPTER XIV IN WHICH OUR HERO STROLLS OUT WITH THE DEVIL TO LOOK AT THE HIGH MOUNTAIN16. CHAPTER XV WHEREIN WE WELCOME IN A NEW YEAR AND CONSIDER A SERIOUS QUESTION17. CHAPTER XVI GRANT ADAMS IS SOLD INTO BONDAGE AND MARGARET FENN RECEIVES A SHOCK18. CHAPTER XVII A CHAPTER WHICH INTRODUCES SOME POSSIBLE GODS19. CHAPTER XVIII OUR HERO RIDES TO HOUNDS WITH THE PRIMROSE HUNT20. CHAPTER XIX HEREIN CAPTAIN MORTON FALLS UNDER SUSPICION AND HENRY FENN FALLS FROM GRACE21. CHAPTER XX IN WHICH HENRY FENN FALLS FROM GRACE AND RISES AGAIN22. CHAPTER XXI IN WHICH WE SEE A FAT LITTLE RASCAL ON THE RACK23. CHAPTER XXII IN WHICH TOM VAN DORN BECOMES A WAYFARING MAN ALSO24. CHAPTER XXIII HERE GRANT ADAMS DISCOVERS HIS INSIDES25. CHAPTER XXIV IN WHICH THE DEVIL FORMALLY TAKES THE TWO HINDERMOST AND CLOSES AN ACCOUNT IN HIS LEDGER26. CHAPTER XXV IN WHICH WE SEE TWO TEMPLES AND THE CONTENTS THEREOF27. CHAPTER XXVI DR. NESBIT STARTS ON A LONG UPWARD BUT DEVIOUS JOURNEY28. CHAPTER XXVII IN WHICH WE SEE SOMETHING COME INTO THIS STORY OUTSIDE OF THE MATERIAL WORLD29. CHAPTER XXVIII WHEREIN MORTY SANDS MAKES A FEW SENSIBLE REMARKS IN PUBLIC30. CHAPTER XXIX BEING NOT A CHAPTER BUT AN INTERLUDE31. CHAPTER XXX GRANT ADAMS PREACHING A MESSAGE OF LOVE RAISES THE VERY DEVIL IN HARVEY32. CHAPTER XXXI IN WHICH JUDGE VAN DORN MAKES HIS BRAGS AND DR. NESBIT SEES A VISION33. CHAPTER XXXII WHEREIN VIOLET HOGAN TAKES UP AN OLD TRADE AND MARGARET VAN DORN SEEKS A HIGHER PLANE34. CHAPTER XXXIII IN WHICH THE ANGELS SHAKE A FOOT FOR HENRY FENN35. CHAPTER XXXIV A SHORT CHAPTER, YET IN IT WE EXAMINE ONE CANVAS HEAVEN, ONE REAL HEAVEN, AND TWO SNUG LITTLE HELLS36. CHAPTER XXXV THE ODD SPIDER BEGINS TO DIVIDE HIS FLIES WITH OTHERS AND GEORGE BROTHERTON IS PUZZLED TWICE IN ONE NIGHT37. CHAPTER XXXVI A LONG CHAPTER BUT A BUSY ONE, IN WHICH KENYON ADAMS AND HIS MOTHER HAVE A STRANGE MEETING, AND LILA VAN DORN TAKES A NIGHT RIDE38. CHAPTER XXXVII IN WHICH WE WITNESS A CEREMONY IN THE TEMPLE OF LOVE39. CHAPTER XXXVIII GRANT ADAMS VISITS THE SONS OF ESAU40. CHAPTER XXXIX BEING NO CHAPTER AT ALL BUT AN INTERMEZZO BEFORE THE LAST MOVEMENT41. CHAPTER XL HERE WE HAVE THE FELLOW AND THE GIRL BEGINNING TO PREPARE FOR THE LAST CHAPTER42. CHAPTER XLI HERE WE SEE GRANT ADAMS CONQUERING HIS THIRD AND LAST DEVIL43. CHAPTER XLII A CHAPTER WHICH IS CONCERNED LARGELY WITH THE LOVE AFFAIRS OF “THE FULL STRENGTH OF THE COMPANY”44. CHAPTER XLIII WHEREIN WE FIND GRANT ADAMS CALLING UPON KENYON’S MOTHER, AND DARKNESS FALLS UPON TWO LOVERS45. CHAPTER XLIV IN WHICH WE SUFFER LITTLE CHILDREN, WITH GEORGE BROTHERTON, AND IN GENERAL CONSIDER THE HABITANTS OF THE KINGDOM46. CHAPTER XLV IN WHICH LIDA BOWMAN CONSIDERS HER UNIVERSE AND TOM VAN DORN WINS ANOTHER VICTORY47. CHAPTER XLVI WHEREIN GRANT ADAMS PREACHES PEACE AND LIDA BOWMAN SPEAKS HER MIND48. CHAPTER XLVII IN WHICH GRANT ADAMS AND LAURA VAN DORN TAKE A WALK DOWN MARKET STREET AND MRS. NESBIT ACQUIRES A LONG LOST GRANDSON-IN-LAW49. CHAPTER XLVIII WHEREIN WE ERECT A HOUSE BUILT UPON A ROCK50. CHAPTER XLIX HOW MORTY SANDS TURNED AWAY SADLY AND JUDGE VAN DORN UNCOVERED A SECRET51. CHAPTER L JUDGE VAN DORN SINGS SOME MERRY SONGS AND THEY TAKE GRANT ADAMS BEHIND A WHITE DOOR52. CHAPTER LI IN WHICH WE END AS WE BEGAN AND ALL LIVE HAPPILY EVER AFTER53. CHAPTER LII NOT EXACTLY A CHAPTER BUT RATHER A Q E D OR A HIC FABULA DOCET