Chapter I
T. (Tobias) Smollett translation
CHAPTER I.
Gil Blas scrapes an Acquaintance of some Value, and finds wherewithal to make him Amends for the Count de Galiano's Ingratitude. Don Valerio de Luna's Story.
CHAPTER II.
Gil Blas is introduced to the Duke of Lerma, who admits him among the Number of his Secretaries, and requires a Specimen of his Talents, with which he is well satisfied.
CHAPTER III.
All is not Gold that glitters. Some Uneasiness resulting from the Discovery of that Principle in Philosophy, and its practical Application to existing Circumstances.
CHAPTER IV.
Gil Blas becomes a Favorite with the Duke of Lerma, and the Confidant of an important Secret.
CHAPTER V.
The Joys, the Honors, and the Miseries of a Court Life in the Person of Gil Blas.
CHAPTER VI.
Gil Blas gives the Duke of Lerma a Hint of his wretched Condition. That Minister deals with him accordingly.
CHAPTER VII.
A good Use made of the fifteen hundred Ducats. A first Introduction to the Trade of Office, and an Account of the Profit accruing therefrom.
HISTORY OF GIL BLAS OF SANTILLANE.