CONTENTS.

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CHAPTER I.

The Making of the Linch-pin—The Sound Sleeper—Breakfast—The Postillion’s Departure 1

CHAPTER II.

The Man in Black—The Emperor of Germany—Nepotism—Donna Olympia—Omnipotence—Camillo Astalli—The Five Propositions 5

CHAPTER III.

Necessity of Religion—The Great Indian One—Image-worship—Shakespeare—The Pat Answer—Krishna—Amen 9

CHAPTER IV.

The Proposal—The Scotch Novel—Latitude—Miracles—Pestilent Heretics—Old Fraser—Wonderful Texts—No Armenian 16

CHAPTER V.

Fresh Arrivals—Pitching the Tent—Certificated Wife—High-flying Notions 28

CHAPTER VI.

The Promised Visit—Roman Fashion—Wizard and Witch—Catching at Words—The Two Females—Dressing of Hair—The New Roads—Belle’s Altered Appearance—Herself Again 32

CHAPTER VII.

The Festival—The Gypsy Song—Piramus of Rome—The Scotchman—Gypsy Names 40

CHAPTER VIII.

The Church—The Aristocratical Pew—Days of Yore—The Clergyman—“In what would a Man be Profited?” 48

CHAPTER IX.

Return from Church—The Cuckoo and Gypsy—Spiritual Discourse 53

CHAPTER X.

Sunday Evening—Ursula—Action at Law—Meridiana—Married Already 60

CHAPTER XI.

Ursula’s Tale—The Patteran—The Deep Water—Second Husband 72

CHAPTER XII.

The Dingle at Night—The Two Sides of the Question—Roman Females—Filling the Kettle—The Dream—The Tall Figure 78

CHAPTER XIII.

Visit to the Landlord—His Mortifications—Hunter and his Clan—Resolution 86

CHAPTER XIV.

Preparations for the Fair—The Last Lesson—The Verb Siriel 89

CHAPTER XV.

The Dawn of Day—The Last Farewell—Departure for the Fair—The Fine Horse—Return to the Dingle—No Isopel 95

CHAPTER XVI.

Gloomy Forebodings—The Postman’s Mother—The Letter—Bears and Barons—The Best of Advice 99

CHAPTER XVII.

The Public-house—Landlord on His Legs Again—A Blow in Season—The Way of the World—The Grateful Mind—The Horse’s Neigh 106

CHAPTER XVIII.

Mr. Petulengro’s Device—The Leathern Purse—Consent to Purchase a Horse 113

CHAPTER XIX.

Trying the Horse—The Feats of Tawno—Man with the Red Waistcoat—Disposal of Property 117

CHAPTER XX.

Farewell to the Romans—The Landlord and his Niece—Set out as a Traveller 122

CHAPTER XXI.

An Adventure on the Roads—The Six Flint Stones—A Rural Scene—Mead—The Old Man and his Bees 124

CHAPTER XXII.

The Singular Noise—Sleeping in a Meadow—The Book—Cure for Wakefulness—Literary Tea Party—Poor Byron 131

CHAPTER XXIII.

Drivers and Front Outside Passengers—Fatigue of Body and Mind—Unexpected Greeting—My Inn—The Governor—Engagement 136

CHAPTER XXIV.

An Inn of Times gone by—A First-rate Publican—Hay and Corn—Old-fashioned Ostler—Highwaymen—Mounted Police—Grooming 140

CHAPTER XXV.

Stable Hartshorn—How to Manage a Horse on a Journey—Your Best Friend 145

CHAPTER XXVI.

The Stage-coachmen of England—A Bully Served Out—Broughton’s Guard—The Brasen Head 150

CHAPTER XXVII.

Francis Ardry—His Misfortunes—Dog and Lion Fight—Great Men of the World 158

CHAPTER XXVIII.

Mr. Platitude and the Man in Black—The Postillion’s Adventures—The Lone House—A Goodly Assemblage 163

CHAPTER XXIX.

Deliberations with Self—Resolution—Invitation to Dinner—The Commercial Traveller—The Landlord’s Offer—The Comet Wine 170

CHAPTER XXX.

Triumphal Departure—No Season like Youth—Extreme Old Age—Beautiful England—The Ratcatcher—A Misadventure 175

CHAPTER XXXI.

Novel Situation—The Elderly Individual—The Surgeon—A Kind Offer—Chimerical Ideas—Strange Dream 179

CHAPTER XXXII.

The Morning after a Fall—The Teapot—Unpretending Hospitality—The Chinese Student 185

CHAPTER XXXIII.

Convalescence—The Surgeon’s Bill—Letter of Recommendation—Commencement of the Old Man’s History 191

CHAPTER XXXIV.

The Old Man’s Story continued—Misery in the Head—The Strange Marks—Tea-dealer from London—Difficulties of the Chinese Language 201

CHAPTER XXXV.

The Leave-taking—Spirit of the Hearth—What’s o’Clock 209

CHAPTER XXXVI.

Arrival at Horncastle—The Inn and Ostlers—The Garret—The Figure of a Man with a Candle 211

CHAPTER XXXVII.

Horncastle Fair 214

CHAPTER XXXVIII.

High Dutch 221

CHAPTER XXXIX.

The Hungarian 223

CHAPTER XL.

The Horncastle Welcome—Tzernebock and Bielebock 238

CHAPTER XLI.

The Jockey’s Tale—Thieves’ Latin—Liberties with Coin—The Smasher in Prison—Old Fulcher—Every one has his Gift—Fashion of the English 244

CHAPTER XLII.

A Short-tempered Person—Gravitation—The Best Endowment—Mary Fulcher—Fair Dealing—Horse-witchery—Darius and his Groom—The Jockey’s Tricks—The Two Characters—The Jockey’s Song 258

CHAPTER XLIII.

The Church 273

CHAPTER XLIV.

An Old Acquaintance 276

CHAPTER XLV.

Murtagh’s Tale 283

CHAPTER XLVI.

Murtagh’s Story continued—The Priest, Exorcist, and Thimble-engro—How to Check a Rebellion 290

CHAPTER XLVII.

Departure from Horncastle—Recruiting Sergeant—Kauloes and Lolloes 300

APPENDIX.

CHAPTER I.

A Word for Lavengro 302

CHAPTER II.

On Priestcraft 310

CHAPTER III.

On Foreign Nonsense 317

CHAPTER IV.

On Gentility Nonsense—Illustrations of Gentility 320

CHAPTER V.

Subject of Gentility continued 323

CHAPTER VI.

On Scotch Gentility Nonsense—Charlie o’er the Waterism 334

CHAPTER VII.

Same subject continued 341

CHAPTER VIII.

On Canting Nonsense 346

CHAPTER IX.

Pseudo-Critics 354

CHAPTER X.

Pseudo-Radicals 362

CHAPTER XI.

The Old Radical 368

Editor’s Notes 379

Gypsy List 389

Bibliography 393