CXXVII. A CHANGE OF SCENE AND CIRCUMSTANCES.—AN EVENT IN LONDON.

CXXVII. A CHANGE OF SCENE AND CIRCUMSTANCES.—AN EVENT IN LONDON.

CXXVIII. THE NEW LODGER.—A NIGHT ALARM.—A MYSTERIOUS CIRCUMSTANCE.

CXXIX. THE UNSUCCESSFUL PURSUIT.—MR. SMITH’S DISAPPOINTMENT, AND THE TESTIMONY OF MRS. MEREDITH.

CXXX. A BREAKFAST SCENE.—A MATCH-MAKING MOTHER.

CXXXI. MRS. MEREDITH’S FRIEND.—EXCHANGE OF SERVICES, AND COMPACT.

CXXXII. THE EXPLANATION, AND THE PROPOSAL.—A TETE-A-TETE.

CXXXIII. MRS. MEREDITH’S CONSULTATION WITH MR. TWISSEL, AND HER RESOLVE.

CXXXIV. THE INTRODUCTION.—THE ATTORNEY’S FIRST FEELER.

CXXXV. MR. TWISSEL’S MISADVENTURES.—THE CONSEQUENCES OF BEING FOUND IN THE BANK WITHOUT GIVING A SATISFACTORY ACCOUNT OF YOUR BUSINESS THERE.—AN UNPLEASANT DILEMMA.

CXXXVI. AN EVENING WITH COLONEL DEVERILL.—THE STRATAGEM OF MRS. MEREDITH.

CXXXVII. THE DIFFICULTIES TO BE ENCOUNTERED IN THE CHOICE OF A BRIDESMAID.

CXXXVIII. MR. TWISSEL’S MISFORTUNES, AND HIS RESOLUTION NEVER TO GIVE IN.

CXXXIX. MRS. MEREDITH HAS A CONVERSATION WITH MR. TWISSEL.—THE ANNOUNCEMENT, AND THE INVITATION.