PART I

CHAPTER PAGE I KEATE’S WAY 11 II THE HOME 17 III THE CONFIDANT 23 IV THE NEIGHBOURING PINE 29 V QUOD ERAT DEMONSTRANDUM 35 VI TIMOTHY SHELLEY’S VIGOROUS DIALECTICS 40 VII AN ACADEMY FOR YOUNG LADIES 47 VIII THIS DESPOTIC CHAIN 54 IX A VERY YOUNG COUPLE 59 X HOGG 65 XI HOGG (_continued_) 72 XII FIRST ENCOUNTER WITH MIDDLE AGE 76 XIII SOAP BUBBLES 85 XIV THE VENERATED FRIEND 92 XV MISS HITCHENER 97 XVI HARRIET 102 XVII COMPARISONS 108 XVIII SECOND INCARNATION OF THE GODDESS 116