| | PRECAUTIONAL |
| | THE PROLOGUE |
| I | THE STORY OF THE SESTINA |
| II | THE STORY OF THE TENSON |
| III | THE STORY OF THE RAT-TRAP |
| IV | THE STORY OF THE CHOICES |
| V | THE STORY OF THE HOUSEWIFE |
| VI | THE STORY OF THE SATRAPS |
| VII | THE STORY OF THE HERITAGE |
| VIII | THE STORY OF THE SCABBARD |
| IX | THE STORY OF THE NAVARRESE |
| X | THE STORY OF THE FOX-BRUSH |
| | THE EPILOGUE |