| BOOK ONE: CHALLENGING THE IDEA OF CHASTITY | ||
| PAGE | ||
| I. | We Discuss the Responsibilities of Parents and Critics | 3 |
| II. | I Meditate, in front of a Bookcase, on Scott, Jane Austen, Charlotte Brontë, and the Good Victorians | 17 |
| III. | H. G. Wells, Galsworthy, May Sinclair, J. D. Beresford | 27 |
| IV. | Seven Reasons for Mr. Hergesheimer, D. H. Lawrence, and the Emetic School | 35 |
| V. | We Discuss Marriage and the Hope of the Younger Generation | 48 |
| BOOK TWO: AN ELIGIBLE YOUNG MAN | ||
| I. | Cornelia’s Children React to a Suitable Match | 61 |
| II. | “Let’s Walk” | 67 |
| III. | Prerequisites of a Decent Marriage | 73 |
| IV. | Cornelia Appreciates Her Husband | 80 |
| V. | We Discuss the Inner Life | 86 |
| VI. | A Theory of Happiness | 91 |
| VII. | The Real Thing | 97 |
| BOOK THREE: TREATING OF MODERN GIRLS | ||
| I. | The Education of Daughters | 103 |
| II. | Flags of Revolt | 118 |
| III. | Bloom | 120 |
| IV. | Careers for Women | 129 |
| BOOK FOUR: CORNELIA AND DIONYSUS | ||
| I. | Ennui in the Provinces | 139 |
| II. | New Year’s Eve in New York | 150 |
| III. | His Excellency on Economic Necessity | 162 |
| IV. | Vernon Willys on Bacchic Ecstasy | 171 |
| V. | I Explain the Position of Cæsar’s Wives | 184 |
| VI. | I Discuss the Ethics of an Automobiling Civilization | 203 |
| VII. | The Vengeance of Dionysus | 211 |
| BOOK FIVE: APPROACHING RELIGION AND OTHER GRAVE MATTERS | ||
| I. | We Meet in Southern California | 223 |
| II. | Oliver Junior Discusses His Parents, Their Religion, and His Own | 230 |
| III. | Table Talk at Santo Espiritu | 245 |
| IV. | A Silence by the Sea | 253 |
| V. | Cornelia’s Religious Experience | 267 |