CONTENTS.

CHAP.   PAGE
I.— BASIL 1
II.— THE NEXT HEIR 30
III.— VISITORS 49
IV.— SUMMER HOLIDAYS 68
V.— KNOWLEDGE 90
VI.— FROM LESS TO MORE 112
VII.— THE DOWNWARD ROAD 141
VIII.— JEALOUSY 164
IX.— STRANGE TIDINGS 177
X.— BASIL DECIDES 200
XI.— THE MARCH OF EVENTS 231
XII.— THE SOCIAL RACK 254
XIII.— PARTED 283