Birds of A
feather
1. Of an educational character
2. Still educational 3. A piece
of work 4. Cupid prompted 5.
Mercury prompting 6. A riddle without an
answer 7. In which A friendly move is originated
8. In which an innocent elopement occurs
9. In which the orphan makes his will 10.
A successor 11. Some affairs of the heart
12. More birds of prey 13. A Solo
and A duett 14. Strong of purpose 15.
The whole case so far 16. An anniversary
occasion
Book the Third
A long lane
1. Lodgers in queer
street 2. A respected friend
in A new aspect 3. The
same respected friend in more
aspects than one 4. A happy
return of the day 5.
The golden dustman falls into
bad company 6. The golden
dustman falls into worse company
7. The friendly move takes
up A strong position 8. The
end of A long journey 9.
Somebody becomes the subject of
A prediction 10. Scouts out
11. In the dark 12.
Meaning mischief 13. Give
A dog A bad name, and hang
him 14. Mr Wegg prepares
A grindstone for Mr Boffin’s
nose 15. The golden dustman
at his worst 16. The
feast of the three hobgoblins
17. A social chorus
A turning
1. Setting traps 2.
The golden dustman rises A little 3. The
golden dustman sinks again 4. A runaway
match 5. Concerning the Mendicant’s
bride 6. A cry for help 7. Better
to be Abel than Cain 8. A few grains of
pepper 9. Two places vacated 10.
The dolls’ dressmaker discovers A word 11.
Effect is given to the dolls’ dressmaker’s
discovery 12. The passing shadow 13.
Showing how the golden dustman helped to scatter dust
14. Checkmate to the friendly move 15.
What was caught in the traps that were set 16.
Persons and things in general 17. The voice
of society
Postscript, in lieu
of preface
Chapter 1
In these times of ours, though concerning the exact
year there is no need to be precise, a boat of dirty
and disreputable appearance, with two figures in it,
floated on the Thames, between Southwark bridge which
is of iron, and London Bridge which is of stone, as
an autumn evening was closing in.
