249
Birds and low company 250
Bethnal-green fowls 251
An incident of Doughty Street 252
Offers from America 253

CHAPTER XI. 1861-1863.

Pages 255-274.

SECOND SERIES OF READINGS. AET. 49-51.

Daughter Kate's marriage 255
Charles Alston Collins 257
Sale of Tavistock House 257
Brother Alfred's death 258
Metropolitan readings 258
Provincial circuit 259
New subjects for readings 260
Death of Mr. Arthur Smith 261
Death of Mr. Henry Austin 262
Readings at Brighton 263
At Canterbury and Dover 264
Alarming scene 265
Impromptu reading-hall 266
Scenes in Scotland 267
At Torquay 268
Death of C. C. Felton 269
Offers for Australia 270
Writing or Reading? 271
Home arguments 272
Religious Richardson's Show 273
Exiled ex-potentate 274

CHAPTER XII. 1855-1865.

Pages 275-297.

HINTS FOR BOOKS WRITTEN AND UNWRITTEN. AET. 43-53.

Book of MS. memoranda 275
Originals of characters 277
Fancies put into books 277
Notions for _Little Dorrit_ 278
Suggestions for other books 279
Hints for last completed book 280
Fancies never used 281
Ideas not worked out 282
A touching fancy 284
Domestic subjects 284
Characters of women