358
An American critic 359
_Great Expectations_ 360
Pip and Magwitch 361
Another boy-child for hero 362
Unlikeness in likeness 363
Vivid descriptive writing 364
Masterly drawing of character 365
A day on the Thames 366
Homely and shrewd satire 367
Incident changed for Lytton 368
As originally written 369
Christmas Sketches 370
_Our Mutual Friend_ 370
Writing numbers in advance 373
Working slowly 374
Death of John Leech 375
A fatal anniversary 376
Effects on himself and his novel 376
A tale by Edmond About 378
First and Last 378
_Doctor Marigold_ 379
Minor stories 380
"Something from Above" 381
Purity of Dickens's writings 382
Substitute for an alleged deficiency 382
True province of humour 383
Horace Greeley and Longfellow 384
Letters from an American 385
Companions for solitude 386

CHAPTER XV. 1867.

Pages 387-406.

AMERICA REVISITED. NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER, 1867. AET. 55.

Warmth of the greeting 388
Same cause as in 1842 388
Old and new friends 389
Changes since 1842 390
First Boston reading 391
Scene at New York sales 393
First New York reading 393
An action against Dicke