CONTENTS OF THE SECOND VOLUME.

BOOK SECOND.

FAME

CHAP. XXXIV. Jeremy succeeds to his uncle's for-

tune — discovers that his uncle has gone down to

the grave with a smooth forehead, . . 11

CHAP. XXXV. A fit of filial piety.— Jeremy visits

, his native village — finds one of his parents no

longer able to meet his affection, and the other

fast verging to the same state. A death-bed, 19

CHAP. XXXVI. A funeral. Excessive amiability of

ournature 28

CHAP. XXXVII. Jeremy becomes debauched — learns

that there are some persons, in whose estimation

wealth is not an equivalent for virtue, . . 31

CHAP, XXXVIII. Jeremy pays his court to rank,

and becomes a favourite with several dissipated

noblemen; but finds, to his mortification, he has

weight only in his pockets, .... 37

CHAP. XXXIX. An odd Way of making an acquaint.

ance. Alice Smith. The reader is led into no

very respectable society. The coffin adventure, 42

CHAP. XL. The starving family, *4

CHAP. XLI. The game at cards, .... 85

CHAP. XLII. The duel, . ..-.-.• . 71
BOOK THIRD.

TASK

CHAP. I. In France.— Jeremy, sick of the dissipa-

tions of Paris, is seized with a fit of virtue, and

becomes enamoured of rural life. The family of

Monsieur Le Bonhomme, .... 81

CHAP. II. The pretended son-in-law. Jeremy saves

his host's life at the expense of a dangerous

wound, 91

CHAP. III. Jeremy discovers that the daughter of his

kind host has conceived for him an unfortunate

passion, . . . . . . . 102

CHAP. IV. Nannette's passion increases. Jeremy

resolves to destroy it while yet in the bud, . 109

CHAP. V. Fatal consequences of this resolution, . 116

CHAP. VI. Arrival of an English party at the cot-

tage. Singular behaviour of the old man.

Jeremy leaves the afflicted family, and returns

to England.—Marriage, .... 122

BOOK FOURTH.

CHAP. I. Death of his wife 135

CHAP. II. Relapse into dissipation. Firm of Splint

and Drammer in the reviewing trade — and the

cause of the deterioration at present observable

in the Edinburgh and Quarterly Reviews, . 136

CHAP. III. Jeremy commits an act of brutality,

chiefly through a false shame, . . . 141

CHAP. IV. The death of Alice, . ... 146

CHAP. V. Jeremy Ib suddenly plunged into poverty

— learns the difference between a companion

and a friend. A good deed not without its re-

ward even in this life, . . . . . 153

CHAP. VI. Jeremy goes to sea. The vessel taken

by pirates, and the whole crew massacred. His

escape, 164
BOOK FIFTH.

Ml

CHAP. I. In Spain.— Cadiz. The beautiful Anda-

lusian, ........ 179

CHAP. H. Humours of love, . . . . 193

CHAP. III. Death of the beautiful Andalusian, . 206

CHAP. IV. The grave, . . . . . 216

BOOK SIXTH.

CHAP. I. In South America.— Cumana. Jeremy

persuaded to believe himself sick, meets an old

acquaintance in an odd physician, . . 223

CHAP. II. Court of Common Sense. Taste of the

day vs. Jeremy Levis, 230

CHAP. III. The fair Creole. A rival, . . 237

CHAP. IV. The "resurrection and transformation.

Mercury in a priest's frock, . . - . . 241

CHAP. V. The rendezvous. Unfortunate issue thereof, 252

CHAP. VI. Mercury turned doctor. Discussion on

the wisdom of falling in love. The sex — for and

against. Amours of Doctor Smith and Mistress

Udderbagg. With other matters, highly interest-

ing to the enamoured or those about to become

so, 264

CHAP. VII. A moonlight ramble. Murder of Don

Caspar de Mulo, Jeremy's rival, . . . 282

CHAP. VIII. Jeremy imprisoned, ... 288

CHAP. IX. Love in a dungeon, . . 291

CHAP. X. Cupid exchanges hands with Hymen. A

marriage sermon by Doctor Smith. Conclusion

of the Doctor's history. Death-bed of an odd

physician 309

CHAP. XI. Four months after marriage. The earth-

quake, 325
BOOK SEVENTH.

FJkOB

CHAP. I. Adieu to Cupid.— Jeremy figures as a

parent, 335

CHAP. II. A lesson to all parents.— Jeremy's son

proves a bad sprout of a worse stock, and is

driven from his father's home. Parental remorse.

Jeremy leaves Cumana in quest of the prodigal, 346

BOOKS EIGHTH AND NINTH.

A chorus after the fashion of Shakspeare, . . . 365

I BOOK TENTH.

CHAP. I. New-York.— Captain Hall, and "hoc

genus omne" of travelling1 Englishmen. Trinity

Church blazoned. Aristocracy and democracy at

loggerheads. A morceau of natural history, . 369

CHAP. II. New England.— The attempted assassi-

nation. The lost found.— "Last scene of all, to

close this strange, eventful history," . . 377

Conclusion . 399

Postscript, cccxciii

SIXTY YEARS OF THE LIFE

JEREMY LEVIS.

BOOK SECOND.

CHAPTER XXXIV.

Here's the scroll,
The continent and summary of my fortune.

Merchant of Police.

"One hundred and twenty-seven thousand pounds sterling !—and all in funds that may be handled at any time !What may not be done with one hundred and twenty-seven thousand pounds sterling!"

I could think of nothing else for several days. When I rose in the morning, "One hundred and twenty-seven thousand pounds!" was my first exclamation; when I lay down at night, " One hundred and twenty-seven thousand pounds!" was the last murmur that died upon my "ps; and, in my dreams, divers huge cornucopias with the figures £127,000 upon them, and filled to the month —not with fruits, but guineas, danced hornpipes before me, with an agility that would have done them honour had they had legs.

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