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139. Prostitution, 140. A shameful business, 141. Be gone, dull
care, 142. Convenient refreshment, 143. A lushy cove, 144. The sleeper
awake, 145. All on lire, 146. A short parley, 147.
Chapter XI.
Fire, confusion and alarm, 148. Snuffy tabbies and boosy kids, 149. A
cooler for hot disputes, 150. An overturned Charley, 151. Resurrection
rigs, 152. Studies from life, 154. An agreeable situation, 155. A
nocturnal visit to a lady, 156. Sharp's the word, 157. Frolicsome
fellows, 158. Retirement, 159.
Chapter XII.
Tattersall's, 160. Friendly dealings, 161. Laudable company, 162. The
Sportsman's exchange, 163. An unlimited order, 164. How to ease
heavy pockets, 165. Body-snatchers and Bum- traps, 166. The Sharps
and the Flats, 167. A secret expedition, 168. A pleasant rencontre, 169.
Accommodating friends, 170. The female banker, 171. A buck of the
first cut, 172. A highly finished youth, 173. An addition to the party,
174.
Chapter XIII.
A promenade, 175. Something the matter, 176. Quizzical hits, 177.
London friendship, 178. Fashion versus Reason, 179. Dinners of the
Ton, 180. Brilliant mob of a ball-room, 181. What can the matter be?
182. Something-A-Miss, 183.
Chapter XIV.

The centre of attraction, 185. The circulating library, 186. Library wit,
187. Fitting on the cap, 188. Breaking up, 189. Gaming, 190.
Hells-Greeks-Black-legs, 191. How to become a Greek, 192. Valuable
instructions, 193. Gambling-house à la Française, 194. Visitors' cards,
195. Opening scene, 196. List of Nocturnal Hells, 197. Rouge et Noir
Tables, 198. Noon-day Hells, 199. Hell broke up, and the devil to pay,
200. A story, 202. Swindling Jews, 205. Ups and downs, 206. High
fellows, 207. Mingled company, 208. Severe studies, 209.
Chapter XV.
Newspaper recreations, 210. Value of Newspapers, 211. Power of
imagination, 212. Rich bill of fare, 213. Proposed Review of the Arts,
214. Demireps and Cyprians, 215. Dashing characters, 216. Female
accommodations, 217. Rump and dozen, 218. Maggot race for a
hundred, 219. Prime gig, larks and sprees, 220. Female jockeyship, 221.
Delicate amusements for the fair sex, 222. Female life in London, 224.
Ciphers in society, 225. Ciphers of all sorts, 226. Hydraulics, 227.
Watery humours, 228. General street engagement, 229. Harmony
restored, 230.
Chapter XVI.
The double disappointment, 231. Heading made easy, 232. Exhibition
of Engravings, 233. How to cut a dash, 235. Dashing attitude, costume,
etc., 236. A Dasher-Street- walking, etc., 237. Dancing--"all the go,"
238. Exhibition, Somerset House, 239. Royal Academy, Somerset
House, 240. The Sister Arts, 241. Character-Caricature, etc., 242.
Moral tendency of the Arts, 243. Fresh game sprung, 244. Law and
Lawyers, 245. Law qualifications, 247. Benchers, 248. Temple
Libraries-Church, 249. St. Dunstan's Bell-thumpers, 250. Political
Cobbler, 251. Coffee-houses, 252. Metropolitan accommodations, 253.
Chop-house delights and recreations, 254. Daffy's Elixir, Blue Ruin,
etc., 256. The Queen's gin- shop, 257.
Chapter XVII.

Globe Coffee-house, 258. A humorous sort of fellow, 259. A Punster,
260. Signals and Signs, 261. Disconcerted Professors, 262. A learned
Butcher, 263. A successful stratagem, 264. A misconception, 265. A
picture of London, 266. All in high glee, 268.
Chapter XVIII.
A Slap at Slop, 269. A Nondescript, 270. Romanis, 271. Bow
steeple-Sir Chris. Wren, 272. The Temple of Apollo, 273. Caricatures,
274. Rich stores of literature, 275. Pulpit oratory, 276. Seven reasons,
277. Street impostors and impositions, 278. Impudent beggars, 280.
Wise men of the East, 281. A Royal Visitor and Courtier reproved, 282.
Confusion of tongues, 284. Smoking and drinking, 285. Knights of the
Round Table, 286. The joys of milling, 287. Noses and nosegays, 288.
A Bumpkin in town, 289. Piggish propensities, 2907 Joys of the bowl,
291.
Chapter XIX.
Jolly boys, 292. Dark-house Lane, 293. A breeze sprung up, 294.
Business done in a crack, 295. Billingsgate, 296. Refinements in
language, 297. Real Life at Billingsgate, 298. The Female Fancy, 299.
The Custom House, Long Room, etc., 300. Greeting mine host, 302. A
valuable customer, 303. A public character, 304.
Chapter xx.
The Tower of London, 305. Confusion of titles, 306. Interior of the
Trinity House, 307. Rag Fair commerce, 308. Itinerant Jews and
Depredators, 309. Lamentable state of the Jews, 310. Duke's Place and
Synagogue, 311. Portuguese Jews, 312. Bank of England, 313. An
eccentric character, 314. Lamentable effects of forgery, 315. Singular
alteration of mind, 316. Imaginary wealth, 317. Joint Stock Companies,
318. Auction Mart-Courtois, 319. Irresistible arguments, 320. Wealth
without pride, 321. Royal Exchange, 322. A prophecy fulfilled, 323.
Lloyd's-Gresham Lecture, etc., 324. The essential requisite, 325. Egress
by storm, 326.

Chapter XXI.
Incident "ad infinitum," 327. A distressed Poet, 328. Interesting
calculations, 329. Ingenuity in puffing, 330. Blacking maker's Lauréat,
331. Miseries of literary pursuits, 332. Suttling house, Horse Guards,
333. Merits of two heroes, 334. Hibernian eloquence, 335. A
pertinacious Disputant, 336. Peace restored-Horse Guards, 337. Old
habits-The Miller's horse, 338. Covent Garden-Modern Drury, 339 A
more than Herculean labour, 340.