CHAPTER I.
How Diamond cut Diamond, and how the Sparks flew CHAPTER II.
How Margaret pleads for the little Hoyden, and with what Ill-success CHAPTER III.
How Lady Rylton says a few Things that would have been better left unsaid.

How "The Scheme" is laid before Sir Maurice, and how he refuses to have anything to do with it CHAPTER IV.
How the Heart of Maurice grew hot within him, and how he put the Question to the Touch, and how he neither lost nor won CHAPTER V.
Showing how, when People do congregate together much Knowledge may be found, and how the little Hoyden has some kind Things said about her CHAPTER VI.
How Games were played, "of Sorts"; and how Tita was much harried, but how she bore herself valiantly, and, how, not knowing of her Victories, she won all through CHAPTER VII.
How the Argument grows higher; and how Marian loses her Temper, and how Margaret objects to the Ruin of one young Life CHAPTER VIII.
How a Storm raged; and how, when a Man and Woman met Face to Face, the Victory--for a Wonder--went to the Man CHAPTER IX.
How Maurice places his Life in the Hands of the Hoyden, and how she tells him many Things, and desires many Things of him CHAPTER X.
How Maurice gives Way to Temper, and how Lady Rylton plants a Shaft or two.

And how Margaret says a Word in Season, and how in return Colonel Neilson says a Word to her CHAPTER XI.
How the last Day comes, and how some strange Words are said before the Marriage is accomplished; and how Marion Bethune scores a Point CHAPTER XII.
How Tita comes back from her Honeymoon, and how her Husband's Mother tells her of certain Things that should have been left untold CHAPTER XIII.
How a young and lovely Nature takes a Shock most cruelly administered.

And how a Dowager takes a new Name as a direct Insult.
And how Tita declines to promise anything CHAPTER XIV.
How Tita comes to Oakdean, and is glad.

And how Maurice calls to her, and she performs an Acrobatic Feat.