CONTENTS. I. The Chatterbox, 7 II. The Uncle and Nephew, 13 III. Indiscretion, 20 IV. The Lesson, 26 V. The School, 33 VI. Miss Meddler, 43 VIL A Grave Fault, 49 VIII. Calumny, 55 IX. The Mischief which may be caused by the Prating of little Girls, 59 X. Calumny makes Rapid Progress, 64 XI. The Lord's Prayer, 71 XII. The Expiation 78 XIII. The Consequences of an Indiscretion, 86 XIV. The Mother's Death, 93 XV. The Potter's Field, 97 XVI. Self-sacrifice, 101 XVII. The Copyist, 107 XVIII. The Wore-Woman, 114 XIX. An Old Gossip 119 XX. A Perfidious Friend, 124 XXI. The Tongue of a Gossip more Mischievous than that of a Slanderer, 134 XXII. Continuation of the preceding, 143 XXIII. A Duel, 148 XXIV. A Letter, 157 XXV. A Poor Blind Man, 161 XXVI. The Sister of Charity, 169 XXVII. Hermann, 175 XXVIII. Conclusion, 181 Digitized by Google., Description based on print version record