In which Margaret Elizabeth is discussed at the Breakfast Table; in which also, later on, she and Virginia and Uncle Bob talk before the fire, and in which finally Margaret Elizabeth seeks consolation by relating to Uncle Bob her adventure in the park. 

 CHAPTER VII 

 Shows how the Candy Wagon is visited in behalf of the Squirrel, and how pride suffers a fall; how Miss Bentley turns to Vedantic Philosophy to drown her annoyance, and discovers how hard it is to forget when you wish to. 

 CHAPTER VIII 

 In which the Miser's past history is touched upon; which shows how his solitude is again invaded, and how he makes a new friend. 

 CHAPTER IX 

 Shows how Miss Bentley and the Reporter take refuge in a cave, and how, in the course of the conversation which follows, she hears something which disposes her to feel more kindly toward the Candy Man; shows also how Uncle Bob proves faithless to his trust and his niece finds herself locked out in consequence. 

 CHAPTER X 

 In which the Little Red Chimney keeps Festival, and the Candy Man receives an unexpected invitation. 

 CHAPTER XI 

 In which a radical change of atmosphere is at once noticed; which shows how Miss Bentley repents of a too coming-on disposition, and lends an ear to the advantages of wealth. 

 CHAPTER XII 

 Which shows Miss Bentley recovering from a fit of what Uncle Bob calls Cantankerousness; in which a shipwrecked letter is brought to light, and Dr. Prue is called again to visit the child of the Park Superintendent. 

 CHAPTER XIII 

 In which the Candy Man relates his story, and the Miser comes upon Volume I of the shabby book with the funny name. 

 CHAPTER XIV 

 Shows how Mrs. Gerrard Pennington, unhappy and distraught, beseeches Uncle Bob to help her save Margaret Elizabeth; also how Mr. Gerrard Pennington comes to the rescue, and how in the end his wife submits gracefully to the inevitable, which is not so bad after all. 

 CHAPTER XV 

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