Chapter III: Book IV

CHAPTER I. A Re-entrance into Life through the Ebon Gate, Affliction

CHAPTER II. Ambitious Projects

CHAPTER III.

The real Actors Spectators to the false ones

CHAPTER IV. Paris.--A Female Politician, and an Ecclesiastical One.--Sundry other Matters

CHAPTER V. A Meeting of Wits.--Conversation gone out to Supper in her Dress of Velvet and Jewels

CHAPTER VI. A Court, Courtiers, and a King

CHAPTER VII.
Reflections.--A Soiree.--The Appearance of one important in the
History.--A Conversation with Madame de Balzac highly satisfactory
and cheering.--A Rencontre with a curious old Soldier.--
The Extinction of a once great Luminary

CHAPTER VIII. In which there is Reason to fear that Princes are not invariably free from Human Peccadilloes

CHAPTER IX. A Prince, an Audience, and a Secret Embassy

CHAPTER X. Royal Exertions for the Good of the People

CHAPTER XI. An Interview