C—r—l—ne Sk—n—st—n,
 Late of Duvernay Villa,
 P—rk V—ll—ge, R—g—nt’s P—rk.

P.S. I stop the press to announce that Mr. Sk—n—st—n has just got hold of an early copy of this book, and oh! Lord-a-mercy me! I’m a ruined woman!

LIST OF PLATES.

The Greatest Plague of One’s LifeFrontispiece.
“Are you not Irish?”page 47
“The Cat did it!”60
Followers91
“It’s my Cousin, Ma’am!”95
Going out for a Holiday125
The Morning Gossip182
The Sentimental Novel Reader214
Out for an Airing238
“Oh, ah! let ’em ring again!”263
“Do you know as your Street Door is open?”278
“Oh! here’s Missus!”281

T. C. Savill, Printer, 4, Chandos-street, Covent-garden.

FOOTNOTES:

[A] I give the name of this deceitful creature in full, as it cannot possibly hurt the feelings of any of my friends.

[B] See “The Castle Fiend,” nearly at the bottom of page 3.

[C] See the same powerfully-written penny romance, same page.