Our Mutual Friend

Contents

Book the First: The Cup and the Lip

1. On the Look Out
2. The Man from Somewhere
3. Another Man
4. The R. Wilfer Family
5. Boffin's Bower
6. Cut Adrift
7. Mr. Wegg Looks after Himself
8. Mr. Boffin in Consultation
9. Mr. and Mrs. Boffin in Consultation
10. A Marriage Contract
11. Podsnappery
12. The Sweat of an Honest Man's Brow
13. Tracking the Bird Of Prey
14. The Bird Of Prey Brought Down
15. Two New Servants
16. Minders and Re-Minders
17. A Dismal Swamp

Book the Second: Birds of a Feather

1. Of an Educational Character
2. Still Educational
3. A Piece Of Work
4. Cupid Prompted
5. Mercury Prompting
6. A Riddle without an Answer
7. In Which a Friendly Move Is Originated
8. In Which an Innocent Elopement Occurs
9. In Which the Orphan Makes His Will
10. A Successor
11. Some Affairs of the Heart
12. More Birds Of Prey
13. A Solo and a Duet
14. Strong of Purpose
15. The Whole Case So Far
16. An Anniversary Occasion

Book the Third: A Long Lane

1. Lodgers in Queer Street
2. A Respected Friend in a New Aspect
3. The Same Respected Friend in More Aspects than One
4. A Happy Return of the Day
5. The Golden Dustman Falls into Bad Company
6. The Golden Dustman Falls into Worse Company
7. The Friendly Move Takes Up a Strong Position
8. The End of a Long Journey
9. Somebody Becomes the Subject of a Prediction
10. Scouts Out
11. In the Dark
12. Meaning Mischief
13. Give a Dog a Bad Name, and Hang Him
14. Mr. Wegg Prepares a Grindstone for Mr. Boffin's Nose
15. The Golden Dustman at His Worst
16. The Feast of the Three Hobgoblins
17. A Social Chorus

Book the Fourth

1. Setting Traps
2. The Golden Dustman Rises a Little
3. The Golden Dustman Sinks Again
4. A Runaway Match
5. Concerning the Mendicant's Bride
6. A Cry for Help
7. Better to Be Abel than Cain
8. A Few Grains of Pepper
9. Two Places Vacated
10. The Dolls' Dressmaker Discovers a Word
11. Effect Is Given To the Dolls' Dressmaker's Discovery
12. The Passing Shadow
13. Showing How the Golden Dustman Helped To Scatter Dust
14. Checkmate to the Friendly Move
15. What Was Caught In the Traps That Were Set
16. Persons and Things in General
17. The Voice of Society

• Postscript, In Lieu Of Preface