THE FIRM OF GIRDLESTONE.
By A. Conan Doyle
TO MY OLD FRIEND
PROFESSOR WILLIAM K. BURTON,
OF THE IMPERIAL UNIVERSITY, TOKYO,
WHO FIRST ENCOURAGED ME, YEARS AGO, TO PROCEED WITH
THIS LITTLE STORY,
I DESIRE AFFECTIONATELY TO
DEDICATE IT.
THE AUTHOR.
CONTENTS
CHAPTER I. — MR. JOHN HARSTON KEEPS AN APPOINTMENT.
CHAPTER II. — CHARITY A LA MODE.
CHAPTER III. — THOMAS GILRAY MAKES AN INVESTMENT.
CHAPTER IV. — CAPTAIN HAMILTON MIGGS OF THE "BLACK EAGLE."
CHAPTER V. — MODERN ATHENIANS.
CHAPTER VI. — A RECTORIAL ELECTION.
CHAPTER VII. — ENGLAND VERSUS SCOTLAND.
CHAPTER VIII. — A FIRST PROFESSIONAL.
CHAPTER IX. — A NASTY CROPPER.
CHAPTER X. — DWELLERS IN BOHEMIA.
CHAPTER XI. — SENIOR AND JUNIOR.
CHAPTER XII. — A CORNER IN DIAMONDS.
CHAPTER XIII. — SHADOW AND LIGHT.
CHAPTER XIV. — A SLIGHT MISUNDERSTANDING.
CHAPTER XV. — AN ADDITION TO THE HOUSE.
CHAPTER XVI. — THE FIRST STEP.
CHAPTER XVII. — THE LAND OF DIAMONDS.
CHAPTER XVIII. — MAJOR TOBIAS CLUTTERBUCK COMES IN FOR A THOUSAND POUNDS.
CHAPTER XIX. — NEWS FROM THE URALS.
CHAPTER XX. — MR. HECTOR O'FLAHERTY FINDS SOMETHING IN THE PAPER.
CHAPTER XXI. — AN UNEXPECTED BLOW.
CHAPTER XXII. — ROBBERS AND ROBBED.
CHAPTER XXIII. — A MOMENTOUS RESOLUTION.
CHAPTER XXIV. — A DANGEROUS PROMISE.