1817--Overwork and Illness--Kemble's 'Farewell Address'--The Kemble Dinner--_Blackwood's Magazine_ and the Reign of Terror in Edinburgh
Personal Anecdotes of Scott--Washington Irving--The Minister's Daughter--J. G. Lockhart--His Introduction to Scott--_Annual Register_--39 Castle Street--Scott's 'Den'--Animal Favourites
Scott and Edinburgh Society--Lockhart's Opinion--Scott's Drives in Edinburgh--Love of Antiquities--The Sunday Dinners at 39 Castle Street--The Maclean Clephanes--Erskine, Clerk, C. K. Sharpe, Sir A. Boswell, W. Allan,--Favourite Dishes
The National Monument--Still incomplete--The Salisbury Crags---Danger of their Destruction--The Path impassable--Construction of the Radical Road--National Distress--Trials for Sedition--Anecdote of John Clerk--The City Guard
Scott and the Ballantynes--James in the Canongate--Ceremonies at the 'Waverley' Dinners--Reading of Scenes from the New Volume--John at Trinity--His 'Bower of Bliss'--Anecdote by C. Mathews
Anecdotes of Constable--'The Czar'--Plans the _Magnum Opus_--Anecdote of Longmans and Co.--Constable's House and Equipage--John Ballantyne's Habits--Horses and Dogs--Anecdote by Scott of his Liberality--Scott's Sorrow at his Death
The Baronetcy--Reasons for accepting--Marriage of Sophia Scott to John Gibson Lockhart--Charles Scott and Archdeacon Williams--Improvements in Edinburgh--The 'Water Caddies'--Drama of _Rob Roy_--The Burns Dinner--Henry Mackenzie
The Commercial Disaster--Ruin of Ballantyne (Scott) and Constable--Scott's Feeling--Universal Sympathy--Offer of Help--Brave Reply--Cheerful Spirit--Constable--The Agreement--Removal from Castle Street--Death of Lady Scott--The Visit to Paris
House in Walker Street--Ill-health--Extraordinary Labours--Article on Hoffman--Kindness to Literary People--Murray's Party--Theatrical Fund Dinner--_Life of Napoleon_--Payment of £28,000 to Creditors--The Lockharts at Portobello--Grandfather's Tales--Domestic Happiness--Visit of Adolphus
Incident of Gourgaud---Expected Duel--Scott's Preparations--Tired of Edinburgh--Changing Aspect of New Town--The 'Markets' superseded by Shops--The Female Poisoner--Scott's Opinion of 'Not Proven'--Points in its Favour
Visit of Richardson and Cockburn to Abbotsford--Sir Walter at Home--Anecdote of Cranstoun--Patterson's Anecdotes--The Burke and Hare Murders--Anecdote of Cockburn--Dr. Knox--Catholic Emancipation Bill--Meeting in Edinburgh--Death of Terry and Shortreed--Severe Illness of Scott--Death of Tom Purdie