CHAPTER VI.
GLADSTONE AND THE SURVIVAL 82

CHAPTER VII.
A FORTNIGHT OF QUIET WORK 96

CHAPTER VIII.
THE CALM BEFORE THE STORM 111

CHAPTER IX.
THE END OF A GREAT WEEK 131

CHAPTER X.
THE BUDGET, OBSTRUCTION, AND EGYPT 146

CHAPTER XI.
THE BILL IN COMMITTEE 164

CHAPTER XII.
RENEWAL OF THE FIGHT 178

CHAPTER XIII.
THE SEXTON INCIDENT 198

CHAPTER XIV.
THE BURSTING OF THE STORM 207

CHAPTER XV.
MR. DILLON'S FORGETFULNESS 219