PROLOGUE.. 1
THE STORY.. 6
FIRST PERIOD. THE LOSS OF THE DIAMOND (1848) 6
CHAPTER I 6
CHAPTER II 8
CHAPTER III 11
CHAPTER IV.. 16
CHAPTER V.. 23
CHAPTER VI 29
CHAPTER VII 38
CHAPTER VIII 41
CHAPTER IX.. 49
CHAPTER X.. 54
CHAPTER XI 64
CHAPTER XII 80
CHAPTER XIII 89
CHAPTER XIV.. 94
CHAPTER XV.. 101
CHAPTER XVI 112
CHAPTER XVII 120
CHAPTER XVIII 125
CHAPTER XIX.. 131
CHAPTER XX.. 135
CHAPTER XXI 138
CHAPTER XXII 146
CHAPTER XXIII 153
SECOND PERIOD. THE DISCOVERY OF THE TRUTH. (1848-1849.) 163
FIRST NARRATIVE. 163
SECOND NARRATIVE. 226
THIRD NARRATIVE. 248
FOURTH NARRATIVE. 338
FIFTH NARRATIVE. 369
SIXTH NARRATIVE. 385
SEVENTH NARRATIVE. 395
EIGHTH NARRATIVE. 397
EPILOGUE. THE FINDING OF THE DIAMOND. 399