TO
PHILIP SCHUYLER
IN RECOGNITION OF
A CONSTANT FRIENDSHIP
*CONTENTS*
*I*
Of how Francois the foundling was cared for by the good fathers of the
Benedictine Asylum for Orphans, and of what manner of lad he was
*II*
In which Francois becomes a choir-boy, and serves two masters, to the
impairment of his moral sense
*III*
Of the misfortunes caused by loss of a voice, and of how a cat and a
damsel got Francois into trouble--whereupon, preferring the world to a
monastery, he ran away from the choristers of Notre Dame
*IV*
Of how the world used Francois, and of the reward of virtue. He makes
his first friend
*V*
Of the immorality which may come of an empty stomach, and of how
Francois became acquainted with a human crab
*VI*
Of how Francois regained a lost friend, and of his adventure with the
poet Horace and another gentleman
*VII*