CONTENTS
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I.--The Young Sea Chief.--His Mission 11
II.--The Demon Ship.--The Boy Chow 19
III.--Adventures at Sea.--Rescue 29
IV.--The Innkeeper.--Alarming News 38
V.--Adventure in a Buddhist Monastery.--Chow's Encounter with a Bonze 48
VI.--Thrashing the Gods.--The Boys taken Prisoners 55
VII.--Treachery of the Bonzes.--Nicholas sent to Prison as a Traitor 61
VIII.--Chow sets out to discover some Thieves 69
IX.--Chow outwits a great Mandarin, and sets out to rescue his Master 76
X.--Escape of Nicholas from Prison 81
XI.--Pursued by the Yah-yu.--The Boat Wreck 87
XII.--Nicholas again taken Prisoner 94
XIII.--Pagodas, their Antiquity and Uses 103
XIV.--A dangerous Descent 109
XV.--Nicholas discovers a Conspiracy, and makes an unpleasant Entry into Pekin 114
XVI.--The Boys again in Trouble 126
XVII.--Nicholas resolves upon a dangerous Adventure 136
XVIII.--The Imperial Gardens 145
XIX.--The Princess of the Mings, and the Lady Candida 150
XX.--Danger of the Princess.--Her Rescue by Nicholas 154
XXI.--Assembly of the great Princes of the Empire 163
XXII.--The Boy Prince and the Rival Generals 170
XXIII.--Audience with the Son of Heaven.--Nicholas accuses a great Prince of Treason 178
XXV.--Nicholas and the Prince have an Adventure, and save the Life of Chow 197
XXVI.--Nicholas receives an important Command 210
XXVII.--The Rebels attack Pekin.--Treachery of a General, and the Fight 214
XXVIII.--Attack on the palace.--Suicide of the Emperor, the Princess wounded 221
XXIX.--The Secret Cavern.--The Princess saved by the Boys 230
XXX.--A large Stock of Ladies, two taels per sack 237
XXXI.--Chow makes a Discovery, and Nicholas a Surprise 242
XXXII.--Nicholas punishes an ungrateful Innkeeper, and escapes from his treachery 250
XXXIII.--An Overland Journey.--Attacked by Wolves, and stopped by a Serpent 259
XXXIV.--Saved by a Musk Deer.--Stories of wonderful Mountains 264
XXXV.--Treachery of the Guide.--The Princess seized by Robbers 271
XXXVI.--Once more Prisoners, but with Friends.--The Guide's Mistake 279
XXXVII.--Interview with the General.--Nicholas causes Soldiers to be sent in search of the Princess 285
XXXVIII.--Cruel Death of the aged Woo.--A Battle.--Bravery of the Boys.--Chow taken by the Enemy 293
XXXIX.--The Rebels beaten.--Artfulness of the Tartar King.--Chagrin and Disappointment of Nicholas 300
XL.--The Great Boy Emperor.--Nicholas meets with a fearful Surprise 305
XLI.--Nicholas has an Interview with his Father, and leaves Pekin forever 309
XLII.--The Rival Sea Chiefs.--Re-appearance of an old Friend.--A comical Battle with the Tartars 314
XLIII.--Chow discovers his Mother and the Princess.--Rescues them from the Tartars, and relates his Adventures 320
XLIV.--A Sea Voyage.--The Colao relates the Adventures of the Princess 329
XLV.--They reach the Palace of the Sea Chief Koshinga 333
XLVI.--The King and Queen of Formosa.--Happy Termination of the Story 336
THE WAR TIGER.