Chapter 1 MY VILLAGE HOME /2Chapter 2 MY ADOPTED FATHER /10Chapter 3 SIGNOR VITALIS’ COMPANY /20Chapter 4 THE MATERNAL HOUSE /33Chapter 5 EN ROUTE /41Chapter 6 MY DÉBUT /46Chapter 7 CHILD AND ANIMAL LEARNING /57Chapter 8 ONE WHO HAD KNOWN A KING /62Chapter 9 ARRESTED /69Chapter 10 HOMELESS /80Chapter 11 ANOTHER BOY’S MOTHER /102Chapter 12 THE MASTER’S CONSENT /112Chapter 13 WEARY DREARY DAYS /119Chapter 14 THE DEATH OF PRETTY-HEART /137Chapter 15 FAITHFUL FRIENDS /151Chapter 16 THE PADRONE /156Chapter 17 POOR VITALIS /170Chapter 18 NEW FRIENDS /179Chapter 19 DISASTER /189Chapter 20 MATTIA /203Chapter 21 MEETING OLD FRIENDS /218Chapter 22 IMPRISONED IN A MINE /225Chapter 23 ONCE MORE UPON THE WAY /242Chapter 24 FRIENDSHIP THAT IS TRUE /249Chapter 25 MOTHER, BROTHERS AND SISTERS /270Chapter 26 BITTER DISAPPOINTMENT /280Chapter 27 A DISTRESSING DISCOVERY /288Chapter 28 A MYSTERIOUS STRANGER /305Chapter 29 IN PRISON /310Chapter 30 ESCAPE /320Chapter 31 HUNTING FOR THE SWAN /327Chapter 32 FINDING A REAL MOTHER /333Chapter 33 THE DREAM COME TRUE /342