1st of 2 chapters. Article repr. in Brought to Book 2 vols (London, 1870). Attribution: Kathleen Tillotson, 'Henry Spicer, Forster, and Dickens' Dickensian 84 (1988), p. 78. Mention in Letters 12, p. 330&n.; CD writes to Spicer, in response to his enquiry at to when the piece would appear, that 'I am happy to report that ... Melusina ha[s] been settled for life. I have divided the narrative into two consecutive weekly portions, and the first will appear in next week's No.'