FOREWORD
MARGERY
I. HER SOCK
I
II
III
II. HOW WE PLAY THE PIANOLA
IV
V
VI
VII
VIII
III. THE KNIGHT OF THE CHIMNEY-PIECE
IV. THE ART OF CONVERSATION
V. AFTERNOON SLEEP
VI. A TWICE TOLD TALE
VII. THE LITERARY ART
VIII. MY SECRETARY
IX. THE TRUTH ABOUT HOME RAILS
LIFE'S LITTLE TRAGEDIES
X. A CROWN OF SORROWS
XI. THE LUCKY MONTH
XII. THE RESCUE
XIII. THE PORTUGUESE CIGAR
XIV. A COLD WORLD
XV. A BREATH OF LIFE
XVI. THE DOCTOR
XVII. THE FINANCIER
XVIII. THE THINGS THAT MATTER
THREE STORIES
XIX. THE MAKING OF A CHRISTMAS STORY
XX. A MATTER-OF-FACT FAIRY TALE
XXI. THE SEASIDE NOVELETTE
NO. XCVIII.—A SIMPLE ENGLISH GIRL
CHAPTER I
PRIMROSE FARM
CHAPTER II
BELTRAVERS CASTLE
CHAPTER III
AFFIANCED
CHAPTER IV
EXPOSURE
CHAPTER V
WEDDED
OUT-OF-DOORS
XXII. THE FIRST OF SPRING
XXIII. THE COMING OF THE CROCUS
XXIV. THE LANDSCAPE GARDENER
XXV. PAT-BALL
XXVI. TEN AND EIGHT
XXVII. AN INLAND VOYAGE
XXVIII. ONE OF OUR SUFFERERS
XXIX. CHUM
XXX. "UNDER ENTIRELY NEW MANAGEMENT"
XXXI. A FAREWELL TOUR
INDOORS
XXXII. PHYSICAL CULTURE
XXXIII. AN INSURANCE ACT
XXXIV. GETTING THE NEEDLE
XXXV. DRESSING UP
XXXVI. THE COMPLETE KITCHEN
XXXVII. AN INFORMAL EVENING
XXXVIII. A BILLIARD LESSON
XXXIX. BACHELOR RELICS
LITTLE PLAYS FOR AMATEURS
XL. "FAIR MISTRESS DOROTHY"
XLI. "A SLIGHT MISUNDERSTANDING"
XLII. "MISS PRENDERGAST"
XLIII. "AT DEAD OF NIGHT"
XLIV. "THE LOST HEIRESS"
XLV. "THE LITERARY LIFE"
SUCCESSFUL MEN
XLVI. THE SOLICITOR
XLVII. THE PAINTER
XLVIII. THE BARRISTER
XLIX. THE CIVIL SERVANT
L. THE ACTOR
LI. THE COLLECTOR
LII. THE STATESMAN
LIII. THE MAGNATE
LIV. THE ADVENTURER
LV. THE EXPLORER
LVI. THE NEWSPAPER PROPRIETOR
THE END
