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ОглавлениеThe Author tells of his Good Deeds.
The Angel appears to have made a slight Mistake.
The Author is troubled concerning his Investments.
And questions a Man of Thought.
Literature and the Middle Classes.
May a man of intelligence live, say, in Surbiton?
Why the Man in Uniform has, generally, sad Eyes.
The disadvantage of being an unknown Person.
If only we had not lost our Tails!
And little Boys would always tell the Truth!
And everyone obtained his just Deserts!
And only people would do Parlour Tricks who do them well!
Sometimes I wish I were an American Woman.
The Postcard as a Family Curse.
Why not the Eternal Male for a change?
Difficulty of living up to the Poster.
The Stage Hero who, for once, had Justice done to him.
She has a way of mislaying her Husband.
What is a Lady to do with a Husband when she has finished with him?
Could she—herself—have been to blame?
Civilization and the Unemployed.
Cricket, as viewed from the fixed Stars.
The Heir of all Ages. His Inheritance.
The everlasting Newness of Woman.
Doctor says she is not to be bothered.
Is there anything left for her to learn?
When they have tried it the other way round.
Because it always seems to be his Day.
Because he always “gets there,” without any trouble.
Because he’s so damned clever.
And, finally, because I don’t believe he’s true.
How to be Healthy and Unhappy.
Europe and the bright American Girl.
The Republican Idea in practice.
What the Soldier dared not do.
Recreation for the Higher clergy.
Where Brotherly (and Sisterly) Love reigns supreme.
The Ghost and the Blind Children.
Why not, occasionally, a cheerful Ghost.
The Spirit does not shine as a Conversationalist.
Blind Children playing in a World of Darkness.
What the Gipsy did not mention.
A few rules for Married Happiness.
The difficulty of being a Gentleman.
How we might, all of us, be Gentlemen.
Things a Gentleman should never do.
How one may know the perfect Gentleman.
Why not an Exhibition of Gentlemen?
