The Sentimental Adventures of Jimmy Bulstrode

The Sentimental Adventures of Jimmy Bulstrode
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Van Vorst Marie. The Sentimental Adventures of Jimmy Bulstrode

THE FIRST ADVENTURE. I. IN WHICH HE BUYS A CHRISTMAS TREE

THE SECOND ADVENTURE. II. IN WHICH HE TRIES TO BUY A PORTRAIT

THE THIRD ADVENTURE. III. IN WHICH HE FINDS THERE ARE SOME THINGS WHICH ONE CANNOT BUY

THE FOURTH ADVENTURE. IV. IN WHICH HE MAKES THREE PEOPLE HAPPY

THE FIFTH ADVENTURE. V. IN WHICH HE MAKES NOBODY HAPPY AT ALL

THE SIXTH ADVENTURE. VI. IN WHICH HE DISCARDS A KNAVE AND SAVES A QUEEN

THE SEVENTH ADVENTURE. VII. IN WHICH HE BECOMES THE POSSESSOR OF A CERTAIN PIECE OF PROPERTY

THE EIGHTH ADVENTURE. VIII. IN WHICH HE COMES INTO HIS OWN

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Bulstrode was extremely fond of travel, and every now and then treated himself to a season in London or Paris, and in the May following his adventure with Waring he saw, from his apartments in the Hôtel Ritz, from Boulevard, Bois, and the Champs Elysées, as much of the maddeningly delicious Parisian springtime "as was good for him at his age," so he said! It gave the feeling that he was a mere boy, and with buoyant sensations astir in him, life had begun over again.

Any morning between eleven and twelve Bulstrode might have been seen in the Bois de Boulogne briskly walking along the Avenue des Acacias, his well-filled chest thrown out, his step light and assured; cane in hand, a boutonnière tinging the lapel of his coat; immaculate and fresh as a rose, he exhaled good-humor, kindliness, and well-being.

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"Jimmy," said the lady severely as he accepted her invitation to get into the cart, "this is the second wicked rendezvous I have interrupted. I didn't know you were anything like this, and I've seen that girl before, but I can't remember where."

"Don't try," said Bulstrode.

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