A tale of two tails.

Transcriber's Notes:

The spelling inconsistencies of the original have been retained in this book.
Obvious printing mistakes have been corrected.
Page 4, "Francois" changed to "François."
Page 12, single opening quotation mark changed to double opening quotation mark.
Page 60, closing quotation mark added.
Page 77, closing quotation mark placed at the end of the sentence.
Page 78, opening quotation mark added.