CONTENTS

The Luxury of Conversation[1]
The Gayety of Life[20]
The Point of View[34]
Marriage in Fiction[49]
Our Belief in Books[66]
The Beggar’s Pouch[88]
The Pilgrim’s Staff[105]
A Quaker Diary[125]
French Love-Songs[153]
The Spinster[170]
The Tourist[185]
The Headsman[199]
Consecrated to Crime[219]
Allegra[240]