CONTENTS

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I. [Mokoubamba's Fetish ]3
II. [A Descendant of Timon ]19
III. [Malus Vicinus ]31
IV. [Aunt Rosalie's Inheritance ]45
V. [Gideon in His Grave ]61
VI. [Simon, Son of Simon ]73
VII. [At the Foot of the Cross ]87
VIII. [Evil Beneficence ]101
IX. [A Mad Thinker ]113
X. [Better Than Stealing ]125
XI. [The Gray Fox ]137
XII. [The Adventure of My Curé ]149
XIII. [Master Baptist, Judge ]161
XIV. [The Bullfinch and the Maker of Wooden Shoes ]173
XV. [About Nests ]185
XVI. [A Domestic Drama ]197
XVII. [Six Cents ]209
XVIII. [Flower o' the Wheat ]221
XIX. [Jean Piot's Feast ]233
XX. [The Treasure of St. Bartholemew ]249
XXI. [A Happy Union ]263
XXII. [A Well-Assorted Couple ]275
XXIII. [Lovers in Florence ]287
XXIV. [A Hunting Accident ]301
XXV. [Giambolo ]313