CONTENTS

[ THE FIRST ADVENTURE ]

In which he buys a Christmas tree

[ THE SECOND ADVENTURE ]

In which he tries to buy a portrait

[ THE THIRD ADVENTURE ]

In which he finds there are some things which one cannot buy

[ THE FOURTH ADVENTURE ]

In which he makes three people happy

[ THE FIFTH ADVENTURE ]

In which he makes nobody happy at all

[ THE SIXTH ADVENTURE ]

In which he discards a knave and saves a queen

[ THE SEVENTH ADVENTURE ]

In which he becomes the possessor of a certain piece of property

[ THE EIGHTH ADVENTURE ]

In which he comes into his own