Drawings by Will Owen
CONTENTS
ILLUSTRATIONS
[ “His Perturbation Attracted the Attention of His Hostess.” ]
[ “A Welcome Subject of Conversation in Marine Circles.” ]
[ “The Suspense Became Painful.” ]
[ “Captain Hardy Lit his Pipe Before Replying.” ]
[ “Mr. Wilks Watched It from the Quay.” ]
[ “Master Hardy on the Beach Enacting The Part of David.” ]
[ “Mr. Wilks Replied That he Was Biding his Time.” ]
[ “A Particularly Hard Nut to Crack.” ]
[ “A Stool in the Local Bank.” ]
[ “A Diversion Was Created by the Entrance of a New Arrival.” ]
[ “He Stepped Across the Road to his Emporium.” ]
[ “'Most Comfortable Shoulder in Sunwich,' She Murmured.” ]
[ “Mr. Swann With Growing Astonishment Slowly Mastered The Contents.” ]
[ “She Caught Sight of Hardy.” ]
[ “Undiluted Wisdom and Advice Flowed from his Lips.” ]
[ “'What Do You Want?' Inquired Miss Kybird.” ]
[ “He Regarded the Wife of his Bosom With a Calculating Glance.” ]
[ “He Even Obtained Work Down at the Harbor.” ]
[ “Miss Kybird Standing in the Doorway of The Shop.” ]
[ “Me Or 'im—which is It to Be?” ]
[ “I Wonder What the Governor'll Say.” ]
[ “A Spirit of Quiet Despair.” ]
[ “He Set off Towards the Life and Bustle of The Two Schooners.” ]
[ “For the Second Time he Left The Court Without a Stain On His Character.” ]
[ “The Proprietor Eyed Him With Furtive Glee As he Passed.” ]
[ “Miss Nugent's Consternation Was Difficult Of Concealment.” ]
[ “He Found his Remaining Guest Holding His Aching Head Beneath the Tap.” ]
[ “The Man on the Other Side Fell On All Fours Into The Room.” ]
[ “He Pushed Open the Small Lattice Window and Peered Out Into the Alley.” ]
[ “Tapping the Steward on The Chest With a Confidential Finger, he Backed Him Into a Corner.” ]
[ “He Finished up the Evening at The Chequers.” ]
[ “The Meagre Figure of Mrs. Silk.” ]
[ “I 'ave Heard of 'em Exploding.” ]
[ “He Stepped to the Side and Looked Over.” ]
[ “You Keep On, Nugent, Don't You Mind 'im.” ]
[ “Hadn't You Better See About Making Yourself Presentable, Hardy?” ]
[ “It Was Not Without a Certain Amount of Satisfaction That He Regarded Her Discomfiture.” ]
[ “Mr. Hardy Resigned Himself to his Fate.” ]
[ “The Carefully Groomed and Fastidious Murchison.” ]
[ “'Why Do You Wish to Be on Friendly Terms?' She Asked.” ]
[ “He Said That a Bit O' Wedding-cake 'ad Blowed in His Eye.” ]
[ “Mr. Wilks Drank to the Health of Both Of Them.” ]
[ “He Met These Annoyances With a Set Face.” ]
[ “'Can't You Let Her See That Her Attentions Are Undesirable?'” ]
[ “He Took a Glass from the Counter and Smashed It on The Floor.” ]
[ “The Great Thing Was to Get Teddy Silk Home.” ]
[ “Sniffing at Their Contents.” ]
[ “'Puppy!' Said the Invalid.” ]
[ “Bella, in a State of Fearsome Glee, Came Down the Garden To Tell the Captain of his Visitor.” ]
[ “'Get out of My House,' he Roared. ]
[ “I Do Hope he Has Not Come to Take You Away from Me.” ]
[ “Are You Goin' to Send Cap'n Nugent an Invite for The Wedding?” ]
[ “Are There Any Other of My Patients You Are Anxious To Hear About?” ]
[ “He Wondered, Gloomily, What She Would Think when She Heard of It.” ]
[ “'Some People 'ave All the Luck,' he Muttered.” ]
[ “If You've Got Anything to Say, Why Don't You Say It Like A Man?” ]
[ “Mrs. Kybird Suddenly Seized Him by the Coat.” ]
[ “Mr. Kybird and his Old Friend Parted.” ]
[ “He Took up his Candle and Went off Whistling.” ]
[ “He Could Just Make out a Dim Figure Behind the Counter.” ]
[ “'But Suppose She Asks Me To?' Said the Delighted Mr. Nugent, With Much Gravity.” ]
[ “'You're a Deceiver,' She Gasped.” ]
[ “'It Was Teddy Done It,' Said Mr. Kybird, Humbly.” ]
[ “Pausing Occasionally to Answer Anxious Inquiries.” ]
[ “She Placed Her Other Arm in That of Hardy.” ]