CONTENTS

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I.[Her Sock]13
II.[How We Play the Pianola]20
III.[The Knight of the Chimney-Piece]27
IV.[The Art of Conversation]32
V.[Afternoon Sleep]38
VI.[A Twice Told Tale]44
VII.[The Literary Art]50
VIII.[My Secretary]56
IX.[The Truth About Home Rails]62
LIFE'S LITTLE TRAGEDIES
X.[A Crown of Sorrows]71
XI.[The Lucky Month]76
XII.[The Rescue]83
XIII.[The Portuguese Cigar]90
XIV.[A Cold World]96
XV.[A Breath of Life]103
XVI.[The Doctor]113
XVII.[The Financier]120
XVIII.[The Things That Matter]126
THREE STORIES
XIX.[The Making of a Christmas Story]135
XX.[A Matter-of-Fact Fairy Tale]151
XXI.[The Seaside Novelette]166
OUT-OF-DOORS
XXII.[The First of Spring]181
XXIII.[The Coming of the Crocus]188
XXIV.[The Landscape Gardener]195
XXV.[Pat-Ball]202
XXVI.[Ten and Eight]208
XXVII.[An Inland Voyage]214
XXVIII.[One of Our Sufferers]221
XXIX.[Chum]228
XXX.["Under Entirely New Management"]234
XXXI.[A Farewell Tour]241
INDOORS
XXXII.[Physical Culture]251
XXXIII.[An Insurance Act]258
XXXIV.[Getting the Needle]264
XXXV.[Dressing Up]270
XXXVI.[The Complete Kitchen]276
XXXVII.[An Informal Evening]283
XXXVIII.[A Billiard Lesson]290
XXXIX.[Bachelor Relics]297
LITTLE PLAYS FOR AMATEURS
XL.["Fair Mistress Dorothy"]305
XLI.["A Slight Misunderstanding"]312
XLII.["Miss Prendergast"]319
XLIII.["At Dead of Night"]326
XLIV.["The Lost Heiress"]335
XLV.["The Literary Life"]340
SUCCESSFUL MEN
XLVI.[The Solicitor]349
XLVII.[The Painter]356
XLVIII.[The Barrister]363
XLIX.[The Civil Servant]370
L.[The Actor]377
LI.[The Collector]384
LII.[The Statesman]391
LIII.[The Magnate]400
LIV.[The Adventurer]407
LV.[The Explorer]414
LVI.[The Newspaper Proprietor]421


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I. HER SOCK