TO
MY DAUGHTER
Alice
"'HOMER HOLLOPETER,' SHE SAID, 'WHAT IS THE NAME OF THIS VILLAGE?'"
CONTENTS
| CHAPTER | PAGE | |
| I. | [The Will Itself ] | 11 |
| II. | [What the Men Said ] | 33 |
| III. | [What the Women Said ] | 51 |
| IV. | [Mostly Gossip ] | 79 |
| V. | [In Miss Penny's Shop ] | 95 |
| VI. | [The Sorrows of Mr. Homer ] | 111 |
| VII. | [Conchology and Other Things ] | 130 |
| VIII. | [Mr. Pindar ] | 147 |
| IX. | ["Quand on Conspire" ] | 164 |
| X. | [A Pleasant Hour ] | 186 |
| XI. | [Spinning Yarns ] | 199 |
| XII. | [Miss Wax at Home ] | 224 |
| XIII. | [The Sorrows of Mr. Pindar ] | 240 |
| XIV. | [The Dramatic Moment ] | 255 |
| XV. | [After All! ] | 283 |
| XVI. | [Marriage Bells ] | 297 |
| XVII. | [The Last Word ] | 309 |