[ THE DEATH OF A LITTLE BLACK CHICKEN ]

[ AN AFTERWORD ]

ILLUSTRATIONS

[ Marguerite] . . . . . . . . . Frontispiece

[ Peter has spent his spare time building canoes ]

[ Professor Leighrail ]

[ This is how he began ]

[ Marguerite, I don't want to frighten you ]

[ Your will will always be mine, Marguerite ]