ILLUSTRATED BY

THOMAS HENRY

LONDON

GEORGE NEWNES, LIMITED

SOUTHAMPTON ST., STRAND, W.C.

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CONTENTS

CHAPTERPAGE
I.What Delayed the Great Man[11]
II.The Cure [29]
III.That Boy[44]
IV.William the Reformer[58]
V.Not Much[74]
VI.William and the White Cat[92]
VII.William's Secret Society[108]
VIII.The Native Protégé[133]
IX.Just William's Luck[148]
X.The Great Detective[166]
XI.The Circus[181]
XII.William Sells the Twins[197]
XIII.William's Helping Hand[214]
XIV.William gets Wrecked[233]

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TOMMY