XX AN INGENUOUS MAID 157

XXI TWISTED TRYSTS 163

XXII THE BLOSSOM AND THE LITTLE JAR 175

XXIII HAMMERSTEIN 181

XXIV TRANSLATIONS 197

XXV MR. TIPPENGRAY MOUNTS HIGH 204

XXVI ANOTHER SQUIRREL IN THE TAP-ROOM 213

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

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THE SQUIRREL INN FRONTISPIECE

ON DECK 11

A WAGON-LOAD OF NURSE-MAIDS 28

STEPHEN PETTER 33

THE SIGN 38

A GREEK IN AN OUTHOUSE 42

MR. TIPPENGRAY 44

"I SUPPOSE THIS IS MRS. CRISTIE" 49

LODLOE IS INTRODUCED TO STEPHEN PETTER 53

"PASSING NEARER, MR. TIPPENGRAY STOPPED" 65

"TEACH THE OLD HENS GOOD MANNERS" 76

"DON'T GET EXCITED" 80

"HAVE YOU HAPPENED TO HEAR ANYBODY SPEAK
OF ME?" 83

"I AM HERE FOR A PURPOSE" 92

IDA MAKES HERSELF COMFORTABLE 102

"BACK!" 108

"HE BEGAN SLOWLY TO PUSH IT TOWARDS
THE SQUIRREL INN" 112

"I WILL WHEEL IT DOWN TO MY SUMMER-HOUSE
WHERE IT IS COOL AND SHADY" 113

"HE LEANED OVER THE OTHER SIDE OF THE CARRIAGE" 118

"CALTHY, THIS IS TRULY LIKE OLD TIMES" 129

"WILL YOU NOT TAKE THESE INSTEAD?" 143

"I HAVE DISSECTED ONE" 147

MRS. CRISTIE CONSIDERS 153

A MATRIMONIAL CONVERSATION 160

CALTHEA HOLDS HIM WITH HER LISTENING EAR 165

THE BABY AND THE SWEET-PEA BLOSSOM 179

MISS CALTHEA STEPS OUT 187

"WHAT SKEERED HIM?" 191

MR. TIPPENGRAY STOPPED AND LISTENED 192

THE TRANSLATION