301

SIR CHRISTOPHER COCKLESHELL 318

MUSCADEL 343

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

'_Don't break down the door! The villains may
return any moment and destroy you_' _Frontispiece_

_'Here is your prize,' said Oswald_ _facing page_ 30

_'Come into the kitchen,' said Oswald; 'you can drip
there quite comfortably'_ 52

_We consented to carry the unfortunate bed-woman to it_ 76

_The room was a very odd shape_ _page_ 103

_A little person in a large white cap_ 121

_Molly had a splendid ride behind the groom_ _facing page_ 134

_The bicycle started, Billy in the saddle and Harold on
the step_ 164

'_And what can we do for you to-day, Miss?_' 170

_The alligator very nearly had him_ 194

'_Your servant, Miss. Do I understand that you order
me to mend this?_' 206

_The little girl had slapped Fina, and taken the pagoda
away_ 214

'_We'll see if you are going to begin a-ordering of me
about_' 218

_'Come by post, your Lordship,' said the footman_ 254

_'Excuse my hair, Sire,' he said_ 256

'_Speak to the dragon as soon as it arrives_' 262

_The two skated into each other's arms_ 270

_'Take that!' cried he, aiming an apple at the old
man's head_ _facing page_ 306

_In the drawer was just one jewelled ring. It lay on a
written page_ 346

_A black-winged monster, with hundreds and hundreds
of eyes_ 350

_On the table stood the dazzling figure of a real full-sized
princess_ 358

_A blowzy, frowzy dairymaid_ 362

'_You've got a face as long as a fiddle_'