98

BOWING POLITELY TO THE PILLAR-BOXES 103

THE CHURCH STEEPLE HAD BEEN REMOVED 104

STANDING ALONE UPON THE WALL 106

DANGLING BY HIS LEGS 109

TAILPIECE 113

VIGNETTE 114

THE SICILIAN CHAR-WOMAN

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HEADPIECE 116

I TOOK LEAVE OF MY SORROWING FATHER 120

HARDLY DISGUISING HIS EFFORTS TO IGNORE ME 121

THEY WERE COMPELLED TO SEND FOR A PHYSICIAN 125

THE IMPROVEMENT WAS MAINTAINED 129

DISCOVERED A CLOVE KERNEL 130

VIGNETTE 132

THE INTERVAL

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HEADPIECE 134

I FELL ON TO THE PARSNIP 137

THEY ALL ONCE MORE STARTED 138

ON THEIR ADVENTUROUS JOURNEY 139

THE WHOLE CAMP WAS FAST ASLEEP 142

TAILPIECE 145

VIGNETTE 146

THE REAL SOLDIER

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HEADPIECE 148

THE REAL SOLDIER 153

'BUT HOLD!' CRIED THE PRESIDENT 156

'YOUR FATE BE UPON YOUR OWN HEAD' 157

FLOUNDERING ABOUT IN THE SEA 159

IN EXPECTATION OF THEIR LEADER 161

TAILPIECE 163

VIGNETTE 164

THE WILD MAN

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HEADPIECE 166

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