Includes bibliographical references (pages [229]-238).
Contents
Our Christmas party -- Uncle Zeb -- The chimneys -- Lucy Tavish's journey -- A study for a heroine -- Mrs. Jed and the evolution of our shanghais -- A summer story -- Eros and Anteros -- Lemorne versus Huell -- "Boots" -- A dead-lock, and its key -- Out of the deeps -- A partie carré -- Tuberoses -- "Me and my son" -- Waiting at the station.