CONTENTS

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Title Page

Copyright

Dedication

Epigraph

APPRENTICESHIP

THE CZAR’S CLOCK

THE BINDING CHAIR

CONSTRUCTION TRAIN

TWICE THWARTED

APPARITIONS

THE VIEW FROM THE GARDENER’S BACK

THE SHORT HISTORY OF A PRODIGY

A LONG-HANDLED SPOON

SÉANCE

A WEAKNESS FOR RUSSIAN OFFICERS

A VISIT FROM THE FOOT EMANCIPATION SOCIETY

ADVENTURE AND ARREST

A SEARCH UNDERTAKEN

BRIGHT, WORTHLESS COINS

THE YEAR OF THE FOOT TAX

THE CURE FOR LISPING

DISCIPLINE FOR GIRLS

TEN-IN-ONE

JUSTICE SERVED

DOLLY CLEANS HOUSE

CIRCUMNAVIGATION

HEROES OF THE GREAT WAR

SYNTAX AND SYMMETRY

SPANISH INFLUENZA

DRINK THE WATER

THE PIPE DREAMS OF A RAT

THE HEAD OF THE FAMILY

HOSPITALITY

A FACILITY WITH LANGUAGE

THE SUNNY COAST OF FRANCE

SHOES FOR WALKING

PROPOSAL

PROMENADE

BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION

THE BAY OF ANGELS

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