Contents

Title Page

Copyright Notice

Dedication

Acknowledgments

1. Let’s Start with the Dog

2. Trouble All Over It

3. He Doesn’t Get a Veto

4. Zooming Out

5. The Mess We Make of It

6. The Beatrice Box

7. Precious

8. It’s in My Blood

9. Encumbrances

10. Ladykiller

11. A Headache

12. Just a Little Trip

13. The Powers of Darkness

14. Can’t Get No Satisfaction

15. The Whole Truth

16. Maybe He’s the One

17. Then There’s Hope

18. What Were You Thinking?

19. The Human Parade

20. Simon

21. Going to the Dogs

22. Where’s Beatrice?

23. Making the Best of It

24. Trust Enforcer

25. A Spot of Blood

26. A Preponderance of the Evidence

27. Who Am I Saving It For?

28. Old Books and Candle Wax

29. Simon and Lila

30. Heart Trouble

31. For Old Times’ Sake

32. Watching the Tide Go Out

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