ADVENTURES AND ENTHUSIASMS

E. V. LUCAS

Other Books of E. V. LUCAS

ENTERTAINMENTS

VERENA IN THE MIDST
THE VERMILION BOX
LANDMARKS
KISTENER'S LURE
MR. INGLESIDE
OVER BEMERTON'S
LONDON LAVENDER

ESSAYS

CLOUD AND SILVER
A BOSWELL OF BAGHDAD
TWIXT EAGLE AND DOVE
THE PHANTOM JOURNAL
LOITERER'S HARVEST
ONE DAY AND ANOTHER
FIRESIDE AND SUNSHINE
CHARACTER AND COMEDY
OLD LAMPS FOR NEW

TRAVEL

A WANDERER IN VENICE
A WANDERER IN PARIS
A WANDERER IN LONDON
A WANDERER IN HOLLAND
A WANDERER IN FLORENCE
MORE WANDERINGS IN LONDON
HIGHWAYS AND BYWAYS IN SUSSEX

ANTHOLOGIES

THE OPEN ROAD
THE FRIENDLY TOWN
HER INFINITE VARIETY
GOOD COMPANY
THE GENTLEST ART
THE SECOND POST
THE BEST OF LAMB
REMEMBER LOUVAIN

BOOKS FOR CHILDREN

THE SLOWCOACH
ANNE'S TERRIBLE GOOD NATURE
A BOOK OF VERSES FOR CHILDREN
ANOTHER BOOK OF VERSES FOR CHILDREN
RUNAWAYS AND CASTAWAYS
FORGOTTEN STORIES OF LONG AGO
MORE FORGOTTEN STORIES
THE "ORIGINAL VERSES" OF ANN AND JANE TAYLOR

SELECTED WRITINGS

A LITTLE OF EVERYTHING
HARVEST HOME
VARIETY LANE
MIXED VINTAGE

LAURA'S EARLY MORNING LESSONS.
See "The Innocent's Progress"—Plate 2

ADVENTURES
AND
ENTHUSIASMS

BY

E. V. LUCAS

NEW YORK
GEORGE H. DORAN COMPANY

COPYRIGHT, 1920,
BY GEORGE H. DORAN COMPANY

PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

CONTENTS

PAGE

The Perfect Guest 13

The Sparrows' Friend 17

The Golden Eagle 20

A Morning Call 26

The True Wizard of the North 30

Innocence and Impulse 42

Possessions 45

Drake and His Game 49

Admirals All—To be 56

A Study in Symmetry 61

Davy Jones 66

The Man of Ross 71

The Innocent's Progress 85

Thoughts at the Ferry 92

A Little Child 97

A Devonshire Inn 103

On Shops and Stalls 107

Third Thoughts 113

The Italian Question 118

On Disguise 122

Broken English 126

Enthusiasts 136

Telephonics 141

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