Transcriber's Note

Minor typographical errors have been corrected without note. An expanded table of contents, in addition to the one originally published, has been provided below:

• THE HEIR
• WINTER SPORT
• A BAKER'S DOZEN
  • A TRAGEDY IN LITTLE
  • THE FINANCIER
  • THE DOUBLE
  • A BREATH OF LIFE
  • "UNDER ENTIRELY NEW MANAGEMENT"
  • A FAREWELL TOUR
  • THE TRUTH ABOUT HOME RAILS
  • THE KING'S SONS
  • DISAPPOINTMENT
  • AMONG THE ANIMALS
  • A TRAGEDY OF THE SEA
  • OLD FRIENDS
• GETTING MARRIED
• HOME AFFAIRS
  • AN INSURANCE ACT
  • BACHELOR RELICS
  • LORDS TEMPORAL
  • THE MISSING CARD
  • SILVER LININGS
  • THE ORDER OF THE BATH
  • A TRUNK CALL
• OTHER PEOPLE'S HOUSES
  • THE PARTING GUEST
  • THE LANDSCAPE GARDENER
  • THE SAME OLD STORY
  • THE SPREADING WALNUT TREE
  • DEFINITIONS
  • A BILLIARD LESSON
• BURLESQUES
  • THE SEASIDE NOVELETTE
  • THE SECRET OF THE ARMY AEROPLANE
  • THE HALO THEY GAVE THEMSELVES
  • A DIDACTIC NOVEL
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