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+The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Wallypug in London, by G. E. Farrow
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+Title: The Wallypug in London
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+Author: G. E. Farrow
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+Release Date: August 29, 2008 [EBook #26478]
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+
+
+ [Illustration: THE WALLYPUG IN LONDON
+                By G. E. FARROW.]
+
+
+
+
+THE WALLYPUG IN LONDON
+
+
+
+
+ [Illustration: HIS MAJESTY ARRIVES AT WINDSOR. SEE PAGE 143]
+
+
+
+
+ THE
+ WALLYPUG IN LONDON
+
+ BY
+ G. E. FARROW
+ AUTHOR OF "THE WALLYPUG OF WHY," "THE MISSING PRINCE," ETC
+
+
+ ILLUSTRATED BY ALAN WRIGHT
+
+
+ METHUEN & CO.
+ 36 ESSEX STREET, W.C.
+ LONDON
+ 1898
+
+
+
+
+ CONTENTS
+
+       CHANT ROYAL
+       PREFACE
+    I  HIS MAJESTY AND SUITE ARRIVE
+   II  THE NEXT DAY'S ADVENTURES
+  III  SUNDRY SMALL HAPPENINGS
+   IV  LOST
+    V  AN 'AT HOME' AND THE ACADEMY
+   VI  THE JUBILEE
+  VII  MORE ADVENTURES
+ VIII  HIS MAJESTY IS INTERVIEWED
+   IX  THE WALLYPUG'S OWN
+    X  THE WALLYPUG GOES TO WINDSOR
+   XI  HIS MAJESTY AT THE SEASIDE
+  XII  THE DEPARTURE
+
+
+
+
+CHANT ROYAL
+
+ADDRESSED TO
+
+HER MOST GRACIOUS MAJESTY QUEEN VICTORIA
+
+IN COMMEMORATION OF 22ND JUNE, 1897
+
+
+    VICTORIA! by grace of God our Queen,
+        To thee thy children truest homage pay.
+    Thy children! ay, for Mother thou hast been,
+        And by a mother's love thou holdest sway.
+    Thy greatest empire is thy Nation's heart,
+    And thou hast chosen this the better part.
+        Behold, an off'ring meet thy people bring;
+        Hark! to the mighty world-sound gathering
+    From shore to shore, and echoing o'er the sea,
+        Attend! ye Nations while our paeans ring--
+    Victoria's children sing her Jubilee.
+
+    The grandest sight the world hath ever seen
+        Thy kingdom offers. Clothed in fair array,
+    The Majesty of Love and Peace serene,
+        While hosts unnumbered loyalty display,
+    Striving to show, by every loving art,
+    The day for them can have no counterpart.
+        Lo! sixty years of joy and sorrowing
+        For Queen and People, either borrowing
+    From other sympathy, in woe or glee,
+        Hath knit their hearts to thine, wherefore they sing--
+    Victoria's children sing her Jubilee.
+
+    With royal dignity and gracious mien
+        Thine high position thou hast graced alway;
+    No cloud of discord e'er hath come between
+        Thy nation and thyself; the fierce white ray
+    That beats upon thy throne bids hence depart
+    The faintest slander calumny can dart.
+        Thy fame is dear alike to churl and king,
+        And highest honour lies in honouring
+    The Sovereign to whom we bend the knee;
+        "God save the Queen," one strain unvarying--
+    Victoria's children sing her Jubilee.
+
+    What prophet, or what seer, with vision keen,
+        Reading the message of a far-off day,
+    The wonders of thy reign could have foreseen,
+        Or known the story that shall last for aye?
+    A page that History shall set apart;
+    Peace and Prosperity in port and mart,
+        Honour abroad, and on resistless wing
+        A steady progress ever-conquering.
+    Thy glorious reign, our glorious theme shall be,
+        And gratitude in every heart upspring--
+    Victoria's children sing her Jubilee.
+
+    Behold, ye tyrants, and a lesson glean
+        How subjects may be governed. Lo! the way
+    A Woman teaches who doth ne'er demean
+        Her office high. Hark! how her people pray
+    For blessings on the head that doth impart
+    So wise a rule. For them no wrongs do smart,
+        No cruelties oppress, no insults sting,
+        Nor does a despot hand exaction wring;
+    Though governed, Britain's subjects still are free.
+        Gaze then--ye unwise rulers wondering--
+    Victoria's children sing her Jubilee.
+
+                      ENVOY.
+
+    Queen Mother, love of thee doth ever spring
+    Within thy children's hearts, a priceless thing,
+        Nor pomp nor state that falleth unto thee
+    Can ever rival this grand carolling--
+        Victoria's children sing her Jubilee.
+
+                                         G. E. FARROW
+
+
+
+
+ [Illustration: PREFACE]
+
+
+MY DEAR LITTLE FRIENDS,
+
+You will no doubt be surprised to find this book commencing with a
+perfectly serious poem, and one which probably some of you will find
+a little difficulty in understanding. When you have grown older,
+however, and happen to look at this little book again, you will be
+glad to be reminded of the historic event which the poem commemorates.
+Now, about ourselves, when I asked in my last book, _The Missing
+Prince_, for letters from my little readers, I had no idea that I had
+so many young friends, and I can hardly tell you how delighted I have
+been at receiving such a number of kind letters from all parts of the
+world.
+
+I do hope that I have answered everyone, but really there have been so
+many, and if by mistake any should have been overlooked, I hope my
+little correspondents will write again and give me an opportunity of
+repairing the omission.
+
+Such charming little letters, and all, I am happy to find, really
+written by the children themselves, which makes them doubly valuable
+to me.
+
+And how funny and amusing some of them were to be sure! And what
+capital stories some of you have told me about your pets.
+
+Some pathetic incidents too; as, for instance, that of 'Shellyback,'
+the tortoise, whose little owner wrote a few months after her first
+letter to say that poor 'Shellyback' was dead.
+
+I have been very happy to notice how fond you all seem of your pets,
+for I have always found that children who make friends with animals
+invariably have kind and good hearts. And the poor dumb creatures
+themselves are always so ready to respond to any little act of
+kindness, and are so grateful and affectionate, that I am sure it adds
+greatly to one's happiness in life to interest oneself in them.
+
+One of my correspondents, aged eight, has embarrassed me very much
+indeed by suggesting that I should "wait for her till she grows up,"
+as she should "so like to marry a gentleman who told stories." I hope
+she didn't mean that I did anything so disgraceful; and besides, as it
+would take nearly twenty-five years for her to catch up to me, she
+_might_ change her mind in that time, and then what would become of
+me.
+
+Some of my letters from abroad have been very interesting. One dear
+little girl at Darjeeling, in India, wrote a very nice descriptive
+letter, and concluded by asking me to write "something about the
+stars," and speaking of new stories brings me to another subject that
+I wish to talk to you about.
+
+You know that I spoke in my last book about writing a school story,
+and one about animals. Well, when I found that so many of you wanted
+to hear "more about the Wallypug," I was obliged to put these two
+books aside in order to gratify your wishes. I hope that you will be
+as interested in hearing about his Majesty this time as you were last.
+
+You will be sure to notice that the pictures are by another artist,
+but Mr. Harry Furniss has been away from England for some months, and
+so it has been impossible for him to illustrate this volume. Some
+other time, perhaps, Dorothy and he will give us more of their work;
+but in the meantime Mr. Alan Wright has been very interested in
+drawing pictures for this book, and I hope you will be pleased with
+his efforts.
+
+Now, about writing to me next time. When I asked you to address me
+under care of my publishers, I did not realize that in the course of
+business I might find it necessary to change them sometimes, and so to
+avoid any possibility of confusion, will you please in future address
+all letters to
+
+    MR. G. E. FARROW,
+          c/o Messrs. A. P. WATT & SON,
+                Hastings House,
+                      Norfolk Street, Strand.
+
+What am I to do with all the beautiful Christmas and New Year's cards
+which I have received? Will you be vexed if, after having enjoyed
+receiving them as I have done so much, I give them to the poor little
+children at the hospitals to make scrap books with? I happen to know
+how much they value and appreciate gifts of this kind, and by allowing
+me to bestow them in this way, your pretty presents will be giving a
+double happiness.
+
+Well, I must conclude this rather long letter now, or I shall be
+accused of being tedious; but really it gives me almost as much
+pleasure to write to you, as it does to receive your letters.
+Good-bye. Don't forget that many of you have promised to write to me
+again, and that I am always more than glad to welcome any new friends.
+
+    Believe me, dear Children,
+               Yours affectionately,
+                        G. E. FARROW
+
+
+
+
+ [Illustration: The Wallypug in London.]
+
+CHAPTER I
+
+HIS MAJESTY AND SUITE ARRIVE
+
+
+A most extraordinary thing has happened; the Wallypug has been to
+London! But there, I am forgetting that possibly you have never read
+_The Wallypug of Why_, in which case you will, of course, know nothing
+about his Majesty, and so I had better explain to you who, and what,
+he is.
+
+To begin with, then, he is a kind of king of a place called Why, which
+adjoins the mysterious kingdom of Zum. I am afraid, though, that if
+you searched your atlases for a very long while you might not find
+either of these places, for the geographers are so undecided as to
+their exact position that they have not shown them on the maps at all.
+Some little friends of mine, named Girlie and Boy, have been there,
+however, and I can tell you, if you like, the way they went. This is
+the way to Why:
+
+    Just go to bed and shut your eyes
+      And count one hundred, one by one;
+    Perhaps you'll find to your surprise
+      That you're at Why when this is done.
+
+I say _perhaps_, because this only happens when you have been
+particularly good all day, and _sometimes_ boys and girls are not
+quite as good as they--but there, I won't say what I was going to, for
+I am quite sure that it would not apply to you. This is the way to
+Zum:
+
+    Not when the moon is at its full,
+    But just a tiny boat-shaped thing,
+    You _may_ see Pierrot sitting there
+    And hear the little fellow sing.
+    If so, just call him, and he'll come
+    And carry you away to Zum.
+
+There, now, I've told you the way to go to both places, so that, if
+you wish to, you can go there whenever you please.
+
+I am telling you all this because one day in the spring Girlie and
+Boy, who live in another part of London, came to see me, and we had
+been talking about these things for about the hundredth time, I should
+think: for these children are never tired of telling me of all the
+strange things which happened to them when they journey to these
+wonderful places. In fact they were just arguing as to which was the
+most interesting place to go to, Why or Zum, when my housekeeper, Mrs.
+Putchy, came to the door with the unwelcome news that the carriage had
+come for my little friends, and that it was time to say good-bye.
+After they had gone I sat staring into the fire wondering where Why
+could be, and if there was really such a person as the Wallypug, when
+my little dog Dick, who had been lying on the rug before the fire,
+suddenly jumped up, and barking excitedly, ran to the other end of the
+study, where a picture, which I had bought the day before at an
+auction sale, stood leaning against the wall. Now this picture had
+been sold very cheap, because no one could tell at all what it was
+about, it was so old and dusty, and the colours were so dark and
+indistinct. I had bought it hoping that it might prove valuable,
+and there it stood till it could be sent to be cleaned and restored.
+Imagine my surprise then, when, on following Dick across the study, I
+discovered that the colours in the picture had all become bright, and
+were working one into the other in the most remarkable way, red
+running into green, and blue into yellow, while a little patch of
+black in the centre of the picture was whirling round and round in
+quite a distracting manner. What could it all mean? I stared and
+wondered, till, out of the confusion, there gradually grew shapes
+which bore some resemblance to human beings, and, presently, I could
+recognize quite distinctly, first a young man in knee breeches,
+smiling in a particularly self-satisfied way, and escorting a large
+fish, who was walking upright, with slippers on his tail, and who
+wore a waistcoat and necktie. Then an amiable-looking old gentleman,
+carrying a wand, who was followed by a curious little person, wearing
+a crown and carrying an orb and sceptre. A particularly stiff and
+wooden-looking soldier stood at the back of this strange group. Judge
+of my amazement when, quite as a matter of course, the whole party
+deliberately stepped out of the picture into the room, and, before I
+could realize what had happened, the old gentleman with the wand came
+forward with a flourish and an elaborate bow, and announced:
+
+"A-hem! his Majesty the Wallypug of Why and suite."
+
+ [Illustration: WITH SLIPPERS ON HIS TAIL]
+
+I was so astonished that for the moment I could not think what to say,
+but at last I managed to stammer, as I made a low bow to the
+Wallypug:
+
+"I am delighted to make your Majesty's acquaintance."
+
+The Wallypug smiled very affably, and held out his hand.
+
+"I have come up for the Jubilee, you know," he said.
+
+"_We've_ come up, you mean to say, Wallypug," corrected the old
+gentleman with the wand, frowning somewhat severely. "I am the
+Wallypug's professional adviser," he continued. "I am called the
+Doctor-in-Law--allow me to introduce the rest of our party. This," he
+went on, bringing the young man with the self-satisfied smile forward,
+"is the Jubilee Rhymester from Zum; he hopes to become a minor poet in
+time. And this," indicating the wooden-looking soldier, "is Sergeant
+One-and-Nine, also from Zum." Here the Doctor-in-Law took me aside and
+whispered in my ear, "Slightly cracked, crossed in love; speaks very
+peculiarly; capital chap though." Then crossing to where the Fish was
+standing, he said, "And this is A. Fish, Esq., the celebrated lecturer
+on the 'Whichness of the What as compared with the Thatness of the
+Thus.' He desired to accompany us here in order to find material
+for a new lecture which he is preparing upon the 'Perhapness of the
+Improbable.' He's awfully clever," he whispered impressively.
+
+ [Illustration: "HIS MAJESTY THE WALLYPUG"]
+
+"I'm sure I'm delighted to see you all," I said, shaking hands with
+each one till I came to the Fish, who held out a fin. "Er-er-how do
+you do?" I stammered, somewhat taken aback by this strange proceeding.
+
+"Quide well with the egscebtiod of a slide cold id by head," said the
+Fish. "I'b subjecd to theb, you doe. It's beig id the water so butch,
+I fadcy," and he _smiled_.
+
+I don't know if you have ever seen a fish smile, but if not I may tell
+you that it is a very curious sight.
+
+"I suppose you can manage to put us up here for a month or two?"
+calmly suggested the Doctor-in-Law after a pause.
+
+"Dear me," I exclaimed in alarm, "I don't think my housekeeper could
+possibly--"
+
+"Why not ask her?" suggested the Doctor-in-Law, touching the bell.
+
+A moment or two afterwards a knock at the door announced that Mrs.
+Putchy was there.
+
+"Oh, Mrs. Putchy," I said, stepping just outside, "these gentlemen,
+er--that is to say, his Majesty the Wallypug of Why and suite, have
+honoured me with a visit, and I am anxious if possible to offer them
+such hospitality as my poor home affords. Do you think that we could
+manage anyhow to find room for them, for a few days at any rate?"
+
+Now Mrs. Putchy is a very remarkable woman, and I have never known her
+to show the slightest surprise at anything, and, so far from seeming
+alarmed at the prospect of having to entertain such notable visitors,
+she seemed positively delighted.
+
+"His Majesty of Why, sir? How charming! Of course we must do our best,
+and how fortunate that I put on my best gown to-day, isn't it? Dear
+me, and shall I be presented to his Majesty?"
+
+"Certainly, Mrs. Putchy, if you wish it," I said. "In fact, if you
+will call General Mary Jane, I will introduce you both, as you
+represent my entire household."
+
+Mrs. Putchy disappeared, returning almost immediately, followed by the
+servant, General Mary Jane, with her mouth wide open, and accompanied
+by the cat, who rejoices in the extraordinary name of Mrs. Mehetable
+Murchison. These members of my household were duly presented to the
+Wallypug. Mrs. Putchy made her curtsey with great dignity, but General
+Mary Jane was so overcome at the thought of being presented to royalty
+that she fell flat on her hands and knees in her humility, while Mrs.
+Mehetable Murchison, realizing, no doubt, the truth of the old saying
+that "a cat may look at a king," went up and sharpened her claws on
+the Wallypug's legs in the most friendly manner possible.
+
+It was when the cat caught sight of A. Fish, Esq., that she completely
+lost her presence of mind, and with arched back and bristling fur
+glared at him in amazement.
+
+"Priddy pussy, cub alog thed," said the Fish, stooping down and trying
+to stroke her with one of his fins; but Mrs. Mehetable Murchison, with
+a startled glance, tore out of the room, showing every sign of alarm.
+
+"And she's so fond of fish too, as a rule, ain't she, mum?" remarked
+General Mary Jane, who had somewhat overcome the awe with which she
+had at first regarded the presence of royalty.
+
+"Fod of fish?" repeated A. Fish, Esq., inquiringly. "What do you
+mead?"
+
+"Why, you see, sir," explained Mrs. Putchy, "we often have fish for
+dinner--er--that is to say--er--a-hem!"
+
+ [Illustration: "PRIDDY PUSSY"]
+
+The Fish was glaring at her in a horrified way, and Mrs. Putchy had
+become quite nervous.
+
+"Let's change the subject," suggested the Doctor-in-Law, to our great
+relief. "The most important question for the moment is, where are we
+all going to sleep?"
+
+This gave Mrs. Putchy an opportunity for exercising her wonderful
+ability for management, and after arranging for the Wallypug to have
+the spare bedroom, and the Doctor-in-Law to have my room, I was to
+have a bed made up in the study, while the Jubilee Rhymester was to
+sleep in the attic, One-and-Nine was to have a box under the stairs,
+and there only remained A. Fish, Esq., to dispose of.
+
+"There is the bathroom, mum," suggested General Mary Jane brilliantly;
+"we could put a lid on the bath and make up a bed there."
+
+"Bedder sdill, fill id with wadter, ad thed I could sleeb _in_ id,"
+suggested the Fish.
+
+"Oh yes, of course!" said Mrs. Putchy, "and now I must go and see
+about the supper." And, with a low curtsey to the Wallypug, the
+admirable little woman hurried out, followed by General Mary Jane, who
+gave a nervous little bob when she reached the door.
+
+They had scarcely disappeared before One-and-Nine came up to me and
+whispered:
+
+"I am muchly impressionated by that lady with the most militaryish
+name who has just gone out. Can you kindly inform me is she
+detached?"
+
+"Detached?" I inquired in bewilderment. "What ever do you mean?"
+
+"If a person is not attached to anyone else, they are detached, I
+suppose, are they not?" said One-and-Nine rather impatiently.
+
+"Well, if you put it that way, I suppose they are," I replied,
+laughing. "You mean, has she a sweetheart? Well, really I don't know.
+I have an idea though that Mrs. Putchy does not allow followers."
+
+"Then I shall considerize my prospectuousness with great hopefulosity!"
+remarked the soldier with considerable dignity, walking back to the
+Wallypug's chair.
+
+"What does he say?" asked the Jubilee Rhymester. "He is a little bit
+cracked, you know. Could you make out what he was driving at?"
+
+"Oh, yes, I could understand within a little what he meant," I
+replied. "He seems to have fallen in love with General Mary Jane at
+first sight, from what I can gather."
+
+"Really! Dear me! He is always doing that sort of thing, do you know,
+and he generally asks me to write poems for him when he gets into that
+state. I have written as many as 137 odes in one month on his behalf."
+
+"Good gracious," I replied, "and does he pay you well for them?"
+
+"Pay me!" exclaimed the Jubilee Rhymester, staring at me in surprise.
+"Of course not. Do people ever get paid for writing poetry?"
+
+"Why, yes, to be sure they do," I answered.
+
+"Well, I've never heard of such a thing in all my life," said the
+Jubilee Rhymester; "I always thought that poets had to pay to have
+their verses used at all, and that that was why they were always so
+poor while they were alive. Of course I knew that people sometimes
+made a fuss about them after they were dead, but I have never heard
+of such a thing as a live poet being paid for his work."
+
+"Nonsense," I replied; "I believe that quite a lot of money is
+sometimes paid by the magazines and other papers for poems and
+verses."
+
+"Well, I am delighted to hear it," said the Jubilee Rhymester, "and I
+shall certainly start writing to-morrow. I have no doubt whatever that
+I shall make my fortune before I go back to Zum."
+
+Shortly after this Mrs. Putchy announced that supper was served, and
+a little later my guests retired to rest, being thoroughly tired out
+with their long journey. I sat up in my study a little while longer to
+smoke a pipe, but was just thinking of going to bed when there was a
+tap at the door and the Doctor-in-Law entered.
+
+"I say, I thought I had better come and arrange with you about money
+matters," he said; "I didn't like to mention such things before the
+others. Now then," he continued, "how much are you going to pay us for
+staying with you?"
+
+"Pay _you_!" I gasped. "What on earth do you mean?"
+
+"Well, you see, it will be a great thing for you to have such
+distinguished visitors, don't you know, and you ought to be quite
+willing to pay liberally for the honour," said the Doctor-in-Law,
+smiling amiably.
+
+Now Girlie had told me what a greedy, avaricious person the
+Doctor-in-Law really was, despite his benevolent appearance, but this
+cool cheek almost took my breath away. I was determined, however, to
+let him see at once that I was not to be imposed upon, so I said as
+firmly as I could, "Now, look here, Mr. Doctor-in-Law, please understand
+once and for all, that as you were all so kind to my little friend
+Girlie when she was at Why, I am quite willing to entertain his Majesty
+the Wallypug, and the rest of you, to the very best of my ability, but
+as for paying you for being here, the idea is absurd--impossible!"
+
+ [Illustration: "ID QUIDE GAVE BE A TURN"]
+
+Just then a terrific hullabaloo in the passage caused us both to run
+to the door. We could hear that the noise proceeded from the bathroom,
+and, hurrying to the door, we found A. Fish, Esq., sitting up in the
+water shouting for help, while Mrs. Mehetable Murchison and a whole
+group of her feline friends were out on the tiles, glaring through the
+window.
+
+"Dear be, dear be," panted the Fish, when he saw us, "I'b so
+frighteded, just look at all those cats. I had beed to sleeb ad was
+just dreabig that sobeone was sayig, 'Mrs. Behetable Burchison is _so_
+fod of fish, and we ofted have fish for didder,' whed I woke ub and
+saw all those horrible cats lookig id ad the widdow; id quide gave be
+a turn. Do drive theb away please."
+
+We soon did this, and, pulling down the blinds, we left A. Fish, Esq.,
+to his dreams and soon afterwards retired to rest ourselves.
+
+
+
+
+CHAPTER II
+
+THE NEXT DAY'S ADVENTURES
+
+
+When I entered the breakfast room the next morning I found that the
+Wallypug and the Doctor-in-Law had been up for some time, and were
+both gazing out of the window with the greatest of interest.
+
+"I hope your Majesty slept well," I remarked to the Wallypug as I
+approached them.
+
+"Very well indeed, thank you," he replied smilingly. "The
+Doctor-in-Law and myself have just been saying that we are sure to
+have an enjoyable visit here. We have been greatly interested in the
+man-machines going past. We have never seen anything like them
+before."
+
+"The man-machines!" I exclaimed, puzzled to know whatever he could
+mean.
+
+"Yes, the men with wheels instead of legs, you know."
+
+"Oh, you mean the bicyclists," I replied, laughing. "Have you really
+never seen any before?"
+
+"No, indeed," replied his Majesty. "Are they born with wheels on, or
+do they grow afterwards?"
+
+I laughed, and fortunately just then the youngster opposite, who
+always rides to school on his bicycle, came out of doors wheeling his
+machine, and I was able to explain to the Wallypug the principle upon
+which they worked.
+
+"Dear me; the Doctor-in-Law told me that the machinery was part of the
+man, but now I see that it is separate. And he charged me sixpence for
+the information too," he complained, looking reproachfully at the
+Doctor-in-Law.
+
+"Charged you sixpence!" I cried.
+
+"Yes," replied the poor Wallypug. "He offered to tell me all about
+them for sixpence, and as I was really very curious to know I gave it
+to him, and then he informed me that they were a peculiar race of
+people who came from Coventry, and who were all born with wheels
+instead of legs."
+
+"Take your old sixpence then, if you are going to make all that fuss
+about it," said the Doctor-in-Law, crossly, throwing the coin down on
+the table and walking out of the room in a huff. "I'm sure I did read
+somewhere that they came from Coventry," he added, popping his head in
+at the door and then slamming it violently after him.
+
+The boy opposite was still riding up and down the road, and I made up
+my mind that although I had never spoken to him before, I would ask
+him to let the Wallypug examine his bicycle more closely.
+
+"With pleasure," he replied, raising his hat politely to the Wallypug,
+when I had explained who he was; "and if his Majesty would like to try
+it he is quite welcome to do so."
+
+The Doctor-in-Law's curiosity had so far overcome his ill-humour that,
+when he saw us talking to the boy, he came forward and offered to help
+the Wallypug to mount.
+
+"I really don't think he had better," I said, "he might damage the
+machine."
+
+"Oh no, he won't hurt it, I'm sure," said the boy generously; and so
+with our united assistance the Wallypug got on to the bicycle, and
+after a few preliminary wobblings started off in fine style. Faster
+and faster he went, clinging desperately to the handle-bars, till we,
+who were running beside him, could no longer keep pace with him.
+
+ [Illustration: THE START]
+
+"I can't stop," we heard him shout; and a moment later he charged
+straight at a large stone and half a brick which lay in the middle of
+the roadway.
+
+Poor Wallypug! The sudden impact threw him right over the handle-bars,
+and he landed in a huddled heap on his hands and knees in the gutter.
+The machine flew in half, and the front portion careered madly away
+by itself till stopped by the kerb.
+
+We hurried up to his Majesty to discover if he was much hurt, but,
+with the exception of a few scratches on his hands and knees and a
+thorough shaking, he seemed to have come off pretty well.
+
+ [Illustration: THE FINISH]
+
+"I suppose we can't stick it together again?" he inquired, gazing
+ruefully at the broken bicycle, and I was obliged to tell him that
+there was not much chance of our doing so. The boy to whom it belonged
+bravely made the best of the matter, especially when I told him that
+the next half-holiday he had I would take him to Holborn to choose
+another one in its place.
+
+And when I discovered that he had a half-holiday that very afternoon,
+it was arranged that General Mary Jane should order a carriage at the
+livery stable, and that we should all drive to the city after
+luncheon.
+
+The Wallypug, after a good wash and a hearty breakfast, went to his
+room to lie down for an hour or two to recover from the effects of his
+accident, and I was just answering my morning letters when there was a
+knock at the study door, and the Rhymester entered.
+
+ [Illustration: HIPPETY-HOPPETY-PLOP]
+
+"I sat up most of the night writing poetry," he remarked, "and I have
+just brought you one or two specimens. The first one is called 'The
+Ode of a Toad.' Perhaps I had better read it to you. My writing is
+rather peculiar," and he began as follows:
+
+THE ODE OF A TOAD.
+
+    There was once an old toad who lived under a tree,
+            Hippety hop--Flippety flop,
+    And his head was as bald as bald could be,
+    He was deaf as a post and could hardly see,
+    But a giddy and frivolous toad was he,
+            With his hippety-hoppety-plop.
+
+    And he gambolled and danced on the village green,
+            Hippety hop--Flippety flop,
+    In a way that had never before been seen,
+    Tho' he wasn't so young as once he had been,
+    And the people all wondered whate'er he could mean,
+            With his hippety-hoppety-plop.
+
+    But the old chap kept bobbing about just the same,
+            Hippety hop--Flippety flop,
+    Till everyone thought he _must_ make himself lame,
+    And not a soul ever could find out his aim,
+    In keeping up such a ridiculous game,
+            As his hippety-hoppety-plop.
+
+    Some said he was mad, tho' as mild as a dove,
+            Hippety hop--Flippety flop,
+    And as the result of a push or a shove,
+    Was a little bit cracked in the storey above,
+    _But I fancy myself the old boy was in love_,
+            With his hippety-hoppety-plop.
+
+"There! What do you think of it?" he asked when he had finished.
+
+"Well, candidly, I'm afraid not very much," I replied; "and what on
+earth do you call it an ode for?"
+
+"Why, you see, ode went so well with the word toad. I was going to
+call it 'Ode to a Toad,' but it isn't _to_ a toad at all, though it's
+about a toad. Ah! by the bye, I might call it 'A Toad's Ode,' mightn't
+I? I think that sounds very jolly." He altered the title in pencil.
+
+ [Illustration: "I LOVE BUT THEE"]
+
+"I have another which I think you will say is very touching." And
+after getting his handkerchief out in case he should be moved to
+tears, he began:
+
+THE BALLADE OF A BUN.
+
+    Don't talk to me of "Sally Lunn,"
+      Or toasted tea-cake nice and hot,
+    I do not care for either one
+      A single solitary jot;
+    My heart is fixed and changeth not,
+      In all the world--whate'er I see,
+    And rich or poor--whate'er my lot--
+      Oh! penny bun, I love but thee.
+
+    For thy dear sake all cakes I shun
+      Smeared o'er with jam. No apricot
+    Or greengage tart my heart hath won;
+      Their sweetness doth but cloy and clot.
+    What marmalade in fancy pot
+      Or cream meringue, though fair it be,
+    Thine image e'er can mar or blot?
+      Oh! penny bun, I love but thee.
+
+    I vowed to cherish thee, or none
+      (Such love thy simple charms begot),
+    When first I saw thee, precious one;
+      And now to some sweet lonely spot,
+    Some shady dell or mossy grot,
+      Come let us hasten, you and me,
+    And I will eat you like a shot;
+      Oh! penny bun, I love but thee.
+
+                   _Envoy._
+
+    Small boys or girls that homeward trot
+      From school in time for early tea,
+    This moral ne'er must be forgot:
+      "Love penny buns, and they'll love thee."
+
+"Isn't it affecting?" he inquired, wiping his eyes when he had
+finished.
+
+"Well, perhaps I didn't quite appreciate the pathos of it as I might
+have done," I answered, trying hard not to laugh. "You see I was
+paying so much attention to the scansion. I find that you have altered
+the refrain in the Envoy. Surely that's not correct, is it?"
+
+"Oh, you are a great deal too particular," remarked the Rhymester
+crossly. "Why, I should think from the Doctor-in-Law's description of
+a critic that you must be one."
+
+"What did he say a critic was?" I asked.
+
+"Why, he said a critic was a person who found fault with another, for
+not doing what he was unable to do himself. And he charged me
+fourpence three-farthings for the information, and as I only had
+fourpence halfpenny I have to pay him the odd farthing when I sell
+some of my poems. Can you tell me how I can set to work about it?"
+
+"Well, I hardly know," I replied, "unless you send them to the editors
+of the various magazines. They may take them, but you must not be
+disappointed if some of them are rejected. You see they cannot
+possibly print everything that is sent to them."
+
+There were several magazines in the study, and I suggested that the
+Rhymester should make a list of the addresses of the various editors,
+and he was busy about that till luncheon time.
+
+At half-past two the carriage came to the door, and goodness only
+knows what General Mary Jane must have told the livery stable people
+about the Wallypug, for, evidently anxious to send an equipage worthy
+of royalty, they had painted an enormous monogram in gold on the sides
+of the carriage, while the coachman was resplendent in blue plush and
+gold lace, with silk stockings and a powdered wig.
+
+ [Illustration: "EQUIPAGEOUS GRANDIOSITY"]
+
+The Wallypug was delighted when he saw this elaborate turn-out, and
+so were the others, for I overheard One-and-Nine murmuring something
+about "equipageous grandiosity," as he climbed up to the seat beside
+the coachman. When the Wallypug, the Doctor-in-Law, A. Fish, Esq.,
+and the Rhymester, were seated, there was no room left for the boy
+and myself, so we followed behind in a modest dog-cart, which was
+hurriedly procured from the livery stable. Many were the wondering
+glances bestowed upon the carriage, with its somewhat remarkable
+burden, as we drove along through Kensington to the Gardens. And
+everywhere our appearance was hailed with enthusiasm, people being
+evidently under the impression that the Wallypug was one of the royal
+guests invited to the Jubilee festivities. Who could he be? That was
+decidedly the question which everyone was asking, and I could not
+quite determine who was causing the greater sensation, the Wallypug or
+A. Fish, Esq. These two individuals, however, comported themselves
+with the calmest dignity, only the Doctor-in-Law seemed flurried by
+the attention which they attracted, and smiled and bowed right and
+left, whether the people took any notice of him or not.
+
+As we approached Hyde-Park corner attention was diverted from the
+Wallypug's carriage by the fact that _another_ royal equipage had
+entered the Park gates; and as the Princess passed us, an amused
+glance and a whispered conversation with the other occupant of the
+carriage showed that the Wallypug's extraordinary party had not
+escaped Her Royal Highness's attention.
+
+After going once round the Park we went out at the Marble Arch and
+along Oxford Street to Holborn, our progress through the crowded
+streets everywhere attracting the most excited interest. And when
+we stopped before one of the large bicycle _depôts_ in Holborn the
+crowd around the carriage was so large that the policeman had quite a
+difficulty in preventing a block in the traffic. Our business was soon
+transacted, and, having secured an excellent machine for the boy in
+place of the one which his Majesty had damaged in the morning, we
+drove back to Kensington without further adventure.
+
+The Wallypug's curiosity, however, was so awakened by what he had seen
+that, as soon as we had been refreshed by a cup of afternoon tea, he
+suggested that we should go out for a walk; accordingly the whole
+party proceeded to Kensington Gardens, followed by a curious and
+somewhat derisive crowd of small boys, who would insist upon advising
+the Wallypug to "get his hair cut." Now, I happened to know, from what
+Girlie had told me about her adventures in Why, that the Wallypug,
+though a kind of king, had to do as his people directed and not as he
+liked, and that when he had presented a petition in Parliament to be
+allowed to have his hair cut, they had divided upon the subject, and
+so he had only been allowed to have _half_ of it cut, and as the long
+half had by this time grown very long indeed, he certainly did look
+rather remarkable; that was no excuse though for the street boys'
+rudeness, and his Majesty very wisely took no notice of them. A. Fish,
+Esq., came in for the greatest amount of attention, and when a few
+drops of rain began to fall, and he put up an umbrella for fear that
+he should get wet, the crowd became so excited that the Doctor-in-Law
+wisely suggested that a return should be made. His Majesty, however,
+was bent upon sight-seeing, and so the party separated, the
+Doctor-in-Law, A. Fish, Esq., and One-and-Nine going home, while the
+rest of us continued our walk. When we reached the Gardens, the
+Wallypug was greatly interested in seeing the palace where the Queen
+was born, and said that he should certainly petition his Parliament to
+allow him to have soldiers walk up and down before the gates of his
+palace, like those which he saw here. He admired greatly Princess
+Louise's statue of the Queen, which stands in front of the palace,
+and said he couldn't imagine where-ever they could have got all the
+white sugar from to make it with, and I think that he was inclined to
+disbelieve me when I told him that it was not made of sugar at all,
+but of white marble; for he said that if that were the case he
+couldn't think why they wanted to put such high railings around it, as
+no one would wish to carry away a marble statue of that size, whereas,
+if it were sugar, as he suggested, why, of course, the railings were
+there to prevent the children from climbing up and breaking off little
+pieces to eat.
+
+ [Illustration: FOR FEAR HE SHOULD GET WET]
+
+The Round Pond and the little model ships interested His Majesty most
+of all though, I fancy, and he spent quite a long time admiring them,
+until, while assisting a small boy to get his ship ashore, he had the
+misfortune to slip into the water himself, and had to be fished out
+with the assistance of a boathook.
+
+His Majesty certainly did not look either dignified or regal as he
+stood on the bank saturated with water, and his royal robes clinging
+about him in the most woe-begone manner--and as the crowd had greatly
+increased, I was very glad to get the poor Wallypug into a cab and
+drive home.
+
+[Illustration: HIS MAJESTY HAS AN ACCIDENT]
+
+On our way there, the Rhymester, being very much afraid of getting his
+clothes wet, sat in the furthest corner of the cab and amused himself
+by writing a verse on the subject of his Majesty's misfortune, which
+read somehow like this:
+
+    "King George I've heard is King of Greece,
+       But since this luckless slipping,
+     The Wallypug I do declare
+       Should be the King of _Dripping_."
+
+I think his Majesty thought it rather unkind of the Rhymester to make
+fun of him in this way, but before he had time to think much about
+the matter, we had arrived at our destination, and to my great
+surprise I could see a vast crowd collected at the doors of the
+building in which my flat is situated.
+
+
+
+
+CHAPTER III
+
+SUNDRY SMALL HAPPENINGS
+
+
+Whatever could it all mean? The Doctor-in-Law stood on the steps,
+calling out, "Walk up, walk up, ladies and gentlemen, and see the
+Talking Fish," while large posters were pasted on the walls, bearing
+the words, "Admission Sixpence" and "One day only."
+
+The Commissionaire who usually stands at the door was looking very
+surprised and angry, while the page boy was grinning all over his
+face. Whatever was happening? I hastily paid the cabman, and followed
+by the Wallypug made my way through the crowd to the entrance.
+
+"Admission sixpence each," said the Doctor-in-Law, holding out his
+hand.
+
+ [Illustration: "WALK UP, WALK UP, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN"]
+
+"What do you mean?" I replied, "and what is all this crowd doing
+here?"
+
+"Admission sixpence each!" repeated the Doctor-in-Law stubbornly, not
+taking the least notice of my questions, and holding his wand across
+the doorway so that I could not get in.
+
+"Nonsense!" I cried; "I'm not going to pay to go into my own house."
+
+"Pay for the Wallypug then and I'll let you in free," said the little
+man insinuatingly.
+
+"I shall do nothing of the sort," I cried, pushing past him and
+hurrying up the stairs.
+
+To my surprise I found my rooms occupied by strangers. Sergeant
+One-and-Nine was reciting some of the Rhymester's poems in the dining
+room to three deaf old ladies, two of whom had ear trumpets, while A.
+Fish, Esq., was holding a kind of _levée_ in my study, seated in a
+chair placed on the writing table, and was surrounded by an admiring
+crowd of people who were asking all sorts of questions.
+
+Mrs. Putchy met me at the door.
+
+"Oh, sir!" she exclaimed. "I'm so glad you've come home. I haven't
+known what to do with all these people."
+
+"But what does it all mean, Putchy?" I inquired. "What are they doing
+here at all?"
+
+"Why, you see, sir!" said Mrs. Putchy, "Mr. Doctor-in-Law found that
+A. Fish, Esq., was attracting a good deal of attention out of doors,
+and he thought that it would be a capital idea to have a kind of show
+here and charge sixpence admission to see him; and if there's been
+one, I'm sure there's been a hundred people up here this afternoon.
+The remarks they've been making too, and the questions they've been
+asking. Why, one old lady, sir, wanted to know how much you paid A.
+Fish, Esq., a week, and if I was _quite_ sure that you gave him enough
+to eat. They've broken three chairs too, and that little Venetian
+glass vase that stood on the bracket in the corner. And just now I
+caught some little boys tearing pictures out of one of those
+illustrated books you brought home last week."
+
+Here was a pretty state of affairs. The strangers had by this time
+left A. Fish, Esq., and had collected around the poor Wallypug, who
+had been waiting in his wet clothing in the hall, and I was obliged
+to politely but firmly insist upon them at once leaving the house,
+telling them that their money would be returned at the door.
+
+"I should think so, indeed," said one angry-looking stout lady. "Why,
+the whole thing is a fraud and you ought to be thoroughly ashamed of
+yourself. Talking fish indeed! I don't believe he's a fish at all--at
+any rate, not what I call a 'fish,'" and she flounced down the stairs
+only to return a moment or two afterwards to say, "I thought you said
+that we were to have our money back."
+
+"So you are, madam," I replied.
+
+"Well, why don't you see that we get it then? That man downstairs
+refuses to give me any money. The whole thing is a swindle. But I
+don't mean to be defrauded in this way, I can tell you."
+
+I went downstairs and told the Doctor-in-Law that he must at once
+return everyone their money, and this after a great deal of grumbling
+he did, while the Commissionaire and the page boy tore down the
+posters outside the door at my request.
+
+I explained to the Doctor-in-Law that this sort of thing must not
+occur again, and made him promise that he would never again use my
+rooms as a place in which to hold a show.
+
+I really felt rather annoyed about it, for I could not imagine
+whatever the neighbours would think of me for permitting such a scene
+to take place in my rooms, but it evidently was useless now to say
+anything more about it.
+
+The next morning, despite the wetting which the Wallypug had received
+at the Round Pond, his thoughts still ran upon boating, and nothing
+would satisfy his Majesty but that he should go for a row. I suggested
+Richmond as the best place to start from, and so we drove over
+Hammersmith Bridge and across Barnes Common.
+
+Arrived at Richmond we had no difficulty in securing a nice boat.
+
+"I'll row for one," said his Majesty.
+
+"And I for another," said the Rhymester.
+
+"Very well then," I replied. "Perhaps the Doctor-in-Law will steer,
+and so we will manage very nicely."
+
+Quite a large crowd had collected to see us start, and perhaps that is
+what made the Wallypug so nervous; as it was, as soon as we pushed
+off, his Majesty fell backwards with his feet sticking up above the
+seat, while the Rhymester stuck one oar deep down into the water and
+pulled it with all his might, while the other flourished about in the
+air.
+
+ [Illustration: HIS MAJESTY FELL BACKWARDS]
+
+The Doctor-in-Law's idea of steering consisted in pulling first one
+string and then the other, and so we did not get along very well just
+at first.
+
+When the Wallypug had picked himself up from the bottom of the boat,
+however, and the Rhymester and he made another attempt, I think we
+should have got along fairly well if the Doctor-in-Law, in trying
+to get out of the way of a passing boat, had not steered us into the
+bank, where we stuck fast in the mud till someone on the footpath very
+kindly pushed us off again. After that I thought it best to take the
+oars myself, and his Majesty steered under my direction. In this way
+we managed to get a little way past Teddington Lock by luncheon time,
+and having found an _eyot_ with no one on it we went ashore and
+unpacked the hamper of good things which we had brought with us.
+
+It was a beautiful day, and I think that we all enjoyed the picnic
+immensely. I know that I did for one, and so, I think, did his
+Majesty, for after the meal he laid aside his crown and royal robes
+and made himself comfortable on the grass under the trees, and looked
+thoroughly happy with a big cigar in his mouth.
+
+ [Illustration: HIS MAJESTY ENJOYS HIMSELF]
+
+A. Fish, Esq., busied himself in preparing notes for his lecture on
+the "Perhapness of the Improbable," and the Doctor-in-Law, having
+piled all the cushions in the boat at one end, threw himself upon them
+and read the newspaper.
+
+In this way the afternoon passed very comfortably, and the Rhymester,
+after scribbling upon several pieces of paper, came and read to me a
+poem which had been inspired by our beautiful surroundings; he called
+it
+
+SOUL YEARNINGS.
+
+    The water's as wet as wet can be,
+      And the trees, and the grass, are green,
+    While the little birds sing and the fishes swim;
+      'Tis a most delightful scene.
+
+    It makes me yearn for I don't know what,
+      To come from I don't know where,
+    And take me away to the thingummybob
+      And the what-you-may-call-'ems there;
+
+and he told me that beautiful scenery always affected him in that way.
+
+ [Illustration: AN UNFORTUNATE VOLLEY]
+
+It was now time for us to be thinking about getting back, especially
+as I should have to do all of the rowing. So we got into the boat
+again, and I rowed back as far as Twickenham, where we stopped at
+Eel-pie Island to have some tea. While we were waiting for it to be
+prepared, we began a game of tennis, but were obliged to leave off, as
+an unfortunate volley of the Doctor-in-Law's caught the Wallypug on
+the nose, and so his Majesty declined to play any more.
+
+We persuaded him to join us at cricket, though, having found some
+stumps and a bat and ball in an outhouse on the Island, and got on
+very well for some time till, at a shout of "out, leg before wicket,"
+the Wallypug (who had caught the ball very nicely on his shin) fell
+forward on to the Doctor-in-Law, crushing his hat well over his eyes,
+and ruffling his temper considerably.
+
+ [Illustration: "OUT"]
+
+In fact, I was very glad that tea was announced just then, for I
+feared that there was going to be a bother, and, as it was, the
+Doctor-in-Law kept scowling at his Majesty very fiercely.
+
+"I shall make him pay for it," declared the little man, and, during
+tea, which we had at wicker tables by the river's edge, he was busy
+making out an account, which later he handed with great solemnity to
+the Wallypug. His Majesty apparently could not understand it, and
+passed it on to me. On examination, I found it to be worded as
+follows:
+
+ HIS MAJESTY THE WALLYPUG OF WHY,
+   In account with
+     THE DOCTOR-IN-LAW.
+
+ To damage of one hat,              £0  7  6
+  " Physical injury,                 0  2  0
+  " Moral deterioration,            15  6  9
+                                   ---------
+                                   £22 17  8
+  " 3 per cent. discount for cash,   3  6  2
+                                   ---------
+                                   £26  4 11
+
+"What do you mean by moral deterioration?" demanded the Wallypug.
+
+"Oh, I don't know. Same as other people do, I suppose," said the
+Doctor-in-Law. "It's always charged now, I believe. I read something
+about it in the papers this afternoon."
+
+"But the addition is all wrong," I expostulated.
+
+"No, it isn't," replied the Doctor-in-Law, rudely snatching the
+document from me and putting it into his pocket-book, "and if it
+is, it's nothing to do with you. I shall charge it in our expenses,
+which the people of Why have undertaken to pay, so there." And the
+avaricious little fellow ran off to the boat, which we afterwards
+found he had been letting out on hire to small boys at a penny a
+head.
+
+The return journey was accomplished without any remarkable incidents,
+and on reaching home I found a very pressing invitation from Girlie's
+mother for the whole party to attend her "At Home" the next day.
+
+It appears that this lady had called upon me while we were out, and
+Mrs. Putchy had told her of the Wallypug's arrival.
+
+His Majesty was good enough to say that he should be delighted to
+accept, and so I wrote off at once to say that she might expect us.
+
+
+
+
+CHAPTER IV
+
+LOST
+
+
+We had a terrible fright the next morning, for the poor dear Wallypug
+got lost, and for some time we could not imagine what had become of
+him.
+
+It happened in this way: directly after breakfast his Majesty said
+that he should like to go for a walk and look at the shops.
+
+"I'm not going," declared the Doctor-in-Law. "I have some _very_
+important letters to write."
+
+We all looked up in surprise, for we did not know that the
+Doctor-in-Law had any other acquaintances in London.
+
+"Letters from which I hope to derive a princely income," continued
+the little man grandly; "and, therefore, I have no time for such
+foolishness as looking into shop windows."
+
+"He's afraid thad he bight have to sped sub buddy," remarked
+A. Fish, Esq.
+
+"Nothing of the sort," replied the Doctor-in-Law, turning very red
+though.
+
+"Well, don't waste time talking about it; let's go if we are going,"
+said the Rhymester; and so, as I also had some correspondence to
+attend to, it was arranged that the Wallypug, the Rhymester, and A.
+Fish, Esq., should go for a little stroll by themselves. I had some
+doubts in my own mind as to the advisability of letting them go alone,
+but they promised not to go beyond Kensington Gardens, and to wait for
+me there just inside the gates.
+
+After they had gone I settled down to my letter-writing, and was
+getting along nicely when the Doctor-in-Law interrupted me with:
+
+"I say, I wish you would let me have about twenty sheets of
+note-paper, will you, please?"
+
+"Twenty!" I exclaimed in surprise.
+
+"Yes, twenty," said the Doctor-in-Law. "Or you had better make it
+a quire while you are about it."
+
+I thought the quickest way to get rid of him was to give him the
+paper, so I got up and got it for him.
+
+"And a packet of envelopes, please," he said, as I handed it to him.
+
+"Anything else?" I asked rather sarcastically.
+
+"Stamps!" he replied, calmly holding out his hand.
+
+"Well, really--" I expostulated.
+
+"Oh, halfpenny ones will do. You're surely not so mean as to mind
+tenpence, are you?"
+
+"I don't think I'm mean, but--"
+
+"Hand them over then, and don't waste so much time talking," said the
+little man impatiently, and so, just to get rid of him, I gave him the
+stamps and sat down to my letters again.
+
+I had hardly begun when he came back.
+
+"Don't you take any other newspapers than these?" he demanded, showing
+me a handful.
+
+"No, I don't, and I think it's rather extravagant of me to have
+those," I replied.
+
+"Well, then, how do you suppose that I am going to manage? I want at
+least five other papers, and it's _most_ important that I should have
+them."
+
+"You might buy them," I suggested.
+
+"They are so dear," he grumbled.
+
+"Well, why don't you go to the Public Library then?" I suggested. "You
+know where it is, and you could see all of the papers there, you
+know."
+
+"Ah, a capital idea," he said, putting on his hat and going out.
+
+"Now," I thought, "I shall have peace at last."
+
+I was not left undisturbed long though, for a few minutes later Mrs.
+Putchy came to the door.
+
+"Oh, please, sir, will you go down? Mr. Doctor-in-Law is having such a
+bother with the postman."
+
+I hurried out, and found the little man very angry indeed.
+
+"This postman won't give me a letter," he cried when he saw me.
+
+"Perhaps he hasn't one for you," I answered.
+
+"But I saw him giving them away all down the street for nothing,"
+persisted the Doctor-in-Law. "And when I asked him in a civil way for
+one, he refused to give it to me. It's no use for him to say he hasn't
+one, when he has a whole packet in his hand now, and a lot more in
+his bag, no doubt. Are you going to give me a letter or not?" he
+continued, turning to the postman.
+
+ [Illustration: "ARE YOU GOING TO GIVE ME A LETTER OR NOT?"]
+
+"No, sir," continued the man, smiling. "I haven't any for you."
+
+"Very well, then," said the Doctor-in-Law decidedly, "I shall
+certainly write to the Queen and tell her that if she employs you any
+longer I shall take all my custom away, and I shall not send the
+twenty letters, that I intended writing to-day, off at all."
+
+I endeavoured to explain to the little man that the postman could not
+possibly give him a letter if he had not one addressed to him.
+
+"Oh, that's all nonsense," he exclaimed, going off in a huff. "Of
+course you would take his part."
+
+Before I could settle down to work again the Rhymester and A. Fish,
+Esq., returned.
+
+"Where's the Wallypug?" I demanded.
+
+"Oh, he's coming by the next 'bus," said the Rhymester. "Haven't you
+had any rain here?"
+
+"No," I replied.
+
+"Oh, we had quidt a sharb shower," said A. Fish, Esq., "ad I was
+afraid of gettig wet, so we stopped a 'bus--there was odly roob for
+two though, ad the Wallypug said thad he would cub od by the dext."
+
+"I hope he will get home all right," I said anxiously. "I don't think
+you ought to have left his Majesty by himself."
+
+"Oh! it's only a little way," said the Rhymester; "he's sure to get
+home all right."
+
+ [Illustration: "SO WE STOPPED A 'BUS"]
+
+An hour passed and there was no signs of the Wallypug. I now began
+to get seriously anxious.
+
+It would, of course, be the easiest thing in the world for his Majesty
+to take the wrong 'bus, and be taken goodness knows where.
+
+I couldn't think what was best to be done. The Rhymester suggested
+sending the Crier out, but I never remembered having seen one at
+Kensington, and at last, after searching for some time ourselves in
+Kensington Gardens, and making inquiries in High Street, and failing
+to glean any tidings of his Majesty, I thought it best to go to the
+Police Station.
+
+Here I found a very important-looking official in uniform, with a big
+book in front of him.
+
+"What is it?" he inquired, glaring at me fiercely.
+
+"I've called to know if you could assist me in finding a friend who, I
+fear, has lost his way," I replied.
+
+The official did not answer me, but reached down another large book.
+
+"What's his name?" he inquired gruffly.
+
+"His name? Oh--er--his name is--er--that is to say he is the--" I had
+not the least idea what the Wallypug's name really was, so I couldn't
+very well say.
+
+"What's his name?" shouted the official. "I'll ask you what he _is_
+presently."
+
+"Well, I'm very sorry, but I really do not know his name."
+
+The man glanced at me very suspiciously.
+
+"You said he was a friend of yours--it's a very odd thing that you
+don't know his name. What is he?"
+
+"He's a--a--Wallypug," I stammered. "That is to say he--er--"
+
+"Wallypug!" exclaimed the man contemptuously. "What's that?"
+
+"Why, it's a kind of king, you know," I explained, feeling that the
+explanation was rather a lame one.
+
+"A _kind_ of king!" exclaimed the police officer. "Explain yourself."
+
+"Well, I'm afraid I can't explain more clearly than that," I replied.
+"This gentleman has been staying with me for a couple of days, and
+went out this morning and lost his way."
+
+"Where did he come from?" asked the man.
+
+"Why," I answered.
+
+"Why? Because I want to know," he shouted. "Don't let me have any
+further prevarication. Where did the man, or Wallypug, or whatever you
+call him, come from?"
+
+"From Why. From a place called Why, you know," I repeated.
+
+"I _don't_ know," said the officer. "I've never heard of such a place.
+Where is it?"
+
+"Well, really," I said, "I'm very sorry, but I cannot tell you. I
+don't know myself."
+
+"This is _very_ remarkable," said the man, glaring at me through his
+glasses. "You don't know your friend's name; you call him a Wallypug,
+and can't explain what that is, you don't know where he comes
+from--perhaps you can tell me how he reached your house?"
+
+I was now really in a fix, for how could I tell this man that his
+Majesty had stepped out of a picture.
+
+I thought the best thing to do was to hold my tongue.
+
+"How did he come?" repeated the officer. "By train?"
+
+I shook my head.
+
+"By steamer?"
+
+I shook my head again.
+
+"Did he drive?--or come on a bicycle, or walk?"
+
+I remained silent.
+
+The police officer stared at me for a moment or two, waiting for my
+answer.
+
+"Look here, young man," said he at last, evidently very angry indeed.
+"It strikes me that you are having a game with me. You had better go
+away quietly or I shall be obliged to take you in charge as a
+lunatic."
+
+"But I assure you that--"
+
+"How was your friend dressed?"
+
+"Oh, he wore a somewhat battered gold crown, and carried an orb and
+sceptre, and was dressed in knee breeches and a velvet cloak with an
+ermine collar."
+
+The man gave me a keen glance and then rang a bell. A policeman
+appeared a moment or two afterwards, and the officer whispered
+something to him, of which I only caught the words, "harmless
+lunatic."
+
+"Lunatic, sir; yes, sir. Step this way, please," said the policeman,
+and before I could realize what had happened I was bundled into a
+small bare room, and the key was turned in the lock and I was a
+prisoner.
+
+Here was a pretty state of affairs. The stupid people had mistaken me
+for a lunatic, and I was no doubt to be locked up here till a doctor
+arrived.
+
+Of course the only thing for me to do was to sit still and wait as
+patiently as I could. Fortunately the police people thought of
+telegraphing to the other stations to find out if anything was known
+of an escaped lunatic; and from Fulham came the reply, "We have found
+one ourselves. He calls himself a Wallypug, and is dressed like a
+second-hand king." This caused inquiries to be made, and eventually I
+was taken in a cab to Fulham, where we found his Majesty in the charge
+of the police, he having been found wandering about the Fulham Road
+quite unable to give what they considered a satisfactory account of
+himself.
+
+It was most unfortunate that his Majesty should have taken the wrong
+'bus, for, not having any money with him, he was set down in a totally
+strange neighbourhood, and had quite forgotten my address. Of course,
+now that we had been brought face to face, we had no difficulty in
+convincing the police people that we were what we represented
+ourselves to be, and were soon, to our great relief, on our way
+home again.
+
+"I don't think that I should like to be a policeman," remarked the
+Wallypug, on our way there.
+
+"No?" I answered. "Why not?"
+
+"They have to catch dogs for a living?" remarked his Majesty solemnly.
+"There were several brought in while I was waiting, and the policeman
+who had caught them seemed so pleased about it."
+
+I explained to the Wallypug as well as I was able about the muzzling
+order, and his Majesty was highly indignant, and when I pointed out
+several dogs with muzzles on he was more indignant still.
+
+"And are they always obliged to wear those horrible wire cages over
+their heads?" he inquired.
+
+I told his Majesty that in London the order for wearing them had been
+in force for some considerable time, and we had a long talk over the
+matter, his Majesty declaring that he should try and invent a new
+muzzle which should be more comfortable for the poor dogs.
+
+ [Illustration: UNABLE TO GIVE AN ACCOUNT OF HIMSELF]
+
+"Oh, here we are at last," he exclaimed, as we turned the corner near
+my house. "And there are the others on the steps!"
+
+"Here they are! Here they are!" shouted the Rhymester to the others,
+and everyone rushed forward to assist his Majesty to alight, seemingly
+very glad to see us back again.
+
+We were quite as delighted to get back, I can tell you, and I was so
+relieved at having found the Wallypug that I hadn't the heart to
+refuse the Doctor-in-Law's request that I would give him ten shillings
+worth of penny stamps to put into the letters which he had been
+writing while we had been away, although he would not give me the
+slightest clue as to what they were wanted for.
+
+
+
+
+CHAPTER V
+
+AN 'AT HOME' AND THE ACADEMY
+
+
+We were quite ready for luncheon, as you may imagine, after our
+morning's adventures, and directly afterwards his Majesty set to work
+on the new dog's muzzle which he had promised to invent. In about half
+an hour he had constructed one with which he was intensely delighted,
+and he persuaded A. Fish, Esq., to try it on that we might see the
+effect.
+
+It certainly was very simple, but as there was nothing whatever to go
+over the mouth, I felt sure that it could not possibly be very useful.
+I did not like to tell his Majesty so though, for he seemed so
+thoroughly proud of his achievement.
+
+It was now time to go to the 'At Home,' so, wishing to do honour to
+the occasion, our 'State Coach,' as we called it, was sent for, and
+we drove off in fine style.
+
+There were a great many people invited to meet us, and I could see
+that there was quite a little flutter of excitement when the Wallypug
+entered.
+
+ [Illustration: IT CERTAINLY WAS VERY SIMPLE]
+
+His Majesty, however, in his simple, good-natured way soon put
+everybody at their ease, and laughed and chattered with the utmost
+affability.
+
+Girlie and Boy had both been allowed to come into the drawing-room,
+and Girlie quite claimed the Wallypug as her own particular guest,
+while Boy renewed his acquaintance with the Rhymester, whom he had met
+before at Zum, and despite their mother's protests they carried these
+two members of our party off in triumph to show them their play-room
+and toys and to talk over old times.
+
+While they were away the Doctor-in-Law made himself very agreeable to
+the ladies, and I watched him bowing and smiling and chatting, first
+with one group, then with another, with great amusement. I found out
+afterwards that he had promised several of them portraits of his
+Majesty and suite for 2s. 6d. each as soon as they should be taken,
+and in every case had asked for the money in advance; but the great
+event of the afternoon was when A. Fish, Esq., wrapped up in Mrs.
+Putchy's pink woollen shawl, borrowed for the occasion, and surrounded
+by a group of young ladies, consented after much pressing to deliver
+part of his lecture on the "Perhapness of the Improbable."
+
+"You bust sed for the Rhymebster though to help be to read id, for by
+cold is still so bad thad I can'd do id by byself," he explained.
+
+ [Illustration: A. FISH, ESQ., OBLIGES]
+
+So the Rhymester was sent for, and his Majesty also came down to hear
+the wonderful lecture. It had been turned into verse by the Rhymester,
+who, after an affected attempt to clear his throat, read as follows:
+
+THE PERHAPNESS OF THE IMPROBABLE.
+
+    If _this_ were that, and _these_ were those,
+      And _hither_ nearer thither,
+    Why, _which_ might be whate'er it chose,
+      And _there_ be any whither.
+
+    Somehow 'twould be the simpler way
+      To _dearer_ be than cheaper,
+    And that's why _when_ (each other day)
+      Would _higher_ be than _deeper_.
+
+    So _worst_ would be the _best_ of all,
+      And _far more less_ than either;
+    While _short_ would certainly be _tall_,
+      And therefore thus be neither.
+
+ [Illustration: ABSENT-MINDEDLY SPILT HIS TEA]
+
+"Beautiful! charming!" echoed all the young ladies at once when he
+had finished, while one lady sitting near me exclaimed, "How sweetly
+simple!" For my own part I thought that it was anything but simple,
+and caught myself trying to follow the line of argument with the most
+brain-confusing results.
+
+The Wallypug was greatly distressed when he discovered that while
+listening to the reading, and looking at the charming young lady with
+whom he had been conversing, he had absent-mindedly spilt the whole of
+his cup of tea over her dress.
+
+"You see, they didn't give me a plate to put my cake on," I heard him
+explain apologetically, "and it _was_ so awkward, for my cup would
+keep slipping about on the saucer."
+
+The young lady smiled very sweetly and assured his Majesty that it
+didn't matter in the least, and shortly afterwards we left, having
+stayed, as it was, far beyond the regulation time.
+
+When we arrived home we found a letter addressed to the Rhymester in
+the letter-box, which in a state of great excitement he tore open with
+trembling fingers.
+
+Upon reading the contents he burst into tears.
+
+"Poor man, poor man!" he sobbed. "I am so sorry to have caused him so
+much trouble."
+
+"It is a letter from an Editor," he explained through his tears, "and
+he is in great distress through not being able to publish my poem. He
+says he greatly regrets his inability to make use of it! Poor man, he
+evidently feels it very keenly. I must write and tell him not to be
+too unhappy about it."
+
+I had some letters to write too, one to a photographer in Regent
+Street, asking for an appointment the next morning, for I was
+determined that the Doctor-in-Law should send the promised photographs
+to the young ladies without delay.
+
+The first thing in the morning came a telegram to say that we could
+be photographed at eleven o'clock, so, after my guests had made
+themselves as spruce as possible, we started off and reached there in
+good time.
+
+It was suggested that the Wallypug should be taken by himself, but
+when he saw the camera pointed directly at him while the operator
+disappeared beneath the black cloth, he came to the conclusion that it
+was too dangerous a machine to be faced with impunity, so he suddenly
+turned his back upon it, and nervously fled from the room.
+
+It was only by promising that the others should be taken with him that
+we could get him to sit at all, and even then there was a strained
+and nervous expression upon his face, which suggested that he was in
+momentary fear that the thing would "go off."
+
+The Rhymester insisted upon being taken with one of his poems in his
+hand, the Doctor-in-Law wore his usual complacent smile, and
+altogether the group was quite a success.
+
+As soon as the "operation," as the Wallypug would insist upon calling
+it, was over, we went downstairs, his Majesty leading the way, while
+the Doctor-in-Law stayed behind for a moment to make some arrangements
+with the photographer about commission. We had intended going home by
+'bus, but when we got to the door his Majesty was nowhere to be seen.
+What could have become of him? We looked up and down the street, but
+could see no signs of him anywhere; and at last, after hunting about
+for a considerable time, he was discovered calmly sitting inside a
+furniture removal van, waiting for it to start, under the impression
+that it was an omnibus.
+
+"I'm sure this is the right one," he explained, "for it has
+'Kensington' printed in large letters on it. Come along, there's
+plenty of room inside; the conductor and the driver will be here
+presently, I suppose."
+
+I laughingly explained to his Majesty the mistake which he had made,
+and we walked on as far as Piccadilly Circus, where we found a 'bus to
+take us to the Academy, which we intended visiting on our way home. We
+had not gone far though, when I suddenly remembered that the 22nd June
+was very close at hand, and that I had better make arrangements for
+seats to view the Jubilee Procession or I should be too late. So it
+was arranged that the Doctor-in-Law should take charge of the party
+while I went on to the agents to see about the seats. They would have
+no difficulty in getting home by themselves for the 'buses ran from
+just outside the Academy doors straight to Kensington, so I felt sure
+that they would be all right.
+
+"How much is the entrance fee to the Academy?" asked the
+Doctor-in-Law, as I was getting down from the 'bus.
+
+"A shilling each," I replied, and I saw the little man collecting the
+money from the others as the 'bus disappeared from view.
+
+ [Illustration: WAITING FOR IT TO START]
+
+I was very fortunate at the agents in being able to secure a
+capital window in Piccadilly, and some Stores in the neighbourhood
+undertook to provide a luncheon and to suitably decorate the window
+for us.
+
+These arrangements being satisfactorily concluded, I hurried home, and
+was greatly relieved to find my guests there before me.
+
+"How did you enjoy the Academy?" I inquired.
+
+ [Illustration: COULD NOT UNDERSTAND THE CATALOGUE]
+
+"Not at all!" said his Majesty decidedly.
+
+"Waste of money, I call it," said the Rhymester, sniffing
+contemptuously.
+
+"I was dever so disappointed id edythig id all by life!" declared A.
+Fish, Esq.
+
+"Besides, the catalogue was no good at all," complained his Majesty.
+"We could make neither head nor tail of it."
+
+The Doctor-in-Law was silent, and it was only by very careful inquiry
+that I found out that, after pocketing their money, he had taken them
+to an immense hoarding covered with advertisement posters, and had
+gammoned them into believing that _that_ was the Academy, while it was
+no wonder that the poor Wallypug could not understand the 'catalogue,'
+for it was nothing more nor less than an old illustrated stores price
+list.
+
+It was really too bad of the Doctor-in-Law.
+
+
+
+
+CHAPTER VI
+
+THE JUBILEE
+
+
+The few days which elapsed before the memorable 22nd of June passed
+very quickly, and we were all more or less busy making preparations
+for the festival. His Majesty would insist upon polishing up his
+regalia himself in order to do honour to the occasion, and spent hours
+over his crown with a piece of chamois leather and some whitening
+till, though somewhat battered by the rough usage it had sustained, it
+shone quite brilliantly. Mrs. Putchy herself suggested making his
+Majesty some new red silk rosettes for his shoes, which he very
+graciously consented to accept. The Doctor-in-Law was always so spick
+and span that we scarcely noticed any change in his appearance, but
+the Rhymester had made arrangements with General Mary Jane to wash,
+starch, and iron his lace collar, and he remained in his room one
+entire day while it was being done up. A. Fish, Esq., purchased a
+necktie of most brilliant colouring, and One-and-Nine touched himself
+up here and there with some red enamel where his tunic had become
+shabby in places, so that altogether our party looked very smart as we
+drove at a very early hour to our seats in Piccadilly. To avoid the
+crowd we went by way of Bayswater Road, and then passed down Park Lane
+and through Berkeley Square, in order to reach the back entrance to
+the house in Piccadilly where I had booked seats. Our gorgeous
+carriage was everywhere hailed with great delight, being of course
+mistaken for a portion of the Jubilee procession, and many were the
+conjectures heard on all sides as to who the Wallypug could possibly
+be.
+
+ [Illustration: WITH SOME RED ENAMEL]
+
+Our window was in the centre of the building on the first floor, and
+we had it all to ourselves. A table at the back of the room was
+tastefully set out with an excellent cold collation, and in front of
+the window, which was most elaborately decorated with velvet curtains,
+flags, and trophies, and which was surmounted by a device which was
+understood to be the Wallypug's coat-of-arms, a gorgeous, gilded,
+high-backed chair was placed as a throne for his Majesty, and
+comfortable seats were also provided for the rest of the party.
+
+The crowd outside greeted our appearance with quite a demonstration,
+as by the enormous placard outside announcing the name of the
+decorators, and stating that they were by appointment to his Majesty
+the Wallypug of Why, of course everybody knew who we were. Indeed, one
+learned-looking person in the crowd was holding forth to an eager
+audience, and explaining exactly where Why was situated, and
+pretending that he had been there, and had seen the Wallypug before,
+ever so many times.
+
+As the time approached for the procession to pass, the Wallypug became
+very excited and nervous. "Shall I really see the Queen of England?"
+he kept asking over and over again. "Do you think she will see me?
+Will she bow to me? What must I say? Must I keep my crown on or take
+it off?" and innumerable other questions of the same nature.
+
+Presently the excitement and enthusiasm reached their height, as amid
+a confused shouting of "Here they are," the Guards in advance came in
+sight. Slowly the mighty procession, with its innumerable squadrons
+and bands passed, and at last, after the English and Foreign princes
+and Eastern potentates, the eight cream-coloured Hanoverian horses,
+drawing the Jubilee landau, made their appearance, and the Queen was
+seen, smiling and bowing graciously to the cheering populace. The
+Doctor-in-Law, in his excitement, scrambled on to the window ledge in
+order to obtain a better view; the Wallypug loyally waved his crown;
+while the Rhymester, hurriedly unrolling a lengthy ode which he had
+written especially for the occasion, began reading it in a loud voice,
+and, though nobody paid the slightest attention to him, did not desist
+until long after the procession had passed.
+
+ [Illustration: THE WALLYPUG LOYALLY WAVED HIS CROWN]
+
+The Wallypug was very thoughtful for some time after the Queen had
+gone by, and, during the drive home, expressed his great surprise
+that her Majesty had not worn a crown, and apparently could not
+understand why it should not be worn on all occasions.
+
+"I suppose her Majesty has a crown of her own, hasn't she?" he asked
+anxiously.
+
+"Oh yes, of course!" I replied.
+
+"Where is it then?" persisted his Majesty.
+
+"I believe all of the regalia is kept carefully locked up and guarded
+in the Tower of London," I said.
+
+"Well, I think it's very unkind of them not to let her Majesty have
+them out on an occasion like this. I shall see what I can do about
+it."
+
+The dear Wallypug's intentions were evidently so good that I did not
+say anything in reply to this, though I wondered to myself whatever
+his Majesty thought that _he_ could do in the matter.
+
+There were so many people about that we considered it best to spend
+the rest of the day quietly at home, though we did venture out in the
+evening to see the illuminations, which delighted his Majesty
+exceedingly.
+
+The next afternoon the whole party, with the exception of
+One-and-Nine, drove over the route taken by the procession, in order
+to see the street decorations. I remained at home, and late in the
+afternoon there was a knock at my door, and General Mary Jane entered.
+She was nervously wringing a handkerchief wet with tears, and her eyes
+were quite red with weeping.
+
+"Please, sir," she began, sniffing pathetically, "I want to
+gi--gi--give no--notice."
+
+"Why! what ever for?" I asked in surprise, for General Mary Jane was
+an excellent servant, and Mrs. Putchy had always been very pleased
+with her.
+
+"Please, sir, it's Sergeant One-and-Nine; he's broken my 'art, sir,
+and I can't bear it no longer," and the poor girl burst into a flood
+of tears.
+
+"Bless me!" I cried, "whatever do you mean?"
+
+"Well, sir, you see ever since he's been 'ere, sir, he's been a making
+hup to me; leastwise that's what I thought he meant, sir; but this
+afternoon bein' my day hout, I went up to Kensington Gardens for a
+walk (him a saying as he would be there), and what should I see when
+I gets there, but him a walkin' about with half-a-dozen of them
+nursemaids in white frocks a followin' of him. Not that I says as it's
+altogether his fault; they will run after the military; but it's more
+than I can stand, sir, me bein' that proud at 'avin' a soldier for a
+sweetheart, and all," and she began to cry again.
+
+ [Illustration: THEY WILL RUN AFTER THE MILITARY]
+
+I hardly knew what to do, but suggested that she should not think too
+seriously about it, and General Mary Jane, saying she hoped I would
+excuse her troubling me in the matter, decided to go to her married
+sister at Barnes and spend the rest of her day out there, and talk
+the matter over with her. I had a lot of writing to do all the
+afternoon, and the time passed so quickly that until the gong sounded
+for dinner I did not realize that the Wallypug and his party had not
+returned. It was now past seven, and they should have been home hours
+since.
+
+I was so anxious about them that I could scarcely eat any dinner, and
+as soon as the meal was over I hurried to the livery stables to hear
+if they knew anything about the matter.
+
+The first person I encountered when I arrived there was the coachman,
+now divested of his fine livery, and busy in the yard.
+
+"Bless you, sir, yes, back hours ago," said he. "I set his Majesty and
+the others down at your door about five o'clock, and I did hear them
+say something about going down to Hammersmith for a walk."
+
+"To Hammersmith?" I echoed in surprise.
+
+"Yes, sir--they wanted to see the Suspension Bridge and the river
+again, so I told them the way to get there. They're all right, sir,
+I'll be bound. The Doctor-in-Law is too wide awake for anything to
+happen to them while he is with them."
+
+I walked home somewhat easier in my mind now that I knew the party had
+returned safely, though still somewhat anxious as to their
+whereabouts.
+
+About nine o'clock it began to get quite dark, and I was just setting
+out to see if I could find any trace of them when General Mary Jane
+returned.
+
+ [Illustration: "AND DONKEY RIDES"]
+
+"Oh, sir!" she exclaimed directly she saw me, "what do you think? His
+Majesty and the Doctor-in-Law and the others are down at the fair by
+Hammersmith Bridge, and they are 'aving such a lark. I see them all
+'aving a roundabout as I was coming past on my way 'ome from my
+sister's just now; such a crowd there was a cheering and a hollering.
+Cocoa-nut shies, too, a boy told me they had been 'aving, and old Aunt
+Sally, and donkey rides along the towing path."
+
+ [Illustration: "THEY ARE 'AVING SUCH A LARK"]
+
+I hurriedly put on my hat and rushed off to Hammersmith, for I didn't
+know what might happen to my guests among the rough crowd which I knew
+usually gathered there.
+
+When I arrived on the scene I found the whole party on the roundabout,
+and when they alighted I learned that the Doctor-in-Law had arranged
+with one of the show people to share the proceeds of exhibiting the
+Wallypug and A. Fish, Esq., in separate tents, at 3d. a head.
+
+I met with considerable opposition from the show people in my
+endeavours to persuade my guests to come home, as they had evidently
+been a source of considerable profit to them, though the man with the
+cocoa-nut shies declared that the Doctor-in-Law had claimed a great
+many more nuts than he was properly entitled to.
+
+The crowd made quite a demonstration when we departed in a
+four-wheeler, and the Rhymester evidently considered it a compliment
+that the contents of so many "ladies' tormentors," as the little tubes
+filled with water are called, were directed at him. Altogether the
+whole party had evidently been delighted with their evening's
+amusement, though, as I explained to them while we were driving home,
+it was highly inconsistent with the dignity of his Majesty's position,
+and calculated to cause him to be treated with a certain amount of
+disrespect. I could see, however, that all I said had very little
+effect on any of the party, and that they were one and all highly
+delighted with their adventure.
+
+
+
+
+CHAPTER VII
+
+MORE ADVENTURES
+
+
+"It's the most contraryish place I've ever seen," declared
+One-and-Nine.
+
+"Yes," agreed the Wallypug. "There was no water in the moat."
+
+"The Drawbridge didn't draw," echoed the Rhymester.
+
+"Ad the beefeaters didn't eat beef," chimed in A. Fish, Esq., while
+the Doctor-in-Law declared that for his part he "considered the
+morning spent there had been entirely wasted."
+
+They were talking about the Tower of London, and were telling Girlie
+and Boy, who were spending the afternoon with us, all about their
+visit there on the previous day.
+
+I was sitting in an adjoining room--but the door being open I could
+hear all that was said.
+
+"How did you go?" asked Boy.
+
+"Oh!" exclaimed the Wallypug, "in the most extraordinary way you can
+possibly imagine. We went into a house in High Street, Kensington, and
+bought some little tickets, and then we handed them to a man at a
+barrier, who cut a little piece out of each one as we passed through."
+
+"To rebebber us by," chimed in A. Fish, Esq.
+
+"Yes," continued the Wallypug; "and then we went down two flights of
+stairs, and by-and-bye a lot of little houses on wheels came rushing
+into the station, and we got into one of them and before you could say
+'Jack Robinson' we were rushing through a big black tunnel under the
+ground."
+
+"Why, you mean the Underground Railway," declared Girlie.
+
+"Yes," agreed his Majesty. "And the little room we sat in had
+beautiful soft cushions and a big light in the middle of the roof, and
+little texts printed on the wall--"
+
+"Texts!" exclaimed both of the children.
+
+"Texts," repeated the Wallypug. "What were they? Do you remember?" he
+asked of the others.
+
+"Oh, one was, 'You are requested not to put your feet on the
+cushions,'" said the Rhymester.
+
+"Oh, yes, and 'To seat five,' and 'Wait till the train stops'--I
+remember now," continued the Wallypug. "Well, we kept rushing through
+the tunnel till we came to 'Holman's Mustard,' and a lot of people got
+out, and then we went on again till we came to 'Smears' Soap.'"
+
+ [Illustration: "HOLMAN'S MUSTARD AGAIN"]
+
+"It wasn't 'Smears' Soap,'" contradicted the Doctor-in-Law. "It was
+somebody's Ink."
+
+"Well, there were such a lot of names," declared the Wallypug, "it was
+impossible to really tell which was which. I always took the name
+opposite to my window to be the right one. The funniest part of it all
+was, we kept coming to 'Holman's Mustard' over and over again. I can't
+think how on earth the people know when to get out."
+
+"Why, those weren't the names of the stations at all," laughed Boy.
+"They were advertisements!"
+
+"Well, where were the names of the stations then?" demanded his
+Majesty.
+
+"Why, in big letters on the walls of course," was the reply.
+
+"They couldn't have been much bigger than those of 'Holman's
+Mustard,'" persisted the Wallypug somewhat ungrammatically.
+
+"Never mind about that; get on with your story," remarked the
+Doctor-in-Law impatiently.
+
+"Well, after going through a lot of tunnels and stopping ever so many
+times, we got out at one of the stations and went upstairs into the
+light again, and almost opposite the station we could see a lot of
+grey stone buildings with towers and battlements."
+
+"I know! You mean the Tower. We've been there," interrupted Girlie.
+
+"Did you see the Lions?" asked the Wallypug eagerly.
+
+"Lions! No!" exclaimed the children. "There weren't any; you didn't
+see any, did you?"
+
+"No, we didn't," admitted the Wallypug, "but the Doctor-in-Law told us
+that there were some there."
+
+"I read it in a book," declared the Doctor-in-Law. "But I daresay it
+was all a pack of stories, like the rest of the things they said. Look
+at the Crown Jewels for instance--bits of glass and rubbish. That's
+why they put them in an iron cage, so you can't get at them to see if
+they are real."
+
+"Oh! I think they _are_ real," said Boy. "The Guide told us that they
+were worth ever so many thousands of pounds."
+
+"Yes, he may have _said_ so," remarked the Doctor-in-Law, "but I'll be
+bound he wouldn't let you take them away and examine them for
+yourself. I asked them to let me have one or two of the crowns and
+things to take home and test, but they positively refused, although I
+promised to return them within a week. They are afraid that we should
+find out that they are only imitations--that's what's the matter."
+
+"There weren't any kings or queens executed either the day we were
+there," he continued, grumbling.
+
+"Well, I'm sure I'm very glad that _that_ fashion has died out,"
+declared his Majesty. "I don't mind admitting now that I was rather
+nervous about going at all, for fear that I should have _my_ head
+chopped off, and I should feel so very awkward without one, you know."
+
+"Pooh! You needn't have been alarmed, for there wasn't a Lord High
+Executioner on the premises, because I asked," declared the Rhymester.
+
+"No, but do you know," said his Majesty, "I've found out since, that
+he lives at the bottom of our street, and mends shoes for a living--he
+does a little executing still on the sly, for I have seen his bill in
+the window, 'Orders _executed_ with promptness and dispatch.' I asked
+him one day what class he executed most, and he said that his
+connection was principally amongst the 'Uppers.' He seems a very kind
+man though, and not only executes orders, but heals them too, poor
+souls! He charges 1s. 3d. for healing. His education has been sorely
+neglected, I am afraid, however, for he spells it 'heeling.'"
+
+"Did you see the Armoury at the Tower?" asked Boy.
+
+"Yes, and there was another instance of deception," declared the
+Doctor-in-Law.
+
+"What do you mean?" asked Boy.
+
+"Well, what is an armoury?" inquired the Doctor-in-Law.
+
+"A place where arms are kept, I suppose," replied Boy.
+
+"Just so, and there wasn't an arm in the place except our own," said
+the Doctor-in-Law wrathfully.
+
+"Why, they call guns and things arms," said Boy, laughing.
+
+"Oh! do they?" remarked the Doctor-in-Law sarcastically. "Why don't
+they call things by their proper names then? they might as well call
+them legs, or turnips, or paraffin oil--bah! I've no patience with
+such folly!"
+
+ [Illustration: "THEY WENT FOR BY CALVES"]
+
+"I think they bight feed the raveds[1] bedder," complained A. Fish,
+Esq. "They went for by calves, and if wud of those Beefeaters
+hadn'd cub and driven theb away I shouldn't have had a leg left to
+stand up od."
+
+ [1] He meant the tame ravens which are kept at the Tower.
+
+"Beefeaters, yes!" remarked the Rhymester, "and a pretty lot they
+were. I tried several of them with a piece that I had brought with me
+in a little paper bag, and not one of them would touch it."
+
+"Madame Tussaud's was better; we went there in the afternoon," said
+his Majesty.
+
+"Yes, but who was to know which were wax figures and which were not?"
+asked the Doctor-in-Law.
+
+"Well, you made a pretty muddle of it anyhow," said the Wallypug. "Do
+you know," he went on, "the Doctor-in-Law made us all pay sixpence
+each towards the catalogue, and then went around with us explaining
+the various groups. He had just finished telling us that several
+ladies, who were standing together, were Henry the Eighth's wives,
+when they all marched off looking highly indignant."
+
+"Well, how was I to know?" remarked the Doctor-in-Law pettishly. "I'd
+never met a single one of Henry the Eighth's wives in my life, and how
+was I to recognize them?"
+
+"I don't think they would have binded so butch if the Rhymebster
+hadn't pinched wud of theb to see if they were alive or dot," remarked
+A. Fish, Esq.
+
+"Did you see the Sleeping Beauty?" asked Girlie.
+
+ [Illustration: HE COULD GET NO ANSWER]
+
+"Oh, yes! Isn't it cruel to keep her shut up in that case," cried the
+Wallypug. "I'm sure she's alive, for we could see her breathing quite
+distinctly. I was so concerned about it that I asked the Doctor-in-Law
+to speak to a policeman who was standing near by about it. But he
+could get no answer from him, and we found out afterwards that he was
+only a wax figure."
+
+"The best thig of all," remarked A. Fish, Esq., "was whed we all
+pretended that we--"
+
+"Dear me, it's very warm!" interrupted the Doctor-in-Law. "Let's
+change the subject."
+
+"Pretended that we--" continued A. Fish, Esq.
+
+"Hush--sh--sh--!" cried the Doctor-in-Law in a warning voice.
+
+"The fact of the matter is," explained the Rhymester, "the
+Doctor-in-Law got us all to pretend that we were wax figures
+ourselves, and he tied little money boxes in front of us with the
+words: 'Put a penny in the slot and the figure will move,' written on
+them, and when anyone put a penny in we all moved our heads and rolled
+our eyes about."
+
+"I didn't!" said the Wallypug.
+
+"No, I know you didn't," replied the Rhymester. "And the Doctor-in-Law
+had to explain that you were out of order, and that's how we were
+found out, for the people wanted their money back and he wouldn't give
+it to them, so they called the attendant, and we had to go out as
+quickly as we could."
+
+"Ad wasn't id beade?" said A. Fish, Esq. "There were four shillings
+ad threepedce id the boxes, ad the Doctor-id-Law wouldn't give us a
+penny of id."
+
+"Well, I let you pay my fare home. That amounted to the same thing,"
+replied the little man.
+
+Just then Mrs. Putchy came in with afternoon tea, and I joined my
+guests in the drawing-room.
+
+
+
+
+CHAPTER VIII
+
+HIS MAJESTY IS INTERVIEWED
+
+
+The next morning we were all seated around the breakfast table
+laughing over our adventures of the evening before, when we had
+visited the Earl's Court Exhibition together. We had been up in the
+Great Wheel, and having passed through the pretty old English village
+were walking around the artificial lake listening to the band playing
+in their little pavilion on the island in the middle, when the
+Doctor-in-Law declared that he heard a strange trumpeting sound, and
+asked me what it could be. I had not heard it and so could not tell
+him, and we were just discussing the matter when the Wallypug clutched
+wildly at his crown, and turning around we saw a huge elephant lifting
+it gracefully off his head with its trunk.
+
+Directly his Majesty realized what it was, he gave a wild scream and
+took to his heels, as did all the others, with the exception of the
+Rhymester, who tripped against a stone and lay with his head buried in
+his arms for some time, kicking and screaming for help.
+
+Of course it was only the tame elephant that carries the children on
+its back, but to the unaccustomed eyes of the Wallypug and his party
+it seemed, so they told me afterwards, some strange and awful monster
+ready to devour them.
+
+As I said, we were laughing merrily over this adventure when the
+postman arrived, and the Doctor-in-Law, without asking to be excused
+from the table, rushed out to meet him, and returned a few minutes
+later with his arms loaded with a number of little packages and one
+rather large box, which had arrived by Carter Paterson.
+
+"Dear me, what a lot of letters," remarked his Majesty.
+
+"Yes. Wouldn't you like to know what they are all about, eh?" inquired
+the Doctor-in-Law.
+
+"Yes, I should," admitted the Wallypug; while the faces of the
+others all expressed the same curiosity.
+
+ [Illustration: A STRANGE AND AWFUL MONSTER]
+
+"Well, I'll tell you what I'll do," said the Doctor-in-Law. "If you'll
+all pay me fourpence halfpenny each, I will let you open them and see
+for yourselves."
+
+There was a little grumbling at this, but eventually the money changed
+hands, and, the breakfast things having been removed, the little
+packages were opened with great eagerness.
+
+Besides a printed circular, each one contained some little article--a
+pencil case, a pen knife, a comb, a sample tin of knife polish, a card
+of revolving collar studs, and so on.
+
+"Ah!" remarked the Doctor-in-Law complacently as these articles
+were spread about the table; "I told you that I expected to derive a
+princely revenue from my correspondence, and now I will explain to you
+how it is done. I observed a great number of advertisements in the
+daily papers, stating that 'A handsome income could be earned without
+the slightest trouble or inconvenience, and particulars would be
+forwarded to any one sending six stamps and an addressed envelope';
+so I sent off about twenty, and here is the result. I see by these
+circulars that I have only to sell two hundred of these little pencil
+cases at half-a-crown each in order to earn 1s. 6d. commission, and
+for every dozen tins of knife polish I sell, I shall be paid 1-1/2d.,
+besides being able to earn 6d. a thousand by addressing envelopes for
+one firm, if I supply my own envelopes."
+
+"What's in the big box?" inquired the Rhymester.
+
+"A dittig bachede," replied A. Fish, Esq., who had been busily engaged
+in opening it.
+
+"A what?" exclaimed the others.
+
+"A dittig bachede for dittig socks," repeated A. Fish, Esq.
+
+"Oh yes, of course!" explained the Doctor-in-Law, "a knitting machine.
+I was persuaded to buy it on the understanding that I was to have
+constant work all the year round, and be paid so much per pair for
+knitting socks with it. It's a most interesting and amusing
+occupation, and, I'll tell you what, I don't mind letting any one of
+you use the machine for sixpence an hour, if you find your own worsted
+and give me the socks when they are finished. There now! nothing
+could be fairer than that, could it?"
+
+ [Illustration: THE "DITTIG BACHEDE"]
+
+And positively A. Fish, Esq., was so infatuated with the charms of the
+"dittig bachede," as he called it, that he actually agreed to these
+terms, and sent out for some worsted, and commenced "dittig" with
+great enthusiasm. The Doctor-in-Law then set the Rhymester to work,
+addressing the envelopes on the understanding that he was to share
+the sixpence per thousand to be paid for them. And, having bothered
+the Wallypug and myself into buying a pencil-case and a knife each, in
+order to get rid of him, he started off to the kitchen to see if he
+could do any business with Mrs. Putchy in the knife-polish or
+black-lead line.
+
+His Majesty and myself were just saying what an extraordinary little
+man he was, when he burst in upon us again.
+
+"Heard the news?" he inquired, his face beaming with importance.
+
+"No. What is it?" inquired the others eagerly.
+
+"Ah! wouldn't you like to know?" exclaimed the Doctor-in-Law. "How
+much will you give me for telling you?"
+
+"How much do you want?" asked the Rhymester dubiously.
+
+"A penny each," was the reply.
+
+"Come on then, let's have it," said the Rhymester, collecting the
+pennies from the others and handing them to the Doctor-in-Law.
+
+"Why--er--er--Queen Anne is dead, and the Dutch have taken
+Holland--yah!" And the little man burst out laughing.
+
+"Oh! I say, that's _too_ bad," grumbled the Wallypug. "Isn't it now?"
+he cried, appealing to me.
+
+"Well, really," I replied, "you shouldn't be so silly as to give him
+money. You ought to know by this time what to expect from him."
+
+"No, but truly," said the Doctor-in-Law, pulling a serious face, "I
+_have_ got some news, the other was only my fun. A lady is going to
+call on us at eleven, to interview the Wallypug. I had almost
+forgotten it."
+
+"A lady!" I exclaimed. "Whoever do you mean?"
+
+"Oh, she's the Duchess of something. I forget her name," answered the
+Doctor-in-Law nonchalantly. "She called the other day while you were
+out, and explained that she was a contributor to one of the latest
+society magazines, and was anxious to send an illustrated interview
+with the Wallypug, to her paper; so--a-hem!--after we had come to
+terms, I arranged for her to come to-day and see him. You had better
+go and make yourself tidy, hadn't you?" he continued, turning to the
+Wallypug.
+
+"Well, really," I interposed, "I think you might have consulted his
+Majesty first, before making these arrangements."
+
+"Oh! do you?" said the Doctor-in-Law rudely. "Well, I don't see that
+it's any business of yours, my good sir--so there!" and he bounced out
+of the room again, rattling his sample tins.
+
+It was nearly eleven then, and a few minutes afterwards a
+beautifully-appointed carriage drew up to the door, and Mrs. Putchy
+brought up a card inscribed:
+
+ [Illustration: _Her Grace the Duchess of Mortlake._]
+
+and immediately ushered in a fashionably-dressed lady, who smilingly
+offered me the tips of her fingers.
+
+"Oh, _how_ do you do? You are the gentleman, I think, who is to
+introduce me to his Majesty, are you not?"
+
+"Well, really, your Grace, we have only just heard of the appointment,
+but his Majesty the Wallypug will be very pleased to receive you I am
+sure."
+
+"And is that his Majesty at the other end of the room?" whispered the
+Duchess. "Pray present me."
+
+I made the necessary introduction, and the Duchess gave the regulation
+Court 'dip,' which the Wallypug gravely imitated, and then in his
+usual simple manner offered his hand with a smile.
+
+ [Illustration: IN THE MOST APPROVED FASHION]
+
+Her Grace made a deep presentation curtsey and bowed over it in the
+most approved fashion; but the Wallypug, evidently unused to being
+treated with so much ceremony, withdrew it hastily and remarked
+nervously but politely:
+
+"Won't you take a seat, madam?"
+
+"Say, 'Your Grace,'" I whispered.
+
+"What for?" asked his Majesty blankly.
+
+"Because this lady is a Duchess, and you must always say 'Your Grace'
+when speaking to her," I replied.
+
+"Oh!" said the Wallypug vaguely--then going up to the Duchess he
+solemnly said, "I'm Grace."
+
+"No, no!" I explained. "You don't understand me. I mean, when you
+speak to this lady you must call her 'Your Grace.'"
+
+"Dear me, how stupid of me, to be sure!" said his Majesty. "I
+understand now. I beg your pardon. I meant to say, 'You are my Grace,'
+madam," he continued, addressing himself to the Duchess.
+
+Her Grace amiably laughed away this little mistake, and was soon busy
+asking questions. The Wallypug, however, got very nervous, and made a
+shocking lot of mistakes in his answers. He couldn't even say how old
+he was.
+
+"I know I've been in the family for years," he remarked, "and I fancy
+I must have come over with William the Conqueror. Such a lot of people
+did that, you know, and it's so respectable. I don't remember it, of
+course; but then I've been told that I was born very young, and so
+naturally I shouldn't do so."
+
+"Does your Majesty remember any of the incidents of your early life?"
+asked the Duchess.
+
+"I was considered remarkably bald for my age as an infant," replied
+the Wallypug simply. "And I believe I had several measles, and a mump
+or two as a child. But I don't wish to boast about them," he added
+modestly.
+
+"Where were you educated, your Majesty?" was the next question.
+
+"I wasn't," replied the Wallypug with a sigh.
+
+"Does your Majesty mean that you received no education at all?" asked
+the Duchess in surprise.
+
+"Oh! I was taught reading, and writing, and arithmetic, and the use of
+the globes, and Latin and Greek, and all that rubbish, of course,"
+replied the Wallypug. "But I mean there were no Universities at Why,
+where I could receive a higher education, and be taught cricket, and
+football, and rowing, and all those classical things taught at Oxford
+and Cambridge, you know. I was considered the best boy in my form at
+marbles though," he added proudly. "And I could beat any of the
+masters at Hop Scotch."
+
+"What is your favourite diet, your Majesty?" came next.
+
+"Oh! jumbles, I think--or bull's eyes. I'm very fond of hardbake too,
+and I love cocoa-nut ice."
+
+A few more questions such as these, and her Grace took her departure,
+after taking several snap-shot photographs of various articles in the
+drawing room.
+
+I felt convinced that with such a scanty amount of information at her
+disposal the Duchess would have great difficulty in writing an article
+on the Wallypug, and was therefore the more surprised a few days later
+to receive a copy of the magazine which her Grace represented, with a
+long and particular account of the interview, under the heading of,
+"'Why Wallypug and wherefore of Why?' by a Lady of Title." Into it her
+Grace had introduced the most preposterous and extravagant statements
+about his Majesty.
+
+We learned with amazement that "The Wallypug came of a very ancient
+family, and had early been distinguished for many remarkable
+accomplishments. While at school his Majesty displayed such a natural
+aptitude for learning as to readily out-distance his instructors."
+
+"I suppose that's because I said I played Hop Scotch better than the
+masters," commented his Majesty, to whom I was reading the account
+aloud.
+
+ [Illustration: THE FAITHFUL HOUND]
+
+Photographs of various articles in the drawing-room, which had no
+connection whatever with the Wallypug, were reproduced with the most
+extraordinary and absolutely untrue stories attached to them. Dick and
+Mrs. Mehetable Murchison appeared as "The Wallypug's favourite cat and
+dog," while pathetic stories were told of how the dog had on several
+occasions saved his royal master from an untimely and watery grave,
+while the cat had prevented him from being burned to death while
+reading in bed by gently scratching his nose when he had fallen
+asleep, and the candle had set fire to the bed curtains. Sensational
+illustrations were also given depicting these incidents, which of
+course were purely imaginary.
+
+It was very remarkable to notice though, that directly the article of
+the Duchess's appeared, invitations from all sorts of grand people
+poured in upon us--and the daily papers suddenly woke up to the fact
+that the Wallypug and his suite were very important personages, and
+devoted whole columns to "Our Mysterious Foreign Guests," as they
+called them.
+
+ [Illustration: THE SAGACIOUS PUSSY]
+
+There was always more or less of a crowd outside the house now, and
+when his Majesty drove in the Park, the people all stood up on the
+little green seats to get a better view of him as he passed.
+
+
+
+
+CHAPTER IX
+
+THE WALLYPUG'S OWN
+
+
+It was shortly after this that the Doctor-in-Law, hearing what a vast
+fortune might be made in literature, decided to start a magazine of
+his own.
+
+ [Illustration: THE DOCTOR-IN-LAW WAS EDITOR]
+
+After a lot of argument it was thought best to call it _The Wallypug's
+Own_, as the name was considered a striking one. The first number was
+to be a very elaborate affair, and, for weeks before it appeared, all
+of my guests were busily engaged in its production.
+
+"There will be a good opportunity for some of your poems appearing at
+last," hinted the Doctor-in-Law to the Rhymester, which so delighted
+the poor little fellow that he set to work at once upon a number of
+new ones. A. Fish, Esq., contributed a very learned article on the
+subject of "The Prevalence of Toothache amongst Fish: its Cause and
+Treatment"; while the great attraction of the number was an historical
+article by the Wallypug on the subject of "Julius Caesar," illustrated
+by his Majesty himself. As a special favour, the original drawing was
+presented to me by his Majesty, and I am thus enabled to reproduce it
+for your benefit. His Majesty confided to me that parts of it were
+traced from a picture which appeared in the _Boys' Own Paper_ some
+time ago, but of course we did not tell everybody that.
+
+ [Illustration: FROM "THE WALLYPUG'S OWN"]
+
+The essay itself was quite original, and was worded somehow like this:
+
+     "_Julius Caesar was a man, and he lived in Rome. He came over to
+     conquer Britain because he heard there was a lot of tin here, and
+     when he arrived he said in Latin_, 'Veni, vidi, vici,' _which
+     means, 'I have come, and thou wilt have to skedaddle', which has
+     been the British motto ever since. But the Ancient Britons who
+     lived here then, didn't understand Latin, and so they went for
+     Julius Caesar, and shook their fists in his face, and tried to
+     drive him and his followers away. But Julius Caesar and the Romans
+     were civilized, and had daggers and things, and shields, and wore
+     firemen's helmets, and kilts like Scotchmen, so they soon overcame
+     the Ancient Britons; and they built London Wall, and made a lot of
+     combs, and glass tear-bottles, and brooches, and sarcophaguses,
+     that you can see in the Museum at the Guildhall; and then they went
+     back to Rome, and Julius Caesar was stabbed by his friend Brutus,
+     to show how much he liked him; and Caesar, when he found out he was
+     stabbed, cried out in Latin_, 'Et tu, Brute,' _which means 'Oh, you
+     brute,' and lived happy ever after. I have drawn the picture of
+     Julius Caesar landing in Britain--that's him waving things, and
+     calling to the others to come on._"
+
+The Doctor-in-Law was editor, and arranged a number of competitions,
+and in order to enter for them you had only to send two shillings in
+stamps, while the prizes were advertised as follows: First prize,
+£1000 a year for life; second prize, thirty-six grand pianos and
+fourteen bicycles; third prize, a sewing machine and six cakes of
+scented soap. The prizes were to be awarded for the first correct
+answers received by post, but the Doctor-in-Law took good care to
+write three sets of answers himself, and put them in our letter-box a
+half-an-hour before the first post arrived, so that nobody got prizes
+but himself. He made a good deal of money, too, by pretending to tell
+your fortune by the creases in your collar. All you had to do was to
+send an old collar and fourteen penny stamps, and you would receive a
+letter in reply similar to this:
+
+"You are probably either a male or a female, and will no doubt live
+till you die. You like to have your own way when you can get it, and
+when you can't you get very cross and irritable. You are not so young
+as you were a few years ago, and you dislike pain of any kind. You
+will remain single until you marry, and whichever you do you will
+probably wish you hadn't."
+
+The greatest novelty, however, which the Doctor-in-Law introduced in
+his new magazine was his system of telling your character by your
+watch and chain. There was no fee charged, and all you had to do was
+to send your watch and chain (gold preferred), and the Doctor-in-Law
+would tell your character, quite correctly. It generally was as
+follows:
+
+"You are a silly donkey, for no one but a donkey would think of
+sending his watch and chain to a stranger, and if you imagine that you
+will ever see it again, you are greatly mistaken."
+
+The Rhymester only had one poem in after all, as, when it came to the
+point, the Doctor-in-Law charged him a guinea a verse for printing it,
+and the poor Rhymester could not afford more than one poem at that
+rate.
+
+This is what he sent:
+
+ [Illustration]
+
+THE NEW ROBIN.
+
+    The North wind doth blow,
+    And we ought to have snow,
+    If 'tis true what my nurse used to sing,
+                      Poor thing.
+
+    Yet up in yon tree
+    Robin Redbreast I see
+    As happy and gay as a king,
+                      Poor thing.
+
+    Look! as true as I live,
+    There's a boy with a sieve
+    And a stick and a long piece of string,
+                      Poor thing.
+
+    But the bird doesn't care,
+    For I hear him declare,
+    "Pooh! the old dodge he tried in the Spring,
+                      Poor thing."
+
+    "What ridiculous cheek,"
+    And he turns up his beak
+    Ere he tucks his head under his wing,
+                      Poor thing.
+
+ [Illustration]
+
+The poor Rhymester was very disappointed at not being able to publish
+more of his poems, so the Doctor-in-Law, to console him, allowed him
+to contribute an article on "Fashions for the Month by Our Paris
+Model." He made a frightful muddle of it though, not knowing the
+proper terms in which to describe the various materials and styles.
+Here is an extract, which will show you better than I can tell, the
+stupid blunders which he made:
+
+     "_Hats this season are principally worn on the head, and may be
+     trimmed with light gauzy stuff wobbled round the crown mixed up
+     with various coloured ribbons, and bunches of artificial flowers
+     and fruit._
+
+     "_Artificial vegetables are not much worn, although a cauliflower
+     or two and a bunch of carrots, with a few cabbages, would form a
+     striking and novel decoration for a hat. If this trimming is
+     considered insufficient, a few brightly coloured tomatoes stuck
+     round the brim might be added, and would render the head-gear
+     particularly 'chic.'_
+
+     "_Hats for the theatre should be worn large and handsomely trimmed,
+     but for the economically inclined--a last year's clothes basket
+     trimmed with art muslin, which may be purchased of any good draper
+     at 1-3/4d. a yard, cut on the cross and tucked with chiffons, would
+     form a sweetly simple hat, and if tied beneath the chin with an
+     aigrette, and the front filled in with sequins, it would readily be
+     mistaken for one of the new early Victorian bonnets which continue
+     to be worn by the upper housemaids in most aristocratic families._
+
+     _"I hear that dresses are to be worn again this year by ladies. The
+     most fashionable ones will be made of various sorts of material._
+
+     _"A charming walking costume suitable for the Autumn may be made of
+     shaded grenadine, trimmed with buckram pom-poms, made up on the
+     selvedge edge."_
+
+There was a lot more nonsense of this kind which I did not at all
+understand, but which some lady friends who understood these things
+made great fun of.
+
+You will be surprised, no doubt, to hear that in a weak moment I
+allowed myself to be persuaded into contributing a little experience
+of my own.
+
+The Rhymester told me that it was shockingly bad rhyme, but I think
+that he was jealous because the Doctor-in-Law published it. Anyhow,
+here it is, so you can judge for yourself. I call it
+
+HE AND I AND IT.
+
+    Oh HE was a Publisher
+    And I was a Publishee,
+      And IT was a book
+      Which the Publisher took
+    And pub-l-i-s-h-e-d.
+
+    The Publisher's smile it was bland,
+    'Twas a beautiful smile to see,
+      As again and again
+      He took pains to explain
+    How large my "half-profits" _might_ be.
+
+    IT had a capital sale,
+    Well reviewed by the _Times_ and _D.T._,
+      And a great many more,
+      So my friends by the score
+    Came around to congratulate me.
+
+ [Illustration: IT HAD A CAPITAL SALE]
+
+    And people I scarcely had met,
+    Just "dropped in" to afternoon tea;
+      While my aunt, who's a swell,
+      _Now_ remembered quite well
+    That I was related to she.
+
+    And girls that were rich and plain,
+    Or pretty and poor, did agree
+      To let me suppose
+      That I'd but to propose
+    To be m-a-r-r-i-e-d.
+
+ [Illustration: MY FRIENDS ALL TURNED TAIL]
+
+     Yes, HE published IT in the Spring,
+     That season of frolic and glee;
+       "In the Autumn," HE said,
+       Gravely nodding his head,
+    "'Half-profits' will mean L.S.D."
+
+     But Autumn has come and gone,
+     And I'm so to say, "All at sea,"
+       For HE sobs and HE sighs
+       And HE turns up his eyes
+     When I ask what my "half-profits" be.
+
+     There are "charges for this, and for that,"
+     And for "things that HE couldn't foresee,"
+       And HE "very much fears,"
+       So he says twixt his tears,
+    "That there won't be a penny for me."
+
+     Oh! rich is the Publisher
+     And poor is the Publishee;
+       Of the profits of IT
+       I shall touch not a bit,
+     They are all swallowed up by HE.
+
+     The girls now all treat me with scorn--
+     Aunt turns up her n-o-s-e,
+       And my friends all turn tail,
+       While my book they assail
+     And call rubbish and twad-d-l-e.
+
+Even One-and-Nine and General Mary Jane were smitten with a desire to
+rush into print, and I overheard them concocting a tragic Love Story
+in the kitchen, and they were highly indignant later on, because the
+Doctor-in-Law would not accept it. You can hardly wonder at it though,
+for it really was too bad for anything.
+
+It was called "The Viscount's Revenge," and in it several characters
+who had been killed in the first part of the book kept cropping up all
+through the story in a most confusing manner, while One-and-Nine and
+General Mary Jane could not agree as to whether the heroine should be
+dark or fair, so in one part of the book she had beautiful golden hair
+and blue eyes, and in another she was described as "darkly, proudly
+handsome, with a wealth of dusky hair and eyes as black as night."
+
+ [Illustration: THE LITERARY HOUSEMAID]
+
+At the last moment it was found necessary to include another poem in
+the magazine, and, as all of the Rhymester's were too long, the
+Doctor-in-Law decided to write one himself, which he called
+
+COMMERCIAL PROBLEMS.
+
+    Why doth the little busy bee
+      Not charge so much an hour,
+    For gathering honey day by day
+      From every opening flower?
+
+    And can you tell me why, good sir,
+      The birds receive no pay
+    For singing sweetly in the grove
+      Throughout the livelong day?
+
+    Why flow'rs should bloom about the place
+      And give their perfume free,
+    In so unbusinesslike a way,
+      Seems very odd to me.
+
+    I cannot meet a single cow
+      That charges for her milk,
+    And though they are not paid a sou,
+      The silkworms still spin silk.
+
+    While ducks and hens, I grieve to find,
+      Lay eggs for nothing too,
+    Which is a most ridiculous
+      And foolish thing to do.
+
+    These problems often puzzle me;
+      I lie awake at night,
+    And think and think what I can do
+      To set this matter right.
+
+    I've found a way at last, and though
+      It may at first seem funny,
+    It cannot fail--'tis this: _You_ pay,
+      And _I'll_ collect the money.
+
+
+
+
+CHAPTER X
+
+THE WALLYPUG GOES TO WINDSOR
+
+
+While they were all busy in the preparation of _The Wallypug's Own_, I
+thought it an excellent opportunity to run down to Folkestone in order
+to make arrangements for hiring a house, as I intended taking my
+guests to the seaside for a few weeks.
+
+I felt a little anxious about leaving them to themselves, but hoped
+that they would be too busy and interested in the new magazine to get
+into trouble.
+
+It was most unfortunate that I should have gone just then though, for
+directly I had left the Wallypug received a polite letter from one of
+the Court officials to say that the Queen would be pleased to receive
+his Majesty and suite at Windsor on the following day.
+
+ [Illustration: A ROYAL INVITATION]
+
+Of course, as you may imagine, the Wallypug was in a great state of
+excitement at receiving this royal invitation, and wished to telegraph
+at once for me to return and advise them how to act and what to do, on
+this important occasion; however, the Doctor-in-Law, so I have been
+given to understand, persuaded his Majesty not to do anything of the
+sort, and added that I "was always poking about and interfering, and
+was better out of the way"; so his Majesty, who was very anxious to do
+the right thing, consulted Mrs. Putchy as to the proper costume to be
+worn, and the etiquette to be observed.
+
+"Well, your Majesty," remarked Mrs. Putchy in reply, "I scarcely know
+what to advise. When in my younger days, I acted as lady's maid to the
+Countess of Wembley, I know her ladyship wore a Court train and
+carried a bouquet when she was presented to the Queen."
+
+"Where did the engine go?" asked his Majesty curiously.
+
+"The engine!" exclaimed Mrs. Putchy.
+
+"Yes; you said she wore a train, didn't you?" said the Wallypug.
+
+"Oh! but I didn't mean that kind of train," laughed Mrs. Putchy; "I
+meant a long sort of cloak fastened on to the shoulders and trailing
+along the ground at the back--they are generally made of satin and
+velvet, and are decorated with flowers and feathers and lace, and that
+sort of thing. Your Majesty's cloak would do nicely if I trimmed it
+for you."
+
+"But are you sure that gentlemen wear these sort of things?" inquired
+the Wallypug.
+
+"Well, I couldn't rightly say, your Majesty, but I'm sure I've seen
+pictures of kings and such like wearing trains which were borne by
+pages, so I feel sure your Majesty would be safe in wearing one."
+
+So it was arranged that, after having been carefully brushed, his
+Majesty's velvet cloak was to be gaily decorated with lace and large
+bunches of flowers, and, to make the thing complete, a large bouquet
+was tied around his sceptre, and, at the Rhymester's suggestion,
+little knots of flowers were attached to the knobs of his Majesty's
+crown.
+
+The little man was highly delighted with his appearance when all these
+arrangements were concluded, and could get but very little sleep that
+night for thinking of the great honour which was to be his the next
+day.
+
+The whole household was early astir in the morning, and at about
+eleven o'clock the carriage came to take the royal guests to the
+station.
+
+Arrived at Waterloo, the Doctor-in-Law, after making various inquiries
+as to the price of the tickets, etc., actually had the meanness,
+despite the remonstrance of the railway officials, to insist upon the
+whole party travelling down third-class, remarking that he "found the
+third-class carriages reached there quite as soon as the first, and a
+penny saved was a penny gained."
+
+The station master at Windsor was particularly put out about it, as,
+in honour of his Majesty's visit, the station had been gaily decorated
+and a carpet laid down to the carriage door. His Majesty, however,
+made a brave show as he walked up the platform preceded by the
+Doctor-in-Law, his gaily decorated train borne by the Rhymester, and
+followed by A. Fish, Esq., and One-and-Nine, the latter carrying a
+mysterious bandbox, which contained a present from the Wallypug to her
+Majesty. (See frontispiece.)
+
+Inside and out the station was crowded with curious spectators, all
+eager to catch a glimpse of his Majesty and his remarkable retinue,
+and cheer after cheer resounded as the station master, bare-headed and
+bowing, ushered the party to the royal carriage with the red and
+gold-liveried servants, which had been sent from the castle to meet
+them.
+
+The bells were ringing, and the streets were crowded as they drove
+through the old town, and his Majesty thoroughly enjoyed the drive,
+while the Doctor-in-Law was quite in his element amidst all this fuss
+and excitement.
+
+I did not care to inquire too fully into the details of his Majesty's
+interview with the Queen, but I was given to understand that the whole
+party was treated with the utmost kindness.
+
+Her Majesty graciously accepted at the Wallypug's hands a gilded
+crown, an exact copy of the one he wore himself, and which he had had
+made expressly for her Majesty, having been struck by the fact that
+her Majesty's real crown was always kept locked up in the Tower, and
+hoping that perhaps this one would do for second best.
+
+I could not gather that her Majesty had actually promised to wear it,
+but I do know that the Wallypug was made exceedingly proud and happy
+by the gift of a portrait of her Majesty herself, with the royal
+autograph attached, and that he will always remember the occasion of
+his visit to Windsor, and the kindness with which he was treated by
+everyone, particularly by the little Princes and Princesses, her
+Majesty's great grand-children, who led him about the Castle grounds,
+and showed him their pets, and the flowers, and conservatories, and
+all the wonderful sights of that wonderful place.
+
+In the evening there was a dinner party, at which her Majesty did not
+appear, and early the next morning a royal carriage again drove them
+to the station _en route_ for London.
+
+All this I learned on my return from Folkestone. I also heard of an
+extraordinary evening party which had been given at my house during my
+absence. It appears that the invitations had been sent out by the
+Doctor-in-Law the very day upon which I left, and about thirty guests,
+including the Duchess of Mortlake, had been invited. Unfortunately,
+however, this visit to Windsor had entirely driven the matter from the
+Wallypug's mind, and the others had forgotten about it too, and so a
+pretty confusion was the result.
+
+It appears that one evening about seven o'clock they were all in the
+kitchen making toffee, having persuaded Mrs. Putchy to let them have
+the frying-pan and some sugar and butter, and it having been cooking
+for some time the Doctor-in-Law had just told the Wallypug to stick
+his finger in and see if it was done, when Mrs. Putchy came in to say
+that some ladies and gentlemen had arrived, and were waiting in the
+drawing-room.
+
+ [Illustration: TO SEE IF IT WAS DONE]
+
+All of a sudden it flashed upon their minds that _this_ was the
+evening upon which they had invited their visitors to the party.
+Whatever was to be done? Not the slightest preparation had been
+made--and his Majesty and the others were all more or less in a sticky
+condition, and quite unfit to be seen by company.
+
+A hurried consultation took place, during which they could hear more
+and more guests arriving, and at last, by a brilliant inspiration, the
+Doctor-in-Law thought of making it a surprise party, similar to those
+given in America.
+
+"It won't cost us anything either," he remarked complacently.
+
+"But what is a surprise party?" asked the others.
+
+"Never mind, you'll see presently," remarked the little man. "Run and
+wash your hands now and make yourselves tidy."
+
+A few minutes later the whole party filed into the drawing-room, the
+Wallypug looking rather blank and nervous, and the Doctor-in-Law full
+of profuse apologies for having kept the guests waiting so long.
+
+"By the way," he remarked airily, "I suppose you all know that it's a
+surprise party."
+
+"Dear me, no," said the Duchess of Mortlake, speaking for the others.
+"Whatever is that; I don't think it was mentioned on the cards of
+invitation, was it?"
+
+"Ah! a trifling oversight," remarked the Doctor-in-Law. "A surprise
+party," he continued in explanation, "is one at which each guest is
+expected to contribute something towards the supper--some bring one
+thing and some another. What have you brought, may I ask, your Grace?"
+
+"Well, really," said the Duchess, "I've never heard of such a thing in
+my life before. I've not brought anything at all, of course; I'm
+surprised at your asking me such a question."
+
+"Ah, yes, just so," remarked the Doctor-in-Law triumphantly, "just
+what I told you--a _surprise_ party, don't you see! Now, what I would
+advise is that you should all go out and order various things to be
+sent in for supper; we, for our part, will provide some excellent
+toffee, and then you can come back and help us to set the tables and
+all that sort of thing, you know--it's the greatest fun in the world,
+I assure you."
+
+And really the little man carried it off with such gaiety, that
+entering into the spirit of the thing the guests really did as he
+suggested, and went out and ordered the things, and afterwards came
+back, and, amidst great laughter and fun, the tables were laid, every
+one doing some share of the work, with the exception of the
+Doctor-in-Law, who contented himself with directing the others and
+chatting to the ladies.
+
+ [Illustration: THE WALLYPUG HELPS]
+
+The poor dear Wallypug amiably toiled backward and forward between the
+kitchen and dining-room with great piles of plates and other heavy
+articles, and A. Fish, Esq., in his eagerness to help, was continually
+treading on his own tail, upsetting himself and the various dishes
+entrusted to his charge.
+
+ [Illustration: A. FISH, ESQ., UPSET]
+
+At last, however, the supper was set, and the merriest evening you can
+possibly imagine was spent by the guests. His Majesty was in capital
+spirits, and after supper suggested a little dancing, which suggestion
+was hailed with delight by the others, and, having moved some of the
+furniture out of the drawing-room and pushed the rest away into
+corners, the Wallypug led off with her Grace the Duchess of Mortlake,
+and quite distinguished himself in "Sir Roger de Coverley." Afterwards
+there was a little singing and music, several of the guests
+contributing to the evening's entertainment. Amongst other items was a
+song by A. Fish, Esq., rendered as well as his bad cold would permit,
+of which the first lines ran:
+
+    I'b siddig here ad lookig at the bood, love,
+      Ad thinkig ov the habby days of old,
+    Wed you ad I had each a wooded spood, love,
+      To eat our porridge wed we had a cold.
+
+Altogether the evening was such a success that her Grace declared that
+it should not be her fault if surprise parties were not the fashion in
+Society during the coming winter.
+
+
+
+
+CHAPTER XI
+
+HIS MAJESTY AT THE SEASIDE
+
+
+I sent Mrs. Putchy and General Mary Jane down to the house, which I
+had engaged on the "Lees" at Folkestone, the day before we were to go,
+in order to see that everything was ready for us.
+
+"The only thing that is wrong is the kitchen chimney, and that smokes,
+sir," said Mrs. Putchy, in answer to my inquiry on the night of our
+arrival. "I think that we had better have the sweep in the morning,
+sir."
+
+"Very well, Mrs. Putchy, I'm sure you know best," I replied, and
+thought no more of the matter.
+
+Early in the morning, however, I was awakened by screams and cries
+proceeding from the lower part of the house.
+
+"Help! help! Burglars! Fire and police! Thieves!" screamed a voice,
+and hastily dressing myself, I rushed out into the passage, and was
+confronted by the Rhymester, who had evidently just jumped out of bed,
+and who, though it was broad daylight, bore a lighted candle in one
+hand, and a pair of fire tongs in the other.
+
+His teeth were chattering with fright, and his knees were knocking
+together from the same cause.
+
+"What's the matter," I asked in alarm.
+
+"Oh! oh! there are burglars in the house," he cried excitedly, "and
+the others have gone down to them; I'm sure they'll be killed--I told
+them not to go, but they would. Let's go and hide under a bed
+somewhere. Oh! oh, what will become of us?"
+
+"Don't be such a coward," I cried, hurrying down stairs, while the
+poor little Rhymester, afraid to be left alone upstairs, tremblingly
+followed.
+
+Sure enough there was a sound of struggling going on, and voices
+raised in loud dispute.
+
+"Oh, that story won't do for me," I heard the Doctor-in-Law exclaim.
+
+"But I tell yez, sor," chimed in another strange voice, "I waz only
+going to----"
+
+"Never mind what you were going to do, give up the sack," said the
+Doctor-in-Law.
+
+Then there were sounds of struggling, and amidst the confusion a voice
+saying:
+
+"Hold him down! Sit on him! That's right! Now for the sack."
+
+And, bursting the door open, a curious sight met my eyes. A poor sweep
+lay flat upon the floor, with the Wallypug sitting upon him, and
+One-and-Nine keeping guard; while the Doctor-in-Law and A. Fish, Esq.,
+examined his bag of soot in the corner. The poor little Rhymester
+summoned up sufficient courage to peep in at the doorway, and stood
+there making a piteous picture, with his white face and trembling
+limbs.
+
+"Whatever is the matter," I inquired as soon as I entered.
+
+"We've caught him!" exclaimed his Majesty, complacently wriggling his
+toes about.
+
+"But what's he been doing," I asked.
+
+ [Illustration: "WE'VE CAUGHT HIM!"]
+
+"Av ye plaze, sor," groaned the man, panting beneath the Wallypug's
+weight, "I have been doing nothing at all, at all. I waz just
+a-finishin' me warrak of swapin' the chimneys, wen one ov the ould
+gintleman came up an' poked me in the nose with a sthick, and the
+other ould gintleman knocked me over and sthole me bag, while the
+soger hild me down till the other gintleman sat on me--it's among a
+lot of murtherin' thaves I've got entoirely, savin' yer presince,
+sor."
+
+"The man is a burglar," declared the Doctor-in-Law emphatically. "I
+happened to hear a very suspicious noise down here, and calling to the
+others, rushed down just in time to catch this man making off with a
+bag of things. I think he was trying to escape up the chimney, for his
+head was half-way up when we entered, and this bag, which evidently
+contains plunder of some kind, is covered with soot too."
+
+"Why, the man is a sweep, and was sweeping the chimney," I cried,
+pointing to his brushes and sticks; and after a lot of explanations
+the man was told to get up and his Majesty, followed by the others,
+retired to his bedroom, evidently greatly disappointed that it was not
+a real burglar that they had been combating.
+
+The sweep, who was a very good-natured Irishman, took it in very good
+part, and the present of half-a-crown sent him away quite reconciled
+to his assailants.
+
+The Rhymester afterwards made a great boast that he had not taken any
+part in the mélée.
+
+"Of course I knew all along that he wasn't a burglar," he declared,
+"and that's the reason why I wouldn't interfere."
+
+"You managed to do a good deal of screaming though, I noticed,"
+remarked the Doctor-in-Law grumpily.
+
+"Ah! that was only for fun," asserted the Rhymester.
+
+This was really about the only remarkable incident which occurred
+during our holiday at Folkestone, which passed very pleasantly and
+very quietly. We went for a sea bathe nearly every day, and his
+Majesty would insist upon wearing his crown in the water on every
+occasion.
+
+"No one will know that I am a king if I don't," he declared; and I am
+bound to admit that his Majesty did not look very regal in his bathing
+costume, particularly when he was dripping with water and his long
+straight hair hung half over his face, and even when he wore his
+crown he was continually catching bits of seaweed in it, which gave
+him a singularly untidy appearance for a king.
+
+ [Illustration: HIS MAJESTY DID NOT LOOK VERY REGAL]
+
+A. Fish, Esq., with the assistance of a lifebuoy, nearly learned to
+swim while we were down there; but the Doctor-in-Law thought that
+hiring bathing machines was a foolish waste of money, and contented
+himself with taking off his shoes and stockings and paddling, which he
+could do without having to pay. One day, however, he was knocked
+completely over by an incoming wave, and got wet to the skin.
+
+We could never persuade the Rhymester either, to go out further than
+just to his knees; but I rather fancy that that was because he was
+afraid of wetting his bathing costume, of which he was particularly
+proud, and which was decorated with smart little bows of ribbon
+wherever they could be conveniently put.
+
+Fear may have had something to do with it though, for I noticed that
+he always clung very tightly to the rope, and never by any chance went
+beyond its length.
+
+The switchback railway was a source of infinite amusement, and a great
+deal of time was spent on it. Boating was not much indulged in, as it
+made one or two of the party, particularly A. Fish, Esq., very ill;
+but we all enjoyed the beautiful drives in the neighbourhood. There
+was an excellent Punch and Judy show in the town too, which so
+fascinated his Majesty that we could scarcely tear him away whenever
+he joined the admiring crowd which daily surrounded it.
+
+The fickle One-and-Nine, while we were here, fell in love with a wax
+figure exhibited in a hair-dresser's window in Sandgate Road. It
+represented a beautiful lady with her hair dressed in the latest
+fashion, and the wooden soldier was greatly infatuated. He spent
+hours gazing through the window, watching the lady slowly revolve by
+clockwork; and he became frightfully jealous of the hair-dresser, whom
+he caught one morning rearranging the drapery around the lady's
+shoulders.
+
+Eventually, with the assistance of the Rhymester, he composed the
+following piece of poetry--which he stuck, by means of six gelatine
+sweets, on to the hair-dresser's window with the writing inside, in
+order that the lady might see it.
+
+TO THE BEAUTIFUL LADY IN THE HAIRDRESSER'S WINDOW.
+
+    I love you, oh! I love you,
+      And I beg you to be mine;
+    I'm a gallant wooden soldier,
+      And my name is 1/9.
+
+    If you will only marry me,
+      'Twill be the greatest fun
+    To puzzle folks by telling them,
+      That we're both 2/1.
+
+    'Twill be the truth, for man and wife
+      Are one, I beg to state,
+    This fact's as clear as 4/4,
+      Or 2/6 make 8.
+
+    They tell me, dear, you have no feet;
+      But what is that to me?
+    2 feet be 4/2 behind
+      On animals you see.
+
+    That you have none, is 0 to me,
+      Dear 1/4 your sake,
+    No trifles such as these shall e'er
+      My true affections shake.
+
+    I bought some penny tarts for you,
+      But I am much distrest
+    To tell you by mistake I sat
+      On 1/8 the rest.
+
+One-and-Nine was quite happy in finding that the paper had disappeared
+from the shop window when he passed by a little later, and declared
+that it must mean that the lady had accepted him and his poetry.
+
+I think the funniest incident of all though, in connection with our
+visit to Folkestone, was when his Majesty and the others went into
+Carlo Maestrani's for some ices.
+
+They had never tasted any before, and were very much surprised to find
+them so cold. I shall never forget the expression on the Wallypug's
+face when, having rather greedily taken a very large mouthful, he
+could not swallow it, or dispose of it in any way. A. Fish, Esq.,
+declared that it gave him a violent toothache; while the Doctor-in-Law
+called for the waiter, and insisted upon him taking it away.
+
+ [Illustration: "IT'S NOT PROPERLY COOKED"]
+
+"It's not properly cooked," he declared angrily. "It's cold."
+
+"Cook, sare, no, sare, it is not cook," agreed the waiter.
+
+"Very well, then, take it away and bring us some that is. Have it
+warmed up; do something with it. It's disgraceful bringing us stuff
+like that."
+
+And no argument or persuasion would convince the little man that the
+ices were as they should be.
+
+
+
+
+CHAPTER XII
+
+THE DEPARTURE
+
+
+We remained at Folkestone till the latter part of September, and then
+returned to London just about the time that the first number of _The
+Wallypug's Own_ made its appearance.
+
+It caused quite a sensation in literary circles, and was mentioned by
+most of the papers; but it did _not_ turn out a monetary success, and
+so the Doctor-in-Law declared that he must devise some other means of
+making money.
+
+We had been once or twice to the circus, and I fancy that it must
+have been his intention to start something of the sort himself, for I
+caught him one day trying to teach his Majesty to walk the tight-rope;
+but as he had only tied the rope between two very light chairs the
+result was not very satisfactory, particularly to the poor Wallypug,
+who came to the ground with a terrific crash.
+
+A. Fish, Esq., dressed as a clown, and certainly looked very funny;
+but his bad cold prevented him from speaking his jokes distinctly, and
+so the idea was given up.
+
+ [Illustration: THE RESULT WAS NOT SATISFACTORY]
+
+In fact it was not till November that the Doctor-in-Law hit upon a
+plan which seemed to give him any great satisfaction. We had been
+talking a great deal about Guy Fawkes' day and the fireworks at the
+Crystal Palace, which we intended going to see in the evening, and
+the Doctor-in-Law had been particularly curious to know all about the
+day and its customs. He did not say much about his plans, but I felt
+sure that he was up to some of his tricks, for I caught him several
+times whispering mysteriously to the Rhymester and A. Fish, Esq., and
+I noticed that they were all particularly kind and respectful to his
+Majesty, as though they wished to keep him in a good humour.
+
+On the morning of the fifth, when I came down to breakfast, I was
+greatly surprised to find that the whole party had gone out about an
+hour previous, after borrowing from Mrs. Putchy a kitchen chair, four
+broomsticks, and a long piece of clothes-line. Whatever were they up
+to?
+
+I asked Mrs. Putchy if they had left any message, but no--they had
+said nothing as to where they were going, what they were going to do,
+or when they would be back; and the only thing that had struck Mrs.
+Putchy as being at all remarkable about their appearance, was the fact
+that the Rhymester had added little bows of coloured ribbon to his
+costume, and wore a tall pointed cap gaily decorated with streamers,
+and a deep white frill around his neck--the others were dressed as
+usual.
+
+I felt sure that some mischief was brewing, and could not settle down
+to my work for thinking of them. About eleven o'clock I went out to
+see if I could find any traces of my guests. I had been walking about
+unsuccessfully for about an hour, when I heard some boys shouting, and
+turning to look in their direction, I beheld his Majesty calmly seated
+in a chair which, by means of long poles attached to it, was being
+carried along by the Rhymester and A. Fish, Esq.
+
+They were followed by a crowd of people who were cheering lustily, and
+the Doctor-in-Law was rushing about collecting money in his hat, and
+entreating the people "not to forget the fifth of November," and
+repeating some doggerel verse about:
+
+    "Guy Fawkes guy,
+       Stick him up high;
+     Stick him on a lamp-post,
+       And there let him die,"
+
+while several little boys were dancing about in great excitement, and
+shouting, "Holler, boys! holler! here's another guy."
+
+ [Illustration: A TRIUMPHAL PROCESSION]
+
+His Majesty evidently regarded it as a great compliment to himself,
+and complacently bowed right and left with considerable dignity. And I
+found out that the Doctor-in-Law had persuaded him into believing that
+this triumphal procession had been arranged solely in his Majesty's
+honour.
+
+I was naturally very vexed at the poor Wallypug being imposed upon in
+this manner, and spoke very plainly to the Doctor-in-Law about it on
+our way home, and I think the little man must have taken it very much
+to heart, for he seemed quite subdued, and actually himself suggested
+sharing the proceeds of the collection with the others.
+
+We went to see the fireworks in the evening, and I don't ever remember
+seeing the party in such excellent spirits as they were that night.
+
+Mrs. Putchy had prepared a capital supper for us on our return, and I
+love to remember my friends as they appeared sitting around the supper
+table talking over the adventures and excitements of the day. I can
+see them now whenever I close my eyes--the dear old Wallypug at the
+head of the table, with One-and-Nine in attendance, and the others
+all talking at once about the jolly time they had had at the Skating
+Rink in the afternoon, when A. Fish, Esq., had vainly tried to get
+along with roller-skates fastened on to his tail.
+
+ [Illustration: A CAPITAL STORY]
+
+I say I love to remember them thus, for it was the last occasion upon
+which we were all together. Early the next morning Mrs. Putchy came to
+my room, and in a very agitated voice said, "Please sir, I'm afraid
+that there is something wrong; I have knocked at his Majesty's door
+and can get no answer, and the Doctor-in-Law's room is empty too."
+
+I hurried down, and on the breakfast table I found a letter addressed
+to me, in which his Majesty, on behalf of the others, thanked me very
+heartily for my hospitality, and explained that State matters of the
+utmost importance had necessitated their immediate return to Why. How
+they went I have never been able to discover.
+
+The outer door of my flat was found to be locked on the inside as
+usual, and the windows were all fastened; besides which, as they were
+some distance from the ground, the Royal party could scarcely have got
+out that way.
+
+Altogether the whole affair was involved in a mystery which I have
+never been able to solve to this day. Of course I miss my strange,
+but withal lovable visitors, very much, and I value very highly the
+several little mementoes of their visit which remained behind. Amongst
+others is a cheque of the Doctor-in-Law's for a considerable amount;
+which, however, I shall never be able to cash, as it is drawn upon the
+bank of, "Don't-you-wish-you-may-get-it," at Why.
+
+General Mary Jane was inconsolable for some time after the departure
+of her soldier hero, but eventually married our milkman, a very
+steady and respectable man in the neighbourhood. Girlie and Boy and
+many other friends of the Wallypug greatly regretted that they were
+unable to say good-bye to his Majesty before he left; and often and
+often, as I sit alone in my study, I think about the simple-natured,
+good-hearted little fellow, and his remarkable followers, and wonder
+if I shall ever see them again. Who knows?
+
+ [Illustration: I OFTEN THINK OF THEM]
+
+
+                               THE END
+
+
+             GLASGOW: PRINTED AT THE UNIVERSITY PRESS BY
+                       ROBERT MACLEHOSE AND CO.
+
+
+       *       *       *       *       *
+
+
+
+
+ A CATALOGUE OF BOOKS
+ AND ANNOUNCEMENTS OF
+ METHUEN AND COMPANY
+ PUBLISHERS: LONDON
+ 36 ESSEX STREET
+ W.C.
+
+CONTENTS
+
+
+                                  PAGE
+ FORTHCOMING BOOKS,                  2
+ POETRY,                            10
+ BELLES LETTRES,                    11
+ ILLUSTRATED BOOKS,                 13
+ HISTORY,                           14
+ BIOGRAPHY,                         16
+ TRAVEL, ADVENTURE AND TOPOGRAPHY,  18
+ GENERAL LITERATURE,                19
+ SCIENCE,                           21
+ PHILOSOPHY,                        22
+ THEOLOGY,                          22
+ LEADERS OF RELIGION,               24
+ FICTION,                           25
+ BOOKS FOR BOYS AND GIRLS,          34
+ THE PEACOCK LIBRARY,               35
+ UNIVERSITY EXTENSION SERIES,       35
+ SOCIAL QUESTIONS OF TO-DAY,        36
+ CLASSICAL TRANSLATIONS,            37
+ EDUCATIONAL BOOKS,                 38
+
+NOVEMBER 1897
+
+
+
+
+                        NOVEMBER 1897.
+ MESSRS. METHUEN'S
+ ANNOUNCEMENTS
+
+
+ #Poetry#
+
+
+ SHAKESPEARE'S POEMS. Edited, with an Introduction and Notes,
+ by GEORGE WYNDHAM, M.P. _Crown 8vo._   _Buckram. 6s._
+
+   This is a volume of the sonnets and lesser poems of Shakespeare,
+   and is prefaced with an elaborate Introduction by Mr. Wyndham.
+
+
+ ENGLISH LYRICS. Selected and Edited by W. E. HENLEY.
+ _Crown 8vo._   _Buckram. 6s._
+
+   Also 15 copies on Japanese paper. _Demy 8vo._   _£2, 2s. net._
+
+   Few announcements will be more welcome to lovers of English verse
+   than the one that Mr. Henley is bringing together into one book the
+   finest lyrics in our language.
+
+
+ NURSERY RHYMES. With many Coloured Pictures. By F. D. BEDFORD.
+ _Small 4to._   _5s._
+
+   This book has many beautiful designs in colour to illustrate the
+   old rhymes.
+
+
+ THE ODYSSEY OF HOMER. A Translation by J. G. CORDERY.
+ _Crown 8vo._   _7s. 6d._
+
+
+ #Travel and Adventure#
+
+
+ BRITISH CENTRAL AFRICA. By Sir H. H. JOHNSTON, K.C.B. With nearly
+ Two Hundred Illustrations, and Six Maps. _Crown 4to._   _30s. net._
+
+   CONTENTS.--(1) The History of Nyasaland and British Central Africa
+   generally. (2) A detailed description of the races and languages of
+   British Central Africa. (3) Chapters on the European settlers and
+   missionaries; the Fauna, the Flora, minerals, and scenery. (4) A
+   chapter on the prospects of the country.
+
+
+ WITH THE GREEKS IN THESSALY. By W. KINNAIRD ROSE, Reuter's
+ Correspondent. With Plans and 23 Illustrations. _Crown 8vo._   _6s._
+
+   A history of the operations in Thessaly by one whose brilliant
+   despatches from the seat of war attracted universal attention.
+
+
+ THE BENIN MASSACRE. By CAPTAIN BOISRAGON. With Portrait and Map.
+ _Crown 8vo._   _3s. 6d._
+
+   This volume is written by one of the two survivors who escaped the
+   terrible massacre in Benin at the beginning of this year. The author
+   relates in detail his adventures and his extraordinary escape, and
+   adds a description of the country and of the events which led up to
+   the outbreak.
+
+
+ FROM TONKIN TO INDIA. By PRINCE HENRI OF ORLEANS. Translated by HAMLEY
+ BENT, M.A. With 80 Illustrations and a Map. _Crown 4to._   _25s._
+
+   The travels of Prince Henri in 1895 from China to the valley of the
+   Bramaputra covered a distance of 2100 miles, of which 1600 was through
+   absolutely unexplored country. No fewer than seventeen ranges of
+   mountains were crossed at altitudes of from 11,000 to 13,000 feet. The
+   journey was made memorable by the discovery of the sources of the
+   Irrawaddy. To the physical difficulties of the journey were added
+   dangers from the attacks of savage tribes. The book deals with many of
+   the burning political problems of the East, and it will be found a
+   most important contribution to the literature of adventure and
+   discovery.
+
+
+ THREE YEARS IN SAVAGE AFRICA. By LIONEL DECLE. With an Introduction by
+ H. M. STANLEY, M.P. With 100 Illustrations and 5 Maps.
+ _Demy 8vo._   _21s._
+
+   Few Europeans have had the same opportunity of studying the barbarous
+   parts of Africa as Mr. Decle. Starting from the Cape, he visited in
+   succession Bechuanaland, the Zambesi, Matabeleland and Mashonaland,
+   the Portuguese settlement on the Zambesi, Nyasaland, Ujiji, the
+   headquarters of the Arabs, German East Africa, Uganda (where he saw
+   fighting in company with the late Major 'Roddy' Owen), and British
+   East Africa. In his book he relates his experiences, his minute
+   observations of native habits and customs, and his views as to the
+   work done in Africa by the various European Governments, whose
+   operations he was able to study. The whole journey extended over 7000
+   miles, and occupied exactly three years.
+
+
+ WITH THE MOUNTED INFANTRY IN MASHONALAND. By Lieut.-Colonel ALDERSON.
+ With numerous Illustrations and Plans. _Demy 8vo._   _12s. 6d._
+
+   This is an account of the military operations in Mashonaland by the
+   officer who commanded the troops in that district during the late
+   rebellion. Besides its interest as a story of warfare, it will have a
+   peculiar value as an account of the services of mounted infantry by
+   one of the chief authorities on the subject.
+
+
+ THE HILL OF THE GRACES: OR, THE GREAT STONE TEMPLES OF TRIPOLI. By
+ H. S. COWPER, F.S.A. With Maps, Plans, and 75 Illustrations.
+ _Demy 8vo._   _10s. 6d._
+
+   A record of two journeys through Tripoli in 1895 and 1896. The book
+   treats of a remarkable series of megalithic temples which have
+   hitherto been uninvestigated, and contains a large amount of new
+   geographical and archæological matter.
+
+
+ ADVENTURE AND EXPLORATION IN AFRICA. By Captain A. ST. H. GIBBONS,
+ F.R.G.S. With Illustrations by C. WHYMPER, and Maps. _Demy 8vo._   _21s._
+
+   This is an account of travel and adventure among the Marotse and
+   contiguous tribes, with a description of their customs,
+   characteristics, and history, together with the author's experiences
+   in hunting big game. The illustrations are by Mr. Charles Whymper, and
+   from photographs. There is a map by the author of the hitherto
+   unexplored regions lying between the Zambezi and Kafukwi rivers and
+   from 18° to 15° S. lat.
+
+
+ #History and Biography#
+
+
+ A HISTORY OF EGYPT, FROM THE EARLIEST TIMES TO THE PRESENT DAY. Edited
+ by W. M. FLINDERS PETRIE, D.C.L., LL.D., Professor of Egyptology at
+ University College. _Fully Illustrated._   _In Six Volumes._
+ _Crown 8vo._   _6s. each._
+
+   VOL. V. ROMAN EGYPT. By J. G. MILNE.
+
+
+ THE DECLINE AND FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE. By EDWARD GIBBON. A New
+ Edition, edited with Notes, Appendices, and Maps by J. B. BURY, M.A.,
+ Fellow of Trinity College, Dublin. _In Seven Volumes._   _Demy 8vo, gilt
+ top._   _8s. 6d. each._   _Crown 8vo._   _6s. each._   _Vol. IV._
+
+
+ THE LETTERS OF VICTOR HUGO. Translated from the French by F. CLARKE,
+ M.A. _In Two Volumes._   _Demy 8vo._   _10s. 6d. each._   _Vol. II._
+ 1835-72.
+
+   This is the second volume of one of the most interesting and important
+   collection of letters ever published in France. The correspondence
+   dates from Victor Hugo's boyhood to his death, and none of the letters
+   have been published before.
+
+
+ A HISTORY OF THE GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY, 1845-95. By C. H. GRINLING.
+ With Maps and Illustrations. _Demy 8vo._   _10s. 6d._
+
+   A record of Railway enterprise and development in Northern England,
+   containing much matter hitherto unpublished. It appeals both to the
+   general reader and to those specially interested in railway
+   construction and management.
+
+
+ A HISTORY OF BRITISH COLONIAL POLICY. By H. E. EGERTON, M.A.
+ _Demy 8vo._   _12s. 6d._
+
+   This book deals with British Colonial policy historically from the
+   beginnings of English colonisation down to the present day. The
+   subject has been treated by itself, and it has thus been possible
+   within a reasonable compass to deal with a mass of authority which
+   must otherwise be sought in the State papers. The volume is divided
+   into five parts:--(1) The Period of Beginnings, 1497-1650; (2) Trade
+   Ascendancy, 1651-1830; (3) The Granting of Responsible Government,
+   1831-1860; (4) _Laissez Aller_, 1861-1885; (5) Greater Britain.
+
+
+ A HISTORY OF ANARCHISM. By E. V. ZENKER. Translated from the German.
+ _Demy 8vo._   _10s. 6d._
+
+   A critical study and history, as well as a powerful and trenchant
+   criticism, of the Anarchist movement in Europe. The book has aroused
+   considerable attention on the Continent.
+
+
+ THE LIFE OF ERNEST RENAN. By MADAME DARMESTETER. With Portrait.
+ _Crown 8vo._   _6s._
+
+   A biography of Renan by one of his most intimate friends.
+
+
+ A LIFE OF DONNE. By AUGUSTUS JESSOPP, D.D. With Portrait.
+ _Crown 8vo._   _3s. 6d._
+
+   This is a new volume of the 'Leaders of Religion' series, from the
+   learned and witty pen of the Rector of Scarning, who has been able
+   to embody the results of much research.
+
+
+ OLD HARROW DAYS. By J. G. COTTON MINCHIN. _Crown 8vo._   _5s._
+
+   A volume of reminiscences which will be interesting to old Harrovians
+   and to many of the general public.
+
+
+ #Theology#
+
+
+ A PRIMER OF THE BIBLE. By Prof. W. H. BENNETT. _Crown 8vo._   _2s. 6d._
+
+   This Primer sketches the history of the books which make up the Bible,
+   in the light of recent criticism. It gives an account of their
+   character, origin, and composition, as far as possible in
+   chronological order, with special reference to their relations to one
+   another and to the history of Israel and the Church. The formation of
+   the Canon is illustrated by chapters on the Apocrypha (Old and New
+   Testament); and there is a brief notice of the history of the Bible
+   since the close of the Canon.
+
+
+ LIGHT AND LEAVEN: HISTORICAL AND SOCIAL SERMONS. By the Rev. H.
+ HENSLEY HENSON, M.A., Fellow of All Souls', Incumbent of St. Mary's
+ Hospital, Ilford. _Crown 8vo._   _6s._
+
+
+ _Devotional Series_
+
+
+ THE CONFESSIONS OF ST. AUGUSTINE. Newly Translated, with an
+ Introduction, by C. BIGG, D.D., late Student of Christ Church. With a
+ Frontispiece. _18mo._   _1s. 6d._
+
+   This little book is the first volume of a new Devotional Series,
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+
+   This volume contains the nine books of the 'Confessions' which are
+   suitable for devotional purposes. The name of the Editor is a
+   sufficient guarantee of the excellence of the edition.
+
+
+ THE HOLY SACRIFICE. By F. WESTON, M.A., Curate of St. Matthew's,
+ Westminster. _18mo._   _1s._
+
+   A small volume of devotions at the Holy Communion.
+
+
+ #Naval and Military#
+
+
+ A HISTORY OF THE ART OF WAR. By C. W. OMAN, M.A., Fellow of All
+ Souls', Oxford. _Demy 8vo._   _Illustrated._   _21s._
+
+   Vol. II. MEDIÆVAL WARFARE.
+
+   Mr. Oman is engaged on a History of the Art of War, of which the
+   above, though covering the middle period from the fall of the Roman
+   Empire to the general use of gunpowder in Western Europe, is the first
+   instalment. The first battle dealt with will be Adrianople (378) and
+   the last Navarette (1367). There will appear later a volume dealing
+   with the Art of War among the Ancients, and another covering the 15th,
+   16th, and 17th centuries.
+
+   The book will deal mainly with tactics and strategy, fortifications
+   and siegecraft, but subsidiary chapters will give some account of the
+   development of arms and armour, and of the various forms of military
+   organization known to the Middle Ages.
+
+
+ A SHORT HISTORY OF THE ROYAL NAVY, FROM EARLY TIMES TO THE PRESENT
+ DAY. By DAVID HANNAY. Illustrated. _2 Vols. Demy 8vo._   _7s. 6d. each._
+ Vol. I.
+
+   This book aims at giving an account not only of the fighting we have
+   done at sea, but of the growth of the service, of the part the Navy
+   has played in the development of the Empire, and of its inner life.
+
+
+ THE STORY OF THE BRITISH ARMY. By Lieut.-Colonel COOPER KING, of the
+ Staff College, Camberley. Illustrated. _Demy 8vo._   _7s. 6d._
+
+   This volume aims at describing the nature of the different armies that
+   have been formed in Great Britain, and how from the early and feudal
+   levies the present standing army came to be. The changes in tactics,
+   uniform, and armament are briefly touched upon, and the campaigns in
+   which the army has shared have been so far followed as to explain the
+   part played by British regiments in them.
+
+
+ #General Literature#
+
+
+ THE OLD ENGLISH HOME. By S. BARING-GOULD. With numerous Plans and
+ Illustrations. _Crown 8vo._   _7s. 6d._
+
+   This book, like Mr. Baring-Gould's well-known 'Old Country Life,'
+   describes the life and environment of an old English family.
+
+
+ OXFORD AND ITS COLLEGES. By J. WELLS, M.A., Fellow and Tutor of
+ Wadham College. Illustrated by E. H. NEW. _Fcap. 8vo._
+ _3s._   _Leather._   _4s._
+
+   This is a guide--chiefly historical--to the Colleges of Oxford. It
+   contains numerous illustrations.
+
+
+ VOCES ACADEMICÆ. By C. GRANT ROBERTSON, M.A., Fellow of All Souls',
+ Oxford. _With a Frontispiece._   _Fcap. 8vo._   _3s. 6d._
+
+   This is a volume of light satirical dialogues and should be read by
+   all who are interested in the life of Oxford.
+
+
+ A PRIMER OF WORDSWORTH. By LAURIE MAGNUS. _Crown 8vo._   _2s. 6d._
+
+   This volume is uniform with the Primers of Tennyson and Burns, and
+   contains a concise biography of the poet, a critical appreciation of
+   his work in detail, and a bibliography.
+
+
+ NEO-MALTHUSIANISM. By R. USSHER, M.A. _Cr. 8vo._   _6s._
+
+   This book deals with a very delicate but most important matter,
+   namely, the voluntary limitation of the family, and how such action
+   affects morality, the individual, and the nation.
+
+
+ PRIMÆVAL SCENES. By H. N. HUTCHINSON, B.A., F.G.S., Author of 'Extinct
+ Monsters,' 'Creatures of Other Days,' 'Prehistoric Man and Beast,'
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+ BURRIDGE. _4to._   _6s._
+
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+
+
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+ Why.' With numerous Illustrations. _Crown 8vo._   _3s. 6d._
+
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+
+
+ RAILWAY NATIONALIZATION. By CLEMENT EDWARDS. _Social Questions
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+
+
+ #Sport#
+
+
+ SPORTING AND ATHLETIC RECORDS. By H. MORGAN BROWNE. _Crown 8vo._
+ _1s.  paper;_   _2s. cloth._
+
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+
+
+ THE GOLFING PILGRIM. By HORACE G. HUTCHINSON. _Crown 8vo._   _6s._
+
+   This book, by a famous golfer, contains the following sketches lightly
+   and humorously written:--The Prologue--The Pilgrim at the
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+
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+
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+
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+ A LIST OF
+ MESSRS. METHUEN'S
+ PUBLICATIONS
+
+
+ #Poetry#
+
+
+ RUDYARD KIPLING'S NEW POEMS
+
+ #Rudyard Kipling.# THE SEVEN SEAS. By RUDYARD KIPLING. _Third
+ Edition._  _Crown 8vo._  _Buckram, gilt top._  _6s._
+
+   'The new poems of Mr. Rudyard Kipling have all the spirit and swing
+   of their predecessors. Patriotism is the solid concrete foundation
+   on which Mr. Kipling has built the whole of his work.'--_Times._
+
+   'Full of passionate patriotism and the Imperial spirit.'--_Yorkshire
+   Post._
+
+   'The Empire has found a singer; it is no depreciation of the songs to
+   say that statesmen may have, one way or other, to take account of
+   them.'--_Manchester Guardian._
+
+   'Animated through and through with indubitable genius.'--_Daily
+   Telegraph._
+
+   'Packed with inspiration, with humour, with pathos.'--_Daily
+   Chronicle._
+
+   'All the pride of empire, all the intoxication of power, all the
+   ardour, the energy, the masterful strength and the wonderful endurance
+   and death-scorning pluck which are the very bone and fibre and marrow
+   of the British character are here.'--_Daily Mail._
+
+
+ #Rudyard Kipling.# BARRACK-ROOM BALLADS; And Other Verses. By RUDYARD
+ KIPLING. _Twelfth Edition._  _Crown 8vo._  _6s._
+
+   'Mr. Kipling's verse is strong, vivid, full of character....
+   Unmistakable genius rings in every line.'--_Times._
+
+   'The ballads teem with imagination, they palpitate with emotion. We
+   read them with laughter and tears; the metres throb in our pulses, the
+   cunningly ordered words tingle with life; and if this be not poetry,
+   what is?'--_Pall Mall Gazette._
+
+
+ #"Q."# POEMS AND BALLADS. By "Q.," Author of 'Green Bays,' etc.
+ _Crown 8vo._  _Buckram._  _3s. 6d._
+
+   'This work has just the faint, ineffable touch and glow that make
+   poetry. 'Q.' has the true romantic spirit.'--_Speaker._
+
+
+ #"Q."# GREEN BAYS: Verses and Parodies. By "Q.," Author of 'Dead Man's
+ Rock,' etc. _Second Edition._  _Crown 8vo._  _3s. 6d._
+
+   'The verses display a rare and versatile gift of parody, great command
+   of metre, and a very pretty turn of humour.'--_Times._
+
+
+ #E. Mackay.# A SONG OF THE SEA. By ERIC MACKAY, Author of 'The Love
+ Letters of a Violinist.' _Second Edition._   _Fcap. 8vo._   _5s._
+
+   'Everywhere Mr. Mackay displays himself the master of a style marked
+   by all the characteristics of the best rhetoric. He has a keen sense
+   of rhythm and of general balance; his verse is excellently
+   sonorous.'--_Globe._
+
+
+ #Ibsen.# BRAND. A Drama by HENRIK IBSEN. Translated by William Wilson.
+ _Second Edition._  _Crown 8vo._  _3s. 6d._
+
+   'The greatest world-poem of the nineteenth century next to "Faust." It
+   is in the same set with "Agamemnon," with "Lear," with the literature
+   that we now instinctively regard as high and holy.'--_Daily
+   Chronicle._
+
+
+ #"A. G."# VERSES TO ORDER. By "A. G." _Cr. 8vo._  _2s. 6d. net._
+
+   A small volume of verse by a writer whose initials are well known to
+   Oxford men.
+
+   'A capital specimen of light academic poetry. These verses are very
+   bright and engaging, easy and sufficiently witty.'--_St. James's
+   Gazette._
+
+
+ #Belles Lettres, Anthologies, etc.#
+
+
+ #R. L. Stevenson.# VAILIMA LETTERS. By ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON. With an
+ Etched Portrait by WILLIAM STRANG, and other Illustrations. _Second
+ Edition._  _Crown 8vo._  _Buckram._  _7s. 6d._
+
+   'Few publications have in our time been more eagerly awaited than
+   these "Vailima Letters," giving the first fruits of the correspondence
+   of Robert Louis Stevenson. But, high as the tide of expectation has
+   run, no reader can possibly be disappointed in the result.'--_St.
+   James's Gazette._
+
+
+ #Henley and Whibley.# A BOOK OF ENGLISH PROSE. Collected by W. E.
+ HENLEY and CHARLES WHIBLEY. _Crown 8vo._  _6s._
+
+   'A unique volume of extracts--an art gallery of early
+   prose.'--_Birmingham Post._
+
+   'An admirable companion to Mr. Henley's "Lyra Heroica."'--_Saturday
+   Review._
+
+   'Quite delightful. A greater treat for those not well acquainted with
+   pre-Restoration prose could not be imagined.'--_Athenæum._
+
+
+ #H. C. Beeching.# LYRA SACRA: An Anthology of Sacred Verse. Edited by
+ H. C. BEECHING, M.A. _Crown 8vo._  _Buckram._  _6s._
+
+   'A charming selection, which maintains a lofty standard of
+   excellence.'--_Times._
+
+
+ #"Q."# THE GOLDEN POMP: A Procession of English Lyrics from Surrey to
+ Shirley, arranged by A. T. QUILLER COUCH. _Crown 8vo._  _Buckram._
+ _6s._
+
+   'A delightful volume: a really golden "Pomp."'--_Spectator._
+
+
+ #W. B. Yeats.# AN ANTHOLOGY OF IRISH VERSE. Edited by W. B. YEATS.
+ _Crown 8vo._  _3s. 6d._
+
+   'An attractive and catholic selection.'--Times.
+
+
+ #G. W. Steevens.# MONOLOGUES OF THE DEAD. By G. W. STEEVENS. _Foolscap
+ 8vo._  _3s. 6d._
+
+   A series of Soliloquies in which famous men of antiquity--Julius
+   Cæsar, Nero, Alcibiades, etc., attempt to express themselves in the
+   modes of thought and language of to-day.
+
+   The effect is sometimes splendid, sometimes bizarre, but always
+   amazingly clever.--_Pall Mall Gazette._
+
+
+ #Victor Hugo.# THE LETTERS OF VICTOR HUGO. Translated from the French
+ by F. CLARKE, M.A. _In Two Volumes._  _Demy 8vo._  _10s. 6d. each._
+ _Vol. I._ 1815-35.
+
+   This is the first volume of one of the most interesting and important
+   collection of letters ever published in France. The correspondence
+   dates from Victor Hugo's boyhood to his death, and none of the letters
+   have been published before. The arrangement is chiefly chronological,
+   but where there is an interesting set of letters to one person these
+   are arranged together. The first volume contains, among others, (1)
+   Letters to his father; (2) to his young wife; (3) to his confessor,
+   Lamennais; (4) a very important set of about fifty letters to
+   Sainte-Beauve; (5) letters about his early books and plays.
+
+   'A charming and vivid picture of a man whose egotism never marred his
+   natural kindness, and whose vanity did not impair his
+   greatness.'--_Standard._
+
+
+ #C. H. Pearson.# ESSAYS AND CRITICAL REVIEWS. By C. H. PEARSON, M.A.,
+ Author of 'National Life and Character.' Edited, with a Biographical
+ Sketch, by H. A. STRONG, M.A., LL.D. With a Portrait. _Demy 8vo._
+ _10s. 6d._
+
+   'Remarkable for careful handling, breadth of view, and
+   knowledge.'--_Scotsman._
+
+   'Charming essays.'--_Spectator._
+
+
+ #W. M. Dixon.# A PRIMER OF TENNYSON. By W. M. DIXON, M.A., Professor
+ of English Literature at Mason College. _Crown 8vo._  _2s. 6d._
+
+   'Much sound and well-expressed criticism and acute literary judgments.
+   The bibliography is a boon.'--_Speaker._
+
+
+ #W. A. Craigie.# A PRIMER OF BURNS. By W. A. CRAIGIE. _Crown 8vo._
+ _2s. 6d._
+
+   This book is planned on a method similar to the 'Primer of Tennyson.'
+   It has also a glossary.
+
+   'A valuable addition to the literature of the poet.'--_Times._
+
+   'An excellent short account.'--_Pall Mall Gazette._
+
+   'An admirable introduction.'--_Globe._
+
+
+ #Sterne.# THE LIFE AND OPINIONS OF TRISTRAM SHANDY. By LAWRENCE
+ STERNE. With an Introduction by CHARLES WHIBLEY, and a Portrait.
+ _2 vols._  _7s._
+
+   'Very dainty volumes are these; the paper, type, and light-green
+   binding are all very agreeable to the eye. _Simplex munditiis_ is the
+   phrase that might be applied to them.'--_Globe._
+
+
+ #Congreve.# THE COMEDIES OF WILLIAM CONGREVE. With an Introduction by
+ G. S. STREET, and a Portrait. _2 vols._  _7s._
+
+   'The volumes are strongly bound in green buckram, are of a convenient
+   size, and pleasant to look upon, so that whether on the shelf, or on
+   the table, or in the hand the possessor is thoroughly content with
+   them.'--_Guardian._
+
+
+ #Morier.# THE ADVENTURES OF HAJJI BABA OF ISPAHAN. By JAMES MORIER.
+ With an Introduction by E. G. BROWNE, M.A., and a Portrait. _2 vols._
+ _7s._
+
+
+ #Walton.# THE LIVES OF DONNE, WOTTON, HOOKER, HERBERT, AND SANDERSON.
+ By IZAAK WALTON. With an Introduction by VERNON BLACKBURN, and a
+ Portrait. _3s. 6d._
+
+
+ #Johnson.# THE LIVES OF THE ENGLISH POETS. By SAMUEL JOHNSON, LL.D.
+ With an Introduction by J. H. MILLAR, and a Portrait. _3 vols._
+ _10s. 6d._
+
+
+ #Burns.# THE POEMS OF ROBERT BURNS. Edited by ANDREW LANG and W. A.
+ CRAIGIE. With Portrait. _Demy 8vo, gilt top._ _6s._
+
+   This edition contains a carefully collated Text, numerous Notes,
+   critical and textual, a critical and biographical Introduction, and a
+   Glossary.
+
+   'Among the editions in one volume, Mr. Andrew Lang's will take the
+   place of authority.'--_Times._
+
+
+ #F. Langbridge.# BALLADS OF THE BRAVE: Poems of Chivalry, Enterprise,
+ Courage, and Constancy. Edited, with Notes, by Rev. F. LANGBRIDGE.
+ _Crown 8vo._  _Buckram._  _3s. 6d._  _School Edition._  _2s. 6d._
+
+   'A very happy conception happily carried out. These "Ballads of the
+   Brave" are intended to suit the real tastes of boys, and will suit the
+   taste of the great majority.'--_Spectator._
+
+   'The book is full of splendid things.'--_World._
+
+
+ #Illustrated Books#
+
+
+ #Jane Barlow.# THE BATTLE OF THE FROGS AND MICE, translated by JANE
+ BARLOW, Author of 'Irish Idylls,' and pictured by F. D. BEDFORD.
+ _Small 4to._  _6s. net._
+
+
+ #S. Baring Gould.# A BOOK OF FAIRY TALES retold by S. BARING GOULD.
+ With numerous illustrations and initial letters by ARTHUR J. GASKIN.
+ _Second Edition._  _Crown 8vo._  _Buckram._ _6s._
+
+   'Mr. Baring Gould is deserving of gratitude, in re-writing in honest,
+   simple style the old stories that delighted the childhood of "our
+   fathers and grandfathers." As to the form of the book, and the
+   printing, which is by Messrs. Constable, it were difficult to commend
+   overmuch.'--_Saturday Review._
+
+
+ #S. Baring Gould.# OLD ENGLISH FAIRY TALES. Collected and edited by S.
+ BARING GOULD. With Numerous Illustrations by F. D. BEDFORD. _Second
+ Edition._  _Crown 8vo._  _Buckram._  _6s._
+
+   'A charming volume, which children will be sure to appreciate. The
+   stories have been selected with great ingenuity from various old
+   ballads and folk-tales, and, having been somewhat altered and
+   readjusted, now stand forth, clothed in Mr. Baring Gould's delightful
+   English, to enchant youthful readers.'--_Guardian._
+
+
+ #S. Baring Gould.# A BOOK OF NURSERY SONGS AND RHYMES. Edited by S.
+ BARING GOULD, and Illustrated by the Birmingham Art School. _Buckram,
+ gilt top._  _Crown 8vo._  _6s._
+
+   'The volume is very complete in its way, as it contains nursery songs
+   to the number of 77, game-rhymes, and jingles. To the student we
+   commend the sensible introduction, and the explanatory notes. The
+   volume is superbly printed on soft, thick paper, which it is a
+   pleasure to touch; and the borders and pictures are among the very
+   best specimens we have seen of the Gaskin school.'--_Birmingham
+   Gazette._
+
+
+ #H. C. Beeching.# A BOOK OF CHRISTMAS VERSE. Edited by H. C. BEECHING,
+ M.A., and Illustrated by WALTER CRANE. _Crown 8vo, gilt top._  _5s._
+
+   A collection of the best verse inspired by the birth of Christ from
+   the Middle Ages to the present day. A distinction of the book is the
+   large number of poems it contains by modern authors, a few of which
+   are here printed for the first time.
+
+   'An anthology which, from its unity of aim and high poetic excellence,
+   has a better right to exist than most of its fellows.'--_Guardian._
+
+
+ #History#
+
+
+ #Gibbon.# THE DECLINE AND FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE. By EDWARD GIBBON.
+ A New Edition, Edited with Notes, Appendices, and Maps, by J. B. BURY,
+ M.A., Fellow of Trinity College, Dublin. _In Seven Volumes._  _Demy 8vo._
+ _Gilt top._  _8s. 6d. each._  _Also crown 8vo._  _6s. each._
+ _Vols. I., II., and III._
+
+   'The time has certainly arrived for a new edition of Gibbon's great
+   work.... Professor Bury is the right man to undertake this task. His
+   learning is amazing, both in extent and accuracy. The book is issued
+   in a handy form, and at a moderate price, and it is admirably
+   printed.'--_Times._
+
+   'The edition is edited as a classic should be edited, removing
+   nothing, yet indicating the value of the text, and bringing it up to
+   date. It promises to be of the utmost value, and will be a welcome
+   addition to many libraries.'--_Scotsman._
+
+   'This edition, so far as one may judge from the first instalment, is a
+   marvel of erudition and critical skill, and it is the very minimum of
+   praise to predict that the seven volumes of it will supersede Dean
+   Milman's as the standard edition of our great historical
+   classic.'--_Glasgow Herald._
+
+   'The beau-ideal Gibbon has arrived at last.'--_Sketch._
+
+   'At last there is an adequate modern edition of Gibbon.... The best
+   edition the nineteenth century could produce.'--_Manchester Guardian._
+
+
+ #Flinders Petrie.# A HISTORY OF EGYPT, FROM THE EARLIEST TIMES TO THE
+ PRESENT DAY. Edited by W. M. FLINDERS PETRIE, D.C.L., LL.D., Professor
+ of Egyptology at University College. _Fully Illustrated._  _In Six
+ Volumes._  _Crown 8vo._  _6s. each._
+
+   Vol. I. PREHISTORIC TIMES TO XVI. DYNASTY. W. M. F. Petrie. _Third
+   Edition._
+
+   Vol. II. THE XVIITH AND XVIIITH DYNASTIES. W. M. F. Petrie. _Second
+   Edition._
+
+   'A history written in the spirit of scientific precision so worthily
+   represented by Dr. Petrie and his school cannot but promote sound and
+   accurate study, and supply a vacant place in the English literature of
+   Egyptology.'--_Times._
+
+
+ #Flinders Petrie.# EGYPTIAN TALES. Edited by W. M. FLINDERS PETRIE.
+ Illustrated by TRISTRAM ELLIS. _In Two Volumes._  _Crown 8vo._
+ _3s. 6d. each._
+
+   'A valuable addition to the literature of comparative folk-lore. The
+   drawings are really illustrations in the literal sense of the
+   word.'--_Globe._
+
+   'It has a scientific value to the student of history and
+   archæology.'--_Scotsman._
+
+   'Invaluable as a picture of life in Palestine and Egypt.'--_Daily
+   News._
+
+
+ #Flinders Petrie.# EGYPTIAN DECORATIVE ART. By W. M. FLINDERS PETRIE,
+ D.C.L. With 120 Illustrations. _Crown 8vo._  _3s. 6d._
+
+   'Professor Flinders Petrie is not only a profound Egyptologist, but an
+   accomplished student of comparative archæology. In these lectures,
+   delivered at the Royal Institution, he displays both qualifications
+   with rare skill in elucidating the development of decorative art in
+   Egypt, and in tracing its influence on the art of other
+   countries.'--_Times._
+
+
+ #S. Baring Gould.# THE TRAGEDY OF THE CÆSARS. The Emperors of the
+ Julian and Claudian Lines. With numerous Illustrations from Busts,
+ Gems, Cameos, etc. By S. BARING GOULD, Author of 'Mehalah,' etc.
+ _Fourth Edition._  _Royal 8vo._  _15s._
+
+   'A most splendid and fascinating book on a subject of undying
+   interest. The great feature of the book is the use the author has made
+   of the existing portraits of the Cæsars, and the admirable critical
+   subtlety he has exhibited in dealing with this line of research. It is
+   brilliantly written, and the illustrations are supplied on a scale of
+   profuse magnificence.'--_Daily Chronicle._
+
+   'The volumes will in no sense disappoint the general reader. Indeed,
+   in their way, there is nothing in any sense so good in English.... Mr.
+   Baring Gould has presented his narrative in such a way as not to make
+   one dull page.'--_Athenæum._
+
+
+ #H. de B. Gibbons.# INDUSTRY IN ENGLAND: HISTORICAL OUTLINES. By H. DE
+ B. GIBBINS, M.A., D.Litt. With 5 Maps. _Second Edition._  _Demy 8vo._
+ _10s. 6d._
+
+   This book is written with the view of affording a clear view of the
+   main facts of English Social and Industrial History placed in due
+   perspective. Beginning with prehistoric times, it passes in review the
+   growth and advance of industry up to the nineteenth century, showing
+   its gradual development and progress. The book is illustrated by Maps,
+   Diagrams, and Tables.
+
+
+ #A. Clark.# THE COLLEGES OF OXFORD: Their History and their
+ Traditions. By Members of the University. Edited by A. CLARK, M.A.,
+ Fellow and Tutor of Lincoln College. _8vo._  _12s. 6d._
+
+   'A work which will certainly be appealed to for many years as the
+   standard book on the Colleges of Oxford.'--_Athenæum._
+
+
+ #Perrens.# THE HISTORY OF FLORENCE FROM 1434 TO 1492. By F. T.
+ PERRENS. Translated by HANNAH LYNCH. _8vo._  _12s. 6d._
+
+   A history of Florence under the domination of Cosimo, Piero, and
+   Lorenzo de Medicis.
+
+   'This is a standard book by an honest and intelligent historian, who
+   has deserved well of all who are interested in Italian
+   history.'--_Manchester Guardian._
+
+
+ #J. Wells.# A SHORT HISTORY OF ROME. By $1, Fellow and Tutor of Wadham
+ Coll., Oxford. With 4 Maps. _Crown 8vo._  _3s. 6d._
+
+   This book is intended for the Middle and Upper Forms of Public Schools
+   and for Pass Students at the Universities. It contains copious Tables,
+   etc.
+
+   'An original work written on an original plan, and with uncommon
+   freshness and vigour.'--_Speaker._
+
+
+ #E. L. S. Horsburgh.# THE CAMPAIGN OF WATERLOO. By E. L. S. HORSBURGH,
+ B.A. _With Plans._  _Crown 8vo._  _5s._
+
+   'A brilliant essay--simple, sound, and thorough.'--_Daily Chronicle._
+
+   'A study, the most concise, the most lucid, the most critical that has
+   been produced.'--_Birmingham Mercury._
+
+
+ #H. B. George.# BATTLES OF ENGLISH HISTORY. By H. B. GEORGE, M.A.,
+ Fellow of New College, Oxford. _With numerous Plans._  _Third Edition._
+ _Crown 8vo._  _6s._
+
+   'Mr. George has undertaken a very useful task--that of making military
+   affairs intelligible and instructive to non-military readers--and has
+   executed it with laudable intelligence and industry, and with a large
+   measure of success.'--_Times._
+
+
+ #O. Browning.# A SHORT HISTORY OF MEDIÆVAL ITALY, A.D. 1250-1530. By
+ OSCAR BROWNING, Fellow and Tutor of King's College, Cambridge. _Second
+ Edition._  _In Two Volumes._  _Crown 8vo._  _5s. each._
+
+   Vol. I. 1250-1409.--Guelphs and Ghibellines. Vol. II. 1409-1530.--The
+   Age of the Condottieri.
+
+   'A vivid picture of mediæval Italy.'--_Standard._
+
+   'Mr. Browning is to be congratulated on the production of a work of
+   immense labour and learning.'--_Westminster Gazette._
+
+
+ #O'Grady.# THE STORY OF IRELAND. By STANDISH O'GRADY, Author of 'Finn
+ and his Companions.' _Cr. 8vo._  _2s. 6d._
+
+   'Most delightful, most stimulating. Its racy humour, its original
+   imaginings, make it one of the freshest, breeziest
+   volumes.'--_Methodist Times._
+
+
+ #Biography#
+
+
+ #S. Baring Gould.# THE LIFE OF NAPOLEON BONAPARTE. By S. BARING GOULD.
+ With over 450 Illustrations in the Text and 12 Photogravure Plates.
+ _Large quarto._  _Gilt top._  _36s._
+
+   'The best biography of Napoleon in our tongue, nor have the French as
+   good a biographer of their hero. A book very nearly as good as
+   Southey's "Life of Nelson."'--_Manchester Guardian._
+
+   'The main feature of this gorgeous volume is its great wealth of
+   beautiful photogravures and finely-executed wood engravings,
+   constituting a complete pictorial chronicle of Napoleon I.'s personal
+   history from the days of his early childhood at Ajaccio to the date of
+   his second interment under the dome of the Invalides in
+   Paris.'--_Daily Telegraph._
+
+   'The most elaborate account of Napoleon ever produced by an English
+   writer.'--_Daily Chronicle._
+
+   'A brilliant and attractive volume. Never before have so many pictures
+   relating to Napoleon been brought within the limits of an English
+   book.'--_Globe._
+
+   'Particular notice is due to the vast collection of contemporary
+   illustrations.'--_Guardian._
+
+   'Nearly all the illustrations are real contributions to
+   history.'--_Westminster Gazette._
+
+   'The illustrations are of supreme interest.'--_Standard._
+
+
+ #Morris Fuller.# THE LIFE AND WRITINGS OF JOHN DAVENANT, D.D.
+ (1571-1641), President of Queen's College, Lady Margaret Professor of
+ Divinity, Bishop of Salisbury. By MORRIS FULLER, B.D. _Demy 8vo._
+ _10s. 6d._
+
+   'A valuable contribution to ecclesiastical history.'--_Birmingham
+   Gazette._
+
+
+ #J. M. Rigg.# ST. ANSELM OF CANTERBURY: A CHAPTER IN THE HISTORY OF
+ RELIGION. By J. M. RIGG. _Demy 8vo._  _7s. 6d._
+
+   'Mr. Rigg has told the story of the great Primate's life with
+   scholarly ability, and has thereby contributed an interesting chapter
+   to the history of the Norman period.'--_Daily Chronicle._
+
+
+ #F. W. Joyce.# THE LIFE OF SIR FREDERICK GORE OUSELEY. By F. W. JOYCE,
+ M.A. With Portraits and Illustrations. _Crown 8vo._  _7s. 6d._
+
+   'This book has been undertaken in quite the right spirit, and written
+   with sympathy, insight, and considerable literary skill.'--_Times._
+
+
+ #W. G. Collingwood.# THE LIFE OF JOHN RUSKIN. By W. G. COLLINGWOOD,
+ M.A., Editor of Mr. Ruskin's Poems. With numerous Portraits, and 13
+ Drawings by Mr. Ruskin. _Second Edition._  _2 vols._  _8vo._  _32s._
+
+   'No more magnificent volumes have been published for a long
+   time.'--_Times._
+
+   'It is long since we had a biography with such delights of substance
+   and of form. Such a book is a pleasure for the day, and a joy for
+   ever.'--_Daily Chronicle._
+
+
+ #C. Waldstein.# JOHN RUSKIN: a Study. By CHARLES WALDSTEIN, M.A.,
+ Fellow of King's College, Cambridge. With a Photogravure Portrait
+ after Professor Herkomer. _Post 8vo._  _5s._
+
+   'A thoughtful, impartial, well-written criticism of Ruskin's teaching,
+   intended to separate what the author regards as valuable and permanent
+   from what is transient and erroneous in the great master's
+   writing.'--_Daily Chronicle._
+
+
+ #W. H. Hutton.# THE LIFE OF SIR THOMAS MORE. By W. H. HUTTON, M.A.,
+ Author of 'William Laud.' _With Portraits._  _Crown 8vo._  _5s._
+
+   'The book lays good claim to high rank among our biographies. It is
+   excellently, even lovingly, written.'--_Scotsman._
+
+   'An excellent monograph.'--_Times._
+
+
+ #Clark Russell.# THE LIFE OF ADMIRAL LORD COLLINGWOOD. By W. CLARK
+ RUSSELL, Author of 'The Wreck of the Grosvenor.' With Illustrations by
+ F. BRANGWYN. _Third Edition._  _Crown 8vo._  _6s._
+
+   'A book which we should like to see in the hands of every boy in the
+   country.'--_St. James's Gazette._
+
+   'A really good book.'--_Saturday Review._
+
+
+ #Southey.# ENGLISH SEAMEN (Howard, Clifford, Hawkins, Drake,
+ Cavendish). By ROBERT SOUTHEY. Edited, with an Introduction, by DAVID
+ HANNAY. _Second Edition._  _Crown 8vo._  _6s._
+
+   'Admirable and well-told stories of our naval history.'--_Army and
+   Navy Gazette._
+
+   'A brave, inspiriting book.'--_Black and White._
+
+
+ #Travel, Adventure and Topography#
+
+
+ #R. S. S. Baden-Powell.# THE DOWNFALL OF PREMPEH. A Diary of Life with
+ the Native Levy in Ashanti, 1895. By Colonel BADEN-POWELL. With 21
+ Illustrations and a Map. _Demy 8vo._  _10s. 6d._
+
+   'A compact, faithful, most readable record of the campaign.'--_Daily
+   News._
+
+   'A bluff and vigorous narrative.'--_Glasgow Herald._
+
+
+ #R. S. S. Baden-Powell.# THE MATEBELE CAMPAIGN 1896. By Colonel R. S.
+ S. BADEN-POWELL. With nearly 100 Illustrations. _Second Edition._
+ _Demy 8vo._  _15s._
+
+   'Written in an unaffectedly light and humorous style.'--_The World._
+
+   'A very racy and eminently readable book.'--_St. James's Gazette._
+
+   'As a straightforward account of a great deal of plucky work
+   unpretentiously done, this book is well worth reading. The simplicity
+   of the narrative is all in its favour, and accords in a peculiarly
+   English fashion with the nature of the subject.'--_Times._
+
+
+ #Captain Hinde.# THE FALL OF THE CONGO ARABS. By SIDNEY L. HINDE. With
+ Portraits and Plans. _Demy 8vo._  _12s. 6d._
+
+   'The book is full of good things, and of sustained interest.'--_St.
+   James's Gazette._
+
+   'A graphic sketch of one of the most exciting and important episodes
+   in the struggle for supremacy in Central Africa between the Arabs and
+   their Europeon rivals. Apart from the story of the campaign, Captain
+   Hinde's book is mainly remarkable for the fulness with which he
+   discusses the question of cannibalism. It is, indeed, the only
+   connected narrative--in English, at any rate--which has been published
+   of this particular episode in African history.'--_Times._
+
+   'Captain Hinde's book is one of the most interesting and valuable
+   contributions yet made to the literature of modern Africa.'--_Daily
+   News._
+
+
+ #W. Crooke.# THE NORTH-WESTERN PROVINCES OF INDIA: THEIR ETHNOLOGY AND
+ ADMINISTRATION. By W. CROOKE. With Maps and Illustrations. _Demy 8vo._
+ _10s. 6d._
+
+   'A carefully and well-written account of one of the most important
+   provinces of the Empire. In seven chapters Mr. Crooke deals
+   successively with the land in its physical aspect, the province under
+   Hindoo and Mussulman rule, the province under British rule, the
+   ethnology and sociology of the province, the religious and social life
+   of the people, the land and its settlement, and the native peasant in
+   his relation to the land. The illustrations are good and well
+   selected, and the map is excellent.'--_Manchester Guardian._
+
+
+ #W. B. Worsfold.# SOUTH AFRICA: Its History and its Future. By W.
+ BASIL WORSFOLD, M.A. _With a Map._  _Second Edition._  _Crown 8vo._
+ _6s._
+
+   'An intensely interesting book.'--_Daily Chronicle._
+
+   'A monumental work compressed into a very moderate compass.'--_World._
+
+
+ #General Literature#
+
+
+ #S. Baring Gould.# OLD COUNTRY LIFE. By S. BARING GOULD, Author of
+ 'Mehalah,' etc. With Sixty-seven Illustrations by W. PARKINSON, F. D.
+ BEDFORD, and F. MASEY. _Large Crown 8vo._  _10s. 6d._  _Fifth and
+ Cheaper Edition._  _6s._
+
+   '"Old Country Life," as healthy wholesome reading, full of breezy life
+   and movement, full of quaint stories vigorously told, will not be
+   excelled by any book to be published throughout the year. Sound,
+   hearty, and English to the core.'--_World._
+
+
+ #S. Baring Gould.# HISTORIC ODDITIES AND STRANGE EVENTS. By S. BARING
+ GOULD. _Third Edition._  _Crown 8vo._  _6s._
+
+   'A collection of exciting and entertaining chapters. The whole volume
+   is delightful reading.'--_Times._
+
+
+ #S. Baring Gould.# FREAKS OF FANATICISM. By S. BARING GOULD. _Third
+ Edition._  _Crown 8vo._  _6s._
+
+   'Mr. Baring Gould has a keen eye for colour and effect, and the
+   subjects he has chosen give ample scope to his descriptive and
+   analytic faculties. A perfectly fascinating book.'--_Scottish Leader._
+
+
+ #S. Baring Gould.# A GARLAND OF COUNTRY SONG: English Folk Songs with
+ their Traditional Melodies. Collected and arranged by S. BARING GOULD
+ and H. FLEETWOOD SHEPPARD. _Demy 4to._  _6s._
+
+
+ #S. Baring Gould.# SONGS OF THE WEST: Traditional Ballads and Songs of
+ the West of England, with their Traditional Melodies. Collected by S.
+ BARING GOULD, M.A., and H. FLEETWOOD SHEPPARD, M.A. Arranged for Voice
+ and Piano. In 4 Parts (containing 25 Songs each), _Parts I., II., III.,_
+ _3s. each._  _Part IV.,_  _5s._  _In one Vol.,_  _French morocco,_
+ _15s._
+
+   'A rich collection of humour, pathos, grace, and poetic
+   fancy.'--_Saturday Review._
+
+
+ #S. Baring Gould.# YORKSHIRE ODDITIES AND STRANGE EVENTS. _Fourth
+ Edition._  _Crown 8vo._  _6s._
+
+
+ #S. Baring Gould.# STRANGE SURVIVALS AND SUPERSTITIONS. With
+ Illustrations. By S. BARING GOULD. _Crown 8vo._  _Second Edition._
+ _6s._
+
+   'We have read Mr. Baring Gould's book from beginning to end. It is
+   full of quaint and various information, and there is not a dull page
+   in it.'--_Notes and Queries._
+
+
+ #S. Baring Gould.# THE DESERTS OF SOUTHERN FRANCE. By S. BARING GOULD.
+ With numerous Illustrations by F. D. BEDFORD, S. HUTTON, etc.
+ _2 vols._  _Demy 8vo._  _32s._
+
+   'His two richly-illustrated volumes are full of matter of interest
+   to the geologist, the archæologist, and the student of history and
+   manners.'--_Scotsman._
+
+
+ #G. W. Steevens.# NAVAL POLICY: WITH A DESCRIPTION OF ENGLISH AND
+ FOREIGN NAVIES. By G. W. STEEVENS. _Demy 8vo._  _6s._
+
+   This book is a description of the British and other more important
+   navies of the world, with a sketch of the lines on which our naval
+   policy might possibly be developed. It describes our recent naval
+   policy, and shows what our naval force really is. A detailed but
+   non-technical account is given of the instruments of modern
+   warfare--guns, armour, engines, and the like--with a view to determine
+   how far we are abreast of modern invention and modern requirements. An
+   ideal policy is then sketched for the building and manning of our
+   fleet; and the last chapter is devoted to docks, coaling-stations, and
+   especially colonial defence.
+
+   'An extremely able and interesting work.'--_Daily Chronicle._
+
+
+ #W. E. Gladstone.# THE SPEECHES AND PUBLIC ADDRESSES OF THE RT. HON.
+ W. E. GLADSTONE, M.P. Edited by A. W. HUTTON, M.A., and H. J. COHEN,
+ M.A. With Portraits. _8vo._  _Vols. IX. and X._ _12s. 6d. each._
+
+
+ #J. Wells.# OXFORD AND OXFORD LIFE. By Members of the University.
+ Edited by J. WELLS, M.A., Fellow and Tutor of Wadham College.
+ _Crown 8vo._  _3s. 6d._
+
+   'We congratulate Mr. Wells on the production of a readable and
+   intelligent account of Oxford as it is at the present time, written by
+   persons who are possessed of a close acquaintance with the system and
+   life of the University.'--_Athenæum._
+
+
+ #L. Whibley.# GREEK OLIGARCHIES: THEIR ORGANISATION AND CHARACTER. By
+ L. WHIBLEY, M.A., Fellow of Pembroke College, Cambridge. _Crown 8vo._
+ _6s._
+
+   'An exceedingly useful handbook: a careful and well-arranged study of
+   an obscure subject.'--_Times._
+
+   'Mr. Whibley is never tedious or pedantic.'--_Pall Mall Gazette._
+
+
+ #L. L. Price.# ECONOMIC SCIENCE AND PRACTICE. By L. L. PRICE, M.A.,
+ Fellow of Oriel College, Oxford. _Crown 8vo._  _6s._
+
+   'The book is well written, giving evidence of considerable literary
+   ability, and clear mental grasp of the subject under
+   consideration.'--_Western Morning News._
+
+
+ #C. F. Andrews.# CHRISTIANITY AND THE LABOUR QUESTION. By C. F.
+ ANDREWS, B.A. _Crown 8vo._  _2s. 6d._
+
+   'A bold and scholarly survey.'--_Speaker._
+
+
+ #J. S. Shedlock.# THE PIANOFORTE SONATA: Its Origin and Development.
+ By J. S. SHEDLOCK. _Crown 8vo._  _5s._
+
+   'This work should be in the possession of every musician and amateur,
+   for it not only embodies a concise and lucid history of the origin of
+   one of the most important forms of musical composition, but, by reason
+   of the painstaking research and accuracy of the author's statements,
+   it is a very valuable work for reference.'--_Athenæum._
+
+
+ #E. M. Bowden.# THE EXAMPLE OF BUDDHA: Being Quotations from Buddhist
+ Literature for each Day in the Year. Compiled by E. M. BOWDEN. With
+ Preface by Sir EDWIN ARNOLD. _Third Edition._  _16mo._  _2s. 6d._
+
+
+ #Science#
+
+
+ #Freudenreich.# DAIRY BACTERIOLOGY. A Short Manual for the Use of
+ Students. By Dr. ED. VON FREUDENREICH. Translated from the German by
+ J. R. AINSWORTH DAVIS, B.A., F.C.P. _Crown 8vo._  _2s. 6d._
+
+
+ #Chalmers Mitchell.# OUTLINES OF BIOLOGY. By P. CHALMERS MITCHELL,
+ M.A., F.Z.S. _Fully Illustrated._  _Crown 8vo._  _6s._
+
+   A text-book designed to cover the new Schedule issued by the Royal
+   College of Physicians and Surgeons.
+
+
+ #G. Massee.# A MONOGRAPH OF THE MYXOGASTRES. By GEORGE MASSEE. With 12
+ Coloured Plates. _Royal 8vo._  _18s. net._
+
+   'A work much in advance of any book in the language treating of this
+   group of organisms. It is indispensable to every student of the
+   Myxogastres. The coloured plates deserve high praise for their
+   accuracy and execution.'--_Nature._
+
+
+ #Philosophy#
+
+
+ #L. T. Hobhouse.# THE THEORY OF KNOWLEDGE. By L. T. HOBHOUSE, Fellow
+ and Tutor of Corpus College, Oxford. _Demy 8vo._  _21s._
+
+   'The most important contribution to English philosophy since the
+   publication of Mr. Bradley's "Appearance and Reality." Full of
+   brilliant criticism and of positive theories which are models of
+   lucid statement.'--_Glasgow Herald._
+
+   'An elaborate and often brilliantly written volume. The treatment
+   is one of great freshness, and the illustrations are particularly
+   numerous and apt.'--_Times._
+
+
+ #W. H. Fairbrother.# THE PHILOSOPHY OF T. H. GREEN. By W. H.
+ FAIRBROTHER, M.A., Lecturer at Lincoln College, Oxford. _Crown 8vo._
+ _3s. 6d._
+
+   This volume is expository, not critical, and is intended for senior
+   students at the Universities and others, as a statement of Green's
+   teaching, and an introduction to the study of Idealist Philosophy.
+
+   'In every way an admirable book. As an introduction to the writings of
+   perhaps the most remarkable speculative thinker whom England has
+   produced in the present century, nothing could be better.'--_Glasgow
+   Herald._
+
+
+ #F. W. Bussell.# THE SCHOOL OF PLATO: its Origin and its Revival under
+ the Roman Empire. By F. W. BUSSELL, M.A., Fellow and Tutor of
+ Brasenose College, Oxford. _Demy 8vo._  _10s. 6d._
+
+   'A highly valuable contribution to the history of ancient
+   thought.'--_Glasgow Herald._
+
+   'A clever and stimulating book, provocative of thought and deserving
+   careful reading.'--_Manchester Guardian._
+
+
+ #F. S. Granger.# THE WORSHIP OF THE ROMANS. By F. S. GRANGER, M.A.,
+ Litt.D., Professor of Philosophy at University College, Nottingham.
+ _Crown 8vo._ _6s._
+
+   'A scholarly analysis of the religious ceremonies, beliefs, and
+   superstitions of ancient Rome, conducted in the new instructive light
+   of comparative anthropology.'--_Times._
+
+
+ #Theology#
+
+
+ #E. C. S. Gibson.# THE XXXIX. ARTICLES OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND.
+ Edited with an Introduction by E. C. S. GIBSON, D.D., Vicar of Leeds,
+ late Principal of Wells Theological College. _In Two Volumes._
+ _Demy 8vo._  _15s._
+
+   'The tone maintained throughout is not that of the partial advocate,
+   but the faithful exponent'--_Scotsman._
+
+   'There are ample proofs of clearness of expression, sobriety of
+   judgment, and breadth of view.... The book will be welcome to all
+   students of the subject, and its sound, definite, and loyal theology
+   ought to be of great service.'--_National Observer._
+
+   'So far from repelling the general reader, its orderly arrangement,
+   lucid treatment, and felicity of diction invite and encourage his
+   attention.'--_Yorkshire Post._
+
+
+ #R. L. Ottley.# THE DOCTRINE OF THE INCARNATION. By R. L. OTTLEY,
+ M.A., late fellow of Magdalen College, Oxon., Principal of Pusey
+ House. _In Two Volumes._  _Demy 8vo._  _15s._
+
+   'Learned and reverent: lucid and well arranged.'--_Record._
+
+   'Accurate, well ordered, and judicious.'--_National Observer._
+
+   'A clear and remarkably full account of the main currents of
+   speculation. Scholarly precision ... genuine tolerance ... intense
+   interest in his subject--are Mr. Ottley's merits.'--_Guardian._
+
+
+ #F. B. Jevons.# AN INTRODUCTION TO THE HISTORY OF RELIGION. By F. B.
+ JEVONS, M.A., Litt.D., Principal of Bishop Hatfield's Hall.
+ _Demy 8vo._  _10s. 6d._
+
+   Mr. F. B. Jevons' 'Introduction to the History of Religion' treats of
+   early religion, from the point of view of Anthropology and Folk-lore;
+   and is the first attempt that has been made in any language to weave
+   together the results of recent investigations into such topics as
+   Sympathetic Magic, Taboo, Totemism, Fetishism, etc., so as to present
+   a systematic account of the growth of primitive religion and the
+   development of early religious institutions.
+
+   'Dr. Jevons has written a notable work, and we can strongly recommend
+   it to the serious attention of theologians, anthropologists, and
+   classical scholars.'--_Manchester Guardian._
+
+   'The merit of this book lies in the penetration, the singular
+   acuteness and force of the author's judgment. He is at once critical
+   and luminous, at once just and suggestive. It is but rarely that one
+   meets with a book so comprehensive and so thorough as this, and it is
+   more than an ordinary pleasure for the reviewer to welcome and
+   recommend it. Dr. Jevons is something more than an historian of
+   primitive belief--he is a philosophic thinker, who sees his subject
+   clearly and sees it whole, whose mastery of detail is no less complete
+   than his view of the broader aspects and issues of his subject is
+   convincing.'--_Birmingham Post._
+
+
+ #S. R. Driver.# SERMONS ON SUBJECTS CONNECTED WITH THE OLD TESTAMENT.
+ By S. R. DRIVER, D.D., Canon of Christ Church, Regius Professor of
+ Hebrew in the University of Oxford. _Crown 8vo._  _6s._
+
+   'A welcome companion to the author's famous 'Introduction.' No man can
+   read these discourses without feeling that Dr. Driver is fully alive
+   to the deeper teaching of the Old Testament.'--_Guardian._
+
+
+ #T. K. Cheyne.# FOUNDERS OF OLD TESTAMENT CRITICISM: Biographical,
+ Descriptive, and Critical Studies. By T. K. CHEYNE, D.D., Oriel
+ Professor of the Interpretation of Holy Scripture at Oxford. _Large
+ crown 8vo._  _7s. 6d._
+
+   This book is a historical sketch of O. T. Criticism in the form of
+   biographical studies from the days of Eichhorn to those of Driver and
+   Robertson Smith.
+
+   'A very learned and instructive work.'--_Times._
+
+
+ #C. H. Prior.# CAMBRIDGE SERMONS. Edited by C. H. PRIOR, M.A., Fellow
+ and Tutor of Pembroke College. _Crown 8vo._  _6s._
+
+   A volume of sermons preached before the University of Cambridge by
+   various preachers, including the Archbishop of Canterbury and Bishop
+   Westcott.
+
+   'A representative collection. Bishop Westcott's is a noble
+   sermon.'--_Guardian._
+
+
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+
+   An edition of a Treatise on the Essentials of Christian Doctrine, and
+   the best methods of impressing them on candidates for baptism.
+
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+ THE IMITATION OF CHRIST. By THOMAS À KEMPIS. With an Introduction by
+ DEAN FARRAR. Illustrated by C. M. GERE, and printed in black and red.
+ _Second Edition._
+
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+
+
+ THE CHRISTIAN YEAR. By JOHN KEBLE. With an Introduction and Notes by
+ W. LOCK, D.D., Warden of Keble College, Ireland, Professor at Oxford.
+ Illustrated by R. ANNING BELL.
+
+   'The present edition is annotated with all the care and insight to be
+   expected from Mr. Lock. The progress and circumstances of its
+   composition are detailed in the Introduction. There is an interesting
+   Appendix on the MSS. of the "Christian Year," and another giving the
+   order in which the poems were written. A "Short Analysis of the
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+   explained in a note.'--_Guardian._
+
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+ CARDINAL MANNING. By A. W. HUTTON, M.A.
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+ WILLIAM LAUD. By W. H. HUTTON, B.D.
+ JOHN KNOX. By F. M'CUNN.
+ JOHN HOWE. By R. F. HORTON, D.D.
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+ A ROMANCE OF TWO WORLDS. _Sixteenth Edition._
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+ THE SOUL OF LILITH. _Ninth Edition._
+ WORMWOOD. _Eighth Edition._
+ BARABBAS: A DREAM OF THE WORLD'S TRAGEDY. _Thirty-first Edition._
+
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+   "Dream of the World's Tragedy" is, despite some trifling
+   incongruities, a lofty and not inadequate paraphrase of the supreme
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+
+
+ THE SORROWS OF SATAN. _Thirty-sixth Edition._
+
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+   is likely to win an abiding place within the memory of man.... The
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+
+
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+
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+
+
+ A CHANGE OF AIR. _Fourth Edition._
+
+   'A graceful, vivacious comedy, true to human nature. The characters
+   are traced with a masterly hand.'--_Times._
+
+
+ A MAN OF MARK. _Fourth Edition._
+
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+   compares with "The Prisoner of Zenda."'--_National Observer._
+
+
+ THE CHRONICLES OF COUNT ANTONIO. _Third Edition._
+
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+   romance. The outlawed Count is the most constant, desperate, and
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+
+
+ PHROSO. Illustrated by H. R. MILLAR. _Third Edition._
+
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+
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+
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+
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+ S. Baring Gould's Novels
+
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+
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+   and skilled hands of a master of his art, that he is always fresh and
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+
+
+ ARMINELL: A Social Romance. _Fourth Edition._
+
+
+ URITH: A Story of Dartmoor. _Fifth Edition._
+
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+
+
+ IN THE ROAR OF THE SEA. _Sixth Edition._
+
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+
+
+ MRS. CURGENVEN OF CURGENVEN. _Fourth Edition._
+
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+
+
+ CHEAP JACK ZITA. _Fourth Edition._
+
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+
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+
+
+ THE QUEEN OF LOVE. _Fourth Edition._
+
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+
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+   and interesting fiction.'--_Sussex Daily News._
+
+
+ KITTY ALONE. _Fourth Edition._
+
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+   stirring incident, and, above all, with vivid and enthralling human
+   interest.'--_Daily Telegraph._
+
+
+ NOÉMI: A Romance of the Cave-Dwellers. Illustrated by R. CATON
+ WOODVILLE. _Third Edition._
+
+   '"Noémi" is as excellent a tale of fighting and adventure as one may
+   wish to meet. The narrative also runs clear and sharp as the Loire
+   itself.'--_Pall Mall Gazette._
+
+   'Mr. Baring Gould's powerful story is full of the strong lights and
+   shadows and vivid colouring to which he has accustomed
+   us.'--_Standard._
+
+
+ THE BROOM-SQUIRE. Illustrated by FRANK DADD. _Fourth Edition._
+
+   'A strain of tenderness is woven through the web of his tragic tale,
+   and its atmosphere is sweetened by the nobility and sweetness of the
+   heroine's character.'--_Daily News._
+
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+   anything he has written of late.'--_Speaker._
+
+
+ THE PENNYCOMEQUICKS. _Third Edition._
+
+
+ DARTMOOR IDYLLS.
+
+   'A book to read, and keep and read again; for the genuine fun and
+   pathos of it will not early lose their effect.'--_Vanity Fair._
+
+
+ GUAVAS THE TINNER. Illustrated by FRANK DADD. _Second Edition._
+
+   'Mr. Baring Gould is a wizard who transports us into a region of
+   visions, often lurid and disquieting, but always full of interest and
+   enchantment.'--_Spectator._
+
+   'In the weirdness of the story, in the faithfulness with which the
+   characters are depicted, and in force of style, it closely resembles
+   "Mehalah."'--_Daily Telegraph._
+
+   'There is a kind of flavour about this book which alone elevates it
+   above the ordinary novel. The story itself has a grandeur in harmony
+   with the wild and rugged scenery which is its setting.'--_Athenæum._
+
+
+ Gilbert Parker's Novels
+
+ _Crown 8vo._ _6s. each._
+
+
+ PIERRE AND HIS PEOPLE. _Fourth Edition._
+
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+
+
+ MRS. FALCHION. _Fourth Edition._
+
+   'A splendid study of character.'--_Athenæum._
+
+   'But little behind anything that has been done by any writer of our
+   time.'--_Pall Mall Gazette._
+
+   'A very striking and admirable novel.'--_St. James's Gazette._
+
+
+ THE TRANSLATION OF A SAVAGE.
+
+   'The plot is original and one difficult to work out; but Mr. Parker
+   has done it with great skill and delicacy. The reader who is not
+   interested in this original, fresh, and well-told tale must be a dull
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+
+
+ THE TRAIL OF THE SWORD. _Fifth Edition._
+
+   'Everybody with a soul for romance will thoroughly enjoy "The Trail of
+   the Sword."'--_St. James's Gazette._
+
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+   great surprises are undertaken, and daring deeds done, in which men
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+
+
+ WHEN VALMOND CAME TO PONTIAC: The Story of a Lost Napoleon. _Fourth
+ Edition._
+
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+   flush with our own times, level with our own feelings. The character
+   of Valmond is drawn unerringly; his career, brief as it is, is placed
+   before us as convincingly as history itself. The book must be read, we
+   may say re-read, for any one thoroughly to appreciate Mr. Parker's
+   delicate touch and innate sympathy with humanity.'--_Pall Mall
+   Gazette._
+
+   'The one work of genius which 1895 has as yet produced.'--_New Age._
+
+
+ AN ADVENTURER OF THE NORTH: The Last Adventures of 'Pretty Pierre.'
+ _Second Edition._
+
+   'The present book is full of fine and moving stories of the great
+   North, and it will add to Mr. Parker's already high
+   reputation.'--_Glasgow Herald._
+
+
+ THE SEATS OF THE MIGHTY. _Illustrated._ _Eighth Edition._
+
+   'The best thing he has done; one of the best things that any one has
+   done lately.'--_St. James's Gazette._
+
+   'Mr. Parker seems to become stronger and easier with every serious
+   novel that he attempts.... In "The Seats of the Mighty" he shows the
+   matured power which his former novels have led us to expect, and has
+   produced a really fine historical novel.... Most sincerely is Mr.
+   Parker to be congratulated on the finest novel he has yet
+   written.'--_Athenæum._
+
+   'Mr. Parker's latest book places him in the front rank of living
+   novelists. "The Seats of the Mighty" is a great book.'--_Black and
+   White._
+
+   'One of the strongest stories of historical interest and adventure
+   that we have read for many a day.... A notable and successful
+   book.'--_Speaker._
+
+
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+
+
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+
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+
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+
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+
+
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+
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+
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+
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+
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+
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+
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+
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+
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+
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+
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+
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+
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+
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+
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+
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+
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+
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+
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+
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+
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+
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+
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+
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+<div class="box">
+
+<p class="notes"><b>Transcriber&#8217;s Note:<br />
+Table of Contents added.</b></p>
+<p>&nbsp;</p>
+
+<div class="figcenter" style="width: 408px;">
+<img src="images/imgcover.jpg" width="408" height="600" alt="cover" title="" />
+</div>
+
+
+<hr style="width: 65%;" />
+<h2>THE WALLYPUG IN LONDON</h2>
+
+
+<hr style="width: 65%;" />
+
+<a name="frontis" id="frontis"></a>
+<div class="figcenter" style="width: 397px;">
+<img src="images/img001.png" width="397" height="600" alt="image" title="" />
+<span class="caption">his majesty arrives at windsor. see page <a href="#Page_143"><b>143</b></a></span>
+</div>
+
+<hr style="width: 65%;" />
+
+
+<h3>THE</h3>
+<h1>WALLYPUG IN LONDON</h1>
+
+<p>&nbsp;</p>
+
+<h4>BY</h4>
+<h3>G. E. FARROW</h3>
+<h5>AUTHOR OF &ldquo;THE WALLYPUG OF WHY,&rdquo; &ldquo;THE MISSING PRINCE,&rdquo; ETC</h5>
+
+<p>&nbsp;</p>
+
+<h4>ILLUSTRATED BY ALAN WRIGHT</h4>
+
+<p>&nbsp;</p>
+
+<p style="font-size: 80%;" class="center">METHUEN &amp; CO.<br />
+36 ESSEX STREET, W.C.<br />
+LONDON<br />
+1898</p>
+
+<hr style="width: 65%;" />
+
+
+<h3>CONTENTS</h3>
+
+<div class='center'>
+
+<table border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" summary="">
+
+<tr>  <td align='right'></td>  <td align='left'><a href="#chant">CHANT ROYAL</a></td>  </tr>
+<tr>  <td align='right'></td>  <td align='left'><a href="#preface">PREFACE</a></td>  </tr>
+<tr>  <td align='right'>I</td>  <td align='left'><a href="#I">HIS MAJESTY AND SUITE ARRIVE</a></td>  </tr>
+<tr>  <td align='right'>II</td>  <td align='left'><a href="#II">THE NEXT DAY&#8217;S ADVENTURES</a></td>  </tr>
+<tr>  <td align='right'>III</td>  <td align='left'><a href="#III">SUNDRY SMALL HAPPENINGS</a></td>  </tr>
+<tr>  <td align='right'>IV</td>  <td align='left'><a href="#IV">LOST</a></td>  </tr>
+<tr>  <td align='right'>V</td>  <td align='left'><a href="#V">AN &lsquo;AT HOME&rsquo; AND THE ACADEMY</a></td>  </tr>
+<tr>  <td align='right'>VI</td>  <td align='left'><a href="#VI">THE JUBILEE</a></td>  </tr>
+<tr>  <td align='right'>VII</td>  <td align='left'><a href="#VII">MORE ADVENTURES</a></td>  </tr>
+<tr>  <td align='right'>VIII</td>  <td align='left'><a href="#VIII">HIS MAJESTY IS INTERVIEWED</a></td>  </tr>
+<tr>  <td align='right'>IX</td>  <td align='left'><a href="#IX">THE WALLYPUG&#8217;S OWN</a></td>  </tr>
+<tr>  <td align='right'>X</td>  <td align='left'><a href="#X">THE WALLYPUG GOES TO WINDSOR</a></td>  </tr>
+<tr>  <td align='right'>XI</td>  <td align='left'><a href="#XI">HIS MAJESTY AT THE SEASIDE</a></td>  </tr>
+<tr>  <td align='right'>XII</td>  <td align='left'><a href="#XII">THE DEPARTURE</a></td>  </tr>
+</table></div>
+
+
+<hr style="width: 65%;" />
+
+<p><a name="chant" id="chant"></a></p>
+<div class="figcenter" style="width: 141px;">
+<img src="images/chant.jpg" width="141" height="27" alt="chant royal" title="" />
+</div>
+
+<p style="font-size: 80%;" class="center">ADDRESSED TO</p>
+
+<p class="center"><strong>HER MOST GRACIOUS MAJESTY QUEEN VICTORIA</strong></p>
+
+<p style="font-size: 90%;" class="center">IN COMMEMORATION OF <span class="smcap">22nd</span> JUNE, 1897</p>
+
+<p>&nbsp;</p>
+
+<p style="margin-left: 9.5em;">
+<span class="smcap">Victoria!</span> by grace of God our Queen,<br />
+    <span style="margin-left: 2em;">To thee thy children truest homage pay.</span><br />
+Thy children! ay, for Mother thou hast been,<br />
+    <span style="margin-left: 2em;">And by a mother&#8217;s love thou holdest sway.</span><br />
+Thy greatest empire is thy Nation&#8217;s heart,<br />
+And thou hast chosen this the better part.<br />
+    <span style="margin-left: 2em;">Behold, an off&#8217;ring meet thy people bring;</span><br />
+    <span style="margin-left: 2em;">Hark! to the mighty world-sound gathering</span><br />
+From shore to shore, and echoing o&#8217;er the sea,<br />
+    <span style="margin-left: 2em;">Attend! ye Nations while our paeans ring&mdash;</span><br />
+Victoria&#8217;s children sing her Jubilee.</p>
+
+<p style="margin-left: 9.5em;">
+The grandest sight the world hath ever seen<br />
+    <span style="margin-left: 2em;">Thy kingdom offers. Clothed in fair array,</span><br />
+The Majesty of Love and Peace serene,<br />
+    <span style="margin-left: 2em;">While hosts unnumbered loyalty display,</span><br />
+Striving to show, by every loving art,<br />
+The day for them can have no counterpart.<br />
+    <span style="margin-left: 2em;">Lo! sixty years of joy and sorrowing</span><br />
+    <span style="margin-left: 2em;">For Queen and People, either borrowing</span><br />
+From other sympathy, in woe or glee,<br />
+    <span style="margin-left: 2em;">Hath knit their hearts to thine, wherefore they sing&mdash;</span><br />
+Victoria&#8217;s children sing her Jubilee.</p>
+
+<p style="margin-left: 9.5em;">
+With royal dignity and gracious mien<br />
+    <span style="margin-left: 2em;">Thine high position thou hast graced alway;</span><br />
+No cloud of discord e&#8217;er hath come between<br />
+    <span style="margin-left: 2em;">Thy nation and thyself; the fierce white ray</span><br />
+That beats upon thy throne bids hence depart<br />
+The faintest slander calumny can dart.<br />
+    <span style="margin-left: 2em;">Thy fame is dear alike to churl and king,</span><br />
+    <span style="margin-left: 2em;">And highest honour lies in honouring</span><br />
+The Sovereign to whom we bend the knee;<br />
+    <span style="margin-left: 2em;">&ldquo;God save the Queen,&rdquo; one strain unvarying&mdash;</span><br />
+Victoria&#8217;s children sing her Jubilee.</p>
+
+<p style="margin-left: 9.5em;">
+What prophet, or what seer, with vision keen,<br />
+    <span style="margin-left: 2em;">Reading the message of a far-off day,</span><br />
+The wonders of thy reign could have foreseen,<br />
+    <span style="margin-left: 2em;">Or known the story that shall last for aye?</span><br />
+A page that History shall set apart;<br />
+Peace and Prosperity in port and mart,<br />
+    <span style="margin-left: 2em;">Honour abroad, and on resistless wing</span><br />
+    <span style="margin-left: 2em;">A steady progress ever-conquering.</span><br />
+Thy glorious reign, our glorious theme shall be,<br />
+    <span style="margin-left: 2em;">And gratitude in every heart upspring&mdash;</span><br />
+Victoria&#8217;s children sing her Jubilee.</p>
+
+<p style="margin-left: 9.5em;">
+Behold, ye tyrants, and a lesson glean<br />
+    <span style="margin-left: 2em;">How subjects may be governed. Lo! the way</span><br />
+A Woman teaches who doth ne&#8217;er demean<br />
+    <span style="margin-left: 2em;">Her office high. Hark! how her people pray</span><br />
+For blessings on the head that doth impart<br />
+So wise a rule. For them no wrongs do smart,<br />
+    <span style="margin-left: 2em;">No cruelties oppress, no insults sting,</span><br />
+    <span style="margin-left: 2em;">Nor does a despot hand exaction wring;</span><br />
+Though governed, Britain&#8217;s subjects still are free.<br />
+    <span style="margin-left: 2em;">Gaze then&mdash;ye unwise rulers wondering&mdash;</span><br />
+Victoria&#8217;s children sing her Jubilee.</p>
+
+<p class="center"><span class="smcap">Envoy.</span></p>
+
+<p style="margin-left: 9.5em;">
+Queen Mother, love of thee doth ever spring<br />
+Within thy children&#8217;s hearts, a priceless thing,<br />
+    <span style="margin-left: 2em;">Nor pomp nor state that falleth unto thee</span><br />
+Can ever rival this grand carolling&mdash;<br />
+    <span style="margin-left: 2em;">Victoria&#8217;s children sing her Jubilee.</span></p>
+
+
+<p style="margin-left: 25em;"><span class="smcap">G. E. Farrow</span></p>
+
+
+
+<hr style="width: 65%;" />
+
+<p><a name="preface" id="preface"></a></p>
+<div class="figcenter" style="width: 600px;">
+<img src="images/img002.png" width="600" height="347" alt="preface" title="" />
+</div>
+
+
+<p><span class="smcap">My dear little Friends</span>,</p>
+
+<p>You will no doubt be surprised to find
+this book commencing with a perfectly serious
+poem, and one which probably some of you
+will find a little difficulty in understanding.
+When you have grown older, however, and
+happen to look at this little book again, you
+will be glad to be reminded of the historic
+event which the poem commemorates. Now,
+about ourselves, when I asked in my last book,
+<em>The Missing Prince</em>, for letters from my little
+readers, I had no idea that I had so many
+young friends, and I can hardly tell you how
+delighted I have been at receiving such a
+number of kind letters from all parts of the
+world.</p>
+
+<p>I do hope that I have answered everyone,
+but really there have been so many, and if by
+mistake any should have been overlooked, I
+hope my little correspondents will write again
+and give me an opportunity of repairing the
+omission.</p>
+
+<p>Such charming little letters, and all, I am
+happy to find, really written by the children
+themselves, which makes them doubly valuable
+to me.</p>
+
+<p>And how funny and amusing some of them
+were to be sure! And what capital stories
+some of you have told me about your pets.</p>
+
+<p>Some pathetic incidents too; as, for instance,
+that of &lsquo;Shellyback,&rsquo; the tortoise, whose little
+owner wrote a few months after her first letter
+to say that poor &lsquo;Shellyback&rsquo; was dead.</p>
+
+<p>I have been very happy to notice how fond
+you all seem of your pets, for I have always
+found that children who make friends with
+animals invariably have kind and good hearts.
+And the poor dumb creatures themselves are
+always so ready to respond to any little act
+of kindness, and are so grateful and affectionate,
+that I am sure it adds greatly to one&#8217;s happiness
+in life to interest oneself in them.</p>
+
+<p>One of my correspondents, aged eight, has
+embarrassed me very much indeed by suggesting
+that I should &ldquo;wait for her till she grows
+up,&rdquo; as she should &ldquo;so like to marry a gentleman
+who told stories.&rdquo; I hope she didn&#8217;t mean
+that I did anything so disgraceful; and besides,
+as it would take nearly twenty-five years for her
+to catch up to me, she <em>might</em> change her mind
+in that time, and then what would become of
+me.</p>
+
+<p>Some of my letters from abroad have been
+very interesting. One dear little girl at Darjeeling,
+in India, wrote a very nice descriptive
+letter, and concluded by asking me to write
+&ldquo;something about the stars,&rdquo; and speaking of
+new stories brings me to another subject that
+I wish to talk to you about.</p>
+
+<p>You know that I spoke in my last book
+about writing a school story, and one about
+animals. Well, when I found that so many of
+you wanted to hear &ldquo;more about the Wallypug,&rdquo;
+I was obliged to put these two books
+aside in order to gratify your wishes. I hope
+that you will be as interested in hearing about
+his Majesty this time as you were last.</p>
+
+<p>You will be sure to notice that the pictures
+are by another artist, but Mr. Harry Furniss
+has been away from England for some months,
+and so it has been impossible for him to illustrate
+this volume. Some other time, perhaps,
+Dorothy and he will give us more of their
+work; but in the meantime Mr. Alan Wright
+has been very interested in drawing pictures
+for this book, and I hope you will be pleased
+with his efforts.</p>
+
+<p>Now, about writing to me next time. When
+I asked you to address me under care of my
+publishers, I did not realize that in the course
+of business I might find it necessary to change
+them sometimes, and so to avoid any possibility
+of confusion, will you please in future
+address all letters to</p>
+
+<p style="margin-left: 5em;">
+<span class="smcap">Mr. G. E. Farrow</span>,<br />
+      <span style="margin-left: 2em;">c/o Messrs.</span> <span class="smcap">A. P. Watt &amp; Son</span>,<br />
+            <span style="margin-left: 4em;">Hastings House,</span><br />
+                  <span style="margin-left: 6em;">Norfolk Street, Strand.</span></p>
+
+<p>What am I to do with all the beautiful
+Christmas and New Year&#8217;s cards which I
+have received? Will you be vexed if, after
+having enjoyed receiving them as I have done
+so much, I give them to the poor little children
+at the hospitals to make scrap books with?
+I happen to know how much they value and
+appreciate gifts of this kind, and by allowing
+me to bestow them in this way, your pretty
+presents will be giving a double happiness.</p>
+
+<p>Well, I must conclude this rather long letter
+now, or I shall be accused of being tedious;
+but really it gives me almost as much pleasure
+to write to you, as it does to receive your letters.
+Good-bye. Don&#8217;t forget that many of you
+have promised to write to me again, and that
+I am always more than glad to welcome any
+new friends.</p>
+
+<p style="margin-left: 10em;">
+Believe me, dear Children,<br />
+           <span style="margin-left: 4em;">Yours affectionately,</span><br />
+                    <span style="margin-left: 8em;">G. E. FARROW</span></p>
+
+
+<hr style="width: 65%;" />
+<p><span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_1" id="Page_1">[Pg 1]</a></span>
+<a name="I" id="I"></a></p>
+
+<div class="figcenter" style="width: 600px;">
+<img src="images/img003.png" width="600" height="253" alt="The Wallypug in London" title="" />
+</div>
+
+
+<h2>CHAPTER I</h2>
+
+<p class="center"><strong>HIS MAJESTY AND SUITE ARRIVE</strong></p>
+
+<div class="figleft" style="width: 200px; margin-top: -.2em;">
+<img src="images/img003a.png" width="200" height="167" alt="A" title="" />
+</div>
+<p>&nbsp;most extraordinary thing
+has happened; the Wallypug
+has been to London!
+But there, I am forgetting
+that possibly you have
+never read <em>The Wallypug
+of Why</em>, in which case
+you will, of course, know nothing about his
+Majesty, and so I had better explain to you
+who, and what, he is.</p>
+
+<p>To begin with, then, he is a kind of king
+of a place called Why, which adjoins the
+mysterious kingdom of Zum. I am afraid,
+though, that if you searched your atlases for
+a very long while you might not find either of
+<span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_2" id="Page_2">[Pg 2]</a></span>
+these places, for the geographers are so undecided
+as to their exact position that they
+have not shown them on the maps at all.
+Some little friends of mine, named Girlie and
+Boy, have been there, however, and I can tell
+you, if you like, the way they went. This is
+the way to Why:</p>
+
+<p style="margin-left: 5em;">
+Just go to bed and shut your eyes<br />
+  <span style="margin-left: 1em;">And count one hundred, one by one;</span><br />
+Perhaps you&#8217;ll find to your surprise<br />
+  <span style="margin-left: 1em;">That you&#8217;re at Why when this is done.</span></p>
+
+<p>I say <em>perhaps</em>, because this only happens when
+you have been particularly good all day, and
+<em>sometimes</em> boys and girls are not quite as good
+as they&mdash;but there, I won&#8217;t say what I was
+going to, for I am quite sure that it would not
+apply to you. This is the way to Zum:</p>
+
+<p style="margin-left: 5em;">
+Not when the moon is at its full,<br />
+But just a tiny boat-shaped thing,<br />
+You <em>may</em> see Pierrot sitting there<br />
+And hear the little fellow sing.<br />
+If so, just call him, and he&#8217;ll come<br />
+And carry you away to Zum.</p>
+
+<p>There, now, I&#8217;ve told you the way to go to
+both places, so that, if you wish to, you can
+go there whenever you please.</p>
+
+<p><span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_3" id="Page_3">[Pg 3]</a></span>
+I am telling you all this because one day
+in the spring Girlie and Boy, who live in
+another part of London, came to see me, and
+we had been talking about these things for
+about the hundredth time, I should think: for
+these children are never tired of telling me of
+all the strange things which happened to them
+when they journey to these wonderful places.
+In fact they were just arguing as to which
+was the most interesting place to go to, Why
+or Zum, when my housekeeper, Mrs. Putchy,
+came to the door with the unwelcome news that
+the carriage had come for my little friends, and
+that it was time to say good-bye. After they
+had gone I sat staring into the fire wondering
+where Why could be, and if there was really
+such a person as the Wallypug, when my little
+dog Dick, who had been lying on the rug
+before the fire, suddenly jumped up, and
+barking excitedly, ran to the other end of the
+study, where a picture, which I had bought the
+day before at an auction sale, stood leaning
+against the wall. Now this picture had been
+sold very cheap, because no one could tell at
+all what it was about, it was so old and dusty,
+and the colours were so dark and indistinct.
+<span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_4" id="Page_4">[Pg 4]</a></span>
+I had bought it hoping that it might prove
+valuable, and there it stood till it could be
+sent to be cleaned and restored. Imagine my
+surprise then, when, on following Dick across
+the study, I discovered that the colours in the
+picture had all become bright, and were working
+one into the other in the most remarkable
+way, red running into green, and blue into
+yellow, while a little patch of black in the
+centre of the picture was whirling round and
+round in quite a distracting manner. What
+<span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_5" id="Page_5">[Pg 5]</a></span>
+could it all mean? I stared and wondered,
+till, out of the confusion, there gradually grew
+shapes which bore some resemblance to human
+beings, and, presently, I could recognize quite
+distinctly, first a young man in knee breeches,
+smiling in a particularly self-satisfied way, and
+escorting a large fish, who was walking upright,
+with slippers on his tail, and who wore
+a waistcoat and necktie. Then an amiable-looking
+old gentleman, carrying a wand, who
+was followed by a curious little person, wearing
+a crown and carrying an orb and sceptre. A
+particularly stiff and wooden-looking soldier
+stood at the back of this strange group. Judge
+of my amazement when, quite as a matter of
+course, the whole party deliberately stepped
+out of the picture into the room, and, before
+I could realize what had happened, the old
+gentleman with the wand came forward with a
+flourish and an elaborate bow, and announced:</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;A-hem! his Majesty the Wallypug of Why
+and suite.&rdquo;</p>
+
+<div class="figcenter" style="width: 317px;">
+<img src="images/img004.png" width="317" height="400" alt="image" title="" />
+<span class="caption">with slippers on his tail</span>
+</div>
+
+<p>I was so astonished that for the moment I
+could not think what to say, but at last I
+managed to stammer, as I made a low bow to
+the Wallypug:</p>
+
+<p><span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_6" id="Page_6">[Pg 6]</a></span>
+&ldquo;I am delighted to make your Majesty&#8217;s
+acquaintance.&rdquo;</p>
+
+<p>The Wallypug smiled very affably, and held
+out his hand.</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;I have come up for the Jubilee, you know,&rdquo;
+he said.</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;<em>We&#8217;ve</em> come up, you mean to say, Wallypug,&rdquo;
+corrected the old gentleman with the
+wand, frowning somewhat severely. &ldquo;I am
+the Wallypug&#8217;s professional adviser,&rdquo; he continued.
+&ldquo;I am called the Doctor-in-Law&mdash;allow
+me to introduce the rest of our party.
+This,&rdquo; he went on, bringing the young man
+with the self-satisfied smile forward, &ldquo;is the
+Jubilee Rhymester from Zum; he hopes to
+become a minor poet in time. And this,&rdquo; indicating
+the wooden-looking soldier, &ldquo;is Sergeant
+One-and-Nine, also from Zum.&rdquo; Here the
+Doctor-in-Law took me aside and whispered in
+my ear, &ldquo;Slightly cracked, crossed in love;
+speaks very peculiarly; capital chap though.&rdquo;
+Then crossing to where the Fish was standing,
+he said, &ldquo;And this is A. Fish, Esq., the celebrated
+lecturer on the &lsquo;Whichness of the What
+as compared with the Thatness of the Thus.&rsquo;
+He desired to accompany us here in order to
+<span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_9" id="Page_9">[Pg 9]</a></span>
+find material for a new lecture which he is
+preparing upon the &lsquo;Perhapness of the Improbable.&rsquo;
+He&#8217;s awfully clever,&rdquo; he whispered
+impressively.</p>
+
+<div class="figcenter" style="width: 413px;">
+<img src="images/img005.png" width="413" height="500" alt="image" title="" />
+<span class="caption">&ldquo;his majesty the wallypug&rdquo;</span>
+</div>
+
+<p>&ldquo;I&#8217;m sure I&#8217;m delighted to see you all,&rdquo; I
+said, shaking hands with each one till I came
+to the Fish, who held out a fin. &ldquo;Er-er-how
+do you do?&rdquo; I stammered, somewhat taken
+aback by this strange proceeding.</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Quide well with the egscebtiod of a slide
+cold id by head,&rdquo; said the Fish. &ldquo;I&#8217;b subjecd
+to theb, you doe. It&#8217;s beig id the water so
+butch, I fadcy,&rdquo; and he <em>smiled</em>.</p>
+
+<p>I don&#8217;t know if you have ever seen a fish
+smile, but if not I may tell you that it is a
+very curious sight.</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;I suppose you can manage to put us up
+here for a month or two?&rdquo; calmly suggested
+the Doctor-in-Law after a pause.</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Dear me,&rdquo; I exclaimed in alarm, &ldquo;I don&#8217;t
+think my housekeeper could possibly&mdash;&rdquo;</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Why not ask her?&rdquo; suggested the Doctor-in-Law,
+touching the bell.</p>
+
+<p>A moment or two afterwards a knock at the
+door announced that Mrs. Putchy was there.</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Oh, Mrs. Putchy,&rdquo; I said, stepping just
+<span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_10" id="Page_10">[Pg 10]</a></span>
+outside, &ldquo;these gentlemen, er&mdash;that is to
+say, his Majesty the Wallypug of Why and
+suite, have honoured me with a visit, and
+I am anxious if possible to offer them such
+hospitality as my poor home affords. Do you
+think that we could manage anyhow to find
+room for them, for a few days at any rate?&rdquo;</p>
+
+<p>Now Mrs. Putchy is a very remarkable
+woman, and I have never known her to show
+the slightest surprise at anything, and, so far
+from seeming alarmed at the prospect of having
+to entertain such notable visitors, she seemed
+positively delighted.</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;His Majesty of Why, sir? How charming!
+Of course we must do our best, and how
+fortunate that I put on my best gown to-day,
+isn&#8217;t it? Dear me, and shall I be presented
+to his Majesty?&rdquo;</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Certainly, Mrs. Putchy, if you wish it,&rdquo; I
+said. &ldquo;In fact, if you will call General Mary
+Jane, I will introduce you both, as you represent
+my entire household.&rdquo;</p>
+
+<p>Mrs. Putchy disappeared, returning almost
+immediately, followed by the servant, General
+Mary Jane, with her mouth wide open, and
+accompanied by the cat, who rejoices in the
+<span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_11" id="Page_11">[Pg 11]</a></span>
+extraordinary name of Mrs. Mehetable Murchison.
+These members of my household were
+duly presented to the Wallypug. Mrs. Putchy
+made her curtsey with great dignity, but
+General Mary Jane was so overcome at the
+thought of being presented to royalty that she
+fell flat on her hands and knees in her humility,
+while Mrs. Mehetable Murchison, realizing, no
+doubt, the truth of the old saying that &ldquo;a cat
+may look at a king,&rdquo; went up and sharpened
+her claws on the Wallypug&#8217;s legs in the most
+friendly manner possible.</p>
+
+<p>It was when the cat caught sight of A. Fish,
+Esq., that she completely lost her presence of
+mind, and with arched back and bristling fur
+glared at him in amazement.</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Priddy pussy, cub alog thed,&rdquo; said the
+Fish, stooping down and trying to stroke her
+with one of his fins; but Mrs. Mehetable
+Murchison, with a startled glance, tore out of
+the room, showing every sign of alarm.</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;And she&#8217;s so fond of fish too, as a rule,
+ain&#8217;t she, mum?&rdquo; remarked General Mary
+Jane, who had somewhat overcome the awe
+with which she had at first regarded the presence
+of royalty.</p>
+
+<p><span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_12" id="Page_12">[Pg 12]</a></span>
+&ldquo;Fod of fish?&rdquo; repeated A. Fish, Esq.,
+inquiringly. &ldquo;What do you mead?&rdquo;</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Why, you see, sir,&rdquo; explained Mrs. Putchy,
+&ldquo;we often have fish for dinner&mdash;er&mdash;that is to
+say&mdash;er&mdash;a-hem!&rdquo;</p>
+
+<div class="figcenter" style="width: 321px;">
+<img src="images/img006.png" width="321" height="400" alt="image" title="" />
+<span class="caption">&ldquo;priddy pussy&rdquo;</span>
+</div>
+
+<p>The Fish was glaring at her in a horrified
+way, and Mrs. Putchy had become quite
+nervous.</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Let&#8217;s change the subject,&rdquo; suggested the
+Doctor-in-Law, to our great relief. &ldquo;The most
+important question for the moment is, where
+are we all going to sleep?&rdquo;</p>
+
+<p><span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_13" id="Page_13">[Pg 13]</a></span>
+This gave Mrs. Putchy an opportunity for
+exercising her wonderful ability for management,
+and after arranging for the Wallypug to
+have the spare bedroom, and the Doctor-in-Law
+to have my room, I was to have a bed
+made up in the study, while the Jubilee Rhymester
+was to sleep in the attic, One-and-Nine
+was to have a box under the stairs, and there
+only remained A. Fish, Esq., to dispose of.</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;There is the bathroom, mum,&rdquo; suggested
+General Mary Jane brilliantly; &ldquo;we could put
+a lid on the bath and make up a bed there.&rdquo;</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Bedder sdill, fill id with wadter, ad thed
+I could sleeb <em>in</em> id,&rdquo; suggested the Fish.</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Oh yes, of course!&rdquo; said Mrs. Putchy,
+&ldquo;and now I must go and see about the supper.&rdquo;
+And, with a low curtsey to the Wallypug, the
+admirable little woman hurried out, followed by
+General Mary Jane, who gave a nervous little
+bob when she reached the door.</p>
+
+<p>They had scarcely disappeared before One-and-Nine
+came up to me and whispered:</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;I am muchly impressionated by that lady
+with the most militaryish name who has just
+gone out. Can you kindly inform me is she
+detached?&rdquo;</p>
+
+<p><span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_14" id="Page_14">[Pg 14]</a></span>
+&ldquo;Detached?&rdquo; I inquired in bewilderment.
+&ldquo;What ever do you mean?&rdquo;</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;If a person is not attached to anyone else,
+they are detached, I suppose, are they not?&rdquo;
+said One-and-Nine rather impatiently.</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Well, if you put it that way, I suppose they
+are,&rdquo; I replied, laughing. &ldquo;You mean, has she
+a sweetheart? Well, really I don&#8217;t know. I
+have an idea though that Mrs. Putchy does not
+allow followers.&rdquo;</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Then I shall considerize my prospectuousness
+with great hopefulosity!&rdquo; remarked the
+soldier with considerable dignity, walking back
+to the Wallypug&#8217;s chair.</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;What does he say?&rdquo; asked the Jubilee
+Rhymester. &ldquo;He is a little bit cracked, you
+know. Could you make out what he was
+driving at?&rdquo;</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Oh, yes, I could understand within a little
+what he meant,&rdquo; I replied. &ldquo;He seems to
+have fallen in love with General Mary Jane
+at first sight, from what I can gather.&rdquo;</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Really! Dear me! He is always doing
+that sort of thing, do you know, and he
+generally asks me to write poems for him
+when he gets into that state. I have written
+<span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_15" id="Page_15">[Pg 15]</a></span>
+as many as 137 odes in one month on his
+behalf.&rdquo;</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Good gracious,&rdquo; I replied, &ldquo;and does he
+pay you well for them?&rdquo;</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Pay me!&rdquo; exclaimed the Jubilee Rhymester,
+staring at me in surprise. &ldquo;Of course not.
+Do people ever get paid for writing poetry?&rdquo;</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Why, yes, to be sure they do,&rdquo; I answered.</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Well, I&#8217;ve never heard of such a thing in
+all my life,&rdquo; said the Jubilee Rhymester; &ldquo;I
+always thought that poets had to pay to have
+their verses used at all, and that that was why
+they were always so poor while they were
+alive. Of course I knew that people sometimes
+made a fuss about them after they were
+dead, but I have never heard of such a thing
+as a live poet being paid for his work.&rdquo;</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Nonsense,&rdquo; I replied; &ldquo;I believe that quite
+a lot of money is sometimes paid by the
+magazines and other papers for poems and
+verses.&rdquo;</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Well, I am delighted to hear it,&rdquo; said the
+Jubilee Rhymester, &ldquo;and I shall certainly start
+writing to-morrow. I have no doubt whatever
+that I shall make my fortune before I go back
+to Zum.&rdquo;</p>
+
+<p><span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_16" id="Page_16">[Pg 16]</a></span>
+Shortly after this Mrs. Putchy announced
+that supper was served, and a little later my
+guests retired to rest, being thoroughly tired
+out with their long journey. I sat up in my
+study a little while longer to smoke a pipe,
+but was just thinking of going to bed when
+there was a tap at the door and the Doctor-in-Law
+entered.</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;I say, I thought I had better come and
+arrange with you about money matters,&rdquo; he
+said; &ldquo;I didn&#8217;t like to mention such things
+before the others. Now then,&rdquo; he continued,
+&ldquo;how much are you going to pay us for staying
+with you?&rdquo;</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Pay <em>you</em>!&rdquo; I gasped. &ldquo;What on earth do
+you mean?&rdquo;</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Well, you see, it will be a great thing
+for you to have such distinguished visitors,
+don&#8217;t you know, and you ought to be quite
+willing to pay liberally for the honour,&rdquo; said
+the Doctor-in-Law, smiling amiably.</p>
+
+<p>Now Girlie had told me what a greedy,
+avaricious person the Doctor-in-Law really
+was, despite his benevolent appearance, but this
+cool cheek almost took my breath away. I
+was determined, however, to let him see at
+<span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_17" id="Page_17">[Pg 17]</a></span>
+once that I was not to be imposed upon, so I
+said as firmly as I could, &ldquo;Now, look here,
+Mr. Doctor-in-Law, please understand once
+and for all, that as you were all so kind to my
+little friend Girlie when she was at Why, I
+am quite willing to entertain his Majesty the
+Wallypug, and the rest of you, to the very best
+of my ability, but as for paying you for being
+here, the idea is absurd&mdash;impossible!&rdquo;</p>
+
+<div class="figcenter" style="width: 400px;">
+<img src="images/img007.png" width="400" height="354" alt="image" title="" />
+<span class="caption">&ldquo;id quide gave be a turn&rdquo;</span>
+</div>
+
+<p>Just then a terrific hullabaloo in the passage
+caused us both to run to the door. We could
+hear that the noise proceeded from the bathroom,
+and, hurrying to the door, we found
+<span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_18" id="Page_18">[Pg 18]</a></span>
+A. Fish, Esq., sitting up in the water shouting
+for help, while Mrs. Mehetable Murchison
+and a whole group of her feline friends were
+out on the tiles, glaring through the window.</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Dear be, dear be,&rdquo; panted the Fish, when
+he saw us, &ldquo;I&#8217;b so frighteded, just look at all
+those cats. I had beed to sleeb ad was just
+dreabig that sobeone was sayig, &lsquo;Mrs. Behetable
+Burchison is <em>so</em> fod of fish, and we ofted
+have fish for didder,&rsquo; whed I woke ub and saw
+all those horrible cats lookig id ad the widdow;
+id quide gave be a turn. Do drive theb
+away please.&rdquo;</p>
+
+<p>We soon did this, and, pulling down the
+blinds, we left A. Fish, Esq., to his dreams
+and soon afterwards retired to rest ourselves.</p>
+
+
+
+<hr style="width: 65%;" />
+<p><span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_19" id="Page_19">[Pg 19]</a></span></p>
+<h2><a name="II" id="II"></a>CHAPTER II</h2>
+
+<p class="center"><strong>THE NEXT DAY&#8217;S ADVENTURES</strong></p>
+
+
+<p>When I entered the breakfast room the
+next morning I found that the Wallypug
+and the Doctor-in-Law had been up for some
+time, and were both gazing out of the window
+with the greatest of interest.</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;I hope your Majesty slept well,&rdquo; I remarked
+to the Wallypug as I approached
+them.</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Very well indeed, thank you,&rdquo; he replied
+smilingly. &ldquo;The Doctor-in-Law and myself
+have just been saying that we are sure to
+have an enjoyable visit here. We have been
+greatly interested in the man-machines going
+past. We have never seen anything like them
+before.&rdquo;</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;The man-machines!&rdquo; I exclaimed, puzzled
+to know whatever he could mean.</p>
+
+<p><span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_20" id="Page_20">[Pg 20]</a></span>
+&ldquo;Yes, the men with wheels instead of legs,
+you know.&rdquo;</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Oh, you mean the bicyclists,&rdquo; I replied,
+laughing. &ldquo;Have you really never seen any
+before?&rdquo;</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;No, indeed,&rdquo; replied his Majesty. &ldquo;Are
+they born with wheels on, or do they grow
+afterwards?&rdquo;</p>
+
+<p>I laughed, and fortunately just then the
+youngster opposite, who always rides to school
+on his bicycle, came out of doors wheeling
+his machine, and I was able to explain to the
+Wallypug the principle upon which they worked.</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Dear me; the Doctor-in-Law told me that
+the machinery was part of the man, but now I
+see that it is separate. And he charged me
+sixpence for the information too,&rdquo; he complained,
+looking reproachfully at the Doctor-in-Law.</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Charged you sixpence!&rdquo; I cried.</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Yes,&rdquo; replied the poor Wallypug. &ldquo;He
+offered to tell me all about them for sixpence,
+and as I was really very curious to know I gave
+it to him, and then he informed me that they
+were a peculiar race of people who came from
+Coventry, and who were all born with wheels
+instead of legs.&rdquo;</p>
+
+<p><span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_21" id="Page_21">[Pg 21]</a></span>
+&ldquo;Take your old sixpence then, if you are
+going to make all that fuss about it,&rdquo; said the
+Doctor-in-Law, crossly, throwing the coin down
+on the table and walking out of the room in
+a huff. &ldquo;I&#8217;m sure I did read somewhere that
+they came from Coventry,&rdquo; he added, popping
+his head in at the door and then slamming it
+violently after him.</p>
+
+<p>The boy opposite was still riding up and
+down the road, and I made up my mind that
+although I had never spoken to him before,
+I would ask him to let the Wallypug examine
+his bicycle more closely.</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;With pleasure,&rdquo; he replied, raising his hat
+politely to the Wallypug, when I had explained
+who he was; &ldquo;and if his Majesty would like
+to try it he is quite welcome to do so.&rdquo;</p>
+
+<p>The Doctor-in-Law&#8217;s curiosity had so far
+overcome his ill-humour that, when he saw us
+talking to the boy, he came forward and offered
+to help the Wallypug to mount.</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;I really don&#8217;t think he had better,&rdquo; I said,
+&ldquo;he might damage the machine.&rdquo;</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Oh no, he won&#8217;t hurt it, I&#8217;m sure,&rdquo; said
+the boy generously; and so with our united
+assistance the Wallypug got on to the bicycle,
+<span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_22" id="Page_22">[Pg 22]</a></span>
+and after a few preliminary wobblings started
+off in fine style. Faster and faster he went,
+clinging desperately to the handle-bars, till
+we, who were running beside him, could no
+longer keep pace with him.</p>
+
+<div class="figcenter" style="width: 400px;">
+<img src="images/img008.png" width="400" height="341" alt="image" title="" />
+<span class="caption">the start</span>
+</div>
+
+<p>&ldquo;I can&#8217;t stop,&rdquo; we heard him shout; and a
+moment later he charged straight at a large
+stone and half a brick which lay in the middle
+of the roadway.</p>
+
+<p>Poor Wallypug! The sudden impact threw
+him right over the handle-bars, and he landed
+in a huddled heap on his hands and knees in
+the gutter. The machine flew in half, and the
+<span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_23" id="Page_23">[Pg 23]</a></span>
+front portion careered madly away by itself
+till stopped by the kerb.</p>
+
+<p>We hurried up to his Majesty to discover if
+he was much hurt, but, with the exception of
+a few scratches on his hands and knees and a
+thorough shaking, he seemed to have come off
+pretty well.</p>
+
+<div class="figcenter" style="width: 400px;">
+<img src="images/img009.png" width="400" height="273" alt="image" title="" />
+<span class="caption">the finish</span>
+</div>
+
+<p>&ldquo;I suppose we can&#8217;t stick it together again?&rdquo;
+he inquired, gazing ruefully at the broken
+bicycle, and I was obliged to tell him that
+there was not much chance of our doing so.
+The boy to whom it belonged bravely made
+the best of the matter, especially when I told
+him that the next half-holiday he had I would
+take him to Holborn to choose another one
+in its place.</p>
+
+<p><span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_24" id="Page_24">[Pg 24]</a></span>
+And when I discovered that he had a half-holiday
+that very afternoon, it was arranged
+that General Mary Jane should order a carriage
+at the livery stable, and that we should
+all drive to the city after luncheon.</p>
+
+<div class="figleft" style="width: 300px;">
+<img src="images/img010.png" width="300" height="220" alt="image" title="" />
+<span class="caption">hippety-hoppety-plop</span>
+</div>
+
+<p>The Wallypug, after a good wash and a
+hearty breakfast, went to his room to lie down
+for an hour or two to recover from the effects
+of his accident, and I was just answering my
+morning letters when there was a knock at
+the study door, and the Rhymester entered.</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;I sat up most of the night writing poetry,&rdquo;
+he remarked, &ldquo;and I
+have just brought you
+one or two specimens.
+The first one is called
+&lsquo;The Ode of a Toad.&rsquo;
+Perhaps I had better
+read it to you. My
+writing is rather
+peculiar,&rdquo; and he began as follows:</p>
+
+<p class="center">THE ODE OF A TOAD.</p>
+
+<p style="margin-left: 8em;">
+There was once an old toad who lived under a tree,<br />
+        <span style="margin-left: 4em;">Hippety hop&mdash;Flippety flop,</span><br />
+And his head was as bald as bald could be,<br />
+<span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_25" id="Page_25">[Pg 25]</a></span>
+He was deaf as a post and could hardly see,<br />
+But a giddy and frivolous toad was he,<br />
+        <span style="margin-left: 4em;">With his hippety-hoppety-plop.</span></p>
+
+<p style="margin-left: 8em;">
+And he gambolled and danced on the village green,<br />
+        <span style="margin-left: 4em;">Hippety hop&mdash;Flippety flop,</span><br />
+In a way that had never before been seen,<br />
+Tho&#8217; he wasn&#8217;t so young as once he had been,<br />
+And the people all wondered whate&#8217;er he could mean,<br />
+        <span style="margin-left: 4em;">With his hippety-hoppety-plop.</span></p>
+
+<p style="margin-left: 8em;">
+But the old chap kept bobbing about just the same,<br />
+        <span style="margin-left: 4em;">Hippety hop&mdash;Flippety flop,</span><br />
+Till everyone thought he <em>must</em> make himself lame,<br />
+And not a soul ever could find out his aim,<br />
+In keeping up such a ridiculous game,<br />
+        <span style="margin-left: 4em;">As his hippety-hoppety-plop.</span></p>
+
+<p style="margin-left: 8em;">
+Some said he was mad, tho&#8217; as mild as a dove,<br />
+        <span style="margin-left: 4em;">Hippety hop&mdash;Flippety flop,</span><br />
+And as the result of a push or a shove,<br />
+Was a little bit cracked in the storey above,<br />
+<em>But I fancy myself the old boy was in love</em>,<br />
+        <span style="margin-left: 4em;">With his hippety-hoppety-plop.</span></p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;There! What do you think of it?&rdquo; he
+asked when he had finished.</p>
+
+<div class="figleft" style="width: 250px;">
+<img src="images/img011.png" width="250" height="233" alt="image" title="" />
+<span class="caption">&ldquo;i love but thee&rdquo;</span>
+</div>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Well, candidly, I&#8217;m afraid not very much,&rdquo;
+I replied; &ldquo;and what on earth do you call it
+an ode for?&rdquo;</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Why, you see, ode went so well with the
+word toad. I was going to call it &lsquo;Ode to a
+<span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_26" id="Page_26">[Pg 26]</a></span>
+Toad,&rsquo; but it isn&#8217;t <em>to</em> a toad at all, though it&#8217;s
+about a toad. Ah! by the bye, I might call
+it &lsquo;A Toad&#8217;s Ode,&rsquo; mightn&#8217;t
+I? I think that sounds
+very jolly.&rdquo; He altered
+the title in pencil.</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;I have another which
+I think you will say is
+very touching.&rdquo; And after
+getting his handkerchief
+out in case he should be moved to tears, he
+began:</p>
+
+<p class="center">THE BALLADE OF A BUN.</p>
+
+<p style="margin-left: 11.5em;">
+Don&#8217;t talk to me of &ldquo;Sally Lunn,&rdquo;<br />
+  <span style="margin-left: 1em;">Or toasted tea-cake nice and hot,</span><br />
+I do not care for either one<br />
+  <span style="margin-left: 1em;">A single solitary jot;</span><br />
+My heart is fixed and changeth not,<br />
+  <span style="margin-left: 1em;">In all the world&mdash;whate&#8217;er I see,</span><br />
+And rich or poor&mdash;whate&#8217;er my lot&mdash;<br />
+  <span style="margin-left: 1em;">Oh! penny bun, I love but thee.</span></p>
+
+<p style="margin-left: 11.5em;">
+For thy dear sake all cakes I shun<br />
+  <span style="margin-left: 1em;">Smeared o&#8217;er with jam. No apricot</span><br />
+Or greengage tart my heart hath won;<br />
+  <span style="margin-left: 1em;">Their sweetness doth but cloy and clot.</span><br />
+What marmalade in fancy pot<br />
+  <span style="margin-left: 1em;">Or cream meringue, though fair it be,</span><br />
+Thine image e&#8217;er can mar or blot?<br />
+  <span style="margin-left: 1em;">Oh! penny bun, I love but thee.</span></p>
+
+<p style="margin-left: 11.5em;">
+<span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_27" id="Page_27">[Pg 27]</a></span>
+I vowed to cherish thee, or none<br />
+  <span style="margin-left: 1em;">(Such love thy simple charms begot),</span><br />
+When first I saw thee, precious one;<br />
+  <span style="margin-left: 1em;">And now to some sweet lonely spot,</span><br />
+Some shady dell or mossy grot,<br />
+  <span style="margin-left: 1em;">Come let us hasten, you and me,</span><br />
+And I will eat you like a shot;<br />
+  <span style="margin-left: 1em;">Oh! penny bun, I love but thee.</span></p>
+
+<p class="center"><em>Envoy.</em></p>
+
+<p style="margin-left: 11.5em;">
+Small boys or girls that homeward trot<br />
+  <span style="margin-left: 1em;">From school in time for early tea,</span><br />
+This moral ne&#8217;er must be forgot:<br />
+  <span style="margin-left: 1em;">&ldquo;Love penny buns, and they&#8217;ll love thee.&rdquo;</span></p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Isn&#8217;t it affecting?&rdquo; he inquired, wiping his
+eyes when he had finished.</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Well, perhaps I didn&#8217;t quite appreciate
+the pathos of it as I might have done,&rdquo; I
+answered, trying hard not to laugh. &ldquo;You
+see I was paying so much attention to the
+scansion. I find that you have altered the
+refrain in the Envoy. Surely that&#8217;s not correct,
+is it?&rdquo;</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Oh, you are a great deal too particular,&rdquo;
+remarked the Rhymester crossly. &ldquo;Why, I
+should think from the Doctor-in-Law&#8217;s description
+of a critic that you must be one.&rdquo;</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;What did he say a critic was?&rdquo; I asked.</p>
+
+<p><span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_28" id="Page_28">[Pg 28]</a></span>
+&ldquo;Why, he said a critic was a person who
+found fault with another, for not doing what
+he was unable to do himself. And he charged
+me fourpence three-farthings for the information,
+and as I only had fourpence halfpenny I
+have to pay him the odd farthing when I sell
+some of my poems. Can you tell me how I
+can set to work about it?&rdquo;</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Well, I hardly know,&rdquo; I replied, &ldquo;unless
+you send them to the editors of the various
+magazines. They may take them, but you
+must not be disappointed if some of them are
+rejected. You see they cannot possibly print
+everything that is sent to them.&rdquo;</p>
+
+<p>There were several magazines in the study,
+and I suggested that the Rhymester should
+make a list of the addresses of the various
+editors, and he was busy about that till luncheon
+time.</p>
+
+<p>At half-past two the carriage came to the
+door, and goodness only knows what General
+Mary Jane must have told the livery stable
+people about the Wallypug, for, evidently
+anxious to send an equipage worthy of royalty,
+they had painted an enormous monogram in
+gold on the sides of the carriage, while the
+<span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_29" id="Page_29">[Pg 29]</a></span>
+coachman was resplendent in blue plush and
+gold lace, with silk stockings and a powdered
+wig.</p>
+
+<div class="figcenter" style="width: 600px;">
+<img src="images/img012.png" width="600" height="371" alt="image" title="" />
+<span class="caption">&ldquo;equipageous grandiosity&rdquo;</span>
+</div>
+
+<p>The Wallypug was delighted when he saw
+this elaborate turn-out, and so were the others,
+for I overheard One-and-Nine murmuring
+something about &ldquo;equipageous grandiosity,&rdquo;
+as he climbed up to the seat beside the coachman.
+When the Wallypug, the Doctor-in-Law,
+A. Fish, Esq., and the Rhymester, were
+seated, there was no room left for the boy
+and myself, so we followed behind in a modest
+dog-cart, which was hurriedly procured from
+the livery stable. Many were the wondering
+glances bestowed upon the carriage, with its
+<span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_30" id="Page_30">[Pg 30]</a></span>
+somewhat remarkable burden, as we drove
+along through Kensington to the Gardens.
+And everywhere our appearance was hailed with
+enthusiasm, people being evidently under the
+impression that the Wallypug was one of the
+royal guests invited to the Jubilee festivities.
+Who could he be? That was decidedly the
+question which everyone was asking, and I
+could not quite determine who was causing the
+greater sensation, the Wallypug or A. Fish,
+Esq. These two individuals, however, comported
+themselves with the calmest dignity,
+only the Doctor-in-Law seemed flurried by the
+attention which they attracted, and smiled and
+bowed right and left, whether the people took
+any notice of him or not.</p>
+
+<p>As we approached Hyde-Park corner attention
+was diverted from the Wallypug&#8217;s carriage
+by the fact that <em>another</em> royal equipage had
+entered the Park gates; and as the Princess
+passed us, an amused glance and a whispered
+conversation with the other occupant of the
+carriage showed that the Wallypug&#8217;s extraordinary
+party had not escaped Her Royal
+Highness&#8217;s attention.</p>
+
+<p>After going once round the Park we went
+<span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_31" id="Page_31">[Pg 31]</a></span>
+out at the Marble Arch and along Oxford
+Street to Holborn, our progress through the
+crowded streets everywhere attracting the most
+excited interest. And when we stopped before
+one of the large bicycle <em>dep&ocirc;ts</em> in Holborn the
+crowd around the carriage was so large that the
+policeman had quite a difficulty in preventing
+a block in the traffic. Our business was soon
+transacted, and, having secured an excellent
+machine for the boy in place of the one which
+his Majesty had damaged in the morning, we
+drove back to Kensington without further adventure.</p>
+
+<p>The Wallypug&#8217;s curiosity, however, was so
+awakened by what he had seen that, as soon
+as we had been refreshed by a cup of afternoon
+tea, he suggested that we should go out for
+a walk; accordingly the whole party proceeded
+to Kensington Gardens, followed by a curious
+and somewhat derisive crowd of small boys,
+who would insist upon advising the Wallypug
+to &ldquo;get his hair cut.&rdquo; Now, I happened to
+know, from what Girlie had told me about
+her adventures in Why, that the Wallypug,
+though a kind of king, had to do as his people
+directed and not as he liked, and that when
+<span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_32" id="Page_32">[Pg 32]</a></span>
+he had presented a petition in Parliament to
+be allowed to have his hair cut, they had
+divided upon the subject, and so he had only
+been allowed to have <em>half</em> of it cut, and as the
+long half had by this time grown very long
+indeed, he certainly did look rather remarkable;
+that was no excuse though for the
+street boys&#8217; rudeness, and his Majesty very
+wisely took no notice of them. A. Fish, Esq.,
+came in for the greatest amount of attention,
+and when a few drops of rain began to fall,
+and he put up an umbrella for fear that he
+should get wet, the crowd became so excited
+that the Doctor-in-Law wisely suggested that
+a return should be made. His Majesty, however,
+was bent upon sight-seeing, and so the
+party separated, the Doctor-in-Law, A. Fish,
+Esq., and One-and-Nine going home, while
+the rest of us continued our walk. When we
+reached the Gardens, the Wallypug was greatly
+interested in seeing the palace where the
+Queen was born, and said that he should certainly
+petition his Parliament to allow him to
+have soldiers walk up and down before the
+gates of his palace, like those which he saw
+here. He admired greatly Princess Louise&#8217;s
+<span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_35" id="Page_35">[Pg 35]</a></span>
+statue of the Queen, which stands in front of
+the palace, and said he couldn&#8217;t imagine where-ever
+they could have got all the white sugar
+from to make it with, and I think that he was
+inclined to disbelieve me when I told him that
+it was not made of sugar at all, but of white
+marble; for he said that if that were the case
+he couldn&#8217;t think why they wanted to put
+such high railings around it, as no one would
+wish to carry away a marble statue of that
+size, whereas, if it were sugar, as he suggested,
+why, of course, the railings were there to prevent
+the children from climbing up and breaking
+off little pieces to eat.</p>
+
+<div class="figcenter" style="width: 501px;">
+<img src="images/img013.png" width="501" height="500" alt="image" title="" />
+<span class="caption">for fear he should get wet</span>
+</div>
+
+<p>The Round Pond and the little model ships
+interested His Majesty most of all though, I
+fancy, and he spent quite a long time admiring
+them, until, while assisting a small boy to get
+his ship ashore, he had the misfortune to slip
+into the water himself, and had to be fished
+out with the assistance of a boathook.</p>
+
+<p>His Majesty certainly did not look either
+dignified or regal as he stood on the bank
+saturated with water, and his royal robes clinging
+about him in the most woe-begone manner&mdash;and
+as the crowd had greatly increased, I
+<span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_36" id="Page_36">[Pg 36]</a></span>
+was very glad to get the poor Wallypug into
+a cab and drive home.</p>
+
+<div class="figcenter" style="width: 600px;">
+<img src="images/img014.png" width="600" height="364" alt="image" title="" />
+<span class="caption">his majesty has an accident</span>
+</div>
+
+<p>On our way there, the Rhymester, being
+very much afraid of getting his clothes wet,
+sat in the furthest corner of the cab and
+amused himself by writing a verse on the subject
+of his Majesty&#8217;s misfortune, which read
+somehow like this:</p>
+
+<p style="margin-left: 5em;">
+<span style="margin-left: -.5em;">&ldquo;King George I&#8217;ve heard is King of Greece,</span><br />
+   <span style="margin-left: 1em;">But since this luckless slipping,</span><br />
+ The Wallypug I do declare<br />
+   <span style="margin-left: 1em;">Should be the King of <em>Dripping</em>.&rdquo;</span></p>
+
+<p>I think his Majesty thought it rather unkind
+of the Rhymester to make fun of him
+<span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_37" id="Page_37">[Pg 37]</a></span>
+in this way, but before he had time to think
+much about the matter, we had arrived at our
+destination, and to my great surprise I could
+see a vast crowd collected at the doors of the
+building in which my flat is situated.</p>
+
+
+
+<hr style="width: 65%;" />
+<p><span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_38" id="Page_38">[Pg 38]</a></span></p>
+<h2><a name="III" id="III"></a>CHAPTER III</h2>
+
+<p class="center"><strong>SUNDRY SMALL HAPPENINGS</strong></p>
+
+
+<p>Whatever could it all mean? The
+Doctor-in-Law stood on the steps,
+calling out, &ldquo;Walk up, walk up, ladies and
+gentlemen, and see the Talking Fish,&rdquo; while
+large posters were pasted on the walls, bearing
+the words, &ldquo;Admission Sixpence&rdquo; and &ldquo;One
+day only.&rdquo;</p>
+
+<p>The Commissionaire who usually stands at
+the door was looking very surprised and angry,
+while the page boy was grinning all over his
+face. Whatever was happening? I hastily
+paid the cabman, and followed by the Wallypug
+made my way through the crowd to the
+entrance.</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Admission sixpence each,&rdquo; said the Doctor-in-Law,
+holding out his hand.</p>
+
+<p><span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_39" id="Page_39">[Pg 39]</a></span></p>
+
+<div class="figcenter" style="width: 447px;">
+<img src="images/img015.png" width="447" height="500" alt="image" title="" />
+<span class="caption">&ldquo;walk up, walk up, ladies and gentlemen&rdquo;</span>
+</div>
+
+<p><span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_41" id="Page_41">[Pg 41]</a></span>
+&ldquo;What do you mean?&rdquo; I replied, &ldquo;and
+what is all this crowd doing here?&rdquo;</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Admission sixpence each!&rdquo; repeated the
+Doctor-in-Law stubbornly, not taking the least
+notice of my questions, and holding his wand
+across the doorway so that I could not get in.</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Nonsense!&rdquo; I cried; &ldquo;I&#8217;m not going to
+pay to go into my own house.&rdquo;</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Pay for the Wallypug then and I&#8217;ll let
+you in free,&rdquo; said the little man insinuatingly.</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;I shall do nothing of the sort,&rdquo; I cried,
+pushing past him and hurrying up the stairs.</p>
+
+<p>To my surprise I found my rooms occupied
+by strangers. Sergeant One-and-Nine was
+reciting some of the Rhymester&#8217;s poems in
+the dining room to three deaf old ladies, two
+of whom had ear trumpets, while A. Fish, Esq.,
+was holding a kind of <em>lev&eacute;e</em> in my study, seated
+in a chair placed on the writing table, and was
+surrounded by an admiring crowd of people
+who were asking all sorts of questions.</p>
+
+<p>Mrs. Putchy met me at the door.</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Oh, sir!&rdquo; she exclaimed. &ldquo;I&#8217;m so glad
+you&#8217;ve come home. I haven&#8217;t known what
+to do with all these people.&rdquo;</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;But what does it all mean, Putchy?&rdquo; I
+<span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_42" id="Page_42">[Pg 42]</a></span>
+inquired. &ldquo;What are they doing here at
+all?&rdquo;</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Why, you see, sir!&rdquo; said Mrs. Putchy,
+&ldquo;Mr. Doctor-in-Law found that A. Fish, Esq.,
+was attracting a good deal of attention out of
+doors, and he thought that it would be a
+capital idea to have a kind of show here and
+charge sixpence admission to see him; and
+if there&#8217;s been one, I&#8217;m sure there&#8217;s been a
+hundred people up here this afternoon. The
+remarks they&#8217;ve been making too, and the
+questions they&#8217;ve been asking. Why, one old
+lady, sir, wanted to know how much you paid
+A. Fish, Esq., a week, and if I was <em>quite</em> sure
+that you gave him enough to eat. They&#8217;ve
+broken three chairs too, and that little Venetian
+glass vase that stood on the bracket in the
+corner. And just now I caught some little
+boys tearing pictures out of one of those illustrated
+books you brought home last week.&rdquo;</p>
+
+<p>Here was a pretty state of affairs. The
+strangers had by this time left A. Fish, Esq.,
+and had collected around the poor Wallypug,
+who had been waiting in his wet clothing in
+the hall, and I was obliged to politely but
+firmly insist upon them at once leaving the
+<span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_43" id="Page_43">[Pg 43]</a></span>
+house, telling them that their money would
+be returned at the door.</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;I should think so, indeed,&rdquo; said one angry-looking
+stout lady. &ldquo;Why, the whole thing
+is a fraud and you ought to be thoroughly
+ashamed of yourself. Talking fish indeed! I
+don&#8217;t believe he&#8217;s a fish at all&mdash;at any rate,
+not what I call a &lsquo;fish,&rsquo;&rdquo; and she flounced
+down the stairs only to return a moment or
+two afterwards to say, &ldquo;I thought you said
+that we were to have our money back.&rdquo;</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;So you are, madam,&rdquo; I replied.</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Well, why don&#8217;t you see that we get it
+then? That man downstairs refuses to give
+me any money. The whole thing is a swindle.
+But I don&#8217;t mean to be defrauded in this way,
+I can tell you.&rdquo;</p>
+
+<p>I went downstairs and told the Doctor-in-Law
+that he must at once return everyone
+their money, and this after a great deal of
+grumbling he did, while the Commissionaire
+and the page boy tore down the posters outside
+the door at my request.</p>
+
+<p>I explained to the Doctor-in-Law that this
+sort of thing must not occur again, and made
+him promise that he would never again use
+<span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_44" id="Page_44">[Pg 44]</a></span>
+my rooms as a place in which to hold a
+show.</p>
+
+<p>I really felt rather annoyed about it, for I
+could not imagine whatever the neighbours
+would think of me for permitting such a scene
+to take place in my rooms, but it evidently
+was useless now to say anything more about
+it.</p>
+
+<p>The next morning, despite the wetting which
+the Wallypug had received at the Round Pond,
+his thoughts still ran upon boating, and nothing
+would satisfy his Majesty but that he should
+go for a row. I suggested Richmond as the
+best place to start from, and so we drove
+over Hammersmith Bridge and across Barnes
+Common.</p>
+
+<p>Arrived at Richmond we had no difficulty
+in securing a nice boat.</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;I&#8217;ll row for one,&rdquo; said his Majesty.</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;And I for another,&rdquo; said the Rhymester.</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Very well then,&rdquo; I replied. &ldquo;Perhaps the
+Doctor-in-Law will steer, and so we will
+manage very nicely.&rdquo;</p>
+
+<p>Quite a large crowd had collected to see us
+start, and perhaps that is what made the
+Wallypug so nervous; as it was, as soon as
+<span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_47" id="Page_47">[Pg 47]</a></span>
+we pushed off, his Majesty fell backwards
+with his feet sticking up above the seat,
+while the Rhymester stuck one oar deep
+down into the water and pulled it with all
+his might, while the other flourished about in
+the air.</p>
+
+<div class="figcenter" style="width: 516px;">
+<img src="images/img016.png" width="516" height="500" alt="image" title="" />
+<span class="caption">his majesty fell backwards</span>
+</div>
+
+<p>The Doctor-in-Law&#8217;s idea of steering consisted
+in pulling first one string and then the
+other, and so we did not get along very well
+just at first.</p>
+
+<p>When the Wallypug had picked himself up
+from the bottom of the boat, however, and the
+Rhymester and he made another attempt, I
+think we should have got along fairly well if
+the Doctor-in-Law, in trying to get out of
+the way of a passing boat, had not steered us
+into the bank, where we stuck fast in the
+mud till someone on the footpath very kindly
+pushed us off again. After that I thought it
+best to take the oars myself, and his Majesty
+steered under my direction. In this way we
+managed to get a little way past Teddington
+Lock by luncheon time, and having found an
+<em>eyot</em> with no one on it we went ashore and
+unpacked the hamper of good things which
+we had brought with us.</p>
+
+<p><span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_48" id="Page_48">[Pg 48]</a></span>
+It was a beautiful day, and I think that we
+all enjoyed the picnic immensely. I know
+that I did for one, and so, I think, did his
+Majesty, for after the meal he laid aside his
+crown and royal robes and made himself comfortable
+on the grass under the trees, and
+looked thoroughly happy with a big cigar in
+his mouth.</p>
+
+<div class="figcenter" style="width: 300px;">
+<img src="images/img017.png" width="300" height="171" alt="image" title="" />
+<span class="caption">his majesty enjoys himself</span>
+</div>
+
+<p>A. Fish, Esq., busied himself in preparing
+notes for his lecture on the &ldquo;Perhapness of
+the Improbable,&rdquo; and the Doctor-in-Law, having
+piled all the cushions in the boat at one end,
+threw himself upon them and read the newspaper.</p>
+
+<p>In this way the afternoon passed very comfortably,
+and the Rhymester, after scribbling
+upon several pieces of paper, came and read
+to me a poem which had been inspired by
+our beautiful surroundings; he called it</p>
+
+<p class="center"><span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_49" id="Page_49">[Pg 49]</a></span>
+SOUL YEARNINGS.</p>
+
+<p style="margin-left: 10em;">
+The water&#8217;s as wet as wet can be,<br />
+  <span style="margin-left: 1em;">And the trees, and the grass, are green,</span><br />
+While the little birds sing and the fishes swim;<br />
+  <span style="margin-left: 1em;">&#8217;Tis a most delightful scene.</span></p>
+
+<p style="margin-left: 10em;">
+It makes me yearn for I don&#8217;t know what,<br />
+  <span style="margin-left: 1em;">To come from I don&#8217;t know where,</span><br />
+And take me away to the thingummybob<br />
+  <span style="margin-left: 1em;">And the what-you-may-call-&#8217;ems there;</span></p>
+
+<p>and he told me that beautiful scenery always
+affected him in that way.</p>
+
+<div class="figright" style="width: 250px;">
+<img src="images/img018.png" width="250" height="241" alt="image" title="" />
+<span class="caption">an unfortunate volley</span>
+</div>
+
+<p>It was now time for us to be thinking
+about getting back, especially as I should
+have to do all of the
+rowing. So we got
+into the boat again,
+and I rowed back as
+far as Twickenham,
+where we stopped at
+Eel-pie Island to have
+some tea. While we
+were waiting for it to
+be prepared, we began a game of tennis,
+but were obliged to leave off, as an unfortunate
+volley of the Doctor-in-Law&#8217;s caught the
+Wallypug on the nose, and so his Majesty
+declined to play any more.</p>
+
+<p><span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_50" id="Page_50">[Pg 50]</a></span>
+We persuaded him to join us at cricket,
+though, having found some stumps and a bat
+and ball in an outhouse on the Island, and
+got on very well for
+some time till, at a
+shout of &ldquo;out, leg
+before wicket,&rdquo; the
+Wallypug (who had
+caught the ball very
+nicely on his shin) fell
+forward on to the
+Doctor-in-Law, crushing his hat well over his
+eyes, and ruffling his temper considerably.</p>
+
+<div class="figleft" style="width: 250px;">
+<img src="images/img019.png" width="250" height="199" alt="image" title="" />
+<span class="caption">&ldquo;out&rdquo;</span>
+</div>
+
+<p>In fact, I was very glad that tea was
+announced just then, for I feared that there
+was going to be a bother, and, as it was, the
+Doctor-in-Law kept scowling at his Majesty
+very fiercely.</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;I shall make him pay for it,&rdquo; declared the
+little man, and, during tea, which we had at
+wicker tables by the river&#8217;s edge, he was busy
+making out an account, which later he handed
+with great solemnity to the Wallypug. His
+Majesty apparently could not understand it,
+and passed it on to me. On examination, I
+found it to be worded as follows:</p>
+
+<p><span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_51" id="Page_51">[Pg 51]</a></span></p>
+
+<p style="margin-left: 2em;">
+<span class="smcap">His Majesty the Wallypug of Why</span>,<br />
+<span style="margin-left: 2em;">In account with</span><br />
+<span style="margin-left: 4em;" class="smcap">The Doctor-in-Law.</span></p>
+
+<p style="margin-left: 3em;">
+To damage of one hat,             <span style="margin-left: 5em;">&pound;0</span>  <span style="margin-left: 1em;">7</span>  <span style="margin-left: 1em;">6</span><br />
+&rdquo; <span style="margin-left: 1em;">Physical injury,</span>                <span style="margin-left: 6.7em;">0</span>  <span style="margin-left: 1em;">2</span>  <span style="margin-left: 1em;">0</span><br />
+&rdquo; <span style="margin-left: 1em;">Moral deterioration,</span>           <span style="margin-left: 4.5em;">15</span>  <span style="margin-left: 1em;">6</span>  <span style="margin-left: 1em;">9</span><br />
+                                 <span style="margin-left: 14.5em;">&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;</span><br />
+                                 <span style="margin-left: 13.5em;">&pound;22</span> <span style="margin-left: .7em;">17</span>  <span style="margin-left: 1em;">8</span><br />
+ &rdquo; <span style="margin-left: 1em;">3 per cent. discount for cash,</span>  <span style="margin-left: 1.2em;">3</span>  <span style="margin-left: 1em;">6</span>  <span style="margin-left: 1em;">2</span><br />
+                                 <span style="margin-left: 14.5em;">&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;</span><br />
+                                 <span style="margin-left: 13.5em;">&pound;26</span>  <span style="margin-left: 1em;">4</span> <span style="margin-left: .7em;">11</span><br />
+                                 <span style="margin-left: 14.5em;">&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;</span></p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;What do you mean by moral deterioration?&rdquo;
+demanded the Wallypug.</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Oh, I don&#8217;t know. Same as other people
+do, I suppose,&rdquo; said the Doctor-in-Law. &ldquo;It&#8217;s
+always charged now, I believe. I read something
+about it in the papers this afternoon.&rdquo;</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;But the addition is all wrong,&rdquo; I expostulated.</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;No, it isn&#8217;t,&rdquo; replied the Doctor-in-Law,
+rudely snatching the document from me and
+putting it into his pocket-book, &ldquo;and if it is,
+it&#8217;s nothing to do with you. I shall charge
+it in our expenses, which the people of Why
+have undertaken to pay, so there.&rdquo; And the
+avaricious little fellow ran off to the boat,
+which we afterwards found he had been
+<span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_52" id="Page_52">[Pg 52]</a></span>
+letting out on hire to small boys at a penny
+a head.</p>
+
+<p>The return journey was accomplished without
+any remarkable incidents, and on reaching
+home I found a very pressing invitation from
+Girlie&#8217;s mother for the whole party to attend
+her &ldquo;At Home&rdquo; the next day.</p>
+
+<p>It appears that this lady had called upon
+me while we were out, and Mrs. Putchy had
+told her of the Wallypug&#8217;s arrival.</p>
+
+<p>His Majesty was good enough to say that
+he should be delighted to accept, and so I
+wrote off at once to say that she might expect
+us.</p>
+
+
+
+<hr style="width: 65%;" />
+<p><span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_53" id="Page_53">[Pg 53]</a></span></p>
+<h2><a name="IV" id="IV"></a>CHAPTER IV</h2>
+
+<p class="center"><strong>LOST</strong></p>
+
+
+<p>We had a terrible fright the next morning,
+for the poor dear Wallypug got
+lost, and for some time we could not imagine
+what had become of him.</p>
+
+<p>It happened in this way: directly after breakfast
+his Majesty said that he should like to
+go for a walk and look at the shops.</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;I&#8217;m not going,&rdquo; declared the Doctor-in-Law.
+&ldquo;I have some <em>very</em> important letters to
+write.&rdquo;</p>
+
+<p>We all looked up in surprise, for we did
+not know that the Doctor-in-Law had any
+other acquaintances in London.</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Letters from which I hope to derive a
+princely income,&rdquo; continued the little man
+grandly; &ldquo;and, therefore, I have no time for
+such foolishness as looking into shop windows.&rdquo;</p>
+
+<p><span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_54" id="Page_54">[Pg 54]</a></span>
+&ldquo;He&#8217;s afraid thad he bight have to sped
+sub buddy,&rdquo; remarked A. Fish, Esq.</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Nothing of the sort,&rdquo; replied the Doctor-in-Law,
+turning very red though.</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Well, don&#8217;t waste time talking about it;
+let&#8217;s go if we are going,&rdquo; said the Rhymester;
+and so, as I also had some correspondence to
+attend to, it was arranged that the Wallypug,
+the Rhymester, and A. Fish, Esq., should go
+for a little stroll by themselves. I had some
+doubts in my own mind as to the advisability
+of letting them go alone, but they promised
+not to go beyond Kensington Gardens, and
+to wait for me there just inside the gates.</p>
+
+<p>After they had gone I settled down to my
+letter-writing, and was getting along nicely
+when the Doctor-in-Law interrupted me with:</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;I say, I wish you would let me have about
+twenty sheets of note-paper, will you, please?&rdquo;</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Twenty!&rdquo; I exclaimed in surprise.</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Yes, twenty,&rdquo; said the Doctor-in-Law.
+&ldquo;Or you had better make it a quire while
+you are about it.&rdquo;</p>
+
+<p>I thought the quickest way to get rid of
+him was to give him the paper, so I got up
+and got it for him.</p>
+
+<p><span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_55" id="Page_55">[Pg 55]</a></span>
+&ldquo;And a packet of envelopes, please,&rdquo; he
+said, as I handed it to him.</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Anything else?&rdquo; I asked rather sarcastically.</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Stamps!&rdquo; he replied, calmly holding out
+his hand.</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Well, really&mdash;&rdquo; I expostulated.</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Oh, halfpenny ones will do. You&#8217;re surely
+not so mean as to mind tenpence, are you?&rdquo;</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;I don&#8217;t think I&#8217;m mean, but&mdash;&rdquo;</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Hand them over then, and don&#8217;t waste so
+much time talking,&rdquo; said the little man impatiently,
+and so, just to get rid of him, I
+gave him the stamps and sat down to my
+letters again.</p>
+
+<p>I had hardly begun when he came back.</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Don&#8217;t you take any other newspapers
+than these?&rdquo; he demanded, showing me a
+handful.</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;No, I don&#8217;t, and I think it&#8217;s rather extravagant
+of me to have those,&rdquo; I replied.</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Well, then, how do you suppose that I
+am going to manage? I want at least five
+other papers, and it&#8217;s <em>most</em> important that I
+should have them.&rdquo;</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;You might buy them,&rdquo; I suggested.</p>
+
+<p><span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_56" id="Page_56">[Pg 56]</a></span>
+&ldquo;They are so dear,&rdquo; he grumbled.</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Well, why don&#8217;t you go to the Public
+Library then?&rdquo; I suggested. &ldquo;You know
+where it is, and you could see all of the papers
+there, you know.&rdquo;</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Ah, a capital idea,&rdquo; he said, putting on
+his hat and going out.</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Now,&rdquo; I thought, &ldquo;I shall have peace at
+last.&rdquo;</p>
+
+<p>I was not left undisturbed long though, for
+a few minutes later Mrs. Putchy came to the
+door.</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Oh, please, sir, will you go down? Mr.
+Doctor-in-Law is having such a bother with
+the postman.&rdquo;</p>
+
+<p>I hurried out, and found the little man very
+angry indeed.</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;This postman won&#8217;t give me a letter,&rdquo; he
+cried when he saw me.</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Perhaps he hasn&#8217;t one for you,&rdquo; I answered.</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;But I saw him giving them away all down
+the street for nothing,&rdquo; persisted the Doctor-in-Law.
+&ldquo;And when I asked him in a civil
+way for one, he refused to give it to me. It&#8217;s
+no use for him to say he hasn&#8217;t one, when he
+has a whole packet in his hand now, and a
+<span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_57" id="Page_57">[Pg 57]</a></span>
+lot more in his bag, no doubt. Are you going
+to give me a letter or not?&rdquo; he continued,
+turning to the postman.</p>
+
+<div class="figcenter" style="width: 337px;">
+<img src="images/img020.png" width="337" height="400" alt="image" title="" />
+<span class="caption">&ldquo;are you going to give me a letter or not?&rdquo;</span>
+</div>
+
+<p>&ldquo;No, sir,&rdquo; continued the man, smiling. &ldquo;I
+haven&#8217;t any for you.&rdquo;</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Very well, then,&rdquo; said the Doctor-in-Law
+decidedly, &ldquo;I shall certainly write to the Queen
+and tell her that if she employs you any longer
+I shall take all my custom away, and I shall
+<span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_58" id="Page_58">[Pg 58]</a></span>
+not send the twenty letters, that I intended
+writing to-day, off at all.&rdquo;</p>
+
+<p>I endeavoured to explain to the little man
+that the postman could not possibly give him
+a letter if he had not one addressed to him.</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Oh, that&#8217;s all nonsense,&rdquo; he exclaimed,
+going off in a huff. &ldquo;Of course you would
+take his part.&rdquo;</p>
+
+<p>Before I could settle down to work again
+the Rhymester and A. Fish, Esq., returned.</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Where&#8217;s the Wallypug?&rdquo; I demanded.</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Oh, he&#8217;s coming by the next &#8217;bus,&rdquo; said
+the Rhymester. &ldquo;Haven&#8217;t you had any rain
+here?&rdquo;</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;No,&rdquo; I replied.</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Oh, we had quidt a sharb shower,&rdquo; said
+A. Fish, Esq., &ldquo;ad I was afraid of gettig
+wet, so we stopped a &#8217;bus&mdash;there was odly
+roob for two though, ad the Wallypug said
+thad he would cub od by the dext.&rdquo;</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;I hope he will get home all right,&rdquo; I said
+anxiously. &ldquo;I don&#8217;t think you ought to have
+left his Majesty by himself.&rdquo;</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Oh! it&#8217;s only a little way,&rdquo; said the
+Rhymester; &ldquo;he&#8217;s sure to get home all right.&rdquo;</p>
+
+<div class="figcenter" style="width: 546px;">
+<img src="images/img021.png" width="546" height="500" alt="image" title="" />
+<span class="caption">&ldquo;so we stopped a &#8217;bus&rdquo;</span>
+</div>
+
+<p>An hour passed and there was no signs of
+<span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_61" id="Page_61">[Pg 61]</a></span>
+the Wallypug. I now began to get seriously
+anxious.</p>
+
+<p>It would, of course, be the easiest thing in
+the world for his Majesty to take the wrong
+&#8217;bus, and be taken goodness knows where.</p>
+
+<p>I couldn&#8217;t think what was best to be done.
+The Rhymester suggested sending the Crier
+out, but I never remembered having seen one
+at Kensington, and at last, after searching for
+some time ourselves in Kensington Gardens,
+and making inquiries in High Street, and failing
+to glean any tidings of his Majesty, I
+thought it best to go to the Police Station.</p>
+
+<p>Here I found a very important-looking
+official in uniform, with a big book in front
+of him.</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;What is it?&rdquo; he inquired, glaring at me
+fiercely.</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;I&#8217;ve called to know if you could assist me
+in finding a friend who, I fear, has lost his
+way,&rdquo; I replied.</p>
+
+<p>The official did not answer me, but reached
+down another large book.</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;What&#8217;s his name?&rdquo; he inquired gruffly.</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;His name? Oh&mdash;er&mdash;his name is&mdash;er&mdash;that
+is to say he is the&mdash;&rdquo; I had not the
+<span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_62" id="Page_62">[Pg 62]</a></span>
+least idea what the Wallypug&#8217;s name really
+was, so I couldn&#8217;t very well say.</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;What&#8217;s his name?&rdquo; shouted the official.
+&ldquo;I&#8217;ll ask you what he <em>is</em> presently.&rdquo;</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Well, I&#8217;m very sorry, but I really do not
+know his name.&rdquo;</p>
+
+<p>The man glanced at me very suspiciously.</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;You said he was a friend of yours&mdash;it&#8217;s
+a very odd thing that you don&#8217;t know his
+name. What is he?&rdquo;</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;He&#8217;s a&mdash;a&mdash;Wallypug,&rdquo; I stammered.
+&ldquo;That is to say he&mdash;er&mdash;&rdquo;</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Wallypug!&rdquo; exclaimed the man contemptuously.
+&ldquo;What&#8217;s that?&rdquo;</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Why, it&#8217;s a kind of king, you know,&rdquo; I
+explained, feeling that the explanation was
+rather a lame one.</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;A <em>kind</em> of king!&rdquo; exclaimed the police
+officer. &ldquo;Explain yourself.&rdquo;</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Well, I&#8217;m afraid I can&#8217;t explain more
+clearly than that,&rdquo; I replied. &ldquo;This gentleman
+has been staying with me for a couple
+of days, and went out this morning and lost
+his way.&rdquo;</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Where did he come from?&rdquo; asked the
+man.</p>
+
+<p><span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_63" id="Page_63">[Pg 63]</a></span>
+&ldquo;Why,&rdquo; I answered.</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Why? Because I want to know,&rdquo; he
+shouted. &ldquo;Don&#8217;t let me have any further
+prevarication. Where did the man, or Wallypug,
+or whatever you call him, come from?&rdquo;</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;From Why. From a place called Why,
+you know,&rdquo; I repeated.</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;I <em>don&#8217;t</em> know,&rdquo; said the officer. &ldquo;I&#8217;ve
+never heard of such a place. Where is it?&rdquo;</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Well, really,&rdquo; I said, &ldquo;I&#8217;m very sorry, but
+I cannot tell you. I don&#8217;t know myself.&rdquo;</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;This is <em>very</em> remarkable,&rdquo; said the man,
+glaring at me through his glasses. &ldquo;You
+don&#8217;t know your friend&#8217;s name; you call him
+a Wallypug, and can&#8217;t explain what that is,
+you don&#8217;t know where he comes from&mdash;perhaps
+you can tell me how he reached your
+house?&rdquo;</p>
+
+<p>I was now really in a fix, for how could I
+tell this man that his Majesty had stepped
+out of a picture.</p>
+
+<p>I thought the best thing to do was to hold
+my tongue.</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;How did he come?&rdquo; repeated the officer.
+&ldquo;By train?&rdquo;</p>
+
+<p>I shook my head.</p>
+
+<p><span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_64" id="Page_64">[Pg 64]</a></span>
+&ldquo;By steamer?&rdquo;</p>
+
+<p>I shook my head again.</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Did he drive?&mdash;or come on a bicycle, or
+walk?&rdquo;</p>
+
+<p>I remained silent.</p>
+
+<p>The police officer stared at me for a moment
+or two, waiting for my answer.</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Look here, young man,&rdquo; said he at last,
+evidently very angry indeed. &ldquo;It strikes me
+that you are having a game with me. You
+had better go away quietly or I shall be obliged
+to take you in charge as a lunatic.&rdquo;</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;But I assure you that&mdash;&rdquo;</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;How was your friend dressed?&rdquo;</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Oh, he wore a somewhat battered gold
+crown, and carried an orb and sceptre, and
+was dressed in knee breeches and a velvet
+cloak with an ermine collar.&rdquo;</p>
+
+<p>The man gave me a keen glance and then
+rang a bell. A policeman appeared a moment
+or two afterwards, and the officer whispered
+something to him, of which I only caught the
+words, &ldquo;harmless lunatic.&rdquo;</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Lunatic, sir; yes, sir. Step this way,
+please,&rdquo; said the policeman, and before I could
+realize what had happened I was bundled into
+<span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_65" id="Page_65">[Pg 65]</a></span>
+a small bare room, and the key was turned in
+the lock and I was a prisoner.</p>
+
+<p>Here was a pretty state of affairs. The
+stupid people had mistaken me for a lunatic,
+and I was no doubt to be locked up here
+till a doctor arrived.</p>
+
+<p>Of course the only thing for me to do was
+to sit still and wait as patiently as I could.
+Fortunately the police people thought of telegraphing
+to the other stations to find out if
+anything was known of an escaped lunatic;
+and from Fulham came the reply, &ldquo;We have
+found one ourselves. He calls himself a Wallypug,
+and is dressed like a second-hand king.&rdquo;
+This caused inquiries to be made, and eventually
+I was taken in a cab to Fulham, where
+we found his Majesty in the charge of the
+police, he having been found wandering about
+the Fulham Road quite unable to give what
+they considered a satisfactory account of himself.</p>
+
+<p>It was most unfortunate that his Majesty
+should have taken the wrong &#8217;bus, for, not having
+any money with him, he was set down in a
+totally strange neighbourhood, and had quite
+forgotten my address. Of course, now that
+<span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_66" id="Page_66">[Pg 66]</a></span>
+we had been brought face to face, we had no
+difficulty in convincing the police people that
+we were what we represented ourselves to be,
+and were soon, to our great relief, on our way
+home again.</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;I don&#8217;t think that I should like to be a
+policeman,&rdquo; remarked the Wallypug, on our
+way there.</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;No?&rdquo; I answered. &ldquo;Why not?&rdquo;</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;They have to catch dogs for a living?&rdquo;
+remarked his Majesty solemnly. &ldquo;There were
+several brought in while I was waiting, and
+the policeman who had caught them seemed
+so pleased about it.&rdquo;</p>
+
+<p>I explained to the Wallypug as well as I
+was able about the muzzling order, and his
+Majesty was highly indignant, and when I
+pointed out several dogs with muzzles on he
+was more indignant still.</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;And are they always obliged to wear those
+horrible wire cages over their heads?&rdquo; he inquired.</p>
+
+<p>I told his Majesty that in London the order
+for wearing them had been in force for some
+considerable time, and we had a long talk over
+the matter, his Majesty declaring that he
+<span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_69" id="Page_69">[Pg 69]</a></span>
+should try and invent a new muzzle which
+should be more comfortable for the poor dogs.</p>
+
+<div class="figcenter" style="width: 448px;">
+<img src="images/img022.png" width="448" height="500" alt="image" title="" />
+<span class="caption">unable to give an account of himself</span>
+</div>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Oh, here we are at last,&rdquo; he exclaimed, as
+we turned the corner near my house. &ldquo;And
+there are the others on the steps!&rdquo;</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Here they are! Here they are!&rdquo; shouted
+the Rhymester to the others, and everyone
+rushed forward to assist his Majesty to alight,
+seemingly very glad to see us back again.</p>
+
+<p>We were quite as delighted to get back, I
+can tell you, and I was so relieved at having
+found the Wallypug that I hadn&#8217;t the heart
+to refuse the Doctor-in-Law&#8217;s request that I
+would give him ten shillings worth of penny
+stamps to put into the letters which he had
+been writing while we had been away, although
+he would not give me the slightest clue as to
+what they were wanted for.</p>
+
+
+
+<hr style="width: 65%;" />
+<p><span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_70" id="Page_70">[Pg 70]</a></span></p>
+<h2><a name="V" id="V"></a>CHAPTER V</h2>
+
+<p class="center"><strong>AN &lsquo;AT HOME&rsquo; AND THE ACADEMY</strong></p>
+
+
+<p>We were quite ready for luncheon, as you
+may imagine, after our morning&#8217;s adventures,
+and directly afterwards his Majesty
+set to work on the new dog&#8217;s muzzle which
+he had promised to invent. In about half an
+hour he had constructed one with which he
+was intensely delighted, and he persuaded A.
+Fish, Esq., to try it on that we might see
+the effect.</p>
+
+<p>It certainly was very simple, but as there
+was nothing whatever to go over the mouth,
+I felt sure that it could not possibly be very
+useful. I did not like to tell his Majesty so
+though, for he seemed so thoroughly proud
+of his achievement.</p>
+
+<p>It was now time to go to the &lsquo;At Home,&rsquo;
+so, wishing to do honour to the occasion, our
+<span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_71" id="Page_71">[Pg 71]</a></span>
+&lsquo;State Coach,&rsquo; as we called it, was sent for,
+and we drove off in fine style.</p>
+
+<p>There were a great many people invited to
+meet us, and I could see that there was quite
+a little flutter of excitement when the Wallypug
+entered.</p>
+
+<div class="figcenter" style="width: 296px;">
+<img src="images/img023.png" width="296" height="350" alt="image" title="" />
+<span class="caption">it certainly was very simple</span>
+</div>
+
+<p>His Majesty, however, in his simple, good-natured
+way soon put everybody at their
+ease, and laughed and chattered with the
+utmost affability.</p>
+
+<p>Girlie and Boy had both been allowed to
+come into the drawing-room, and Girlie quite
+claimed the Wallypug as her own particular
+<span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_72" id="Page_72">[Pg 72]</a></span>
+guest, while Boy renewed his acquaintance
+with the Rhymester, whom he had met before
+at Zum, and despite their mother&#8217;s protests
+they carried these two members of our party
+off in triumph to show them their play-room
+and toys and to talk over old times.</p>
+
+<p>While they were away the Doctor-in-Law
+made himself very agreeable to the ladies,
+and I watched him bowing and smiling and
+chatting, first with one group, then with
+another, with great amusement. I found out
+afterwards that he had promised several of
+them portraits of his Majesty and suite for
+2s. 6d. each as soon as they should be taken,
+and in every case had asked for the money
+in advance; but the great event of the afternoon
+was when A. Fish, Esq., wrapped up
+in Mrs. Putchy&#8217;s pink woollen shawl, borrowed
+for the occasion, and surrounded by a group
+of young ladies, consented after much pressing
+to deliver part of his lecture on the &ldquo;Perhapness
+of the Improbable.&rdquo;</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;You bust sed for the Rhymebster though
+to help be to read id, for by cold is still so
+bad thad I can&#8217;d do id by byself,&rdquo; he explained.</p>
+
+<div class="figcenter" style="width: 400px;">
+<img src="images/img024.png" width="400" height="380" alt="image" title="" />
+<span class="caption">a. fish, esq., obliges</span>
+</div>
+
+<p>So the Rhymester was sent for, and his
+<span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_73" id="Page_73">[Pg 73]</a></span>
+Majesty also came down to hear the wonderful
+lecture. It had been turned into verse by the
+Rhymester, who, after an affected attempt to
+clear his throat, read as follows:</p>
+
+<p class="center">THE PERHAPNESS OF THE IMPROBABLE.</p>
+
+<p style="margin-left: 11em;">
+If <em>this</em> were that, and <em>these</em> were those,<br />
+  <span style="margin-left: 1em;">And <em>hither</em> nearer thither,</span><br />
+Why, <em>which</em> might be whate&#8217;er it chose,<br />
+  <span style="margin-left: 1em;">And <em>there</em> be any whither.</span></p>
+
+<p style="margin-left: 11em;">
+Somehow &#8217;twould be the simpler way<br />
+  <span style="margin-left: 1em;">To <em>dearer</em> be than cheaper,</span><br />
+And that&#8217;s why <em>when</em> (each other day)<br />
+  <span style="margin-left: 1em;">Would <em>higher</em> be than <em>deeper</em>.</span></p>
+
+<p style="margin-left: 11em;">
+<span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_74" id="Page_74">[Pg 74]</a></span>
+So <em>worst</em> would be the <em>best</em> of all,<br />
+  <span style="margin-left: 1em;">And <em>far more less</em> than either;</span><br />
+While <em>short</em> would certainly be <em>tall</em>,<br />
+  <span style="margin-left: 1em;">And therefore thus be neither.</span></p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Beautiful! charming!&rdquo; echoed all the young
+ladies at once when he had finished, while one
+lady sitting near me exclaimed, &ldquo;How sweetly
+simple!&rdquo; For my own part I thought that it
+was anything but simple, and caught myself
+trying to follow the line of argument with the
+most brain-confusing results.</p>
+
+<div class="figcenter" style="width: 353px;">
+<img src="images/img025.png" width="353" height="400" alt="image" title="" />
+<span class="caption">absent-mindedly spilt his tea</span>
+</div>
+
+<p><span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_75" id="Page_75">[Pg 75]</a></span>
+The Wallypug was greatly distressed when
+he discovered that while listening to the reading,
+and looking at the charming young lady
+with whom he had been conversing, he had
+absent-mindedly spilt the whole of his cup of
+tea over her dress.</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;You see, they didn&#8217;t give me a plate
+to put my cake on,&rdquo; I heard him explain
+apologetically, &ldquo;and it <em>was</em> so awkward, for
+my cup would keep slipping about on the
+saucer.&rdquo;</p>
+
+<p>The young lady smiled very sweetly and
+assured his Majesty that it didn&#8217;t matter in
+the least, and shortly afterwards we left, having
+stayed, as it was, far beyond the regulation time.</p>
+
+<p>When we arrived home we found a letter
+addressed to the Rhymester in the letter-box,
+which in a state of great excitement he tore
+open with trembling fingers.</p>
+
+<p>Upon reading the contents he burst into
+tears.</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Poor man, poor man!&rdquo; he sobbed. &ldquo;I
+am so sorry to have caused him so much
+trouble.&rdquo;</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;It is a letter from an Editor,&rdquo; he explained
+through his tears, &ldquo;and he is in great distress
+<span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_76" id="Page_76">[Pg 76]</a></span>
+through not being able to publish my poem.
+He says he greatly regrets his inability to
+make use of it! Poor man, he evidently feels
+it very keenly. I must write and tell him not
+to be too unhappy about it.&rdquo;</p>
+
+<p>I had some letters to write too, one to a
+photographer in Regent Street, asking for an
+appointment the next morning, for I was determined
+that the Doctor-in-Law should send
+the promised photographs to the young ladies
+without delay.</p>
+
+<p>The first thing in the morning came a
+telegram to say that we could be photographed
+at eleven o&#8217;clock, so, after my guests had made
+themselves as spruce as possible, we started
+off and reached there in good time.</p>
+
+<p>It was suggested that the Wallypug should
+be taken by himself, but when he saw the
+camera pointed directly at him while the
+operator disappeared beneath the black cloth,
+he came to the conclusion that it was too
+dangerous a machine to be faced with impunity,
+so he suddenly turned his back upon it, and
+nervously fled from the room.</p>
+
+<p>It was only by promising that the others
+should be taken with him that we could get
+<span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_77" id="Page_77">[Pg 77]</a></span>
+him to sit at all, and even then there was a
+strained and nervous expression upon his face,
+which suggested that he was in momentary fear
+that the thing would &ldquo;go off.&rdquo;</p>
+
+<p>The Rhymester insisted upon being taken
+with one of his poems in his hand, the Doctor-in-Law
+wore his usual complacent smile, and
+altogether the group was quite a success.</p>
+
+<p>As soon as the &ldquo;operation,&rdquo; as the Wallypug
+would insist upon calling it, was over, we went
+downstairs, his Majesty leading the way, while
+the Doctor-in-Law stayed behind for a moment
+to make some arrangements with the photographer
+about commission. We had intended
+going home by &#8217;bus, but when we got to the
+door his Majesty was nowhere to be seen.
+What could have become of him? We looked
+up and down the street, but could see no signs
+of him anywhere; and at last, after hunting
+about for a considerable time, he was discovered
+calmly sitting inside a furniture removal van,
+waiting for it to start, under the impression
+that it was an omnibus.</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;I&#8217;m sure this is the right one,&rdquo; he explained,
+&ldquo;for it has &lsquo;Kensington&rsquo; printed in large letters
+on it. Come along, there&#8217;s plenty of room
+<span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_78" id="Page_78">[Pg 78]</a></span>
+inside; the conductor and the driver will be
+here presently, I suppose.&rdquo;</p>
+
+<p>I laughingly explained to his Majesty the
+mistake which he had made, and we walked
+on as far as Piccadilly Circus, where we found
+a &#8217;bus to take us to the Academy, which we
+intended visiting on our way home. We had
+not gone far though, when I suddenly remembered
+that the 22nd June was very close
+at hand, and that I had better make arrangements
+for seats to view the Jubilee Procession
+or I should be too late. So it was arranged
+that the Doctor-in-Law should take charge of
+the party while I went on to the agents to
+see about the seats. They would have no
+difficulty in getting home by themselves for
+the &#8217;buses ran from just outside the Academy
+doors straight to Kensington, so I felt sure
+that they would be all right.</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;How much is the entrance fee to the
+Academy?&rdquo; asked the Doctor-in-Law, as I
+was getting down from the &#8217;bus.</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;A shilling each,&rdquo; I replied, and I saw the
+little man collecting the money from the others
+as the &#8217;bus disappeared from view.</p>
+
+<p><span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_79" id="Page_79">[Pg 79]</a></span></p>
+
+<div class="figcenter" style="width: 525px;">
+<img src="images/img026.png" width="525" height="500" alt="image" title="" />
+<span class="caption">waiting for it to start</span>
+</div>
+
+<p>I was very fortunate at the agents in being
+<span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_81" id="Page_81">[Pg 81]</a></span>
+able to secure a capital window in Piccadilly,
+and some Stores in the neighbourhood undertook
+to provide a luncheon and to suitably
+decorate the window for us.</p>
+
+<p>These arrangements being satisfactorily concluded,
+I hurried home, and was greatly relieved
+to find my guests there before me.</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;How did you enjoy the Academy?&rdquo; I
+inquired.</p>
+
+<div class="figcenter" style="width: 340px;">
+<img src="images/img027.png" width="340" height="350" alt="image" title="" />
+<span class="caption">could not understand the catalogue</span>
+</div>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Not at all!&rdquo; said his Majesty decidedly.</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Waste of money, I call it,&rdquo; said the
+Rhymester, sniffing contemptuously.</p>
+
+<p><span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_82" id="Page_82">[Pg 82]</a></span>
+&ldquo;I was dever so disappointed id edythig id
+all by life!&rdquo; declared A. Fish, Esq.</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Besides, the catalogue was no good at all,&rdquo;
+complained his Majesty. &ldquo;We could make
+neither head nor tail of it.&rdquo;</p>
+
+<p>The Doctor-in-Law was silent, and it was
+only by very careful inquiry that I found out
+that, after pocketing their money, he had taken
+them to an immense hoarding covered with
+advertisement posters, and had gammoned them
+into believing that <em>that</em> was the Academy, while
+it was no wonder that the poor Wallypug could
+not understand the &lsquo;catalogue,&rsquo; for it was nothing
+more nor less than an old illustrated stores
+price list.</p>
+
+<p>It was really too bad of the Doctor-in-Law.</p>
+
+
+
+<hr style="width: 65%;" />
+<p><span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_83" id="Page_83">[Pg 83]</a></span></p>
+<h2><a name="VI" id="VI"></a>CHAPTER VI</h2>
+
+<p class="center"><strong>THE JUBILEE</strong></p>
+
+
+<p>The few days which elapsed before the
+memorable 22nd of June passed very
+quickly, and we were all more or less busy
+making preparations for the festival. His
+Majesty would insist upon polishing up his
+regalia himself in order to do honour to the
+occasion, and spent hours over his crown with
+a piece of chamois leather and some whitening
+till, though somewhat battered by the
+rough usage it had sustained, it shone quite
+brilliantly. Mrs. Putchy herself suggested
+making his Majesty some new red silk rosettes
+for his shoes, which he very graciously consented
+to accept. The Doctor-in-Law was
+always so spick and span that we scarcely
+noticed any change in his appearance, but
+the Rhymester had made arrangements with
+<span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_84" id="Page_84">[Pg 84]</a></span>
+General Mary Jane to wash, starch, and iron
+his lace collar, and he remained in his room
+one entire day while it was being done up.
+A. Fish, Esq., purchased a necktie of most
+brilliant colouring, and One-and-Nine touched
+himself up here and there with some red
+enamel where his tunic had
+become shabby in places, so
+that altogether our party
+looked very smart as we
+drove at a very early hour to
+our seats in Piccadilly. To
+avoid the crowd we went by
+way of Bayswater Road, and
+then passed down Park Lane
+and through Berkeley Square,
+in order to reach the back
+entrance to the house in Piccadilly where I
+had booked seats. Our gorgeous carriage was
+everywhere hailed with great delight, being of
+course mistaken for a portion of the Jubilee procession,
+and many were the conjectures heard
+on all sides as to who the Wallypug could
+possibly be.</p>
+
+<div class="figleft" style="width: 167px;">
+<img src="images/img028.png" width="167" height="300" alt="image" title="" />
+<span class="caption">with some red enamel</span>
+</div>
+
+<p>Our window was in the centre of the building
+on the first floor, and we had it all to
+<span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_85" id="Page_85">[Pg 85]</a></span>
+ourselves. A table at the back of the room
+was tastefully set out with an excellent cold
+collation, and in front of the window, which
+was most elaborately decorated with velvet
+curtains, flags, and trophies, and which was
+surmounted by a device which was understood
+to be the Wallypug&#8217;s coat-of-arms, a gorgeous,
+gilded, high-backed chair was placed as a throne
+for his Majesty, and comfortable seats were
+also provided for the rest of the party.</p>
+
+<p>The crowd outside greeted our appearance
+with quite a demonstration, as by the enormous
+placard outside announcing the name of the
+decorators, and stating that they were by
+appointment to his Majesty the Wallypug of
+Why, of course everybody knew who we were.
+Indeed, one learned-looking person in the crowd
+was holding forth to an eager audience, and
+explaining exactly where Why was situated,
+and pretending that he had been there, and
+had seen the Wallypug before, ever so many
+times.</p>
+
+<p>As the time approached for the procession
+to pass, the Wallypug became very excited
+and nervous. &ldquo;Shall I really see the Queen
+of England?&rdquo; he kept asking over and over
+<span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_86" id="Page_86">[Pg 86]</a></span>
+again. &ldquo;Do you think she will see me? Will
+she bow to me? What must I say? Must I
+keep my crown on or take it off?&rdquo; and innumerable
+other questions of the same nature.</p>
+
+<p>Presently the excitement and enthusiasm
+reached their height, as amid a confused shouting
+of &ldquo;Here they are,&rdquo; the Guards in advance
+came in sight. Slowly the mighty procession,
+with its innumerable squadrons and bands
+passed, and at last, after the English and
+Foreign princes and Eastern potentates, the
+eight cream-coloured Hanoverian horses, drawing
+the Jubilee landau, made their appearance,
+and the Queen was seen, smiling and bowing
+graciously to the cheering populace. The
+Doctor-in-Law, in his excitement, scrambled
+on to the window ledge in order to obtain a
+better view; the Wallypug loyally waved his
+crown; while the Rhymester, hurriedly unrolling
+a lengthy ode which he had written
+especially for the occasion, began reading it
+in a loud voice, and, though nobody paid the
+slightest attention to him, did not desist until
+long after the procession had passed.</p>
+
+<p><span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_87" id="Page_87">[Pg 87]</a></span></p>
+<div class="figcenter" style="width: 462px;">
+<img src="images/img029.png" width="462" height="500" alt="image" title="" />
+<span class="caption">the wallypug loyally waved his crown</span>
+</div>
+
+<p>The Wallypug was very thoughtful for some
+time after the Queen had gone by, and, during
+<span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_89" id="Page_89">[Pg 89]</a></span>
+the drive home, expressed his great surprise
+that her Majesty had not worn a crown,
+and apparently could not understand why it
+should not be worn on all occasions.</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;I suppose her Majesty has a crown of her
+own, hasn&#8217;t she?&rdquo; he asked anxiously.</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Oh yes, of course!&rdquo; I replied.</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Where is it then?&rdquo; persisted his Majesty.</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;I believe all of the regalia is kept carefully
+locked up and guarded in the Tower of
+London,&rdquo; I said.</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Well, I think it&#8217;s very unkind of them
+not to let her Majesty have them out on an
+occasion like this. I shall see what I can do
+about it.&rdquo;</p>
+
+<p>The dear Wallypug&#8217;s intentions were evidently
+so good that I did not say anything
+in reply to this, though I wondered to myself
+whatever his Majesty thought that <em>he</em> could do
+in the matter.</p>
+
+<p>There were so many people about that we
+considered it best to spend the rest of the day
+quietly at home, though we did venture out
+in the evening to see the illuminations, which
+delighted his Majesty exceedingly.</p>
+
+<p>The next afternoon the whole party, with
+<span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_90" id="Page_90">[Pg 90]</a></span>
+the exception of One-and-Nine, drove over the
+route taken by the procession, in order to see
+the street decorations. I remained at home,
+and late in the afternoon there was a knock
+at my door, and General Mary Jane entered.
+She was nervously wringing a handkerchief
+wet with tears, and her eyes were quite red
+with weeping.</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Please, sir,&rdquo; she began, sniffing pathetically,
+&ldquo;I want to gi&mdash;gi&mdash;give no&mdash;notice.&rdquo;</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Why! what ever for?&rdquo; I asked in surprise,
+for General Mary Jane was an excellent
+servant, and Mrs. Putchy had always been
+very pleased with her.</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Please, sir, it&#8217;s Sergeant One-and-Nine;
+he&#8217;s broken my &#8217;art, sir, and I can&#8217;t bear it
+no longer,&rdquo; and the poor girl burst into a
+flood of tears.</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Bless me!&rdquo; I cried, &ldquo;whatever do you
+mean?&rdquo;</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Well, sir, you see ever since he&#8217;s been
+&#8217;ere, sir, he&#8217;s been a making hup to me;
+leastwise that&#8217;s what I thought he meant,
+sir; but this afternoon bein&#8217; my day hout, I
+went up to Kensington Gardens for a walk
+(him a saying as he would be there), and
+<span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_91" id="Page_91">[Pg 91]</a></span>
+what should I see when I gets there, but him
+a walkin&#8217; about with half-a-dozen of them
+nursemaids in white frocks a followin&#8217; of him.
+Not that I says as it&#8217;s altogether his fault;
+they will run after the military; but it&#8217;s more
+than I can stand, sir, me bein&#8217; that proud at
+&#8217;avin&#8217; a soldier for a sweetheart, and all,&rdquo; and
+she began to cry again.</p>
+
+<div class="figcenter" style="width: 400px;">
+<img src="images/img030.png" width="400" height="364" alt="image" title="" />
+<span class="caption">they will run after the military</span>
+</div>
+
+<p>I hardly knew what to do, but suggested
+that she should not think too seriously about it,
+and General Mary Jane, saying she hoped I
+would excuse her troubling me in the matter,
+decided to go to her married sister at Barnes
+<span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_92" id="Page_92">[Pg 92]</a></span>
+and spend the rest of her day out there, and
+talk the matter over with her. I had a lot of
+writing to do all the afternoon, and the time
+passed so quickly that until the gong sounded
+for dinner I did not realize that the Wallypug
+and his party had not returned. It was now
+past seven, and they should have been home
+hours since.</p>
+
+<p>I was so anxious about them that I could
+scarcely eat any dinner, and as soon as the
+meal was over I hurried to the livery stables
+to hear if they knew anything about the
+matter.</p>
+
+<p>The first person I encountered when I arrived
+there was the coachman, now divested of his
+fine livery, and busy in the yard.</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Bless you, sir, yes, back hours ago,&rdquo; said
+he. &ldquo;I set his Majesty and the others down
+at your door about five o&#8217;clock, and I did
+hear them say something about going down
+to Hammersmith for a walk.&rdquo;</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;To Hammersmith?&rdquo; I echoed in surprise.</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Yes, sir&mdash;they wanted to see the Suspension
+Bridge and the river again, so I
+told them the way to get there. They&#8217;re
+all right, sir, I&#8217;ll be bound. The Doctor-in-Law
+<span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_93" id="Page_93">[Pg 93]</a></span>
+is too wide awake for anything to happen
+to them while he is with them.&rdquo;</p>
+
+<p>I walked home somewhat easier in my mind
+now that I knew the party had returned safely,
+though still somewhat anxious as to their
+whereabouts.</p>
+
+<p>About nine o&#8217;clock it began to get quite
+dark, and I was just setting out to see if I
+could find any trace of them when General
+Mary Jane returned.</p>
+
+<div class="figcenter" style="width: 437px;">
+<img src="images/img031.png" width="437" height="300" alt="image" title="" />
+<span class="caption">&ldquo;and donkey rides&rdquo;</span>
+</div>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Oh, sir!&rdquo; she exclaimed directly she saw
+me, &ldquo;what do you think? His Majesty and
+the Doctor-in-Law and the others are down
+at the fair by Hammersmith Bridge, and they
+are &#8217;aving such a lark. I see them all &#8217;aving
+a roundabout as I was coming past on my
+<span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_94" id="Page_94">[Pg 94]</a></span>
+way &#8217;ome from my sister&#8217;s just now; such a
+crowd there was a cheering and a hollering.
+Cocoa-nut shies, too, a boy told me they had
+been &#8217;aving, and old Aunt Sally, and donkey
+rides along the towing path.&rdquo;</p>
+
+<div class="figcenter" style="width: 450px;">
+<img src="images/img032.png" width="450" height="263" alt="image" title="" />
+<span class="caption">&ldquo;they are &#8217;aving such a lark&rdquo;</span>
+</div>
+
+<p>I hurriedly put on my hat and rushed off
+to Hammersmith, for I didn&#8217;t know what might
+happen to my guests among the rough crowd
+which I knew usually gathered there.</p>
+
+<p>When I arrived on the scene I found the
+whole party on the roundabout, and when they
+alighted I learned that the Doctor-in-Law had
+arranged with one of the show people to share
+the proceeds of exhibiting the Wallypug and
+A. Fish, Esq., in separate tents, at 3d. a head.</p>
+
+<p><span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_95" id="Page_95">[Pg 95]</a></span>
+I met with considerable opposition from the
+show people in my endeavours to persuade
+my guests to come home, as they had evidently
+been a source of considerable profit to them,
+though the man with the cocoa-nut shies declared
+that the Doctor-in-Law had claimed a
+great many more nuts than he was properly
+entitled to.</p>
+
+<p>The crowd made quite a demonstration when
+we departed in a four-wheeler, and the Rhymester
+evidently considered it a compliment that
+the contents of so many &ldquo;ladies&#8217; tormentors,&rdquo;
+as the little tubes filled with water are called,
+were directed at him. Altogether the whole
+party had evidently been delighted with their
+evening&#8217;s amusement, though, as I explained
+to them while we were driving home, it was
+highly inconsistent with the dignity of his
+Majesty&#8217;s position, and calculated to cause him
+to be treated with a certain amount of disrespect.
+I could see, however, that all I said
+had very little effect on any of the party, and
+that they were one and all highly delighted
+with their adventure.</p>
+
+
+
+<hr style="width: 65%;" />
+<p><span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_96" id="Page_96">[Pg 96]</a></span></p>
+<h2><a name="VII" id="VII"></a>CHAPTER VII</h2>
+
+<p class="center"><strong>MORE ADVENTURES</strong></p>
+
+
+<p>&ldquo;It&#8217;s the most contraryish place I&#8217;ve ever
+seen,&rdquo; declared One-and-Nine.</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Yes,&rdquo; agreed the Wallypug. &ldquo;There was
+no water in the moat.&rdquo;</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;The Drawbridge didn&#8217;t draw,&rdquo; echoed the
+Rhymester.</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Ad the beefeaters didn&#8217;t eat beef,&rdquo; chimed
+in A. Fish, Esq., while the Doctor-in-Law
+declared that for his part he &ldquo;considered the
+morning spent there had been entirely wasted.&rdquo;</p>
+
+<p>They were talking about the Tower of
+London, and were telling Girlie and Boy, who
+were spending the afternoon with us, all about
+their visit there on the previous day.</p>
+
+<p>I was sitting in an adjoining room&mdash;but
+the door being open I could hear all that was
+said.</p>
+
+<p><span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_97" id="Page_97">[Pg 97]</a></span>
+&ldquo;How did you go?&rdquo; asked Boy.</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Oh!&rdquo; exclaimed the Wallypug, &ldquo;in the
+most extraordinary way you can possibly
+imagine. We went into a house in High
+Street, Kensington, and bought some little
+tickets, and then we handed them to a man
+at a barrier, who cut a little piece out of each
+one as we passed through.&rdquo;</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;To rebebber us by,&rdquo; chimed in A. Fish, Esq.</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Yes,&rdquo; continued the Wallypug; &ldquo;and then
+we went down two flights of stairs, and by-and-bye
+a lot of little houses on wheels came
+rushing into the station, and we got into one
+of them and before you could say &lsquo;Jack
+Robinson&rsquo; we were rushing through a big black
+tunnel under the ground.&rdquo;</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Why, you mean the Underground Railway,&rdquo;
+declared Girlie.</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Yes,&rdquo; agreed his Majesty. &ldquo;And the little
+room we sat in had beautiful soft cushions and
+a big light in the middle of the roof, and little
+texts printed on the wall&mdash;&rdquo;</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Texts!&rdquo; exclaimed both of the children.</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Texts,&rdquo; repeated the Wallypug. &ldquo;What
+were they? Do you remember?&rdquo; he asked of
+the others.</p>
+
+<p><span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_98" id="Page_98">[Pg 98]</a></span>
+&ldquo;Oh, one was, &lsquo;You are requested not to
+put your feet on the cushions,&rsquo;&rdquo; said the
+Rhymester.</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Oh, yes, and &lsquo;To seat five,&rsquo; and &lsquo;Wait
+till the train stops&rsquo;&mdash;I remember now,&rdquo; continued
+the Wallypug. &ldquo;Well, we kept rushing
+through the tunnel till we came to &lsquo;Holman&#8217;s
+Mustard,&rsquo; and a lot of people got out, and then
+we went on again till we came to &lsquo;Smears&#8217;
+Soap.&rsquo;&rdquo;</p>
+
+<div class="figcenter" style="width: 400px;">
+<img src="images/img033.png" width="400" height="328" alt="image" title="" />
+<span class="caption">&ldquo;holman&#8217;s mustard again&rdquo;</span>
+</div>
+
+<p>&ldquo;It wasn&#8217;t &lsquo;Smears&#8217; Soap,&rsquo;&rdquo; contradicted the
+Doctor-in-Law. &ldquo;It was somebody&#8217;s Ink.&rdquo;</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Well, there were such a lot of names,&rdquo;
+declared the Wallypug, &ldquo;it was impossible to
+<span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_99" id="Page_99">[Pg 99]</a></span>
+really tell which was which. I always took
+the name opposite to my window to be the
+right one. The funniest part of it all was, we
+kept coming to &lsquo;Holman&#8217;s Mustard&rsquo; over and
+over again. I can&#8217;t think how on earth the
+people know when to get out.&rdquo;</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Why, those weren&#8217;t the names of the
+stations at all,&rdquo; laughed Boy. &ldquo;They were
+advertisements!&rdquo;</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Well, where were the names of the stations
+then?&rdquo; demanded his Majesty.</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Why, in big letters on the walls of course,&rdquo;
+was the reply.</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;They couldn&#8217;t have been much bigger
+than those of &lsquo;Holman&#8217;s Mustard,&rsquo;&rdquo; persisted
+the Wallypug somewhat ungrammatically.</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Never mind about that; get on with your
+story,&rdquo; remarked the Doctor-in-Law impatiently.</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Well, after going through a lot of tunnels
+and stopping ever so many times, we got out
+at one of the stations and went upstairs into
+the light again, and almost opposite the station
+we could see a lot of grey stone buildings
+with towers and battlements.&rdquo;</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;I know! You mean the Tower. We&#8217;ve
+been there,&rdquo; interrupted Girlie.</p>
+
+<p><span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_100" id="Page_100">[Pg 100]</a></span>
+&ldquo;Did you see the Lions?&rdquo; asked the Wallypug
+eagerly.</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Lions! No!&rdquo; exclaimed the children.
+&ldquo;There weren&#8217;t any; you didn&#8217;t see any, did
+you?&rdquo;</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;No, we didn&#8217;t,&rdquo; admitted the Wallypug,
+&ldquo;but the Doctor-in-Law told us that there were
+some there.&rdquo;</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;I read it in a book,&rdquo; declared the Doctor-in-Law.
+&ldquo;But I daresay it was all a pack
+of stories, like the rest of the things they said.
+Look at the Crown Jewels for instance&mdash;bits
+of glass and rubbish. That&#8217;s why they put
+them in an iron cage, so you can&#8217;t get at them
+to see if they are real.&rdquo;</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Oh! I think they <em>are</em> real,&rdquo; said Boy.
+&ldquo;The Guide told us that they were worth
+ever so many thousands of pounds.&rdquo;</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Yes, he may have <em>said</em> so,&rdquo; remarked the
+Doctor-in-Law, &ldquo;but I&#8217;ll be bound he wouldn&#8217;t
+let you take them away and examine them for
+yourself. I asked them to let me have one or
+two of the crowns and things to take home
+and test, but they positively refused, although
+I promised to return them within a week.
+They are afraid that we should find out that
+<span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_101" id="Page_101">[Pg 101]</a></span>
+they are only imitations&mdash;that&#8217;s what&#8217;s the
+matter.&rdquo;</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;There weren&#8217;t any kings or queens executed
+either the day we were there,&rdquo; he continued,
+grumbling.</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Well, I&#8217;m sure I&#8217;m very glad that <em>that</em>
+fashion has died out,&rdquo; declared his Majesty.
+&ldquo;I don&#8217;t mind admitting now that I was rather
+nervous about going at all, for fear that I should
+have <em>my</em> head chopped off, and I should feel
+so very awkward without one, you know.&rdquo;</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Pooh! You needn&#8217;t have been alarmed,
+for there wasn&#8217;t a Lord High Executioner on
+the premises, because I asked,&rdquo; declared the
+Rhymester.</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;No, but do you know,&rdquo; said his Majesty,
+&ldquo;I&#8217;ve found out since, that he lives at the
+bottom of our street, and mends shoes for a
+living&mdash;he does a little executing still on the
+sly, for I have seen his bill in the window,
+&lsquo;Orders <em>executed</em> with promptness and dispatch.&rsquo;
+I asked him one day what class he executed
+most, and he said that his connection was
+principally amongst the &lsquo;Uppers.&rsquo; He seems
+a very kind man though, and not only executes
+orders, but heals them too, poor souls! He
+<span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_102" id="Page_102">[Pg 102]</a></span>
+charges 1s. 3d. for healing. His education has
+been sorely neglected, I am afraid, however, for
+he spells it &lsquo;heeling.&rsquo;&rdquo;</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Did you see the Armoury at the Tower?&rdquo;
+asked Boy.</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Yes, and there was another instance of
+deception,&rdquo; declared the Doctor-in-Law.</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;What do you mean?&rdquo; asked Boy.</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Well, what is an armoury?&rdquo; inquired the
+Doctor-in-Law.</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;A place where arms are kept, I suppose,&rdquo;
+replied Boy.</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Just so, and there wasn&#8217;t an arm in the
+place except our own,&rdquo; said the Doctor-in-Law
+wrathfully.</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Why, they call guns and things arms,&rdquo; said
+Boy, laughing.</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Oh! do they?&rdquo; remarked the Doctor-in-Law
+sarcastically. &ldquo;Why don&#8217;t they call things
+by their proper names then? they might as
+well call them legs, or turnips, or paraffin oil&mdash;bah!
+I&#8217;ve no patience with such folly!&rdquo;</p>
+
+<div class="figcenter" style="width: 500px;">
+<img src="images/img034.png" width="500" height="413" alt="image" title="" />
+<span class="caption">&ldquo;they went for by calves&rdquo;</span>
+</div>
+
+<p>&ldquo;I think they bight feed the raveds<a name="FNanchor_1_1" id="FNanchor_1_1"></a><a href="#Footnote_1_1" class="fnanchor">[1]</a> bedder,&rdquo;
+complained A. Fish, Esq. &ldquo;They went for
+by calves, and if wud of those Beefeaters hadn&#8217;d
+<span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_105" id="Page_105">[Pg 105]</a></span>
+cub and driven theb away I shouldn&#8217;t have had
+a leg left to stand up od.&rdquo;</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Beefeaters, yes!&rdquo; remarked the Rhymester,
+&ldquo;and a pretty lot they were. I tried several
+of them with a piece that I had brought with
+me in a little paper bag, and not one of them
+would touch it.&rdquo;</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Madame Tussaud&#8217;s was better; we went
+there in the afternoon,&rdquo; said his Majesty.</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Yes, but who was to know which were
+wax figures and which were not?&rdquo; asked the
+Doctor-in-Law.</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Well, you made a pretty muddle of it anyhow,&rdquo;
+said the Wallypug. &ldquo;Do you know,&rdquo;
+he went on, &ldquo;the Doctor-in-Law made us all
+pay sixpence each towards the catalogue, and
+then went around with us explaining the
+various groups. He had just finished telling
+us that several ladies, who were standing together,
+were Henry the Eighth&#8217;s wives, when
+they all marched off looking highly indignant.&rdquo;</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Well, how was I to know?&rdquo; remarked
+the Doctor-in-Law pettishly. &ldquo;I&#8217;d never met
+a single one of Henry the Eighth&#8217;s wives in
+my life, and how was I to recognize them?&rdquo;</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;I don&#8217;t think they would have binded so
+<span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_106" id="Page_106">[Pg 106]</a></span>
+butch if the Rhymebster hadn&#8217;t pinched wud of
+theb to see if they were alive or dot,&rdquo; remarked
+A. Fish, Esq.</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Did you see the Sleeping Beauty?&rdquo; asked
+Girlie.</p>
+
+<div class="figcenter" style="width: 400px;">
+<img src="images/img035.png" width="400" height="324" alt="image" title="" />
+<span class="caption">he could get no answer</span>
+</div>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Oh, yes! Isn&#8217;t it cruel to keep her shut
+up in that case,&rdquo; cried the Wallypug. &ldquo;I&#8217;m
+sure she&#8217;s alive, for we could see her breathing
+quite distinctly. I was so concerned about
+it that I asked the Doctor-in-Law to speak
+to a policeman who was standing near by
+about it. But he could get no answer from
+him, and we found out afterwards that he was
+only a wax figure.&rdquo;</p>
+
+<p><span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_107" id="Page_107">[Pg 107]</a></span>
+&ldquo;The best thig of all,&rdquo; remarked A. Fish,
+Esq., &ldquo;was whed we all pretended that we&mdash;&rdquo;</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Dear me, it&#8217;s very warm!&rdquo; interrupted
+the Doctor-in-Law. &ldquo;Let&#8217;s change the subject.&rdquo;</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Pretended that we&mdash;&rdquo; continued A. Fish,
+Esq.</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Hush&mdash;sh&mdash;sh&mdash;!&rdquo; cried the Doctor-in-Law
+in a warning voice.</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;The fact of the matter is,&rdquo; explained the
+Rhymester, &ldquo;the Doctor-in-Law got us all to
+pretend that we were wax figures ourselves,
+and he tied little money boxes in front of us
+with the words: &lsquo;Put a penny in the slot and
+the figure will move,&rsquo; written on them, and
+when anyone put a penny in we all moved
+our heads and rolled our eyes about.&rdquo;</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;I didn&#8217;t!&rdquo; said the Wallypug.</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;No, I know you didn&#8217;t,&rdquo; replied the
+Rhymester. &ldquo;And the Doctor-in-Law had to
+explain that you were out of order, and that&#8217;s
+how we were found out, for the people wanted
+their money back and he wouldn&#8217;t give it to
+them, so they called the attendant, and we
+had to go out as quickly as we could.&rdquo;</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Ad wasn&#8217;t id beade?&rdquo; said A. Fish, Esq.
+<span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_108" id="Page_108">[Pg 108]</a></span>
+&ldquo;There were four shillings ad threepedce id
+the boxes, ad the Doctor-id-Law wouldn&#8217;t
+give us a penny of id.&rdquo;</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Well, I let you pay my fare home. That
+amounted to the same thing,&rdquo; replied the little
+man.</p>
+
+<p>Just then Mrs. Putchy came in with afternoon
+tea, and I joined my guests in the
+drawing-room.</p>
+
+
+
+<hr style="width: 65%;" />
+<p><span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_109" id="Page_109">[Pg 109]</a></span></p>
+<h2><a name="VIII" id="VIII"></a>CHAPTER VIII</h2>
+
+<p class="center"><strong>HIS MAJESTY IS INTERVIEWED</strong></p>
+
+
+<p>The next morning we were all seated
+around the breakfast table laughing over
+our adventures of the evening before, when
+we had visited the Earl&#8217;s Court Exhibition
+together. We had been up in the Great
+Wheel, and having passed through the pretty
+old English village were walking around the
+artificial lake listening to the band playing in
+their little pavilion on the island in the middle,
+when the Doctor-in-Law declared that he heard
+a strange trumpeting sound, and asked me
+what it could be. I had not heard it and so
+could not tell him, and we were just discussing
+the matter when the Wallypug clutched wildly
+at his crown, and turning around we saw a
+huge elephant lifting it gracefully off his head
+with its trunk.</p>
+
+<p><span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_110" id="Page_110">[Pg 110]</a></span>
+Directly his Majesty realized what it was,
+he gave a wild scream and took to his heels,
+as did all the others, with the exception of the
+Rhymester, who tripped against a stone and
+lay with his head buried in his arms for some
+time, kicking and screaming for help.</p>
+
+<p>Of course it was only the tame elephant
+that carries the children on its back, but to
+the unaccustomed eyes of the Wallypug and
+his party it seemed, so they told me afterwards,
+some strange and awful monster ready
+to devour them.</p>
+
+<p>As I said, we were laughing merrily over
+this adventure when the postman arrived, and
+the Doctor-in-Law, without asking to be excused
+from the table, rushed out to meet him,
+and returned a few minutes later with his arms
+loaded with a number of little packages and
+one rather large box, which had arrived by
+Carter Paterson.</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Dear me, what a lot of letters,&rdquo; remarked
+his Majesty.</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Yes. Wouldn&#8217;t you like to know what
+they are all about, eh?&rdquo; inquired the Doctor-in-Law.</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Yes, I should,&rdquo; admitted the Wallypug;
+<span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_113" id="Page_113">[Pg 113]</a></span>
+while the faces of the others all expressed the
+same curiosity.</p>
+
+<div class="figcenter" style="width: 409px;">
+<img src="images/img036.png" width="409" height="600" alt="image" title="" />
+<span class="caption">a strange and awful monster</span>
+</div>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Well, I&#8217;ll tell you what I&#8217;ll do,&rdquo; said the
+Doctor-in-Law. &ldquo;If you&#8217;ll all pay me fourpence
+halfpenny each, I will let you open them and
+see for yourselves.&rdquo;</p>
+
+<p>There was a little grumbling at this, but
+eventually the money changed hands, and,
+the breakfast things having been removed,
+the little packages were opened with great
+eagerness.</p>
+
+<p>Besides a printed circular, each one contained
+some little article&mdash;a pencil case, a pen
+knife, a comb, a sample tin of knife polish,
+a card of revolving collar studs, and so on.</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Ah!&rdquo; remarked the Doctor-in-Law complacently
+as these articles were spread about
+the table; &ldquo;I told you that I expected to
+derive a princely revenue from my correspondence,
+and now I will explain to you how
+it is done. I observed a great number of
+advertisements in the daily papers, stating that
+&lsquo;A handsome income could be earned without
+the slightest trouble or inconvenience, and
+particulars would be forwarded to any one
+sending six stamps and an addressed envelope&rsquo;;
+<span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_114" id="Page_114">[Pg 114]</a></span>
+so I sent off about twenty, and here is the
+result. I see by these circulars that I have
+only to sell two hundred of these little pencil
+cases at half-a-crown each in order to earn
+1s. 6d. commission, and for every dozen tins
+of knife polish I sell, I shall be paid 1-&frac12;d.,
+besides being able to earn 6d. a thousand by
+addressing envelopes for one firm, if I supply
+my own envelopes.&rdquo;</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;What&#8217;s in the big box?&rdquo; inquired the
+Rhymester.</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;A dittig bachede,&rdquo; replied A. Fish, Esq.,
+who had been busily engaged in opening it.</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;A what?&rdquo; exclaimed the others.</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;A dittig bachede for dittig socks,&rdquo; repeated
+A. Fish, Esq.</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Oh yes, of course!&rdquo; explained the Doctor-in-Law,
+&ldquo;a knitting machine. I was persuaded
+to buy it on the understanding that I was
+to have constant work all the year round, and
+be paid so much per pair for knitting socks
+with it. It&#8217;s a most interesting and amusing
+occupation, and, I&#8217;ll tell you what, I don&#8217;t
+mind letting any one of you use the machine
+for sixpence an hour, if you find your own
+worsted and give me the socks when they
+<span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_115" id="Page_115">[Pg 115]</a></span>
+are finished. There now! nothing could be
+fairer than that, could it?&rdquo;</p>
+
+<div class="figcenter" style="width: 400px;">
+<img src="images/img037.png" width="400" height="377" alt="image" title="" />
+<span class="caption">the &ldquo;dittig bachede&rdquo;</span>
+</div>
+
+<p>And positively A. Fish, Esq., was so infatuated
+with the charms of the &ldquo;dittig
+bachede,&rdquo; as he called it, that he actually
+agreed to these terms, and sent out for some
+worsted, and commenced &ldquo;dittig&rdquo; with great
+enthusiasm. The Doctor-in-Law then set the
+Rhymester to work, addressing the envelopes
+<span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_116" id="Page_116">[Pg 116]</a></span>
+on the understanding that he was to share
+the sixpence per thousand to be paid for
+them. And, having bothered the Wallypug
+and myself into buying a pencil-case and a
+knife each, in order to get rid of him, he
+started off to the kitchen to see if he could
+do any business with Mrs. Putchy in the knife-polish
+or black-lead line.</p>
+
+<p>His Majesty and myself were just saying
+what an extraordinary little man he was, when
+he burst in upon us again.</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Heard the news?&rdquo; he inquired, his face
+beaming with importance.</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;No. What is it?&rdquo; inquired the others
+eagerly.</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Ah! wouldn&#8217;t you like to know?&rdquo; exclaimed
+the Doctor-in-Law. &ldquo;How much will
+you give me for telling you?&rdquo;</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;How much do you want?&rdquo; asked the
+Rhymester dubiously.</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;A penny each,&rdquo; was the reply.</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Come on then, let&#8217;s have it,&rdquo; said the
+Rhymester, collecting the pennies from the
+others and handing them to the Doctor-in-Law.</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Why&mdash;er&mdash;er&mdash;Queen Anne is dead, and
+<span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_117" id="Page_117">[Pg 117]</a></span>
+the Dutch have taken Holland&mdash;yah!&rdquo; And
+the little man burst out laughing.</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Oh! I say, that&#8217;s <em>too</em> bad,&rdquo; grumbled the
+Wallypug. &ldquo;Isn&#8217;t it now?&rdquo; he cried, appealing
+to me.</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Well, really,&rdquo; I replied, &ldquo;you shouldn&#8217;t
+be so silly as to give him money. You ought
+to know by this time what to expect from
+him.&rdquo;</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;No, but truly,&rdquo; said the Doctor-in-Law,
+pulling a serious face, &ldquo;I <em>have</em> got some news,
+the other was only my fun. A lady is going
+to call on us at eleven, to interview the
+Wallypug. I had almost forgotten it.&rdquo;</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;A lady!&rdquo; I exclaimed. &ldquo;Whoever do
+you mean?&rdquo;</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Oh, she&#8217;s the Duchess of something. I
+forget her name,&rdquo; answered the Doctor-in-Law
+nonchalantly. &ldquo;She called the other day
+while you were out, and explained that she
+was a contributor to one of the latest society
+magazines, and was anxious to send an illustrated
+interview with the Wallypug, to her
+paper; so&mdash;a-hem!&mdash;after we had come to
+terms, I arranged for her to come to-day and
+see him. You had better go and make yourself
+<span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_118" id="Page_118">[Pg 118]</a></span>
+tidy, hadn&#8217;t you?&rdquo; he continued, turning
+to the Wallypug.</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Well, really,&rdquo; I interposed, &ldquo;I think you
+might have consulted his Majesty first, before
+making these arrangements.&rdquo;</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Oh! do you?&rdquo; said the Doctor-in-Law
+rudely. &ldquo;Well, I don&#8217;t see that it&#8217;s any
+business of yours, my good sir&mdash;so there!&rdquo;
+and he bounced out of the room again, rattling
+his sample tins.</p>
+
+<p>It was nearly eleven then, and a few minutes
+afterwards a beautifully-appointed carriage drew
+up to the door, and Mrs. Putchy brought up a
+card inscribed:</p>
+
+<div class="figcenter" style="width: 318px;">
+<img src="images/duchess.jpg" width="318" height="35" alt="Her Grace the Duchess of Mortlake" title="" />
+</div>
+
+<p>and immediately ushered in a fashionably-dressed
+lady, who smilingly offered me the
+tips of her fingers.</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Oh, <em>how</em> do you do? You are the gentleman,
+I think, who is to introduce me to his
+Majesty, are you not?&rdquo;</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Well, really, your Grace, we have only just
+heard of the appointment, but his Majesty the
+Wallypug will be very pleased to receive you
+I am sure.&rdquo;</p>
+
+<p><span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_119" id="Page_119">[Pg 119]</a></span>
+&ldquo;And is that his Majesty at the other end
+of the room?&rdquo; whispered the Duchess. &ldquo;Pray
+present me.&rdquo;</p>
+
+<p>I made the necessary introduction, and the
+Duchess gave the regulation Court &lsquo;dip,&rsquo; which
+the Wallypug gravely imitated, and then in
+his usual simple manner offered his hand with
+a smile.</p>
+
+<div class="figcenter" style="width: 350px;">
+<img src="images/img038.png" width="350" height="280" alt="image" title="" />
+<span class="caption">in the most approved fashion</span>
+</div>
+
+<p>Her Grace made a deep presentation curtsey
+and bowed over it in the most approved
+fashion; but the Wallypug, evidently unused
+to being treated with so much ceremony, withdrew
+it hastily and remarked nervously but
+politely:</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Won&#8217;t you take a seat, madam?&rdquo;</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Say, &lsquo;Your Grace,&rsquo;&rdquo; I whispered.</p>
+
+<p><span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_120" id="Page_120">[Pg 120]</a></span>
+&ldquo;What for?&rdquo; asked his Majesty blankly.</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Because this lady is a Duchess, and you
+must always say &lsquo;Your Grace&rsquo; when speaking
+to her,&rdquo; I replied.</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Oh!&rdquo; said the Wallypug vaguely&mdash;then
+going up to the Duchess he solemnly said,
+&ldquo;I&#8217;m Grace.&rdquo;</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;No, no!&rdquo; I explained. &ldquo;You don&#8217;t understand
+me. I mean, when you speak to this
+lady you must call her &lsquo;Your Grace.&rsquo;&rdquo;</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Dear me, how stupid of me, to be sure!&rdquo;
+said his Majesty. &ldquo;I understand now. I beg
+your pardon. I meant to say, &lsquo;You are my
+Grace,&rsquo; madam,&rdquo; he continued, addressing
+himself to the Duchess.</p>
+
+<p>Her Grace amiably laughed away this little
+mistake, and was soon busy asking questions.
+The Wallypug, however, got very nervous,
+and made a shocking lot of mistakes in his
+answers. He couldn&#8217;t even say how old he
+was.</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;I know I&#8217;ve been in the family for years,&rdquo;
+he remarked, &ldquo;and I fancy I must have come
+over with William the Conqueror. Such a lot
+of people did that, you know, and it&#8217;s so respectable.
+I don&#8217;t remember it, of course;
+<span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_121" id="Page_121">[Pg 121]</a></span>
+but then I&#8217;ve been told that I was born very
+young, and so naturally I shouldn&#8217;t do so.&rdquo;</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Does your Majesty remember any of the
+incidents of your early life?&rdquo; asked the
+Duchess.</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;I was considered remarkably bald for my
+age as an infant,&rdquo; replied the Wallypug simply.
+&ldquo;And I believe I had several measles, and a
+mump or two as a child. But I don&#8217;t wish to
+boast about them,&rdquo; he added modestly.</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Where were you educated, your Majesty?&rdquo;
+was the next question.</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;I wasn&#8217;t,&rdquo; replied the Wallypug with a sigh.</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Does your Majesty mean that you received
+no education at all?&rdquo; asked the Duchess in
+surprise.</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Oh! I was taught reading, and writing,
+and arithmetic, and the use of the globes, and
+Latin and Greek, and all that rubbish, of
+course,&rdquo; replied the Wallypug. &ldquo;But I mean
+there were no Universities at Why, where I
+could receive a higher education, and be taught
+cricket, and football, and rowing, and all those
+classical things taught at Oxford and Cambridge,
+you know. I was considered the best
+boy in my form at marbles though,&rdquo; he added
+<span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_122" id="Page_122">[Pg 122]</a></span>
+proudly. &ldquo;And I could beat any of the
+masters at Hop Scotch.&rdquo;</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;What is your favourite diet, your Majesty?&rdquo;
+came next.</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Oh! jumbles, I think&mdash;or bull&#8217;s eyes. I&#8217;m
+very fond of hardbake too, and I love cocoa-nut
+ice.&rdquo;</p>
+
+<p>A few more questions such as these, and
+her Grace took her departure, after taking
+several snap-shot photographs of various articles
+in the drawing room.</p>
+
+<p>I felt convinced that with such a scanty
+amount of information at her disposal the
+Duchess would have great difficulty in writing
+an article on the Wallypug, and was therefore
+the more surprised a few days later to receive
+a copy of the magazine which her Grace
+represented, with a long and particular account
+of the interview, under the heading of, &ldquo;&lsquo;Why
+Wallypug and wherefore of Why?&rsquo; by a Lady
+of Title.&rdquo; Into it her Grace had introduced the
+most preposterous and extravagant statements
+about his Majesty.</p>
+
+<p>We learned with amazement that &ldquo;The
+Wallypug came of a very ancient family, and
+had early been distinguished for many remarkable
+<span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_123" id="Page_123">[Pg 123]</a></span>
+accomplishments. While at school his
+Majesty displayed such a natural aptitude for
+learning as to readily out-distance his instructors.&rdquo;</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;I suppose that&#8217;s because I said I played
+Hop Scotch better than the masters,&rdquo; commented
+his Majesty, to whom I was reading
+the account aloud.</p>
+
+<div class="figright" style="width: 300px;">
+<img src="images/img039.png" width="300" height="102" alt="image" title="" />
+<span class="caption">the faithful hound</span>
+</div>
+
+<p>Photographs of various articles in the drawing-room,
+which had no connection whatever
+with the Wallypug,
+were reproduced
+with the
+most extraordinary
+and absolutely
+untrue stories
+attached to them. Dick and Mrs. Mehetable
+Murchison appeared as &ldquo;The Wallypug&#8217;s favourite
+cat and dog,&rdquo; while pathetic stories were
+told of how the dog had on several occasions
+saved his royal master from an untimely and
+watery grave, while the cat had prevented him
+from being burned to death while reading in
+bed by gently scratching his nose when he
+had fallen asleep, and the candle had set fire
+to the bed curtains. Sensational illustrations
+<span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_124" id="Page_124">[Pg 124]</a></span>
+were also given depicting these incidents, which
+of course were purely imaginary.</p>
+
+<p>It was very remarkable to notice though,
+that directly the article of the Duchess&#8217;s appeared,
+invitations from all sorts of grand
+people poured in upon us&mdash;and the daily
+papers suddenly woke up to the fact that the
+Wallypug and his suite were very important
+personages, and devoted whole columns to &ldquo;Our
+Mysterious Foreign Guests,&rdquo; as they called
+them.</p>
+
+<div class="figcenter" style="width: 350px;">
+<img src="images/img040.png" width="350" height="280" alt="image" title="" />
+<span class="caption">the sagacious pussy</span>
+</div>
+
+<p>There was always more or less of a crowd
+outside the house now, and when his Majesty
+drove in the Park, the people all stood up
+on the little green seats to get a better view
+of him as he passed.</p>
+
+
+
+<hr style="width: 65%;" />
+<p><span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_125" id="Page_125">[Pg 125]</a></span></p>
+<h2><a name="IX" id="IX"></a>CHAPTER IX</h2>
+
+<p class="center"><strong>THE WALLYPUG&#8217;S OWN</strong></p>
+
+
+<p>It was shortly after this that the Doctor-in-Law,
+hearing what a vast fortune might
+be made in literature, decided to start a magazine
+of his own.</p>
+
+<div class="figcenter" style="width: 345px;">
+<img src="images/img041.png" width="345" height="350" alt="image" title="" />
+<span class="caption">the doctor-in-law was editor</span>
+</div>
+
+<p>After a lot of argument it was thought best
+to call it <em>The Wallypug&#8217;s Own</em>, as the name
+was considered a striking one. The first
+<span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_126" id="Page_126">[Pg 126]</a></span>
+number was to be a very elaborate affair, and,
+for weeks before it appeared, all of my guests
+were busily engaged in its production.</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;There will be a good opportunity for some
+of your poems appearing at last,&rdquo; hinted the
+Doctor-in-Law to the Rhymester, which so
+delighted the poor little fellow that he set to
+work at once upon a number of new ones.
+A. Fish, Esq., contributed a very learned
+article on the subject of &ldquo;The Prevalence of
+Toothache amongst Fish: its Cause and Treatment&rdquo;;
+while the great attraction of the number
+was an historical article by the Wallypug
+on the subject of &ldquo;Julius Caesar,&rdquo; illustrated
+by his Majesty himself. As a special favour,
+the original drawing was presented to me by
+his Majesty, and I am thus enabled to reproduce
+it for your benefit. His Majesty confided
+to me that parts of it were traced from a
+picture which appeared in the <em>Boys&#8217; Own Paper</em>
+some time ago, but of course we did not tell
+everybody that.</p>
+
+<div class="figcenter" style="width: 500px;">
+<img src="images/img042.png" width="500" height="318" alt="image" title="" />
+<span class="caption">from &ldquo;the wallypug&#8217;s own&rdquo;</span>
+</div>
+
+<p>The essay itself was quite original, and was
+worded somehow like this:</p>
+
+<div class="blockquot"><p>&ldquo;<em>Julius Caesar was a man, and he lived in Rome.
+He came over to conquer Britain because he heard
+<span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_127" id="Page_127">[Pg 127]</a></span>
+there was a lot of tin here, and when he arrived he
+said in Latin</em>, &lsquo;Veni, vidi, vici,&rsquo; <em>which means, &lsquo;I
+have come, and thou wilt have to skedaddle&rsquo;, which
+has been the British motto ever since. But the
+Ancient Britons who lived here then, didn&#8217;t understand
+Latin, and so they went for Julius Caesar, and
+shook their fists in his face, and tried to drive him
+and his followers away. But Julius Caesar and the
+Romans were civilized, and had daggers and things,
+and shields, and wore firemen&#8217;s helmets, and kilts
+like Scotchmen, so they soon overcame the Ancient
+Britons; and they built London Wall, and made a
+lot of combs, and glass tear-bottles, and brooches, and
+sarcophaguses, that you can see in the Museum at
+the Guildhall; and then they went back to Rome,
+and Julius Caesar was stabbed by his friend Brutus,
+<span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_128" id="Page_128">[Pg 128]</a></span>
+to show how much he liked him; and Caesar, when
+he found out he was stabbed, cried out in Latin</em>, &lsquo;Et
+tu, Brute,&rsquo; <em>which means &lsquo;Oh, you brute,&rsquo; and lived
+happy ever after. I have drawn the picture of Julius
+Caesar landing in Britain&mdash;that&#8217;s him waving things,
+and calling to the others to come on.</em>&rdquo;</p></div>
+
+<p>The Doctor-in-Law was editor, and arranged
+a number of competitions, and in order to enter
+for them you had only to send two shillings in
+stamps, while the prizes were advertised as
+follows: First prize, &pound;1000 a year for life;
+second prize, thirty-six grand pianos and fourteen
+bicycles; third prize, a sewing machine and six
+cakes of scented soap. The prizes were to be
+awarded for the first correct answers received by
+post, but the Doctor-in-Law took good care to
+write three sets of answers himself, and put
+them in our letter-box a half-an-hour before the
+first post arrived, so that nobody got prizes but
+himself. He made a good deal of money, too,
+by pretending to tell your fortune by the creases
+in your collar. All you had to do was to send
+an old collar and fourteen penny stamps, and
+you would receive a letter in reply similar to
+this:</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;You are probably either a male or a female,
+<span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_129" id="Page_129">[Pg 129]</a></span>
+and will no doubt live till you die. You like
+to have your own way when you can get it, and
+when you can&#8217;t you get very cross and irritable.
+You are not so young as you were a few
+years ago, and you dislike pain of any kind.
+You will remain single until you marry, and
+whichever you do you will probably wish you
+hadn&#8217;t.&rdquo;</p>
+
+<p>The greatest novelty, however, which the
+Doctor-in-Law introduced in his new magazine
+was his system of telling your character by your
+watch and chain. There was no fee charged,
+and all you had to do was to send your watch
+and chain (gold preferred), and the Doctor-in-Law
+would tell your character, quite correctly.
+It generally was as follows:</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;You are a silly donkey, for no one but a
+donkey would think of sending his watch and
+chain to a stranger, and if you imagine that
+you will ever see it again, you are greatly
+mistaken.&rdquo;</p>
+
+<p>The Rhymester only had one poem in after
+all, as, when it came to the point, the Doctor-in-Law
+charged him a guinea a verse for printing
+it, and the poor Rhymester could not afford
+more than one poem at that rate.</p>
+
+<p><span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_130" id="Page_130">[Pg 130]</a></span>
+This is what he sent:</p>
+
+
+<p class="center">THE NEW ROBIN.</p>
+
+<div class="figcenter" style="width: 165px; margin-right: 3em;">
+<img src="images/img043.png" width="165" height="400" alt="image" title="" />
+</div>
+
+<p style="margin-left: 10em; margin-top: -20em;">
+The North wind doth blow,<br />
+And we ought to have snow,<br />
+If &#8217;tis true what my nurse used to sing,<br />
+                  <span style="margin-left: 6em;">Poor thing.</span></p>
+
+<p style="margin-left: 10em;">
+Yet up in yon tree<br />
+Robin Redbreast I see<br />
+As happy and gay as a king,<br />
+                  <span style="margin-left: 6em;">Poor thing.</span></p>
+
+<div class="figcenter" style="width: 279px; margin-left: 1em;">
+<img src="images/img043b.png" width="279" height="400" alt="image" title="" />
+</div>
+
+<p style="margin-left: 12em; margin-top: -20em;">
+Look! as true as I live,<br />
+There&#8217;s a boy with a sieve<br />
+And a stick and a long piece of string,<br />
+                  <span style="margin-left: 6em;">Poor thing.</span></p>
+
+<p style="margin-left: 12em;">
+But the bird doesn&#8217;t care,<br />
+For I hear him declare,<br />
+&ldquo;Pooh! the old dodge he tried in the Spring,<br />
+                  <span style="margin-left: 6em;">Poor thing.&rdquo;</span></p>
+
+<p style="margin-left: 12em;">
+&ldquo;What ridiculous cheek,&rdquo;<br />
+And he turns up his beak<br />
+Ere he tucks his head under his wing,<br />
+                  <span style="margin-left: 6em;">Poor thing.</span></p>
+
+<p>The poor Rhymester was very
+disappointed at not being able to
+publish more of his poems, so the Doctor-in-Law,
+to console him, allowed him to contribute
+<span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_131" id="Page_131">[Pg 131]</a></span>
+an article on &ldquo;Fashions for the Month by Our
+Paris Model.&rdquo; He made a frightful muddle
+of it though, not knowing the proper terms
+in which to describe the various materials
+and styles. Here is an extract, which will
+show you better than I can tell, the stupid
+blunders which he made:</p>
+
+<div class="blockquot"><p>&ldquo;<em>Hats this season are principally worn on the head,
+and may be trimmed with light gauzy stuff wobbled
+round the crown mixed up with various coloured
+ribbons, and bunches of artificial flowers and fruit.</em></p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;<em>Artificial vegetables are not much worn, although
+a cauliflower or two and a bunch of carrots, with a
+few cabbages, would form a striking and novel decoration
+for a hat. If this trimming is considered insufficient,
+a few brightly coloured tomatoes stuck round the
+brim might be added, and would render the head-gear
+particularly &lsquo;chic.&rsquo;</em></p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;<em>Hats for the theatre should be worn large and handsomely
+trimmed, but for the economically inclined&mdash;a last
+year&#8217;s clothes basket trimmed with art muslin, which
+may be purchased of any good draper at 1-&frac34;d. a yard,
+cut on the cross and tucked with chiffons, would form
+a sweetly simple hat, and if tied beneath the chin
+with an aigrette, and the front filled in with sequins,
+it would readily be mistaken for one of the new early
+Victorian bonnets which continue to be worn by the
+upper housemaids in most aristocratic families.</em></p>
+
+<p><span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_132" id="Page_132">[Pg 132]</a></span>
+<em>&ldquo;I hear that dresses are to be worn again this
+year by ladies. The most fashionable ones will be
+made of various sorts of material.</em></p>
+
+<p><em>&ldquo;A charming walking costume suitable for the
+Autumn may be made of shaded grenadine, trimmed
+with buckram pom-poms, made up on the selvedge
+edge.&rdquo;</em></p></div>
+
+<p>There was a lot more nonsense of this kind
+which I did not at all understand, but which
+some lady friends who understood these things
+made great fun of.</p>
+
+<p>You will be surprised, no doubt, to hear
+that in a weak moment I allowed myself to
+be persuaded into contributing a little experience
+of my own.</p>
+
+<p>The Rhymester told me that it was shockingly
+bad rhyme, but I think that he was
+jealous because the Doctor-in-Law published
+it. Anyhow, here it is, so you can judge for
+yourself. I call it</p>
+
+<p class="center"><span class="smcap">HE and I and IT.</span></p>
+
+<p style="margin-left: 11em;">
+ Oh HE was a Publisher<br />
+ And I was a Publishee,<br />
+   <span style="margin-left: 1em;">And IT was a book</span><br />
+   <span style="margin-left: 1em;">Which the Publisher took</span><br />
+ And pub-l-i-s-h-e-d.</p>
+
+<p style="margin-left: 11em;">
+<span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_133" id="Page_133">[Pg 133]</a></span>
+ The Publisher&#8217;s smile it was bland,<br />
+ &#8217;Twas a beautiful smile to see,<br />
+   <span style="margin-left: 1em;">As again and again</span><br />
+   <span style="margin-left: 1em;">He took pains to explain</span><br />
+ How large my &ldquo;half-profits&rdquo; <em>might</em> be.</p>
+
+<p style="margin-left: 11em;">
+ IT had a capital sale,<br />
+ Well reviewed by the <em>Times</em> and <em>D.T.</em>,<br />
+   <span style="margin-left: 1em;">And a great many more,</span><br />
+   <span style="margin-left: 1em;">So my friends by the score</span><br />
+ Came around to congratulate me.</p>
+
+<div class="figcenter" style="width: 400px;">
+<img src="images/img044.png" width="400" height="366" alt="image" title="" />
+<span class="caption">IT had a capital sale</span>
+</div>
+
+<p style="margin-left: 11em;">
+ And people I scarcely had met,<br />
+ Just &ldquo;dropped in&rdquo; to afternoon tea;<br />
+   <span style="margin-left: 1em;">While my aunt, who&#8217;s a swell,</span><br />
+   <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Now</em> remembered quite well</span><br />
+ That I was related to she.</p>
+
+<p style="margin-left: 11em;">
+<span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_134" id="Page_134">[Pg 134]</a></span>
+ And girls that were rich and plain,<br />
+ Or pretty and poor, did agree<br />
+   <span style="margin-left: 1em;">To let me suppose</span><br />
+   <span style="margin-left: 1em;">That I&#8217;d but to propose</span><br />
+ To be m-a-r-r-i-e-d.</p>
+
+<div class="figcenter" style="width: 377px;">
+<img src="images/img045.png" width="377" height="400" alt="image" title="" />
+<span class="caption">my friends all turned tail</span>
+</div>
+
+<p style="margin-left: 11em;">
+ Yes, HE published IT in the Spring,<br />
+ That season of frolic and glee;<br />
+   <span style="margin-left: 1em;">&ldquo;In the Autumn,&rdquo; HE said,</span><br />
+   <span style="margin-left: 1em;">Gravely nodding his head,</span><br />
+<span style="margin-left: -.5em;">&ldquo;&lsquo;Half-profits&rsquo; will mean L.S.D.&rdquo;</span></p>
+
+<p style="margin-left: 11em;">
+ But Autumn has come and gone,<br />
+ And I&#8217;m so to say, &ldquo;All at sea,&rdquo;<br />
+   <span style="margin-left: 1em;">For HE sobs and HE sighs</span><br />
+   <span style="margin-left: 1em;">And HE turns up his eyes</span><br />
+ When I ask what my &ldquo;half-profits&rdquo; be.</p>
+
+<p style="margin-left: 11em;">
+<span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_135" id="Page_135">[Pg 135]</a></span>
+ There are &ldquo;charges for this, and for that,&rdquo;<br />
+ And for &ldquo;things that HE couldn&#8217;t foresee,&rdquo;<br />
+   <span style="margin-left: 1em;">And HE &ldquo;very much fears,&rdquo;</span><br />
+   <span style="margin-left: 1em;">So he says twixt his tears,</span><br />
+<span style="margin-left: -.5em;">&ldquo;That there won&#8217;t be a penny for me.&rdquo;</span></p>
+
+<p style="margin-left: 11em;">
+ Oh! rich is the Publisher<br />
+ And poor is the Publishee;<br />
+   <span style="margin-left: 1em;">Of the profits of IT</span><br />
+   <span style="margin-left: 1em;">I shall touch not a bit,</span><br />
+ They are all swallowed up by HE.</p>
+
+<p style="margin-left: 11em;">
+ The girls now all treat me with scorn&mdash;<br />
+ Aunt turns up her n-o-s-e,<br />
+   <span style="margin-left: 1em;">And my friends all turn tail,</span><br />
+   <span style="margin-left: 1em;">While my book they assail</span><br />
+ And call rubbish and twad-d-l-e.</p>
+
+<p>Even One-and-Nine and General Mary
+Jane were smitten with a desire to rush into
+print, and I overheard them concocting a tragic
+Love Story in the kitchen, and they were
+highly indignant later on, because the Doctor-in-Law
+would not accept it. You can hardly
+wonder at it though, for it really was too
+bad for anything.</p>
+
+<p>It was called &ldquo;The Viscount&#8217;s Revenge,&rdquo;
+and in it several characters who had been
+killed in the first part of the book kept
+cropping up all through the story in a most
+confusing manner, while One-and-Nine and
+<span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_136" id="Page_136">[Pg 136]</a></span>
+General Mary Jane could not agree as to
+whether the heroine should be dark or fair,
+so in one part of the book she had beautiful
+golden hair and blue eyes, and in another she
+was described as &ldquo;darkly, proudly handsome,
+with a wealth of dusky hair and eyes as black
+as night.&rdquo;</p>
+
+<div class="figcenter" style="width: 387px;">
+<img src="images/img046.png" width="387" height="450" alt="image" title="" />
+<span class="caption">the literary housemaid</span>
+</div>
+
+<p><span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_137" id="Page_137">[Pg 137]</a></span>
+At the last moment it was found necessary
+to include another poem in the magazine, and,
+as all of the Rhymester&#8217;s were too long, the
+Doctor-in-Law decided to write one himself,
+which he called</p>
+
+<p class="center">COMMERCIAL PROBLEMS.</p>
+
+<p style="margin-left: 12em;">
+Why doth the little busy bee<br />
+  <span style="margin-left: 1em;">Not charge so much an hour,</span><br />
+For gathering honey day by day<br />
+  <span style="margin-left: 1em;">From every opening flower?</span></p>
+
+<p style="margin-left: 12em;">
+And can you tell me why, good sir,<br />
+  <span style="margin-left: 1em;">The birds receive no pay</span><br />
+For singing sweetly in the grove<br />
+  <span style="margin-left: 1em;">Throughout the livelong day?</span></p>
+
+<p style="margin-left: 12em;">
+Why flow&#8217;rs should bloom about the place<br />
+  <span style="margin-left: 1em;">And give their perfume free,</span><br />
+In so unbusinesslike a way,<br />
+  <span style="margin-left: 1em;">Seems very odd to me.</span></p>
+
+<p style="margin-left: 12em;">
+I cannot meet a single cow<br />
+  <span style="margin-left: 1em;">That charges for her milk,</span><br />
+And though they are not paid a sou,<br />
+  <span style="margin-left: 1em;">The silkworms still spin silk.</span></p>
+
+<p style="margin-left: 12em;">
+While ducks and hens, I grieve to find,<br />
+  <span style="margin-left: 1em;">Lay eggs for nothing too,</span><br />
+Which is a most ridiculous<br />
+  <span style="margin-left: 1em;">And foolish thing to do.</span></p>
+
+<p style="margin-left: 12em;">
+<span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_138" id="Page_138">[Pg 138]</a></span>
+These problems often puzzle me;<br />
+  <span style="margin-left: 1em;">I lie awake at night,</span><br />
+And think and think what I can do<br />
+  <span style="margin-left: 1em;">To set this matter right.</span></p>
+
+<p style="margin-left: 12em;">
+I&#8217;ve found a way at last, and though<br />
+  <span style="margin-left: 1em;">It may at first seem funny,</span><br />
+It cannot fail&mdash;&#8217;tis this: <em>You</em> pay,<br />
+  <span style="margin-left: 1em;">And <em>I&#8217;ll</em> collect the money.</span></p>
+
+
+
+<hr style="width: 65%;" />
+<p><span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_139" id="Page_139">[Pg 139]</a></span></p>
+<h2><a name="X" id="X"></a>CHAPTER X</h2>
+
+<p class="center"><strong>THE WALLYPUG GOES TO WINDSOR</strong></p>
+
+
+<p>While they were all busy in the preparation
+of <em>The Wallypug&#8217;s Own</em>, I
+thought it an excellent opportunity to run down
+to Folkestone in order to make arrangements
+for hiring a house, as I intended taking my
+guests to the seaside for a few weeks.</p>
+
+<p>I felt a little anxious about leaving them to
+themselves, but hoped that they would be too
+busy and interested in the new magazine to
+get into trouble.</p>
+
+<p>It was most unfortunate that I should have
+gone just then though, for directly I had left
+the Wallypug received a polite letter from one
+of the Court officials to say that the Queen
+would be pleased to receive his Majesty and
+suite at Windsor on the following day.</p>
+
+<div class="figcenter" style="width: 259px;">
+<img src="images/img047.png" width="259" height="350" alt="image" title="" />
+<span class="caption">a royal invitation</span>
+</div>
+
+<p>Of course, as you may imagine, the Wallypug
+<span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_140" id="Page_140">[Pg 140]</a></span>
+was in a great state of excitement at
+receiving this royal invitation, and wished to
+telegraph at once for me to return and advise
+them how to act and what to do, on this important
+occasion; however, the Doctor-in-Law,
+so I have been given to understand, persuaded
+his Majesty not to do anything of the sort,
+and added that I &ldquo;was always poking about
+and interfering, and was better out of the way&rdquo;;
+so his Majesty, who was very anxious to do
+the right thing, consulted Mrs. Putchy as to
+<span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_141" id="Page_141">[Pg 141]</a></span>
+the proper costume to be worn, and the
+etiquette to be observed.</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Well, your Majesty,&rdquo; remarked Mrs. Putchy
+in reply, &ldquo;I scarcely know what to advise.
+When in my younger days, I acted as lady&#8217;s
+maid to the Countess of Wembley, I know
+her ladyship wore a Court train and carried a
+bouquet when she was presented to the Queen.&rdquo;</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Where did the engine go?&rdquo; asked his
+Majesty curiously.</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;The engine!&rdquo; exclaimed Mrs. Putchy.</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Yes; you said she wore a train, didn&#8217;t
+you?&rdquo; said the Wallypug.</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Oh! but I didn&#8217;t mean that kind of train,&rdquo;
+laughed Mrs. Putchy; &ldquo;I meant a long sort
+of cloak fastened on to the shoulders and
+trailing along the ground at the back&mdash;they
+are generally made of satin and velvet, and
+are decorated with flowers and feathers and
+lace, and that sort of thing. Your Majesty&#8217;s
+cloak would do nicely if I trimmed it for you.&rdquo;</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;But are you sure that gentlemen wear
+these sort of things?&rdquo; inquired the Wallypug.</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Well, I couldn&#8217;t rightly say, your Majesty,
+but I&#8217;m sure I&#8217;ve seen pictures of kings and
+such like wearing trains which were borne by
+<span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_142" id="Page_142">[Pg 142]</a></span>
+pages, so I feel sure your Majesty would be
+safe in wearing one.&rdquo;</p>
+
+<p>So it was arranged that, after having been
+carefully brushed, his Majesty&#8217;s velvet cloak
+was to be gaily decorated with lace and large
+bunches of flowers, and, to make the thing
+complete, a large bouquet was tied around
+his sceptre, and, at the Rhymester&#8217;s suggestion,
+little knots of flowers were attached to the
+knobs of his Majesty&#8217;s crown.</p>
+
+<p>The little man was highly delighted with
+his appearance when all these arrangements
+were concluded, and could get but very little
+sleep that night for thinking of the great
+honour which was to be his the next day.</p>
+
+<p>The whole household was early astir in
+the morning, and at about eleven o&#8217;clock the
+carriage came to take the royal guests to the
+station.</p>
+
+<p>Arrived at Waterloo, the Doctor-in-Law,
+after making various inquiries as to the price
+of the tickets, etc., actually had the meanness,
+despite the remonstrance of the railway officials,
+to insist upon the whole party travelling down
+third-class, remarking that he &ldquo;found the
+third-class carriages reached there quite as
+<span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_143" id="Page_143">[Pg 143]</a></span>
+soon as the first, and a penny saved was a
+penny gained.&rdquo;</p>
+
+<p>The station master at Windsor was particularly
+put out about it, as, in honour of
+his Majesty&#8217;s visit, the station had been
+gaily decorated and a carpet laid down to the
+carriage door. His Majesty, however, made
+a brave show as he walked up the platform
+preceded by the Doctor-in-Law, his gaily decorated
+train borne by the Rhymester, and
+followed by A. Fish, Esq., and One-and-Nine,
+the latter carrying a mysterious bandbox,
+which contained a present from the Wallypug
+to her Majesty. (See <a href="#frontis">frontispiece</a>.)</p>
+
+<p>Inside and out the station was crowded
+with curious spectators, all eager to catch a
+glimpse of his Majesty and his remarkable
+retinue, and cheer after cheer resounded as
+the station master, bare-headed and bowing,
+ushered the party to the royal carriage with
+the red and gold-liveried servants, which had
+been sent from the castle to meet them.</p>
+
+<p>The bells were ringing, and the streets
+were crowded as they drove through the old
+town, and his Majesty thoroughly enjoyed
+the drive, while the Doctor-in-Law was quite
+<span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_144" id="Page_144">[Pg 144]</a></span>
+in his element amidst all this fuss and excitement.</p>
+
+<p>I did not care to inquire too fully into
+the details of his Majesty&#8217;s interview with
+the Queen, but I was given to understand
+that the whole party was treated with the
+utmost kindness.</p>
+
+<p>Her Majesty graciously accepted at the
+Wallypug&#8217;s hands a gilded crown, an exact copy
+of the one he wore himself, and which he had
+had made expressly for her Majesty, having
+been struck by the fact that her Majesty&#8217;s
+real crown was always kept locked up in the
+Tower, and hoping that perhaps this one
+would do for second best.</p>
+
+<p>I could not gather that her Majesty had
+actually promised to wear it, but I do know
+that the Wallypug was made exceedingly proud
+and happy by the gift of a portrait of her
+Majesty herself, with the royal autograph
+attached, and that he will always remember
+the occasion of his visit to Windsor, and the
+kindness with which he was treated by everyone,
+particularly by the little Princes and
+Princesses, her Majesty&#8217;s great grand-children,
+who led him about the Castle grounds, and
+<span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_145" id="Page_145">[Pg 145]</a></span>
+showed him their pets, and the flowers, and
+conservatories, and all the wonderful sights of
+that wonderful place.</p>
+
+<p>In the evening there was a dinner party,
+at which her Majesty did not appear, and
+early the next morning a royal carriage again
+drove them to the station <em>en route</em> for London.</p>
+
+<p>All this I learned on my return from
+Folkestone. I also heard of an extraordinary
+evening party which had been given at my
+house during my absence. It appears that
+the invitations had been sent out by the
+Doctor-in-Law the very day upon which I left,
+and about thirty guests, including the Duchess
+of Mortlake, had been invited. Unfortunately,
+however, this visit to Windsor had entirely
+driven the matter from the Wallypug&#8217;s mind,
+and the others had forgotten about it too,
+and so a pretty confusion was the result.</p>
+
+<p>It appears that one evening about seven
+o&#8217;clock they were all in the kitchen making
+toffee, having persuaded Mrs. Putchy to let
+them have the frying-pan and some sugar and
+butter, and it having been cooking for some
+time the Doctor-in-Law had just told the
+Wallypug to stick his finger in and see if it
+<span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_146" id="Page_146">[Pg 146]</a></span>
+was done, when Mrs. Putchy came in to say
+that some ladies and gentlemen had arrived,
+and were waiting in the drawing-room.</p>
+
+<div class="figcenter" style="width: 378px;">
+<img src="images/img048.png" width="378" height="400" alt="image" title="" />
+<span class="caption">to see if it was done</span>
+</div>
+
+<p>All of a sudden it flashed upon their minds
+that <em>this</em> was the evening upon which they
+had invited their visitors to the party. Whatever
+was to be done? Not the slightest preparation
+had been made&mdash;and his Majesty
+and the others were all more or less in a
+sticky condition, and quite unfit to be seen by
+company.</p>
+
+<p><span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_147" id="Page_147">[Pg 147]</a></span>
+A hurried consultation took place, during
+which they could hear more and more guests
+arriving, and at last, by a brilliant inspiration,
+the Doctor-in-Law thought of making it a surprise
+party, similar to those given in America.</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;It won&#8217;t cost us anything either,&rdquo; he remarked
+complacently.</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;But what is a surprise party?&rdquo; asked the
+others.</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Never mind, you&#8217;ll see presently,&rdquo; remarked
+the little man. &ldquo;Run and wash your hands now
+and make yourselves tidy.&rdquo;</p>
+
+<p>A few minutes later the whole party filed into
+the drawing-room, the Wallypug looking rather
+blank and nervous, and the Doctor-in-Law full
+of profuse apologies for having kept the guests
+waiting so long.</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;By the way,&rdquo; he remarked airily, &ldquo;I suppose
+you all know that it&#8217;s a surprise party.&rdquo;</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Dear me, no,&rdquo; said the Duchess of Mortlake,
+speaking for the others. &ldquo;Whatever is that;
+I don&#8217;t think it was mentioned on the cards
+of invitation, was it?&rdquo;</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Ah! a trifling oversight,&rdquo; remarked the
+Doctor-in-Law. &ldquo;A surprise party,&rdquo; he continued
+in explanation, &ldquo;is one at which each
+<span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_148" id="Page_148">[Pg 148]</a></span>
+guest is expected to contribute something towards
+the supper&mdash;some bring one thing and
+some another. What have you brought, may
+I ask, your Grace?&rdquo;</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Well, really,&rdquo; said the Duchess, &ldquo;I&#8217;ve never
+heard of such a thing in my life before. I&#8217;ve
+not brought anything at all, of course; I&#8217;m surprised
+at your asking me such a question.&rdquo;</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Ah, yes, just so,&rdquo; remarked the Doctor-in-Law
+triumphantly, &ldquo;just what I told you&mdash;a
+<em>surprise</em> party, don&#8217;t you see! Now, what I
+would advise is that you should all go out and
+order various things to be sent in for supper; we,
+for our part, will provide some excellent toffee, and
+then you can come back and help us to set the
+tables and all that sort of thing, you know&mdash;it&#8217;s
+the greatest fun in the world, I assure you.&rdquo;</p>
+
+<p>And really the little man carried it off with
+such gaiety, that entering into the spirit of the
+thing the guests really did as he suggested, and
+went out and ordered the things, and afterwards
+came back, and, amidst great laughter and fun,
+the tables were laid, every one doing some share
+of the work, with the exception of the Doctor-in-Law,
+who contented himself with directing
+the others and chatting to the ladies.</p>
+
+<p><span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_149" id="Page_149">[Pg 149]</a></span></p>
+
+<div class="figcenter" style="width: 400px;">
+<img src="images/img049.png" width="400" height="368" alt="image" title="" />
+<span class="caption">the wallypug helps</span>
+</div>
+
+<p>The poor dear Wallypug amiably toiled backward
+and forward between the kitchen and
+dining-room with great piles of plates and other
+heavy articles, and A. Fish, Esq., in his eagerness
+to help, was continually treading on his
+own tail, upsetting himself and the various dishes
+entrusted to his charge.</p>
+
+<div class="figcenter" style="width: 350px;">
+<img src="images/img050.png" width="350" height="290" alt="image" title="" />
+<span class="caption">a. fish, esq., upset</span>
+</div>
+
+<p>At last, however, the supper was set, and
+the merriest evening you can possibly imagine
+was spent by the guests. His Majesty was
+<span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_150" id="Page_150">[Pg 150]</a></span>
+in capital spirits, and after supper suggested
+a little dancing, which suggestion was hailed
+with delight by the others, and, having moved
+some of the furniture out of the drawing-room
+and pushed the rest away into corners, the
+Wallypug led off with her Grace the Duchess
+of Mortlake, and quite distinguished himself
+in &ldquo;Sir Roger de Coverley.&rdquo; Afterwards
+there was a little singing and music, several
+of the guests contributing to the evening&#8217;s
+entertainment. Amongst other items was a
+song by A. Fish, Esq., rendered as well as his
+bad cold would permit, of which the first
+lines ran:</p>
+
+<p><span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_151" id="Page_151">[Pg 151]</a></span></p>
+
+<p style="margin-left: 5em;">
+I&#8217;b siddig here ad lookig at the bood, love,<br />
+  <span style="margin-left: 1em;">Ad thinkig ov the habby days of old,</span><br />
+Wed you ad I had each a wooded spood, love,<br />
+  <span style="margin-left: 1em;">To eat our porridge wed we had a cold.</span></p>
+
+<p>Altogether the evening was such a success
+that her Grace declared that it should not be
+her fault if surprise parties were not the
+fashion in Society during the coming winter.</p>
+
+
+
+<hr style="width: 65%;" />
+<p><span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_152" id="Page_152">[Pg 152]</a></span></p>
+<h2><a name="XI" id="XI"></a>CHAPTER XI</h2>
+
+<p class="center"><strong>HIS MAJESTY AT THE SEASIDE</strong></p>
+
+
+<p>I sent Mrs. Putchy and General Mary
+Jane down to the house, which I had
+engaged on the &ldquo;Lees&rdquo; at Folkestone, the day
+before we were to go, in order to see that
+everything was ready for us.</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;The only thing that is wrong is the kitchen
+chimney, and that smokes, sir,&rdquo; said Mrs.
+Putchy, in answer to my inquiry on the night
+of our arrival. &ldquo;I think that we had better
+have the sweep in the morning, sir.&rdquo;</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Very well, Mrs. Putchy, I&#8217;m sure you
+know best,&rdquo; I replied, and thought no more
+of the matter.</p>
+
+<p>Early in the morning, however, I was
+awakened by screams and cries proceeding
+from the lower part of the house.</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Help! help! Burglars! Fire and police!
+<span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_153" id="Page_153">[Pg 153]</a></span>
+Thieves!&rdquo; screamed a voice, and hastily dressing
+myself, I rushed out into the passage, and
+was confronted by the Rhymester, who had
+evidently just jumped out of bed, and who,
+though it was broad daylight, bore a lighted
+candle in one hand, and a pair of fire tongs
+in the other.</p>
+
+<p>His teeth were chattering with fright, and
+his knees were knocking together from the
+same cause.</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;What&#8217;s the matter,&rdquo; I asked in alarm.</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Oh! oh! there are burglars in the house,&rdquo;
+he cried excitedly, &ldquo;and the others have gone
+down to them; I&#8217;m sure they&#8217;ll be killed&mdash;I
+told them not to go, but they would. Let&#8217;s
+go and hide under a bed somewhere. Oh! oh,
+what will become of us?&rdquo;</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Don&#8217;t be such a coward,&rdquo; I cried, hurrying
+down stairs, while the poor little Rhymester,
+afraid to be left alone upstairs, tremblingly
+followed.</p>
+
+<p>Sure enough there was a sound of struggling
+going on, and voices raised in loud
+dispute.</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Oh, that story won&#8217;t do for me,&rdquo; I heard
+the Doctor-in-Law exclaim.</p>
+
+<p><span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_154" id="Page_154">[Pg 154]</a></span>
+&ldquo;But I tell yez, sor,&rdquo; chimed in another
+strange voice, &ldquo;I waz only going to&mdash;&mdash;&rdquo;</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Never mind what you were going to do,
+give up the sack,&rdquo; said the Doctor-in-Law.</p>
+
+<p>Then there were sounds of struggling, and
+amidst the confusion a voice saying:</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Hold him down! Sit on him! That&#8217;s
+right! Now for the sack.&rdquo;</p>
+
+<p>And, bursting the door open, a curious sight
+met my eyes. A poor sweep lay flat upon the
+floor, with the Wallypug sitting upon him, and
+One-and-Nine keeping guard; while the Doctor-in-Law
+and A. Fish, Esq., examined his bag
+of soot in the corner. The poor little Rhymester
+summoned up sufficient courage to peep in at
+the doorway, and stood there making a piteous
+picture, with his white face and trembling
+limbs.</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Whatever is the matter,&rdquo; I inquired as
+soon as I entered.</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;We&#8217;ve caught him!&rdquo; exclaimed his Majesty,
+complacently wriggling his toes about.</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;But what&#8217;s he been doing,&rdquo; I asked.</p>
+
+<div class="figcenter" style="width: 454px;">
+<img src="images/img051.png" width="454" height="500" alt="image" title="" />
+<span class="caption">&ldquo;we&#8217;ve caught him!&rdquo;</span>
+</div>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Av ye plaze, sor,&rdquo; groaned the man, panting
+beneath the Wallypug&#8217;s weight, &ldquo;I have
+been doing nothing at all, at all. I waz just
+<span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_157" id="Page_157">[Pg 157]</a></span>
+a-finishin&#8217; me warrak of swapin&#8217; the chimneys,
+wen one ov the ould gintleman came up an&#8217;
+poked me in the nose with a sthick, and the
+other ould gintleman knocked me over and
+sthole me bag, while the soger hild me down
+till the other gintleman sat on me&mdash;it&#8217;s among
+a lot of murtherin&#8217; thaves I&#8217;ve got entoirely,
+savin&#8217; yer presince, sor.&rdquo;</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;The man is a burglar,&rdquo; declared the Doctor-in-Law
+emphatically. &ldquo;I happened to hear a
+very suspicious noise down here, and calling to
+the others, rushed down just in time to catch
+this man making off with a bag of things. I
+think he was trying to escape up the chimney,
+for his head was half-way up when we entered,
+and this bag, which evidently contains plunder
+of some kind, is covered with soot too.&rdquo;</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Why, the man is a sweep, and was sweeping
+the chimney,&rdquo; I cried, pointing to his
+brushes and sticks; and after a lot of explanations
+the man was told to get up and his Majesty,
+followed by the others, retired to his bedroom,
+evidently greatly disappointed that it was not
+a real burglar that they had been combating.</p>
+
+<p>The sweep, who was a very good-natured
+Irishman, took it in very good part, and the
+<span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_158" id="Page_158">[Pg 158]</a></span>
+present of half-a-crown sent him away quite
+reconciled to his assailants.</p>
+
+<p>The Rhymester afterwards made a great
+boast that he had not taken any part in the
+m&eacute;l&eacute;e.</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Of course I knew all along that he wasn&#8217;t
+a burglar,&rdquo; he declared, &ldquo;and that&#8217;s the reason
+why I wouldn&#8217;t interfere.&rdquo;</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;You managed to do a good deal of screaming
+though, I noticed,&rdquo; remarked the Doctor-in-Law
+grumpily.</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Ah! that was only for fun,&rdquo; asserted the
+Rhymester.</p>
+
+<p>This was really about the only remarkable
+incident which occurred during our holiday
+at Folkestone, which passed very pleasantly
+and very quietly. We went for a sea bathe
+nearly every day, and his Majesty would
+insist upon wearing his crown in the water on
+every occasion.</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;No one will know that I am a king if I
+don&#8217;t,&rdquo; he declared; and I am bound to admit
+that his Majesty did not look very regal in
+his bathing costume, particularly when he was
+dripping with water and his long straight hair
+hung half over his face, and even when he
+<span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_159" id="Page_159">[Pg 159]</a></span>
+wore his crown he was continually catching
+bits of seaweed in it, which gave him a singularly
+untidy appearance for a king.</p>
+
+<div class="figcenter" style="width: 434px;">
+<img src="images/img052.png" width="434" height="450" alt="image" title="" />
+<span class="caption">his majesty did not look very regal</span>
+</div>
+
+<p>A. Fish, Esq., with the assistance of a lifebuoy,
+nearly learned to swim while we were
+down there; but the Doctor-in-Law thought
+<span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_160" id="Page_160">[Pg 160]</a></span>
+that hiring bathing machines was a foolish
+waste of money, and contented himself with
+taking off his shoes and stockings and paddling,
+which he could do without having to pay.
+One day, however, he was knocked completely
+over by an incoming wave, and got wet to
+the skin.</p>
+
+<p>We could never persuade the Rhymester
+either, to go out further than just to his
+knees; but I rather fancy that that was because
+he was afraid of wetting his bathing costume,
+of which he was particularly proud, and which
+was decorated with smart little bows of ribbon
+wherever they could be conveniently put.</p>
+
+<p>Fear may have had something to do with
+it though, for I noticed that he always clung
+very tightly to the rope, and never by any
+chance went beyond its length.</p>
+
+<p>The switchback railway was a source of
+infinite amusement, and a great deal of time
+was spent on it. Boating was not much indulged
+in, as it made one or two of the party,
+particularly A. Fish, Esq., very ill; but we
+all enjoyed the beautiful drives in the neighbourhood.
+There was an excellent Punch
+and Judy show in the town too, which so
+<span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_161" id="Page_161">[Pg 161]</a></span>
+fascinated his Majesty that we could scarcely
+tear him away whenever he joined the admiring
+crowd which daily surrounded it.</p>
+
+<p>The fickle One-and-Nine, while we were
+here, fell in love with a wax figure exhibited
+in a hair-dresser&#8217;s window in Sandgate Road.
+It represented a beautiful lady with her hair
+dressed in the latest fashion, and the wooden
+soldier was greatly infatuated. He spent
+hours gazing through the window, watching
+the lady slowly revolve by clockwork; and he
+became frightfully jealous of the hair-dresser,
+whom he caught one morning rearranging the
+drapery around the lady&#8217;s shoulders.</p>
+
+<p>Eventually, with the assistance of the
+Rhymester, he composed the following piece
+of poetry&mdash;which he stuck, by means of six
+gelatine sweets, on to the hair-dresser&#8217;s window
+with the writing inside, in order that the lady
+might see it.</p>
+
+<p class="center">TO THE BEAUTIFUL LADY IN THE HAIRDRESSER&#8217;S WINDOW.</p>
+
+<p style="margin-left: 12em;">
+I love you, oh! I love you,<br />
+  <span style="margin-left: 1em;">And I beg you to be mine;</span><br />
+I&#8217;m a gallant wooden soldier,<br />
+  <span style="margin-left: 1em;">And my name is 1/9.</span></p>
+
+<p style="margin-left: 12em;"><span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_162" id="Page_162">[Pg 162]</a></span>
+If you will only marry me,<br />
+  <span style="margin-left: 1em;">&#8217;Twill be the greatest fun</span><br />
+To puzzle folks by telling them,<br />
+  <span style="margin-left: 1em;">That we&#8217;re both 2/1.</span></p>
+
+<p style="margin-left: 12em;">
+&#8217;Twill be the truth, for man and wife<br />
+  <span style="margin-left: 1em;">Are one, I beg to state,</span><br />
+This fact&#8217;s as clear as 4/4,<br />
+  <span style="margin-left: 1em;">Or 2/6 make 8.</span></p>
+
+<p style="margin-left: 12em;">
+They tell me, dear, you have no feet;<br />
+  <span style="margin-left: 1em;">But what is that to me?</span><br />
+2 feet be 4/2 behind<br />
+  <span style="margin-left: 1em;">On animals you see.</span></p>
+
+<p style="margin-left: 12em;">
+That you have none, is 0 to me,<br />
+  <span style="margin-left: 1em;">Dear 1/4 your sake,</span><br />
+No trifles such as these shall e&#8217;er<br />
+  <span style="margin-left: 1em;">My true affections shake.</span></p>
+
+<p style="margin-left: 12em;">
+I bought some penny tarts for you,<br />
+  <span style="margin-left: 1em;">But I am much distrest</span><br />
+To tell you by mistake I sat<br />
+  <span style="margin-left: 1em;">On 1/8 the rest.</span></p>
+
+<p>One-and-Nine was quite happy in finding
+that the paper had disappeared from the shop
+window when he passed by a little later, and
+declared that it must mean that the lady had
+accepted him and his poetry.</p>
+
+<p>I think the funniest incident of all though,
+in connection with our visit to Folkestone,
+was when his Majesty and the others went
+into Carlo Maestrani&#8217;s for some ices.</p>
+
+<p><span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_163" id="Page_163">[Pg 163]</a></span>
+They had never tasted any before, and were
+very much surprised to find them so cold. I
+shall never forget the expression on the
+Wallypug&#8217;s face when, having rather greedily
+taken a very large mouthful, he could not
+swallow it, or dispose of it in any way.
+A. Fish, Esq., declared that it gave him a
+violent toothache; while the Doctor-in-Law
+called for the waiter, and insisted upon him
+taking it away.</p>
+
+<div class="figcenter" style="width: 400px;">
+<img src="images/img053.png" width="400" height="280" alt="image" title="" />
+<span class="caption">&ldquo;it&#8217;s not properly cooked&rdquo;</span>
+</div>
+
+<p>&ldquo;It&#8217;s not properly cooked,&rdquo; he declared
+angrily. &ldquo;It&#8217;s cold.&rdquo;</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Cook, sare, no, sare, it is not cook,&rdquo; agreed
+the waiter.</p>
+
+<p>&ldquo;Very well, then, take it away and bring
+<span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_164" id="Page_164">[Pg 164]</a></span>
+us some that is. Have it warmed up; do
+something with it. It&#8217;s disgraceful bringing
+us stuff like that.&rdquo;</p>
+
+<p>And no argument or persuasion would convince
+the little man that the ices were as they
+should be.</p>
+
+
+
+<hr style="width: 65%;" />
+<p><span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_165" id="Page_165">[Pg 165]</a></span></p>
+<h2><a name="XII" id="XII"></a>CHAPTER XII</h2>
+
+<p class="center"><strong>THE DEPARTURE</strong></p>
+
+
+<p>We remained at Folkestone till the latter
+part of September, and then returned
+to London just about the time that the first
+number of <em>The Wallypug&#8217;s Own</em> made its
+appearance.</p>
+
+<p>It caused quite a sensation in literary circles,
+and was mentioned by most of the papers; but
+it did <em>not</em> turn out a monetary success, and so
+the Doctor-in-Law declared that he must devise
+some other means of making money.</p>
+
+<p>We had been once or twice to the circus, and
+I fancy that it must have been his intention to
+start something of the sort himself, for I caught
+him one day trying to teach his Majesty to
+walk the tight-rope; but as he had only tied
+the rope between two very light chairs the
+result was not very satisfactory, particularly to
+<span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_166" id="Page_166">[Pg 166]</a></span>
+the poor Wallypug, who came to the ground
+with a terrific crash.</p>
+
+<p>A. Fish, Esq., dressed as a clown, and
+certainly looked very funny; but his bad cold
+prevented him from speaking his jokes distinctly,
+and so the idea was given up.</p>
+
+<div class="figcenter" style="width: 400px;">
+<img src="images/img054.png" width="400" height="346" alt="image" title="" />
+<span class="caption">the result was not satisfactory</span>
+</div>
+
+<p>In fact it was not till November that the
+Doctor-in-Law hit upon a plan which seemed
+to give him any great satisfaction. We had
+been talking a great deal about Guy Fawkes&#8217;
+day and the fireworks at the Crystal Palace,
+which we intended going to see in the evening,
+<span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_167" id="Page_167">[Pg 167]</a></span>
+and the Doctor-in-Law had been particularly
+curious to know all about the day and its
+customs. He did not say much about his plans,
+but I felt sure that he was up to some of his
+tricks, for I caught him several times whispering
+mysteriously to the Rhymester and A. Fish,
+Esq., and I noticed that they were all particularly
+kind and respectful to his Majesty, as
+though they wished to keep him in a good
+humour.</p>
+
+<p>On the morning of the fifth, when I came
+down to breakfast, I was greatly surprised to
+find that the whole party had gone out about
+an hour previous, after borrowing from Mrs.
+Putchy a kitchen chair, four broomsticks, and
+a long piece of clothes-line. Whatever were
+they up to?</p>
+
+<p>I asked Mrs. Putchy if they had left any
+message, but no&mdash;they had said nothing as to
+where they were going, what they were going
+to do, or when they would be back; and the
+only thing that had struck Mrs. Putchy as
+being at all remarkable about their appearance,
+was the fact that the Rhymester had added
+little bows of coloured ribbon to his costume,
+and wore a tall pointed cap gaily decorated with
+<span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_168" id="Page_168">[Pg 168]</a></span>
+streamers, and a deep white frill around his
+neck&mdash;the others were dressed as usual.</p>
+
+<p>I felt sure that some mischief was brewing,
+and could not settle down to my work for
+thinking of them. About eleven o&#8217;clock I went
+out to see if I could find any traces of my
+guests. I had been walking about unsuccessfully
+for about an hour, when I heard some boys
+shouting, and turning to look in their direction,
+I beheld his Majesty calmly seated in a chair
+which, by means of long poles attached to it,
+was being carried along by the Rhymester and
+A. Fish, Esq.</p>
+
+<p>They were followed by a crowd of people
+who were cheering lustily, and the Doctor-in-Law
+was rushing about collecting money
+in his hat, and entreating the people &ldquo;not to
+forget the fifth of November,&rdquo; and repeating
+some doggerel verse about:</p>
+
+<p style="margin-left: 5em;">
+<span style="margin-left: -.5em;">&ldquo;Guy Fawkes guy,</span><br />
+   <span style="margin-left: 1em;">Stick him up high;</span><br />
+ Stick him on a lamp-post,<br />
+   <span style="margin-left: 1em;">And there let him die,&rdquo;</span></p>
+
+<p>while several little boys were dancing about in
+great excitement, and shouting, &ldquo;Holler, boys!
+holler! here&#8217;s another guy.&rdquo;</p>
+
+<p><span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_169" id="Page_169">[Pg 169]</a></span></p>
+
+<div class="figcenter" style="width: 503px;">
+<img src="images/img055.png" width="503" height="600" alt="image" title="" />
+<span class="caption">a triumphal procession</span>
+</div>
+
+<p><span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_171" id="Page_171">[Pg 171]</a></span>
+His Majesty evidently regarded it as a great
+compliment to himself, and complacently bowed
+right and left with considerable dignity. And
+I found out that the Doctor-in-Law had persuaded
+him into believing that this triumphal
+procession had been arranged solely in his
+Majesty&#8217;s honour.</p>
+
+<p>I was naturally very vexed at the poor
+Wallypug being imposed upon in this manner,
+and spoke very plainly to the Doctor-in-Law
+about it on our way home, and I think the
+little man must have taken it very much to
+heart, for he seemed quite subdued, and
+actually himself suggested sharing the proceeds
+of the collection with the others.</p>
+
+<p>We went to see the fireworks in the evening,
+and I don&#8217;t ever remember seeing the party
+in such excellent spirits as they were that
+night.</p>
+
+<p>Mrs. Putchy had prepared a capital supper
+for us on our return, and I love to remember
+my friends as they appeared sitting around
+the supper table talking over the adventures
+and excitements of the day. I can see them
+now whenever I close my eyes&mdash;the dear old
+Wallypug at the head of the table, with One-and-Nine
+<span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_172" id="Page_172">[Pg 172]</a></span>
+in attendance, and the others all
+talking at once about the jolly time they had
+had at the Skating Rink in the afternoon, when
+A. Fish, Esq., had vainly tried to get along
+with roller-skates fastened on to his tail.</p>
+
+<div class="figcenter" style="width: 600px;">
+<img src="images/img056.png" width="600" height="382" alt="image" title="" />
+<span class="caption">a capital story</span>
+</div>
+
+<p>I say I love to remember them thus, for
+it was the last occasion upon which we were
+all together. Early the next morning Mrs.
+Putchy came to my room, and in a very
+agitated voice said, &ldquo;Please sir, I&#8217;m afraid
+that there is something wrong; I have knocked
+at his Majesty&#8217;s door and can get no answer,
+and the Doctor-in-Law&#8217;s room is empty too.&rdquo;</p>
+
+<p>I hurried down, and on the breakfast table
+<span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_173" id="Page_173">[Pg 173]</a></span>
+I found a letter addressed to me, in which
+his Majesty, on behalf of the others, thanked
+me very heartily for my hospitality, and explained
+that State matters of the utmost
+importance had necessitated their immediate
+return to Why. How they went I have
+never been able to discover.</p>
+
+<p>The outer door of my flat was found to be
+locked on the inside as usual, and the windows
+were all fastened; besides which, as they were
+some distance from the ground, the Royal
+party could scarcely have got out that way.</p>
+
+<p>Altogether the whole affair was involved in
+a mystery which I have never been able to
+solve to this day. Of course I miss my
+strange, but withal lovable visitors, very much,
+and I value very highly the several little
+mementoes of their visit which remained behind.
+Amongst others is a cheque of the
+Doctor-in-Law&#8217;s for a considerable amount;
+which, however, I shall never be able to
+cash, as it is drawn upon the bank of, &ldquo;Don&#8217;t-you-wish-you-may-get-it,&rdquo;
+at Why.</p>
+
+<p>General Mary Jane was inconsolable for
+some time after the departure of her soldier
+hero, but eventually married our milkman, a
+<span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_174" id="Page_174">[Pg 174]</a></span>
+very steady and respectable man in the neighbourhood.
+Girlie and Boy and many other
+friends of the Wallypug greatly regretted that
+they were unable to say good-bye to his
+Majesty before he left; and often and often,
+as I sit alone in my study, I think about the
+simple-natured, good-hearted little fellow, and
+his remarkable followers, and wonder if I
+shall ever see them again. Who knows?</p>
+
+<div class="figcenter" style="width: 350px;">
+<img src="images/img057.png" width="350" height="347" alt="image" title="" />
+<span class="caption">i often think of them</span>
+</div>
+
+<p>&nbsp;</p>
+<p class="center"><strong>THE END</strong></p>
+
+<hr style="width: 65%;" />
+
+
+<p style="font-size: 80%;" class="center"><span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_175" id="Page_175">[Pg 175]</a></span>
+GLASGOW: PRINTED AT THE UNIVERSITY PRESS BY<br />
+ROBERT MACLEHOSE AND CO.</p>
+
+<hr style="width: 65%;" />
+
+</div>
+
+<div class="footnotes"><h3>FOOTNOTE:</h3>
+<div class="footnote"><p><a name="Footnote_1_1" id="Footnote_1_1"></a>
+<a href="#FNanchor_1_1"><span class="label">[1]</span></a> He meant
+the tame ravens which are kept at the Tower.</p></div>
+</div>
+
+
+<hr style="width: 95%;" />
+
+<div class="box2">
+<p><span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_1a" id="Page_1a">[Pg 1a]</a></span></p>
+
+
+<p style="font-size: 130%;" class="center">
+<span style="font-size: 140%;">A CATALOGUE OF BOOKS</span><br />
+AND ANNOUNCEMENTS OF<br />
+METHUEN AND COMPANY<br />
+PUBLISHERS: LONDON<br />
+36 ESSEX STREET<br />
+W.C.</p>
+
+<p>&nbsp;</p>
+
+<h3>CONTENTS</h3>
+
+<div class='center'>
+<table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" summary="">
+
+<tr>  <td align='left'></td>  <td align='right'><span class="smcap">page</span></td>  </tr>
+<tr>  <td align='left'><span class="smcap"><a href="#Page_2a">forthcoming books,</a></span></td>  <td align='right'>2</td>  </tr>
+<tr>  <td align='left'><span class="smcap"><a href="#Page_10a">poetry,</a></span></td>  <td align='right'>10</td>  </tr>
+<tr>  <td align='left'><span class="smcap"><a href="#Page_11a">belles lettres,</a></span></td>  <td align='right'>11</td>  </tr>
+<tr>  <td align='left'><span class="smcap"><a href="#Page_13a">illustrated books,</a></span></td>  <td align='right'>13</td>  </tr>
+<tr>  <td align='left'><span class="smcap"><a href="#Page_14a">history,</a></span></td>  <td align='right'>14</td>  </tr>
+<tr>  <td align='left'><span class="smcap"><a href="#Page16a">biography,</a></span></td>  <td align='right'>16</td>  </tr>
+<tr>  <td align='left'><span class="smcap"><a href="#Page18a">travel, adventure and topography,</a></span></td>  <td align='right'>18</td>  </tr>
+<tr>  <td align='left'><span class="smcap"><a href="#Page19a">general literature,</a></span></td>  <td align='right'>19</td>  </tr>
+<tr>  <td align='left'><span class="smcap"><a href="#Page21a">science,</a></span></td>  <td align='right'>21</td>  </tr>
+<tr>  <td align='left'><span class="smcap"><a href="#Page22a">philosophy,</a></span></td>  <td align='right'>22</td>  </tr>
+<tr>  <td align='left'><span class="smcap"><a href="#Page22a">theology,</a></span></td>  <td align='right'>22</td>  </tr>
+<tr>  <td align='left'><span class="smcap"><a href="#Page24a">leaders of religion,</a></span></td>  <td align='right'>24</td>  </tr>
+<tr>  <td align='left'><span class="smcap"><a href="#Page25a">fiction,</a></span></td>  <td align='right'>25</td>  </tr>
+<tr>  <td align='left'><span class="smcap"><a href="#books">books for boys and girls,</a></span></td>  <td align='right'>34</td>  </tr>
+<tr>  <td align='left'><span class="smcap"><a href="#Page35a">the peacock library,</a></span></td>  <td align='right'>35</td>  </tr>
+<tr>  <td align='left'><span class="smcap"><a href="#Page35a">university extension series,</a></span></td>  <td align='right'>35</td>  </tr>
+<tr>  <td align='left'><span class="smcap"><a href="#social">social questions of to-day,</a></span></td>  <td align='right'>36</td>  </tr>
+<tr>  <td align='left'><span class="smcap"><a href="#classic">classical translations,</a></span></td>  <td align='right'>37</td>  </tr>
+<tr>  <td align='left'><span class="smcap"><a href="#Page38a">educational books,</a></span></td>  <td align='right'>38</td>  </tr>
+</table></div>
+
+<p class="center"><strong>NOVEMBER 1897</strong></p>
+
+
+
+<hr style="width: 65%;" />
+<p><span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_2a" id="Page_2a">[Pg 2a]</a></span></p>
+<p style="text-align: right;"><span class="smcap">November 1897.</span></p>
+
+<p style="font-size: 180%;" class="center"><span class="smcap"><strong>Messrs. Methuen&#8217;s</strong></span><br />
+<span style="font-size: 90%;" class="smcap"><strong>announcements</strong></span></p>
+
+<p class="center">&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;</p>
+
+<p style="font-size: 130%;" class="center"><strong>Poetry</strong></p>
+
+
+<p>SHAKESPEARE&#8217;S POEMS. Edited, with an Introduction and
+Notes, by <span class="smcap">George Wyndham</span>, M.P. <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Crown 8vo.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Buckram. 6s.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">This is a volume of the sonnets and lesser poems of Shakespeare, and is prefaced
+with an elaborate Introduction by Mr. Wyndham.</p>
+
+
+<p>ENGLISH LYRICS. Selected and Edited by <span class="smcap">W. E. Henley</span>.
+<span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Crown 8vo.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Buckram. 6s.</em></span></p>
+
+<p style="margin-left: 3em;">Also 15 copies on Japanese paper. <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Demy 8vo.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>&pound;2, 2s. net.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">Few announcements will be more welcome to lovers of English verse than the one
+that Mr. Henley is bringing together into one book the finest lyrics in our
+language.</p>
+
+
+<p>NURSERY RHYMES. With many Coloured Pictures. By
+<span class="smcap">F. D. Bedford.</span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Small 4to.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>5s.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">This book has many beautiful designs in colour to illustrate the old rhymes.</p>
+
+
+<p>THE ODYSSEY OF HOMER. A Translation by <span class="smcap">J. G. Cordery</span>.
+<span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Crown 8vo.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>7s. 6d.</em></span></p>
+
+<p>&nbsp;</p>
+
+<p style="font-size: 130%;" class="center"><strong>Travel and Adventure</strong></p>
+
+
+<p>BRITISH CENTRAL AFRICA. By Sir <span class="smcap">H. H. Johnston</span>,
+K.C.B. With nearly Two Hundred Illustrations, and Six Maps.
+<span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Crown 4to.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>30s. net.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml"><span class="smcap">Contents.</span>&mdash;(1) The History of Nyasaland and British Central Africa generally.
+(2) A detailed description of the races and languages of British Central Africa.
+(3) Chapters on the European settlers and missionaries; the Fauna, the Flora,
+minerals, and scenery. (4) A chapter on the prospects of the country.</p>
+
+
+<p>WITH THE GREEKS IN THESSALY. By <span class="smcap">W. Kinnaird Rose</span>,
+Reuter&#8217;s Correspondent. With Plans and 23 Illustrations.
+<span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Crown 8vo.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>6s.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">A history of the operations in Thessaly by one whose brilliant despatches from the
+seat of war attracted universal attention.</p>
+
+
+<p>THE BENIN MASSACRE. By <span class="smcap">Captain Boisragon.</span>
+With Portrait and Map. <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Crown 8vo.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>3s. 6d.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">This volume is written by one of the two survivors who escaped the terrible
+massacre in Benin at the beginning of this year. The author relates in detail his
+adventures and his extraordinary escape, and adds a description of the country
+and of the events which led up to the outbreak.</p>
+
+
+<p><span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_3a" id="Page_3a">[Pg 3a]</a></span>
+FROM TONKIN TO INDIA. By <span class="smcap">Prince Henri of Orleans</span>.
+Translated by <span class="smcap">Hamley Bent, M.A.</span> With 80 Illustrations
+and a Map. <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Crown 4to.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>25s.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">The travels of Prince Henri in 1895 from China to the valley of the Bramaputra
+covered a distance of 2100 miles, of which 1600 was through absolutely unexplored
+country. No fewer than seventeen ranges of mountains were crossed at altitudes
+of from 11,000 to 13,000 feet. The journey was made memorable by the discovery
+of the sources of the Irrawaddy. To the physical difficulties of the journey were
+added dangers from the attacks of savage tribes. The book deals with many of
+the burning political problems of the East, and it will be found a most important
+contribution to the literature of adventure and discovery.</p>
+
+
+<p>THREE YEARS IN SAVAGE AFRICA. By <span class="smcap">Lionel Decle</span>.
+With an Introduction by <span class="smcap">H. M. Stanley, M.P.</span> With 100 Illustrations
+and 5 Maps. <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Demy 8vo.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>21s.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">Few Europeans have had the same opportunity of studying the barbarous parts of
+Africa as Mr. Decle. Starting from the Cape, he visited in succession Bechuanaland,
+the Zambesi, Matabeleland and Mashonaland, the Portuguese settlement on
+the Zambesi, Nyasaland, Ujiji, the headquarters of the Arabs, German East
+Africa, Uganda (where he saw fighting in company with the late Major &lsquo;Roddy&rsquo;
+Owen), and British East Africa. In his book he relates his experiences, his
+minute observations of native habits and customs, and his views as to the work
+done in Africa by the various European Governments, whose operations he was
+able to study. The whole journey extended over 7000 miles, and occupied
+exactly three years.</p>
+
+
+<p>WITH THE MOUNTED INFANTRY IN MASHONALAND.
+By Lieut.-Colonel <span class="smcap">Alderson</span>. With numerous Illustrations
+and Plans. <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Demy 8vo.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>12s. 6d.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">This is an account of the military operations in Mashonaland by the officer who
+commanded the troops in that district during the late rebellion. Besides its
+interest as a story of warfare, it will have a peculiar value as an account of the
+services of mounted infantry by one of the chief authorities on the subject.</p>
+
+
+<p>THE HILL OF THE GRACES: <span class="smcap">or, the Great Stone
+Temples of Tripoli</span>. By <span class="smcap">H. S. Cowper, F.S.A.</span> With Maps,
+Plans, and 75 Illustrations. <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Demy 8vo.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>10s. 6d.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">A record of two journeys through Tripoli in 1895 and 1896. The book treats of a
+remarkable series of megalithic temples which have hitherto been uninvestigated,
+and contains a large amount of new geographical and arch&aelig;ological matter.</p>
+
+
+<p>ADVENTURE AND EXPLORATION IN AFRICA. By
+Captain A. <span class="smcap">St. H. Gibbons, F.R.G.S.</span> With Illustrations by
+<span class="smcap">C. Whymper</span>, and Maps. <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Demy 8vo.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>21s.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">This is an account of travel and adventure among the Marotse and contiguous tribes,
+with a description of their customs, characteristics, and history, together with the
+author&#8217;s experiences in hunting big game. The illustrations are by Mr. Charles
+Whymper, and from photographs. There is a map by the author of the hitherto
+unexplored regions lying between the Zambezi and Kafukwi rivers and from 18&deg;
+to 15&deg; S. lat.</p>
+
+<p>&nbsp;</p>
+<p style="font-size: 130%;" class="center">
+<span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_4a" id="Page_4a">[Pg 4a]</a></span>
+<strong>History and Biography</strong></p>
+
+
+<p>A HISTORY OF EGYPT, <span class="smcap">from the Earliest Times to the Present Day</span>.
+Edited by <span class="smcap">W. M. Flinders Petrie, D.C.L., LL.D.</span>,
+Professor of Egyptology at University College. <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Fully Illustrated.</em></span>
+<span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>In Six Volumes.</em></span> <em>Crown 8vo.</em> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>6s. each.</em></span></p>
+
+<p style="margin-left: 2em;"><span class="smcap">Vol.</span> V. ROMAN EGYPT.
+By <span class="smcap">J. G. Milne</span>.</p>
+
+
+<p>THE DECLINE AND FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE.
+By <span class="smcap">Edward Gibbon</span>. A New Edition, edited with Notes,
+Appendices, and Maps by <span class="smcap">J. B. Bury, M.A.</span>, Fellow of Trinity
+College, Dublin. <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>In Seven Volumes.</em></span>
+<em>Demy 8vo, gilt top.</em>
+<span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>8s. 6d. each.</em></span>
+<span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Crown 8vo.</em></span>
+<span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>6s. each.</em></span>
+<span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Vol. IV.</em></span></p>
+
+
+<p>THE LETTERS OF VICTOR HUGO. Translated from the
+French by <span class="smcap">F. Clarke, M.A.</span>
+<span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>In Two Volumes.</em></span>
+<em>Demy 8vo.</em> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>10s. 6d. each.</em></span>
+<span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Vol. II.</em></span> 1835-72.</p>
+
+<p class="sml">This is the second volume of one of the most interesting and important collection of
+letters ever published in France. The correspondence dates from Victor Hugo&#8217;s
+boyhood to his death, and none of the letters have been published before.</p>
+
+
+<p>A HISTORY OF THE GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY,
+1845-95. By <span class="smcap">C. H. Grinling</span>. With Maps and Illustrations.
+<span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Demy 8vo.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>10s. 6d.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">A record of Railway enterprise and development in Northern England, containing
+much matter hitherto unpublished. It appeals both to the general reader and to
+those specially interested in railway construction and management.</p>
+
+
+<p>A HISTORY OF BRITISH COLONIAL POLICY. By
+<span class="smcap">H. E. Egerton, M.A.</span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Demy 8vo.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>12s. 6d.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">This book deals with British Colonial policy historically from the beginnings of
+English colonisation down to the present day. The subject has been treated by
+itself, and it has thus been possible within a reasonable compass to deal with a
+mass of authority which must otherwise be sought in the State papers. The
+volume is divided into five parts:&mdash;(1) The Period of Beginnings, 1497-1650;
+(2) Trade Ascendancy, 1651-1830; (3) The Granting of Responsible Government,
+1831-1860; (4) <em>Laissez Aller</em>, 1861-1885; (5) Greater Britain.</p>
+
+
+<p>A HISTORY OF ANARCHISM. By <span class="smcap">E. V. Zenker</span>.
+Translated from the German. <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Demy 8vo.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>10s. 6d.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">A critical study and history, as well as a powerful and trenchant criticism, of the
+Anarchist movement in Europe. The book has aroused considerable attention
+on the Continent.</p>
+
+
+<p>THE LIFE OF ERNEST RENAN. By <span class="smcap">Madame Darmesteter</span>.
+With Portrait. <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Crown 8vo.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>6s.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">A biography of Renan by one of his most intimate friends.</p>
+
+
+<p>A LIFE OF DONNE. By <span class="smcap">Augustus Jessopp, D.D.</span> With
+Portrait. <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Crown 8vo.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>3s. 6d.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">This is a new volume of the &lsquo;Leaders of Religion&rsquo; series, from the learned and witty
+pen of the Rector of Scarning, who has been able to embody the results of much
+research.</p>
+
+
+<p><span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_5a" id="Page_5a">[Pg 5a]</a></span>
+OLD HARROW DAYS. By <span class="smcap">J. G. Cotton Minchin</span>.
+<span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Crown 8vo.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>5s.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">A volume of reminiscences which will be interesting to old Harrovians and to many
+of the general public.</p>
+
+<p>&nbsp;</p>
+<p style="font-size: 130%;" class="center"><strong>Theology</strong></p>
+
+
+<p>A PRIMER OF THE BIBLE. By Prof. <span class="smcap">W. H. Bennett</span>.
+<span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Crown 8vo.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>2s. 6d.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">This Primer sketches the history of the books which make up the Bible, in the light
+of recent criticism. It gives an account of their character, origin, and composition,
+as far as possible in chronological order, with special reference to their
+relations to one another and to the history of Israel and the Church. The
+formation of the Canon is illustrated by chapters on the Apocrypha (Old and
+New Testament); and there is a brief notice of the history of the Bible since the
+close of the Canon.</p>
+
+
+<p>LIGHT AND LEAVEN: <span class="smcap">Historical and Social Sermons</span>.
+By the Rev. <span class="smcap">H. Hensley Henson, M.A.</span>, Fellow of All Souls&#8217;,
+Incumbent of St. Mary&#8217;s Hospital, Ilford. <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Crown 8vo.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>6s.</em></span></p>
+
+<p>&nbsp;</p>
+<div class="figcenter" style="width: 167px;">
+<img src="images/devotional.jpg" width="167" height="21" alt="devotional series" title="" />
+</div>
+
+
+<p>THE CONFESSIONS OF ST. AUGUSTINE. Newly Translated,
+with an Introduction, by <span class="smcap">C. Bigg, D.D.</span>, late Student of
+Christ Church. With a Frontispiece. <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>18mo.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>1s. 6d.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">This little book is the first volume of a new Devotional Series, printed in clear type,
+and published at a very low price.</p>
+
+<p class="sml">This volume contains the nine books of the &lsquo;Confessions&rsquo; which are suitable for
+devotional purposes. The name of the Editor is a sufficient guarantee of the
+excellence of the edition.</p>
+
+
+<p>THE HOLY SACRIFICE. By <span class="smcap">F. Weston, M.A.</span>, Curate of
+St. Matthew&#8217;s, Westminster. <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>18mo.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>1s.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">A small volume of devotions at the Holy Communion.</p>
+
+<p>&nbsp;</p>
+<p style="font-size: 130%;" class="center"><strong>Naval and Military</strong></p>
+
+
+<p>A HISTORY OF THE ART OF WAR. By <span class="smcap">C. W. Oman,
+M.A.</span>, Fellow of All Souls&#8217;, Oxford.
+<span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Demy 8vo.</em></span>
+<em>Illustrated.</em> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>21s.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="center">Vol. II. <span class="smcap">Medi&aelig;val Warfare.</span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">Mr. Oman is engaged on a History of the Art of War, of which the above, though
+covering the middle period from the fall of the Roman Empire to the general use
+of gunpowder in Western Europe, is the first instalment. The first battle dealt
+with will be Adrianople (378) and the last Navarette (1367). There will appear
+later a volume dealing with the Art of War among the Ancients, and another
+covering the 15th, 16th, and 17th centuries.</p>
+
+<p class="sml">The book will deal mainly with tactics and strategy, fortifications and siegecraft, but
+subsidiary chapters will give some account of the development of arms and armour,
+and of the various forms of military organization known to the Middle Ages.</p>
+
+
+<p><span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_6a" id="Page_6a">[Pg 6a]</a></span>
+A SHORT HISTORY OF THE ROYAL NAVY,
+<span class="smcap">From Early Times to the Present Day</span>. By <span class="smcap">David Hannay</span>.
+Illustrated.
+<span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>2 Vols. Demy 8vo.</em></span>
+<span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>7s. 6d. each.</em></span>
+<span style="margin-left: 1em;">Vol. I.</span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">This book aims at giving an account not only of the fighting we have done at sea,
+but of the growth of the service, of the part the Navy has played in the development
+of the Empire, and of its inner life.</p>
+
+
+<p>THE STORY OF THE BRITISH ARMY. By Lieut.-Colonel
+<span class="smcap">Cooper King</span>, of the Staff College, Camberley. Illustrated.
+<span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Demy 8vo.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>7s. 6d.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">This volume aims at describing the nature of the different armies that have been
+formed in Great Britain, and how from the early and feudal levies the present
+standing army came to be. The changes in tactics, uniform, and armament are
+briefly touched upon, and the campaigns in which the army has shared have
+been so far followed as to explain the part played by British regiments in them.</p>
+
+<p>&nbsp;</p>
+<p style="font-size: 130%;" class="center"><strong>General Literature</strong></p>
+
+
+<p>THE OLD ENGLISH HOME. By <span class="smcap">S. Baring-Gould.</span>
+With numerous Plans and Illustrations. <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Crown 8vo.</em></span>
+<span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>7s. 6d.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">This book, like Mr. Baring-Gould&#8217;s well-known &lsquo;Old Country Life,&rsquo; describes the
+life and environment of an old English family.</p>
+
+
+<p>OXFORD AND ITS COLLEGES. By <span class="smcap">J. Wells, M.A.</span>,
+Fellow and Tutor of Wadham College. Illustrated by <span class="smcap">E. H. New</span>.
+<span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Fcap. 8vo.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>3s.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Leather.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>4s.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">This is a guide&mdash;chiefly historical&mdash;to the Colleges of Oxford. It contains numerous
+illustrations.</p>
+
+
+<p>VOCES ACADEMIC&AElig;. By <span class="smcap">C. Grant Robertson, M.A.</span>,
+Fellow of All Souls&#8217;, Oxford. <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>With a Frontispiece.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Fcap. 8vo.</em></span>
+<span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>3s. 6d.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">This is a volume of light satirical dialogues and should be read by all who are interested
+in the life of Oxford.</p>
+
+
+<p>A PRIMER OF WORDSWORTH. By <span class="smcap">Laurie Magnus</span>.
+<span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Crown 8vo.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>2s. 6d.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">This volume is uniform with the Primers of Tennyson and Burns, and contains a
+concise biography of the poet, a critical appreciation of his work in detail, and a
+bibliography.</p>
+
+
+<p>NEO-MALTHUSIANISM. By <span class="smcap">R. Ussher, M.A.</span>
+<span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Cr. 8vo.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>6s.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">This book deals with a very delicate but most important matter, namely, the voluntary
+limitation of the family, and how such action affects morality, the individual,
+and the nation.</p>
+
+
+<p>PRIM&AElig;VAL SCENES. By <span class="smcap">H. N. Hutchinson, B.A., F.G.S.</span>,
+Author of &lsquo;Extinct Monsters,&rsquo; &lsquo;Creatures of Other Days,&rsquo; &lsquo;Prehistoric
+Man and Beast,&rsquo; etc. With numerous Illustrations drawn
+by <span class="smcap">John Hassall</span> and
+<span class="smcap">Fred. V. Burridge</span>.
+<span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>4to.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>6s.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">A set of twenty drawings, with short text to each, to illustrate the humorous aspects
+of prehistoric times. They are carefully planned by the author so as to be
+scientifically and arch&aelig;ologically correct and at the same time amusing.</p>
+
+
+<p><span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_7a" id="Page_7a">[Pg 7a]</a></span>
+THE WALLYPUG IN LONDON. By <span class="smcap">G. E. Farrow</span>,
+Author of &lsquo;The Wallypug of Why.&rsquo; With numerous Illustrations.
+<span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Crown 8vo.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>3s. 6d.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">An extravaganza for children, written with great charm and vivacity.</p>
+
+
+<p>RAILWAY NATIONALIZATION. By <span class="smcap">Clement Edwards.</span>
+<span style="margin-left: .5em;"><em>Social Questions Series.</em></span>
+<span style="margin-left: .5em;"><em>Crown 8vo.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: .5em;"><em>2s. 6d.</em></span></p>
+
+<p>&nbsp;</p>
+<p style="font-size: 130%;" class="center"><strong>Sport</strong></p>
+
+
+<p>SPORTING AND ATHLETIC RECORDS. By <span class="smcap">H. Morgan Browne</span>.
+<span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Crown 8vo.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>1s. paper;</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>2s. cloth.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">This book gives, in a clear and complete form, accurate records of the best performances
+in all important branches of Sport. It is an attempt, never yet made, to
+present all-important sporting records in a systematic way.</p>
+
+
+<p>THE GOLFING PILGRIM. By <span class="smcap">Horace G. Hutchinson.</span>
+<span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Crown 8vo.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>6s.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">This book, by a famous golfer, contains the following sketches lightly and humorously
+written:&mdash;The Prologue&mdash;The Pilgrim at the Shrine&mdash;Mecca out of Season&mdash;The
+Pilgrim at Home&mdash;The Pilgrim Abroad&mdash;The Life of the Links&mdash;A Tragedy by
+the Way&mdash;Scraps from the Scrip&mdash;The Golfer in Art&mdash;Early Pilgrims in the West&mdash;An
+Interesting Relic.</p>
+
+<p>&nbsp;</p>
+<p style="font-size: 130%;" class="center"><strong>Educational</strong></p>
+
+
+<p>EVAGRIUS. Edited by <span class="smcap">Professor L&eacute;on Parmentier</span> of
+Li&eacute;ge and M. Bidez of Gand. <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Demy 8vo.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>7s. 6d.</em></span>
+<em>Byzantine Texts.</em></p>
+
+
+<p>THE ODES AND EPODES OF HORACE. Translated by
+<span class="smcap">A. D. Godley, M.A.</span>, Fellow of Magdalen College, Oxford.
+<span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Crown 8vo. buckram.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>2s.</em></span></p>
+
+
+<p>ORNAMENTAL DESIGN FOR WOVEN FABRICS. By
+<span class="smcap">C. Stephenson</span>, of The Technical College, Bradford, and
+<span class="smcap">F. Suddards</span>, of The Yorkshire College, Leeds. With 65 full-page
+plates, and numerous designs and diagrams in the text. <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Demy 8vo.</em></span>
+<span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>7s. 6d.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">The aim of this book is to supply, in a systematic and practical form, information on
+the subject of Decorative Design as applied to Woven Fabrics, and is primarily
+intended to meet the requirements of students in Textile and Art Schools, or of
+designers actively engaged in the weaving industry. Its wealth of illustration is
+a marked feature of the book.</p>
+
+
+<p>ESSENTIALS OF COMMERCIAL EDUCATION. By
+<span class="smcap">E. E. Whitfield, M.A.</span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Crown 8vo.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>1s. 6d.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">A guide to Commercial Education and Examinations.</p>
+
+
+<p><span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_8a" id="Page_8a">[Pg 8a]</a></span>
+PASSAGES FOR UNSEEN TRANSLATION. By <span class="smcap">E. C. Marchant, M.A.</span>,
+Fellow of Peterhouse, Cambridge; and <span class="smcap">A. M. Cook, M.A.</span>,
+late Scholar of Wadham College, Oxford: Assistant
+Masters at St. Paul&#8217;s School. <span style="margin-left: .5em;"><em>Crown 8vo.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>3s. 6d.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">This book contains Two Hundred Latin and Two Hundred Greek Passages, and
+has been very carefully compiled to meet the wants of V. and VI. Form Boys at
+Public Schools. It is also well adapted for the use of Honour men at the
+Universities.</p>
+
+
+<p>EXERCISES IN LATIN ACCIDENCE. By <span class="smcap">S. E. Winbolt</span>,
+Assistant Master in Christ&#8217;s Hospital. <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Crown 8vo.</em></span>
+<span style="margin-left: .5em;"><em>1s. 6d.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">An elementary book adapted for Lower Forms to accompany the shorter Latin primer.</p>
+
+
+<p>NOTES ON GREEK AND LATIN SYNTAX. By <span class="smcap">G. Buckland Green, M.A.</span>,
+Assistant Master at the Edinburgh Academy, late Fellow of St. John&#8217;s
+College, Oxon. <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Cr. 8vo.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>3s. 6d.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">Notes and explanations on the chief difficulties of Greek and Latin Syntax, with
+numerous passages for exercise.</p>
+
+
+<p>A DIGEST OF DEDUCTIVE LOGIC. By <span class="smcap">Johnson Barker, B.A.</span>
+<span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Crown 8vo.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>2s. 6d.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">A short introduction to logic for students preparing for examinations.</p>
+
+
+<p>TEST CARDS IN EUCLID AND ALGEBRA. By <span class="smcap">D. S. Calderwood</span>,
+Headmaster of the Normal School, Edinburgh. In
+a Packet of 40, with Answers. <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>1s.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">A set of cards for advanced pupils in elementary schools.</p>
+
+
+<p>HOW TO MAKE A DRESS. By <span class="smcap">J. A. E. Wood</span>. Illustrated.
+<span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Crown 8vo.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>1s. 6d.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">A text-book for students preparing for the City and Guilds examination, based on
+the syllabus. The diagrams are numerous.</p>
+
+<p>&nbsp;</p>
+<p style="font-size: 130%;" class="center"><strong>Fiction</strong></p>
+
+
+<p>LOCHINVAR. By <span class="smcap">S. R. Crockett</span>, Author of &lsquo;The Raiders,&rsquo;
+etc. Illustrated by <span class="smcap">Frank Richards</span>. <em>Crown 8vo.</em> <em>6s.</em></p>
+
+
+<p>BYEWAYS. By <span class="smcap">Robert Hichens</span>, Author of &lsquo;Flames,&rsquo; etc.
+<span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Crown 8vo.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>6s.</em></span></p>
+
+
+<p>THE MUTABLE MANY. By <span class="smcap">Robert Barr</span>, Author of &lsquo;In
+the Midst of Alarms,&rsquo; &lsquo;A Woman Intervenes,&rsquo; etc. <em>Crown 8vo.</em> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>6s.</em></span></p>
+
+
+<p>THE LADY&#8217;S WALK. By <span class="smcap">Mrs. Oliphant</span>. <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Crown 8vo.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>6s.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">A new book by this lamented author, somewhat in the style of her &lsquo;Beleagured City.&rsquo;</p>
+
+
+<p><span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_9a" id="Page_9a">[Pg 9a]</a></span>
+TRAITS AND CONFIDENCES. By The Hon. <span class="smcap">Emily Lawless</span>,
+Author of &lsquo;Hurrish,&rsquo; &lsquo;Maelcho,&rsquo; etc. <em>Crown 8vo.</em> <em>6s.</em></p>
+
+
+<p>BLADYS. By <span class="smcap">S. Baring Gould</span>, Author of &lsquo;The Broom
+Squire,&rsquo; etc. Illustrated by <span class="smcap">F. H. Townsend</span>. <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Crown 8vo.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>6s.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">A Romance of the last century.</p>
+
+
+<p>THE POMP OF THE LAVILETTES. By <span class="smcap">Gilbert Parker</span>,
+Author of &lsquo;The Seats of the Mighty,&rsquo; etc. <em>Crown 8vo.</em> <em>3s. 6d.</em></p>
+
+
+<p>A DAUGHTER OF STRIFE. By <span class="smcap">Jane Helen Findlater</span>,
+Author of &lsquo;The Green Graves of Balgowrie.&rsquo; <em>Crown 8vo.</em> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>6s.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">A story of 1710.</p>
+
+
+<p>OVER THE HILLS. By <span class="smcap">Mary Findlater</span>. <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Crown 8vo.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>6s.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">A novel by a sister of J. H. Findlater, the author of &lsquo;The Green Graves of Balgowrie.&rsquo;</p>
+
+
+<p>A CREEL OF IRISH STORIES. By <span class="smcap">Jane Barlow</span>, Author
+of &lsquo;Irish Idylls.&rsquo; <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Crown 8vo.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>6s.</em></span></p>
+
+
+<p>THE CLASH OF ARMS. By <span class="smcap">J. Bloundelle Burton</span>,
+Author of &lsquo;In the Day of Adversity.&rsquo; <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Crown 8vo.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>6s.</em></span></p>
+
+
+<p>A PASSIONATE PILGRIM. By <span class="smcap">Percy White</span>, Author of
+&lsquo;Mr. Bailey-Martin.&rsquo; <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Crown 8vo.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>6s.</em></span></p>
+
+
+<p>SECRETARY TO BAYNE, M.P. By <span class="smcap">W. Pett Ridge</span>.
+<span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Crown 8vo.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>6s.</em></span></p>
+
+
+<p>THE BUILDERS. By <span class="smcap">J. S. Fletcher</span>, Author of &lsquo;When
+Charles I. was King.&rsquo; <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Crown 8vo.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>6s.</em></span></p>
+
+
+<p>JOSIAH&#8217;S WIFE. By <span class="smcap">Norma Lorimer</span>. <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Crown 8vo.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>6s.</em></span></p>
+
+
+<p>BY STROKE OF SWORD. By <span class="smcap">Andrew Balfour</span>. Illustrated
+by <span class="smcap">W. Cubitt Cooke</span>. <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Crown 8vo.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>6s.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">A romance of the time of Elizabeth.</p>
+
+
+<p>THE SINGER OF MARLY. By <span class="smcap">I. Hooper</span>. Illustrated
+by <span class="smcap">W. Cubitt Cooke</span>. <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Crown 8vo.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>6s.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">A romance of adventure.</p>
+
+
+<p>KIRKHAM&#8217;S FIND. By <span class="smcap">Mary Gaunt</span>, Author of &lsquo;The
+Moving Finger.&rsquo; <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Crown 8vo.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>6s.</em></span></p>
+
+
+<p>THE FALL OF THE SPARROW. By <span class="smcap">M. C. Balfour</span>.
+<span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Crown 8vo.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>6s.</em></span></p>
+
+
+<p>SCOTTISH BORDER LIFE. By <span class="smcap">James C. Dibdin</span>.
+<span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Crown 8vo.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>3s. 6d.</em></span></p>
+
+
+
+
+<p><span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_10a" id="Page_10a">[Pg 10a]</a></span></p><hr style="width: 65%;" />
+<p class="center"><span style="font-size: 110%;"><strong>A LIST OF</strong></span><br />
+<span style="font-size: 180%;" class="smcap"><strong>Messrs. Methuen&#8217;s</strong></span><br />
+<span style="font-size: 160%;" class="smcap"><strong>publications</strong></span></p>
+
+<p class="center">&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;</p>
+
+<p style="font-size: 130%;" class="center"><strong>Poetry</strong></p>
+
+
+<p class="center"><span class="smcap"><strong>rudyard kipling&#8217;s new poems</strong></span></p>
+
+<p><strong>Rudyard Kipling.</strong> THE SEVEN SEAS. By <span class="smcap">Rudyard Kipling</span>.
+<span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Third Edition.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Crown 8vo.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Buckram, gilt top.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>6s.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;The new poems of Mr. Rudyard Kipling have all the spirit and swing of their predecessors.
+Patriotism is the solid concrete foundation on which Mr. Kipling has
+built the whole of his work.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Times.</em></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;Full of passionate patriotism and the Imperial spirit.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Yorkshire Post.</em></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;The Empire has found a singer; it is no depreciation of the songs to say that statesmen
+may have, one way or other, to take account of them.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Manchester
+Guardian.</em></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;Animated through and through with indubitable genius.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Daily Telegraph.</em></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;Packed with inspiration, with humour, with pathos.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Daily Chronicle.</em></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;All the pride of empire, all the intoxication of power, all the ardour, the energy,
+the masterful strength and the wonderful endurance and death-scorning pluck
+which are the very bone and fibre and marrow of the British character are here.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Daily
+Mail.</em></p>
+
+
+<p><strong>Rudyard Kipling.</strong> BARRACK-ROOM BALLADS; And
+Other Verses. By <span class="smcap">Rudyard Kipling</span>.
+<span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Twelfth Edition.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Crown 8vo.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>6s.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;Mr. Kipling&#8217;s verse is strong, vivid, full of character.... Unmistakable genius
+rings in every line.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Times.</em></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;The ballads teem with imagination, they palpitate with emotion. We read them
+with laughter and tears; the metres throb in our pulses, the cunningly ordered
+words tingle with life; and if this be not poetry, what is?&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Pall Mall Gazette.</em></p>
+
+
+<p><strong>&ldquo;Q.&rdquo;</strong> POEMS AND BALLADS. By &ldquo;Q.,&rdquo; Author of &lsquo;Green
+Bays,&rsquo; etc. <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Crown 8vo.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Buckram.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>3s. 6d.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;This work has just the faint, ineffable touch and glow that make poetry. &lsquo;Q.&rsquo; has
+the true romantic spirit.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Speaker.</em></p>
+
+
+<p><strong>&ldquo;Q.&rdquo;</strong> GREEN BAYS: Verses and Parodies. By &ldquo;Q.,&rdquo; Author
+of &lsquo;Dead Man&#8217;s Rock,&rsquo; etc. <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Second Edition.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Crown 8vo.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>3s. 6d.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;The verses display a rare and versatile gift of parody, great command of metre, and
+a very pretty turn of humour.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Times.</em></p>
+
+
+<p><strong>E. Mackay.</strong> A SONG OF THE SEA. By <span class="smcap">Eric Mackay</span>,
+Author of &lsquo;The Love Letters of a Violinist.&rsquo; <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Second Edition.</em></span>
+<span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Fcap. 8vo.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>5s.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;Everywhere Mr. Mackay displays himself the master of a style marked by all the
+characteristics of the best rhetoric. He has a keen sense of rhythm and of general
+balance; his verse is excellently sonorous.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Globe</em>.</p>
+
+
+<p><span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_11a" id="Page_11a">[Pg 11a]</a></span>
+<strong>Ibsen.</strong> BRAND. A Drama by <span class="smcap">Henrik Ibsen</span>. Translated by
+William Wilson. <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Second Edition.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Crown 8vo.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>3s. 6d.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;The greatest world-poem of the nineteenth century next to &ldquo;Faust.&rdquo; It is in
+the same set with &ldquo;Agamemnon,&rdquo; with &ldquo;Lear,&rdquo; with the literature that we now
+instinctively regard as high and holy.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Daily Chronicle.</em></p>
+
+
+<p><strong>&ldquo;A. G.&rdquo;</strong> VERSES TO ORDER. By &ldquo;A. G.&rdquo; <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Cr. 8vo.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>2s. 6d. net.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">A small volume of verse by a writer whose initials are well known to Oxford men.</p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;A capital specimen of light academic poetry. These verses are very bright and
+engaging, easy and sufficiently witty.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>St. James&#8217;s Gazette.</em></p>
+
+<p>&nbsp;</p>
+<p style="font-size: 130%;" class="center"><strong>Belles Lettres, Anthologies, etc.</strong></p>
+
+
+<p><strong>R. L. Stevenson.</strong> VAILIMA LETTERS. By <span class="smcap">Robert Louis Stevenson</span>.
+With an Etched Portrait by <span class="smcap">William Strang</span>, and
+other Illustrations. <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Second Edition.</em></span>
+<span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Crown 8vo.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Buckram.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>7s. 6d.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;Few publications have in our time been more eagerly awaited than these &ldquo;Vailima
+Letters,&rdquo; giving the first fruits of the correspondence of Robert Louis Stevenson.
+But, high as the tide of expectation has run, no reader can possibly be disappointed
+in the result.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>St. James&#8217;s Gazette.</em></p>
+
+
+<p><strong>Henley and Whibley.</strong> A BOOK OF ENGLISH PROSE.
+Collected by <span class="smcap">W. E. Henley</span> and <span class="smcap">Charles Whibley</span>.
+<span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Crown 8vo.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>6s.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;A unique volume of extracts&mdash;an art gallery of early prose.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Birmingham Post.</em></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;An admirable companion to Mr. Henley&#8217;s &ldquo;Lyra Heroica.&rdquo;&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Saturday Review.</em></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;Quite delightful. A greater treat for those not well acquainted with pre-Restoration
+prose could not be imagined.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Athen&aelig;um.</em></p>
+
+
+<p><strong>H. C. Beeching.</strong> LYRA SACRA: An Anthology of Sacred Verse.
+Edited by <span class="smcap">H. C. Beeching</span>, M.A.
+<span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Crown 8vo.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Buckram.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>6s.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;A charming selection, which maintains a lofty standard of excellence.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Times.</em></p>
+
+
+<p><strong>&ldquo;Q.&rdquo;</strong> THE GOLDEN POMP: A Procession of English Lyrics
+from Surrey to Shirley, arranged by A. T. <span class="smcap">Quiller Couch</span>.
+<span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Crown 8vo.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Buckram.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>6s.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;A delightful volume: a really golden &ldquo;Pomp.&rdquo;&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Spectator.</em></p>
+
+
+<p><strong>W. B. Yeats.</strong> AN ANTHOLOGY OF IRISH VERSE.
+Edited by W. B. <span class="smcap">Yeats</span>. <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Crown 8vo.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>3s. 6d.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;An attractive and catholic selection.&rsquo;&mdash;Times.</p>
+
+
+<p><strong>G. W. Steevens.</strong> MONOLOGUES OF THE DEAD. By
+<span class="smcap">G. W. Steevens.</span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Foolscap 8vo.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>3s. 6d.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">A series of Soliloquies in which famous men of antiquity&mdash;Julius C&aelig;sar, Nero,
+Alcibiades, etc., attempt to express themselves in the modes of thought and
+language of to-day.</p>
+
+<p class="sml">The effect is sometimes splendid, sometimes bizarre, but always amazingly
+clever.&mdash;<em>Pall Mall Gazette.</em></p>
+
+
+<p><span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_12a" id="Page_12a">[Pg 12a]</a></span>
+<strong>Victor Hugo.</strong> THE LETTERS OF VICTOR HUGO.
+Translated from the French by <span class="smcap">F. Clarke, M.A.</span>
+<span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>In Two Volumes.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Demy 8vo.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>10s. 6d. each.</em></span>
+<span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Vol. I.</em></span> 1815-35.</p>
+
+<p class="sml">This is the first volume of one of the most interesting and important collection of
+letters ever published in France. The correspondence dates from Victor Hugo&#8217;s
+boyhood to his death, and none of the letters have been published before. The
+arrangement is chiefly chronological, but where there is an interesting set of
+letters to one person these are arranged together. The first volume contains,
+among others, (1) Letters to his father; (2) to his young wife; (3) to his confessor,
+Lamennais; (4) a very important set of about fifty letters to Sainte-Beauve; (5)
+letters about his early books and plays.</p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;A charming and vivid picture of a man whose egotism never marred his natural
+kindness, and whose vanity did not impair his greatness.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Standard.</em></p>
+
+
+<p><strong>C. H. Pearson.</strong> ESSAYS AND CRITICAL REVIEWS. By
+<span class="smcap">C. H. Pearson, M.A.</span>, Author of &lsquo;National Life and Character.&rsquo;
+Edited, with a Biographical Sketch, by <span class="smcap">H. A. Strong, M.A.,
+LL.D</span>. With a Portrait. <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Demy 8vo.</em></span>
+<span style="margin-left: .5em;"><em>10s. 6d.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;Remarkable for careful handling, breadth of view, and knowledge.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Scotsman.</em></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;Charming essays.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Spectator.</em></p>
+
+
+<p><strong>W. M. Dixon.</strong> A PRIMER OF TENNYSON. By <span class="smcap">W. M. Dixon, M.A.</span>,
+Professor of English Literature at Mason College.
+<span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Crown 8vo.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>2s. 6d.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;Much sound and well-expressed criticism and acute literary judgments. The bibliography
+is a boon.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Speaker.</em></p>
+
+
+<p><strong>W. A. Craigie.</strong> A PRIMER OF BURNS. By <span class="smcap">W. A. Craigie</span>.
+<span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Crown 8vo.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>2s. 6d.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">This book is planned on a method similar to the &lsquo;Primer of Tennyson.&rsquo; It has also
+a glossary.</p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;A valuable addition to the literature of the poet.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Times.</em></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;An excellent short account.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Pall Mall Gazette.</em></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;An admirable introduction.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Globe.</em></p>
+
+
+<p><strong>Sterne.</strong> THE LIFE AND OPINIONS OF TRISTRAM
+SHANDY. By <span class="smcap">Lawrence Sterne</span>. With an Introduction by
+<span class="smcap">Charles Whibley</span>, and a Portrait.
+<span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>2 vols.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>7s.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;Very dainty volumes are these; the paper, type, and light-green binding are all
+very agreeable to the eye. <em>Simplex munditiis</em> is the phrase that might be applied
+to them.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Globe.</em></p>
+
+
+<p><strong>Congreve.</strong> THE COMEDIES OF WILLIAM CONGREVE.
+With an Introduction by <span class="smcap">G. S. Street</span>, and a Portrait.
+<span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>2 vols.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>7s.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;The volumes are strongly bound in green buckram, are of a convenient size, and
+pleasant to look upon, so that whether on the shelf, or on the table, or in the hand
+the possessor is thoroughly content with them.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Guardian.</em></p>
+
+
+<p><strong>Morier.</strong> THE ADVENTURES OF HAJJI BABA OF
+ISPAHAN. By <span class="smcap">James Morier</span>. With an Introduction by
+<span class="smcap">E. G. Browne, M.A.</span>, and a Portrait.
+<span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>2 vols.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>7s.</em></span></p>
+
+
+<p><strong>Walton.</strong> THE LIVES OF DONNE, WOTTON, HOOKER,
+HERBERT, <span class="smcap">and</span> SANDERSON. By <span class="smcap">Izaak Walton</span>. With
+an Introduction by <span class="smcap">Vernon Blackburn</span>, and a Portrait.
+<span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>3s. 6d.</em></span></p>
+
+
+<p><span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_13a" id="Page_13a">[Pg 13a]</a></span>
+<strong>Johnson.</strong> THE LIVES OF THE ENGLISH POETS. By
+<span class="smcap">Samuel Johnson, LL.D.</span> With an Introduction by <span class="smcap">J. H. Millar</span>,
+and a Portrait. <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>3 vols.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>10s. 6d.</em></span></p>
+
+
+<p><strong>Burns.</strong> THE POEMS OF ROBERT BURNS. Edited by
+<span class="smcap">Andrew Lang</span> and <span class="smcap">W. A. Craigie</span>.
+With Portrait. <em>Demy 8vo, gilt top.</em> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>6s.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">This edition contains a carefully collated Text, numerous Notes, critical and textual,
+a critical and biographical Introduction, and a Glossary.</p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;Among the editions in one volume, Mr. Andrew Lang&#8217;s will take the place of
+authority.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Times.</em></p>
+
+
+<p><strong>F. Langbridge.</strong> BALLADS OF THE BRAVE: Poems of
+Chivalry, Enterprise, Courage, and Constancy. Edited, with Notes,
+by Rev. <span class="smcap">F. Langbridge</span>.
+<span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Crown 8vo.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Buckram.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>3s. 6d.</em></span>
+<span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>School Edition.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>2s. 6d.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;A very happy conception happily carried out. These &ldquo;Ballads of the Brave&rdquo; are
+intended to suit the real tastes of boys, and will suit the taste of the great
+majority.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Spectator.</em></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;The book is full of splendid things.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>World.</em></p>
+
+<p>&nbsp;</p>
+<p style="font-size: 130%;" class="center"><strong>Illustrated Books</strong></p>
+
+
+<p><strong>Jane Barlow.</strong> THE BATTLE OF THE FROGS AND MICE,
+translated by <span class="smcap">Jane Barlow</span>, Author of &lsquo;Irish Idylls,&rsquo; and pictured
+by <span class="smcap">F. D. Bedford</span>. <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Small 4to.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>6s. net.</em></span></p>
+
+
+<p><strong>S. Baring Gould.</strong> A BOOK OF FAIRY TALES retold by S.
+<span class="smcap">Baring Gould</span>. With numerous illustrations and initial letters by
+<span class="smcap">Arthur J. Gaskin</span>. <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Second Edition.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Crown 8vo.</em></span>
+<span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Buckram.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>6s.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;Mr. Baring Gould is deserving of gratitude, in re-writing in honest, simple style the
+old stories that delighted the childhood of &ldquo;our fathers and grandfathers.&rdquo; As to
+the form of the book, and the printing, which is by Messrs. Constable, it were
+difficult to commend overmuch.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Saturday Review.</em></p>
+
+
+<p><strong>S. Baring Gould.</strong> OLD ENGLISH FAIRY TALES. Collected
+and edited by <span class="smcap">S. Baring Gould</span>. With Numerous Illustrations
+by <span class="smcap">F. D. Bedford</span>. <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Second Edition.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Crown 8vo.</em></span>
+<span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Buckram.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>6s.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;A charming volume, which children will be sure to appreciate. The stories have
+been selected with great ingenuity from various old ballads and folk-tales, and,
+having been somewhat altered and readjusted, now stand forth, clothed in Mr.
+Baring Gould&#8217;s delightful English, to enchant youthful readers.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Guardian.</em></p>
+
+
+<p><strong>S. Baring Gould.</strong> A BOOK OF NURSERY SONGS AND
+RHYMES. Edited by <span class="smcap">S. Baring Gould</span>, and Illustrated by the
+Birmingham Art School. <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Buckram, gilt top.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Crown 8vo.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>6s.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;The volume is very complete in its way, as it contains nursery songs to the number
+of 77, game-rhymes, and jingles. To the student we commend the sensible introduction,
+and the explanatory notes. The volume is superbly printed on soft,
+thick paper, which it is a pleasure to touch; and the borders and pictures are
+among the very best specimens we have seen of the Gaskin school.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Birmingham
+Gazette.</em></p>
+
+
+<p><span class='pagenum'><a name="Page_14a" id="Page_14a">[Pg 14a]</a></span>
+<strong>H. C. Beeching.</strong> A BOOK OF CHRISTMAS VERSE. Edited
+by <span class="smcap">H. C. Beeching</span>, M.A., and Illustrated by <span class="smcap">Walter Crane</span>.
+<span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Crown 8vo, gilt top.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>5s.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">A collection of the best verse inspired by the birth of Christ from the Middle Ages
+to the present day. A distinction of the book is the large number of poems it
+contains by modern authors, a few of which are here printed for the first time.</p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;An anthology which, from its unity of aim and high poetic excellence, has a better
+right to exist than most of its fellows.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Guardian.</em></p>
+
+<p>&nbsp;</p>
+<p style="font-size: 130%;" class="center"><strong>History</strong></p>
+
+
+<p><strong>Gibbon.</strong> THE DECLINE AND FALL OF THE ROMAN
+EMPIRE. By <span class="smcap">Edward Gibbon</span>. A New Edition, Edited with
+Notes, Appendices, and Maps, by <span class="smcap">J. B. Bury, M.A.</span>, Fellow of
+Trinity College, Dublin.
+<span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>In Seven Volumes.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Demy 8vo.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Gilt top.</em></span>
+<span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>8s. 6d. each.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Also crown 8vo.</em></span>
+<span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>6s. each.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Vols. I., II., and III.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;The time has certainly arrived for a new edition of Gibbon&#8217;s great work.... Professor
+Bury is the right man to undertake this task. His learning is amazing,
+both in extent and accuracy. The book is issued in a handy form, and at a
+moderate price, and it is admirably printed.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Times.</em></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;The edition is edited as a classic should be edited, removing nothing, yet indicating
+the value of the text, and bringing it up to date. It promises to be of the utmost
+value, and will be a welcome addition to many libraries.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Scotsman.</em></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;This edition, so far as one may judge from the first instalment, is a marvel of
+erudition and critical skill, and it is the very minimum of praise to predict that the
+seven volumes of it will supersede Dean Milman&#8217;s as the standard edition of our
+great historical classic.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Glasgow Herald.</em></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;The beau-ideal Gibbon has arrived at last.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Sketch.</em></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;At last there is an adequate modern edition of Gibbon.... The best edition the
+nineteenth century could produce.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Manchester Guardian.</em></p>
+
+
+<p><strong>Flinders Petrie.</strong> A HISTORY OF EGYPT, <span class="smcap">from the Earliest
+Times to the Present Day.</span> Edited by <span class="smcap">W. M. Flinders
+Petrie, D.C.L., LL.D.</span>, Professor of Egyptology at University
+College. <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Fully Illustrated.</em></span>
+<span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>In Six Volumes.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Crown 8vo.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>6s. each.</em></span></p>
+
+<p><span style="margin-left: 3em;">Vol. I.</span> <span class="smcap">Prehistoric Times to XVI. Dynasty.</span> W. M. F.
+Petrie. <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Third Edition.</em></span></p>
+
+<p><span style="margin-left: 3em;">Vol. II.</span> <span class="smcap">The XVIIth and XVIIIth Dynasties.</span> W. M. F.
+Petrie. <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Second Edition.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;A history written in the spirit of scientific precision so worthily represented by Dr.
+Petrie and his school cannot but promote sound and accurate study, and
+supply a vacant place in the English literature of Egyptology.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Times.</em></p>
+
+
+<p><strong>Flinders Petrie.</strong> EGYPTIAN TALES. Edited by <span class="smcap">W. M. Flinders Petrie.</span> Illustrated by <span class="smcap">Tristram Ellis.</span>
+<span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>In Two Volumes.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Crown 8vo.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>3s. 6d. each.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;A valuable addition to the literature of comparative folk-lore. The drawings are
+really illustrations in the literal sense of the word.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Globe.</em></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;It has a scientific value to the student of history and arch&aelig;ology.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Scotsman.</em></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;Invaluable as a picture of life in Palestine and Egypt.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Daily News.</em></p>
+
+
+<p><span class='pagenum'><a name="Page15a" id="Page15a">[Pg 15a]</a></span>
+<strong>Flinders Petrie.</strong> EGYPTIAN DECORATIVE ART. By
+<span class="smcap">W. M. Flinders Petrie, D.C.L.</span> With 120 Illustrations.
+<span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Crown 8vo.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>3s. 6d.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;Professor Flinders Petrie is not only a profound Egyptologist, but an accomplished
+student of comparative arch&aelig;ology. In these lectures, delivered at the Royal
+Institution, he displays both qualifications with rare skill in elucidating the
+development of decorative art in Egypt, and in tracing its influence on the
+art of other countries.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Times.</em></p>
+
+
+<p><strong>S. Baring Gould.</strong> THE TRAGEDY OF THE C&AElig;SARS.
+The Emperors of the Julian and Claudian Lines. With numerous
+Illustrations from Busts, Gems, Cameos, etc. By <span class="smcap">S. Baring Gould</span>,
+Author of &lsquo;Mehalah,&rsquo; etc. <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Fourth Edition.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Royal 8vo.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>15s.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;A most splendid and fascinating book on a subject of undying interest. The great
+feature of the book is the use the author has made of the existing portraits of the
+C&aelig;sars, and the admirable critical subtlety he has exhibited in dealing with this
+line of research. It is brilliantly written, and the illustrations are supplied on a
+scale of profuse magnificence.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Daily Chronicle.</em></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;The volumes will in no sense disappoint the general reader. Indeed, in their way,
+there is nothing in any sense so good in English.... Mr. Baring Gould has
+presented his narrative in such a way as not to make one dull page.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Athen&aelig;um.</em></p>
+
+
+<p><strong>H. de B. Gibbons.</strong> INDUSTRY IN ENGLAND: HISTORICAL
+OUTLINES. By <span class="smcap">H. de B. Gibbins, M.A.</span>, D.Litt. With
+5 Maps. <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Second Edition.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Demy 8vo.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>10s. 6d.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">This book is written with the view of affording a clear view of the main facts of
+English Social and Industrial History placed in due perspective. Beginning
+with prehistoric times, it passes in review the growth and advance of industry
+up to the nineteenth century, showing its gradual development and progress.
+The book is illustrated by Maps, Diagrams, and Tables.</p>
+
+
+<p><strong>A. Clark.</strong> THE COLLEGES OF OXFORD: Their History
+and their Traditions. By Members of the University. Edited by
+<span class="smcap">A. Clark, M.A.</span>, Fellow and Tutor of Lincoln College.
+<span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>8vo.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>12s. 6d.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;A work which will certainly be appealed to for many years as the standard book on
+the Colleges of Oxford.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Athen&aelig;um.</em></p>
+
+
+<p><strong>Perrens.</strong> THE HISTORY OF FLORENCE FROM 1434
+TO 1492. By <span class="smcap">F. T. Perrens</span>. Translated by <span class="smcap">Hannah Lynch</span>.
+<span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>8vo.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>12s. 6d.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">A history of Florence under the domination of Cosimo, Piero, and Lorenzo de
+Medicis.</p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;This is a standard book by an honest and intelligent historian, who has deserved
+well of all who are interested in Italian history.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Manchester Guardian.</em></p>
+
+
+<p><strong>J. Wells.</strong> A SHORT HISTORY OF ROME. By <span class="smcap">J. Wells,
+M.A.</span>, Fellow and Tutor of Wadham Coll., Oxford. With 4 Maps.
+<span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Crown 8vo.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>3s. 6d.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">This book is intended for the Middle and Upper Forms of Public Schools and for
+Pass Students at the Universities. It contains copious Tables, etc.</p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;An original work written on an original plan, and with uncommon freshness and
+vigour.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Speaker.</em></p>
+
+
+<p><span class='pagenum'><a name="Page16a" id="Page16a">[Pg 16a]</a></span>
+<strong>E. L. S. Horsburgh.</strong> THE CAMPAIGN OF WATERLOO.
+By <span class="smcap">E. L. S. Horsburgh, B.A.</span>
+<em>With Plans.</em> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Crown 8vo.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>5s.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;A brilliant essay&mdash;simple, sound, and thorough.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Daily Chronicle.</em></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;A study, the most concise, the most lucid, the most critical that has been
+produced.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Birmingham Mercury.</em></p>
+
+
+<p><strong>H. B. George.</strong> BATTLES OF ENGLISH HISTORY. By
+<span class="smcap">H. B. George, M.A.</span>, Fellow of New College, Oxford.
+<em>With numerous Plans.</em> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Third Edition.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Crown 8vo.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>6s.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;Mr. George has undertaken a very useful task&mdash;that of making military affairs intelligible
+and instructive to non-military readers&mdash;and has executed it with laudable
+intelligence and industry, and with a large measure of success.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Times.</em></p>
+
+
+<p><strong>O. Browning.</strong> A SHORT HISTORY OF MEDI&AElig;VAL ITALY,
+<span class="smcap">a.d.</span> 1250-1530. By <span class="smcap">Oscar Browning</span>, Fellow and Tutor of King&#8217;s
+College, Cambridge. <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Second Edition.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>In Two Volumes.</em></span>
+<span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Crown 8vo.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>5s. each.</em></span></p>
+
+<p><span style="margin-left: 3em;">Vol. I.</span> 1250-1409.&mdash;Guelphs and Ghibellines.</p>
+
+<p><span style="margin-left: 3em;">Vol. II.</span> 1409-1530.&mdash;The Age of the Condottieri.</p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;A vivid picture of medi&aelig;val Italy.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Standard.</em></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;Mr. Browning is to be congratulated on the production of a work of immense
+labour and learning.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Westminster Gazette.</em></p>
+
+
+<p><strong>O&#8217;Grady.</strong> THE STORY OF IRELAND. By <span class="smcap">Standish O&#8217;Grady</span>,
+Author of &lsquo;Finn and his Companions.&rsquo; <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Cr. 8vo.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>2s. 6d.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;Most delightful, most stimulating. Its racy humour, its original imaginings,
+make it one of the freshest, breeziest volumes.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Methodist Times.</em></p>
+
+<p>&nbsp;</p>
+<p style="font-size: 130%;" class="center"><strong>Biography</strong></p>
+
+
+<p><strong>S. Baring Gould.</strong> THE LIFE OF NAPOLEON BONAPARTE.
+By <span class="smcap">S. Baring Gould</span>. With over 450 Illustrations in
+the Text and 12 Photogravure Plates.
+<span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Large quarto.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Gilt top.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>36s.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;The best biography of Napoleon in our tongue, nor have the French as good a
+biographer of their hero. A book very nearly as good as Southey&#8217;s &ldquo;Life of
+Nelson.&rdquo;&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Manchester Guardian.</em></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;The main feature of this gorgeous volume is its great wealth of beautiful photogravures
+and finely-executed wood engravings, constituting a complete pictorial
+chronicle of Napoleon I.&#8217;s personal history from the days of his early childhood
+at Ajaccio to the date of his second interment under the dome of the Invalides in
+Paris.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Daily Telegraph.</em></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;The most elaborate account of Napoleon ever produced by an English writer.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Daily
+Chronicle.</em></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;A brilliant and attractive volume. Never before have so many pictures relating
+to Napoleon been brought within the limits of an English book.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Globe.</em></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;Particular notice is due to the vast collection of contemporary illustrations.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Guardian.</em></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;Nearly all the illustrations are real contributions to history.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Westminster Gazette.</em></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;The illustrations are of supreme interest.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Standard.</em></p>
+
+
+<p><span class='pagenum'><a name="Page17a" id="Page17a">[Pg 17a]</a></span>
+<strong>Morris Fuller.</strong> THE LIFE AND WRITINGS OF JOHN
+DAVENANT, D.D. (1571-1641), President of Queen&#8217;s College,
+Lady Margaret Professor of Divinity, Bishop of Salisbury. By
+<span class="smcap">Morris Fuller, B.D.</span>
+<span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Demy 8vo.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>10s. 6d.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;A valuable contribution to ecclesiastical history.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Birmingham Gazette.</em></p>
+
+
+<p><strong>J. M. Rigg.</strong> ST. ANSELM OF CANTERBURY: <span class="smcap">A Chapter
+in the History of Religion</span>. By <span class="smcap">J. M. Rigg</span>.
+<span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Demy 8vo.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>7s. 6d.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;Mr. Rigg has told the story of the great Primate&#8217;s life with scholarly ability, and
+has thereby contributed an interesting chapter to the history of the Norman period.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Daily
+Chronicle.</em></p>
+
+
+<p><strong>F. W. Joyce.</strong> THE LIFE OF SIR FREDERICK GORE
+OUSELEY. By <span class="smcap">F. W. Joyce, M.A.</span> With Portraits and Illustrations.
+<span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Crown 8vo.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>7s. 6d.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;This book has been undertaken in quite the right spirit, and written with sympathy,
+insight, and considerable literary skill.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Times.</em></p>
+
+
+<p><strong>W. G. Collingwood.</strong> THE LIFE OF JOHN RUSKIN. By
+<span class="smcap">W. G. Collingwood, M.A.</span>, Editor of Mr. Ruskin&#8217;s Poems. With
+numerous Portraits, and 13 Drawings by Mr. Ruskin.
+<span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Second Edition.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>2 vols.</em></span>
+<span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>8vo.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>32s.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;No more magnificent volumes have been published for a long time.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Times.</em></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;It is long since we had a biography with such delights of substance and of form.
+Such a book is a pleasure for the day, and a joy for ever.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Daily Chronicle.</em></p>
+
+
+<p><strong>C. Waldstein.</strong> JOHN RUSKIN: a Study. By <span class="smcap">Charles Waldstein, M.A.</span>,
+Fellow of King&#8217;s College, Cambridge. With a
+Photogravure Portrait after Professor Herkomer.
+<span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Post 8vo.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>5s.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;A thoughtful, impartial, well-written criticism of Ruskin&#8217;s teaching, intended to
+separate what the author regards as valuable and permanent from what is transient
+and erroneous in the great master&#8217;s writing.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Daily Chronicle.</em></p>
+
+
+<p><strong>W. H. Hutton.</strong> THE LIFE OF SIR THOMAS MORE. By
+<span class="smcap">W. H. Hutton, M.A.</span>, Author of &lsquo;William Laud.&rsquo;
+<span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>With Portraits.</em></span>
+<span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Crown 8vo.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>5s.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;The book lays good claim to high rank among our biographies. It is excellently,
+even lovingly, written.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Scotsman.</em></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;An excellent monograph.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Times.</em></p>
+
+
+<p><strong>Clark Russell.</strong> THE LIFE OF ADMIRAL LORD COLLINGWOOD.
+By <span class="smcap">W. Clark Russell</span>, Author of &lsquo;The Wreck
+of the Grosvenor.&rsquo; With Illustrations by <span class="smcap">F. Brangwyn</span>.
+<span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Third Edition.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Crown 8vo.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>6s.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;A book which we should like to see in the hands of every boy in the country.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>St.
+James&#8217;s Gazette.</em></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;A really good book.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Saturday Review.</em></p>
+
+
+<p><span class='pagenum'><a name="Page18a" id="Page18a">[Pg 18a]</a></span>
+<strong>Southey.</strong> ENGLISH SEAMEN (Howard, Clifford, Hawkins,
+Drake, Cavendish). By <span class="smcap">Robert Southey</span>. Edited, with an
+Introduction, by <span class="smcap">David Hannay</span>.
+<span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Second Edition.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Crown 8vo.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>6s.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;Admirable and well-told stories of our naval history.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Army and Navy Gazette.</em></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;A brave, inspiriting book.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Black and White.</em></p>
+
+
+<p>&nbsp;</p>
+<p style="font-size: 130%;" class="center"><strong>Travel, Adventure and Topography</strong></p>
+
+
+<p><strong>R. S. S. Baden-Powell.</strong> THE DOWNFALL OF PREMPEH.
+A Diary of Life with the Native Levy in Ashanti, 1895. By Colonel
+<span class="smcap">Baden-Powell</span>. With 21 Illustrations and a Map.
+<span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Demy 8vo.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>10s. 6d.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;A compact, faithful, most readable record of the campaign.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Daily News.</em></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;A bluff and vigorous narrative.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Glasgow Herald.</em></p>
+
+
+<p><strong>R. S. S. Baden-Powell.</strong> THE MATEBELE CAMPAIGN 1896.
+By Colonel <span class="smcap">R. S. S. Baden-Powell</span>. With nearly 100 Illustrations.
+<span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Second Edition.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Demy 8vo.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>15s.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;Written in an unaffectedly light and humorous style.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>The World.</em></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;A very racy and eminently readable book.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>St. James&#8217;s Gazette.</em></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;As a straightforward account of a great deal of plucky work unpretentiously done,
+this book is well worth reading. The simplicity of the narrative is all in its
+favour, and accords in a peculiarly English fashion with the nature of the
+subject.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Times.</em></p>
+
+
+<p><strong>Captain Hinde.</strong> THE FALL OF THE CONGO ARABS.
+By <span class="smcap">Sidney L. Hinde</span>. With Portraits and Plans.
+<span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Demy 8vo.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>12s. 6d.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;The book is full of good things, and of sustained interest.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>St. James&#8217;s Gazette.</em></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;A graphic sketch of one of the most exciting and important episodes in the struggle
+for supremacy in Central Africa between the Arabs and their Europeon rivals.
+Apart from the story of the campaign, Captain Hinde&#8217;s book is mainly remarkable
+for the fulness with which he discusses the question of cannibalism. It is,
+indeed, the only connected narrative&mdash;in English, at any rate&mdash;which has been
+published of this particular episode in African history.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Times.</em></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;Captain Hinde&#8217;s book is one of the most interesting and valuable contributions yet
+made to the literature of modern Africa.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Daily News.</em></p>
+
+
+<p><strong>W. Crooke.</strong> THE NORTH-WESTERN PROVINCES OF
+INDIA: <span class="smcap">Their Ethnology and Administration</span>.
+By <span class="smcap">W. Crooke</span>. With Maps and Illustrations.
+<span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Demy 8vo.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>10s. 6d.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;A carefully and well-written account of one of the most important provinces of the
+Empire. In seven chapters Mr. Crooke deals successively with the land in its
+physical aspect, the province under Hindoo and Mussulman rule, the province
+under British rule, the ethnology and sociology of the province, the religious and
+social life of the people, the land and its settlement, and the native peasant in his
+relation to the land. The illustrations are good and well selected, and the map is
+excellent.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Manchester Guardian.</em></p>
+
+
+<p><span class='pagenum'><a name="Page19a" id="Page19a">[Pg 19a]</a></span>
+<strong>W. B. Worsfold.</strong> SOUTH AFRICA: Its History and its Future.
+By <span class="smcap">W. Basil Worsfold, M.A.</span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>With a Map.</em></span>
+<span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Second Edition.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Crown 8vo.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>6s.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;An intensely interesting book.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Daily Chronicle.</em></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;A monumental work compressed into a very moderate compass.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>World.</em></p>
+
+
+<p>&nbsp;</p>
+<p style="font-size: 130%;" class="center"><strong>General Literature</strong></p>
+
+
+<p><strong>S. Baring Gould.</strong> OLD COUNTRY LIFE. By <span class="smcap">S. Baring Gould</span>,
+Author of &lsquo;Mehalah,&rsquo; etc. With Sixty-seven Illustrations
+by <span class="smcap">W. Parkinson, F. D. Bedford</span>, and <span class="smcap">F. Masey</span>.
+<span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Large Crown 8vo.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>10s. 6d.</em></span>
+<span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Fifth and Cheaper Edition.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>6s.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;&ldquo;Old Country Life,&rdquo; as healthy wholesome reading, full of breezy life and movement,
+full of quaint stories vigorously told, will not be excelled by any book to be
+published throughout the year. Sound, hearty, and English to the core.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>World.</em></p>
+
+
+<p><strong>S. Baring Gould.</strong> HISTORIC ODDITIES AND STRANGE
+EVENTS. By <span class="smcap">S. Baring Gould</span>.
+<span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Third Edition.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Crown 8vo.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>6s.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;A collection of exciting and entertaining chapters. The whole volume is delightful
+reading.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Times.</em></p>
+
+
+<p><strong>S. Baring Gould.</strong> FREAKS OF FANATICISM. By <span class="smcap">S. Baring Gould</span>.
+<span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Third Edition.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Crown 8vo.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>6s.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;Mr. Baring Gould has a keen eye for colour and effect, and the subjects he has
+chosen give ample scope to his descriptive and analytic faculties. A perfectly
+fascinating book.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Scottish Leader.</em></p>
+
+
+<p><strong>S. Baring Gould.</strong> A GARLAND OF COUNTRY SONG:
+English Folk Songs with their Traditional Melodies. Collected and
+arranged by <span class="smcap">S. Baring Gould</span> and
+<span class="smcap">H. Fleetwood Sheppard</span>.
+<span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Demy 4to.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>6s.</em></span></p>
+
+
+<p><strong>S. Baring Gould.</strong> SONGS OF THE WEST: Traditional
+Ballads and Songs of the West of England, with their Traditional
+Melodies. Collected by <span class="smcap">S. Baring Gould, M.A</span>., and
+<span class="smcap">H. Fleetwood Sheppard</span>, M.A. Arranged for Voice and Piano. In 4 Parts
+(containing 25 Songs each), <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Parts I., II., III.,</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>3s. each.</em></span>
+<span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Part IV.,</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>5s.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>In one Vol.,</em></span>
+<span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>French morocco,</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>15s.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;A rich collection of humour, pathos, grace, and poetic fancy.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Saturday Review.</em></p>
+
+
+<p><span class='pagenum'><a name="Page20a" id="Page20a">[Pg 20a]</a></span>
+<strong>S. Baring Gould.</strong> YORKSHIRE ODDITIES AND STRANGE
+EVENTS. <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Fourth Edition.</em></span>
+<span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Crown 8vo.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: .5em;"><em>6s.</em></span></p>
+
+
+<p><strong>S. Baring Gould.</strong> STRANGE SURVIVALS AND SUPERSTITIONS.
+With Illustrations. By <span class="smcap">S. Baring Gould</span>. <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Crown 8vo.</em></span>
+<span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Second Edition.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>6s.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;We have read Mr. Baring Gould&#8217;s book from beginning to end. It is full of quaint
+and various information, and there is not a dull page in it.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Notes and Queries.</em></p>
+
+
+<p><strong>S. Baring Gould.</strong> THE DESERTS OF SOUTHERN
+FRANCE. By <span class="smcap">S. Baring Gould</span>. With numerous Illustrations
+by <span class="smcap">F. D. Bedford, S. Hutton</span>, etc.
+<span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>2 vols.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Demy 8vo.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>32s.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;His two richly-illustrated volumes are full of matter of interest to the geologist,
+the arch&aelig;ologist, and the student of history and manners.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Scotsman.</em></p>
+
+
+<p><strong>G. W. Steevens.</strong> NAVAL POLICY: <span class="smcap">With a Description
+of English and Foreign Navies</span>. By <span class="smcap">G. W. Steevens</span>.
+<span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Demy 8vo.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>6s.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">This book is a description of the British and other more important navies of the world,
+with a sketch of the lines on which our naval policy might possibly be developed.
+It describes our recent naval policy, and shows what our naval force really is. A
+detailed but non-technical account is given of the instruments of modern warfare&mdash;guns,
+armour, engines, and the like&mdash;with a view to determine how far we are
+abreast of modern invention and modern requirements. An ideal policy is then
+sketched for the building and manning of our fleet; and the last chapter is
+devoted to docks, coaling-stations, and especially colonial defence.</p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;An extremely able and interesting work.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Daily Chronicle.</em></p>
+
+
+<p><strong>W. E. Gladstone.</strong> THE SPEECHES AND PUBLIC ADDRESSES
+OF THE RT. HON. W. E. GLADSTONE, M.P.
+Edited by <span class="smcap">A. W. Hutton, M.A.</span>, and
+<span class="smcap">H. J. Cohen, M.A.</span> With
+Portraits. <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>8vo.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Vols. IX. and X.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>12s. 6d. each.</em></span></p>
+
+
+<p><strong>J. Wells.</strong> OXFORD AND OXFORD LIFE. By Members of
+the University. Edited by <span class="smcap">J. Wells, M.A.</span>,
+Fellow and Tutor of Wadham College.
+<span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Crown 8vo.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>3s. 6d.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;We congratulate Mr. Wells on the production of a readable and intelligent account
+of Oxford as it is at the present time, written by persons who are possessed of a
+close acquaintance with the system and life of the University.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Athen&aelig;um.</em></p>
+
+
+<p><strong>L. Whibley.</strong> GREEK OLIGARCHIES: THEIR ORGANISATION
+AND CHARACTER. By <span class="smcap">L. Whibley, M.A.</span>, Fellow
+of Pembroke College, Cambridge. <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Crown 8vo.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>6s.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;An exceedingly useful handbook: a careful and well-arranged study of an obscure
+subject.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Times.</em></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;Mr. Whibley is never tedious or pedantic.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Pall Mall Gazette.</em></p>
+
+
+<p><span class='pagenum'><a name="Page21a" id="Page21a">[Pg 21a]</a></span>
+<strong>L. L. Price.</strong> ECONOMIC SCIENCE AND PRACTICE.
+By <span class="smcap">L. L. Price</span>, M.A., Fellow of Oriel College, Oxford.
+<span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Crown 8vo.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>6s.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;The book is well written, giving evidence of considerable literary ability, and clear
+mental grasp of the subject under consideration.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Western Morning News.</em></p>
+
+
+<p><strong>C. F. Andrews.</strong> CHRISTIANITY AND THE LABOUR
+QUESTION. By <span class="smcap">C. F. Andrews</span>, B.A.
+<span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Crown 8vo.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>2s. 6d.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;A bold and scholarly survey.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Speaker.</em></p>
+
+
+<p><strong>J. S. Shedlock.</strong> THE PIANOFORTE SONATA: Its Origin
+and Development. By <span class="smcap">J. S. Shedlock</span>.
+<span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Crown 8vo.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>5s.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;This work should be in the possession of every musician and amateur, for it not
+only embodies a concise and lucid history of the origin of one of the most important
+forms of musical composition, but, by reason of the painstaking research
+and accuracy of the author&#8217;s statements, it is a very valuable work for reference.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Athen&aelig;um.</em></p>
+
+
+<p><strong>E. M. Bowden.</strong> THE EXAMPLE OF BUDDHA: Being Quotations
+from Buddhist Literature for each Day in the Year. Compiled
+by <span class="smcap">E. M. Bowden</span>. With Preface by Sir
+<span class="smcap">Edwin Arnold</span>.
+<span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Third Edition.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>16mo.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>2s. 6d.</em></span></p>
+
+<p>&nbsp;</p>
+<p style="font-size: 130%;" class="center"><strong>Science</strong></p>
+
+
+<p><strong>Freudenreich.</strong> DAIRY BACTERIOLOGY. A Short Manual
+for the Use of Students. By Dr. <span class="smcap">Ed. von Freudenreich</span>.
+Translated from the German by <span class="smcap">J. R. Ainsworth Davis</span>, B.A.,
+F.C.P. <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Crown 8vo.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>2s. 6d.</em></span></p>
+
+
+<p><strong>Chalmers Mitchell.</strong> OUTLINES OF BIOLOGY. By <span class="smcap">P.
+Chalmers Mitchell</span>, M.A., F.Z.S. <em>Fully Illustrated.</em>
+<em>Crown 8vo.</em> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>6s.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">A text-book designed to cover the new Schedule issued by the Royal College of
+Physicians and Surgeons.</p>
+
+
+<p><strong>G. Massee.</strong> A MONOGRAPH OF THE MYXOGASTRES. By
+<span class="smcap">George Massee</span>. With 12 Coloured Plates.
+<span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Royal 8vo.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>18s. net.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;A work much in advance of any book in the language treating of this group of
+organisms. It is indispensable to every student of the Myxogastres. The
+coloured plates deserve high praise for their accuracy and execution.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Nature.</em></p>
+
+<p>&nbsp;</p>
+<p style="font-size: 130%;" class="center"><span class='pagenum'><a name="Page22a" id="Page22a">[Pg 22a]</a></span>
+<strong>Philosophy</strong></p>
+
+
+<p><strong>L. T. Hobhouse.</strong> THE THEORY OF KNOWLEDGE. By
+<span class="smcap">L. T. Hobhouse</span>, Fellow and Tutor of Corpus College, Oxford.
+<span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Demy 8vo.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>21s.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;The most important contribution to English philosophy since the publication of Mr.
+Bradley&#8217;s &ldquo;Appearance and Reality.&rdquo; Full of brilliant criticism and of positive
+theories which are models of lucid statement.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Glasgow Herald.</em></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;An elaborate and often brilliantly written volume. The treatment is one of great
+freshness, and the illustrations are particularly numerous and apt.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Times.</em></p>
+
+
+<p><strong>W. H. Fairbrother.</strong> THE PHILOSOPHY OF T. H. GREEN.
+By <span class="smcap">W. H. Fairbrother</span>, M.A., Lecturer at Lincoln College,
+Oxford. <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Crown 8vo.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>3s. 6d.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">This volume is expository, not critical, and is intended for senior students at the
+Universities and others, as a statement of Green&#8217;s teaching, and an introduction to
+the study of Idealist Philosophy.</p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;In every way an admirable book. As an introduction to the writings of perhaps the
+most remarkable speculative thinker whom England has produced in the present
+century, nothing could be better.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Glasgow Herald.</em></p>
+
+
+<p><strong>F. W. Bussell.</strong> THE SCHOOL OF PLATO: its Origin and
+its Revival under the Roman Empire. By <span class="smcap">F. W. Bussell, M.A.</span>,
+Fellow and Tutor of Brasenose College, Oxford.
+<span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Demy 8vo.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>10s. 6d.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;A highly valuable contribution to the history of ancient thought.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Glasgow Herald.</em></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;A clever and stimulating book, provocative of thought and deserving careful reading.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Manchester
+Guardian.</em></p>
+
+
+<p><strong>F. S. Granger.</strong> THE WORSHIP OF THE ROMANS. By
+<span class="smcap">F. S. Granger</span>, M.A., Litt.D., Professor of Philosophy at University
+College, Nottingham. <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Crown 8vo.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>6s.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;A scholarly analysis of the religious ceremonies, beliefs, and superstitions of ancient
+Rome, conducted in the new instructive light of comparative anthropology.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Times.</em></p>
+
+<p>&nbsp;</p>
+<p style="font-size: 130%;" class="center"><strong>Theology</strong></p>
+
+
+<p><strong>E. C. S. Gibson.</strong> THE XXXIX. ARTICLES OF THE
+CHURCH OF ENGLAND. Edited with an Introduction by <span class="smcap">E.
+C. S. Gibson</span>, D.D., Vicar of Leeds, late Principal of Wells
+Theological College.
+<span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>In Two Volumes.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Demy 8vo.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>15s.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;The tone maintained throughout is not that of the partial advocate, but the faithful
+exponent&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Scotsman.</em></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;There are ample proofs of clearness of expression, sobriety of judgment, and breadth
+of view.... The book will be welcome to all students of the subject, and its sound,
+definite, and loyal theology ought to be of great service.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>National Observer.</em></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;So far from repelling the general reader, its orderly arrangement, lucid treatment,
+and felicity of diction invite and encourage his attention.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Yorkshire Post.</em></p>
+
+
+<p><span class='pagenum'><a name="Page23a" id="Page23a">[Pg 23a]</a></span>
+<strong>R. L. Ottley.</strong> THE DOCTRINE OF THE INCARNATION.
+By <span class="smcap">R. L. Ottley</span>, M.A., late fellow of Magdalen College, Oxon.,
+Principal of Pusey House.
+<span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>In Two Volumes.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Demy 8vo.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>15s.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;Learned and reverent: lucid and well arranged.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Record.</em></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;Accurate, well ordered, and judicious.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>National Observer.</em></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;A clear and remarkably full account of the main currents of speculation. Scholarly
+precision ... genuine tolerance ... intense interest in his subject&mdash;are Mr.
+Ottley&#8217;s merits.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Guardian.</em></p>
+
+
+<p><strong>F. B. Jevons.</strong> AN INTRODUCTION TO THE HISTORY
+OF RELIGION. By <span class="smcap">F. B. Jevons</span>, M.A., Litt.D., Principal of
+Bishop Hatfield&#8217;s Hall. <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Demy 8vo.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>10s. 6d.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">Mr. F. B. Jevons&#8217; &lsquo;Introduction to the History of Religion&rsquo; treats of early religion,
+from the point of view of Anthropology and Folk-lore; and is the first attempt
+that has been made in any language to weave together the results of recent
+investigations into such topics as Sympathetic Magic, Taboo, Totemism,
+Fetishism, etc., so as to present a systematic account of the growth of primitive
+religion and the development of early religious institutions.</p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;Dr. Jevons has written a notable work, and we can strongly recommend it to the
+serious attention of theologians, anthropologists, and classical scholars.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Manchester
+Guardian.</em></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;The merit of this book lies in the penetration, the singular acuteness and force of the
+author&#8217;s judgment. He is at once critical and luminous, at once just and suggestive.
+It is but rarely that one meets with a book so comprehensive and so thorough as
+this, and it is more than an ordinary pleasure for the reviewer to welcome and
+recommend it. Dr. Jevons is something more than an historian of primitive
+belief&mdash;he is a philosophic thinker, who sees his subject clearly and sees it whole,
+whose mastery of detail is no less complete than his view of the broader aspects
+and issues of his subject is convincing.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Birmingham Post.</em></p>
+
+
+<p><strong>S. R. Driver.</strong> SERMONS ON SUBJECTS CONNECTED
+WITH THE OLD TESTAMENT. By <span class="smcap">S. R. Driver</span>, D.D.,
+Canon of Christ Church, Regius Professor of Hebrew in the University
+of Oxford. <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Crown 8vo.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>6s.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;A welcome companion to the author&#8217;s famous &lsquo;Introduction.&rsquo; No man can read these
+discourses without feeling that Dr. Driver is fully alive to the deeper teaching of
+the Old Testament.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Guardian.</em></p>
+
+
+<p><strong>T. K. Cheyne.</strong> FOUNDERS OF OLD TESTAMENT CRITICISM:
+Biographical, Descriptive, and Critical Studies. By <span class="smcap">T. K.
+Cheyne</span>, D.D., Oriel Professor of the Interpretation of Holy Scripture
+at Oxford. <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Large crown 8vo.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>7s. 6d.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">This book is a historical sketch of O. T. Criticism in the form of biographical studies
+from the days of Eichhorn to those of Driver and Robertson Smith.</p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;A very learned and instructive work.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Times.</em></p>
+
+
+<p><strong>C. H. Prior.</strong> CAMBRIDGE SERMONS. Edited by <span class="smcap">C. H. Prior</span>,
+M.A., Fellow and Tutor of Pembroke College. <em>Crown 8vo.</em> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>6s.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">A volume of sermons preached before the University of Cambridge by various
+preachers, including the Archbishop of Canterbury and Bishop Westcott.</p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;A representative collection. Bishop Westcott&#8217;s is a noble sermon.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Guardian.</em></p>
+
+
+<p><strong>E. B. Layard.</strong> RELIGION IN BOYHOOD. Notes on the
+Religious Training of Boys. With a Preface by <span class="smcap">J. R. Illingworth</span>.
+By <span class="smcap">E. B. Layard</span>, M.A. <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>18mo.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>1s.</em></span></p>
+
+
+<p><span class='pagenum'><a name="Page24a" id="Page24a">[Pg 24a]</a></span>
+<strong>W. Yorke Faussett.</strong> THE <em>DE CATECHIZANDIS
+RUDIBUS</em> OF ST. AUGUSTINE. Edited, with Introduction,
+Notes, etc., by <span class="smcap">W. Yorke Faussett</span>,
+M.A., late Scholar of Balliol Coll.
+<span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Crown 8vo.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>3s. 6d.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">An edition of a Treatise on the Essentials of Christian Doctrine, and the best
+methods of impressing them on candidates for baptism.</p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;Ably and judiciously edited on the same principle as the ordinary Greek and
+Latin texts.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Glasgow Herald.</em></p>
+
+<p>&nbsp;</p>
+<div class="figcenter" style="width: 167px;">
+<img src="images/devotionalb.jpg" width="167" height="22" alt="devotional books" title="" />
+</div>
+
+<p class="center"><em>With Full-page Illustrations.</em> <em>Fcap. 8vo.</em> <em>Buckram.</em> <em>3s. 6d.</em><br />
+<em>Padded morocco, 5s.</em></p>
+
+
+<p>THE IMITATION OF CHRIST. By <span class="smcap">Thomas &agrave; Kempis</span>.
+With an Introduction by <span class="smcap">Dean Farrar</span>.
+Illustrated by <span class="smcap">C. M. Gere</span>, and printed in black and red.
+<span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Second Edition.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;Amongst all the innumerable English editions of the &ldquo;Imitation,&rdquo; there can have
+been few which were prettier than this one, printed in strong and handsome type,
+with all the glory of red initials.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Glasgow Herald.</em></p>
+
+
+<p>THE CHRISTIAN YEAR. By <span class="smcap">John Keble</span>. With an Introduction
+and Notes by <span class="smcap">W. Lock</span>, D.D., Warden of Keble College,
+Ireland, Professor at Oxford. Illustrated by
+<span class="smcap">R. Anning Bell</span>.</p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;The present edition is annotated with all the care and insight to be expected from
+Mr. Lock. The progress and circumstances of its composition are detailed in the
+Introduction. There is an interesting Appendix on the <span class="smcap">mss.</span> of the &ldquo;Christian
+Year,&rdquo; and another giving the order in which the poems were written. A &ldquo;Short
+Analysis of the Thought&rdquo; is prefixed to each, and any difficulty in the text is explained
+in a note.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Guardian.</em></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;The most acceptable edition of this ever-popular work.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Globe.</em></p>
+
+<p>&nbsp;</p>
+<p style="font-size: 130%;" class="center"><strong>Leaders of Religion</strong></p>
+
+
+<p>Edited by H. C. BEECHING, M.A. <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>With Portraits, crown 8vo.</em></span></p>
+
+<p>A series of short biographies of the most prominent leaders
+of religious life and thought of all ages and countries.</p>
+
+<div class="figright" style="width: 68px;">
+<img src="images/3-6.jpg" width="68" height="63" alt="3 and 6" title="" />
+</div>
+
+<p>The following are ready&mdash;</p>
+
+<p>CARDINAL NEWMAN. By <span class="smcap">R. H. Hutton</span>.<br />
+JOHN WESLEY. By <span class="smcap">J. H. Overton</span>, M.A.<br />
+BISHOP WILBERFORCE. By <span class="smcap">G. W. Daniel</span>, M.A.<br />
+CARDINAL MANNING. By <span class="smcap">A. W. Hutton</span>, M.A.<br />
+CHARLES SIMEON. By <span class="smcap">H. C. G. Moule</span>, M.A.<br />
+JOHN KEBLE. By <span class="smcap">Walter Lock, D.D.</span><br />
+THOMAS CHALMERS. By Mrs. <span class="smcap">Oliphant</span>.<br />
+LANCELOT ANDREWES. By <span class="smcap">R. L. Ottley</span>, M.A.<br />
+AUGUSTINE OF CANTERBURY. By <span class="smcap">E. L. Cutts</span>, D.D.<br />
+WILLIAM LAUD. By <span class="smcap">W. H. Hutton</span>, B.D.<br />
+<span class='pagenum'><a name="Page25a" id="Page25a">[Pg 25a]</a></span>
+JOHN KNOX. By <span class="smcap">F. M&#699;Cunn.</span><br />
+JOHN HOWE. By <span class="smcap">R. F. Horton</span>, D.D.<br />
+BISHOP KEN. By <span class="smcap">F. A. Clarke</span>, M.A.<br />
+GEORGE FOX, THE QUAKER. By <span class="smcap">T. Hodgkin</span>, D.C.L.</p>
+
+<p class="center">Other volumes will be announced in due course.</p>
+
+<p>&nbsp;</p>
+<p style="font-size: 130%;" class="center"><strong>Fiction</strong></p>
+
+<p class="center"><span class="smcap"><strong>six shilling novels</strong></span></p>
+
+<p class="center"><strong>Marie Corelli&#8217;s Novels</strong></p>
+
+<p class="center"><em>Crown 8vo.</em> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>6s. each.</em></span></p>
+
+<p>A ROMANCE OF TWO WORLDS. <em>Sixteenth Edition.</em><br />
+VENDETTA. <em>Thirteenth Edition.</em><br />
+THELMA. <em>Seventeenth Edition.</em><br />
+ARDATH. <em>Eleventh Edition.</em><br />
+THE SOUL OF LILITH. <em>Ninth Edition.</em><br />
+WORMWOOD. <em>Eighth Edition.</em><br />
+BARABBAS: A DREAM OF THE WORLD&#8217;S TRAGEDY. <em>Thirty-first Edition.</em></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;The tender reverence of the treatment and the imaginative beauty of the writing
+have reconciled us to the daring of the conception, and the conviction is forced on
+us that even so exalted a subject cannot be made too familiar to us, provided it be
+presented in the true spirit of Christian faith. The amplifications of the Scripture
+narrative are often conceived with high poetic insight, and this &ldquo;Dream of the
+World&#8217;s Tragedy&rdquo; is, despite some trifling incongruities, a lofty and not inadequate
+paraphrase of the supreme climax of the inspired narrative.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Dublin
+Review.</em></p>
+
+
+<p>THE SORROWS OF SATAN. <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Thirty-sixth Edition.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;A very powerful piece of work.... The conception is magnificent, and is likely
+to win an abiding place within the memory of man.... The author has immense
+command of language, and a limitless audacity.... This interesting and remarkable
+romance will live long after much of the ephemeral literature of the day
+is forgotten.... A literary phenomenon ... novel, and even sublime.&rsquo;&mdash;<span class="smcap">W. T.
+Stead</span> in the <em>Review of Reviews.</em></p>
+
+<p>&nbsp;</p>
+<p class="center"><strong>Anthony Hope&#8217;s Novels</strong></p>
+
+<p class="center"><em>Crown 8vo.</em> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>6s. each.</em></span></p>
+
+
+<p>THE GOD IN THE CAR. <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Seventh Edition.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;A very remarkable book, deserving of critical analysis impossible within our limit;
+brilliant, but not superficial; well considered, but not elaborated; constructed
+with the proverbial art that conceals, but yet allows itself to be enjoyed by readers
+to whom fine literary method is a keen pleasure.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>The World.</em></p>
+
+
+<p>A CHANGE OF AIR. <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Fourth Edition.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;A graceful, vivacious comedy, true to human nature. The characters are traced
+with a masterly hand.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Times.</em></p>
+
+
+<p>A MAN OF MARK. <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Fourth Edition.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;Of all Mr. Hope&#8217;s books, &ldquo;A Man of Mark&rdquo; is the one which best compares with
+&ldquo;The Prisoner of Zenda.&rdquo;&rsquo;&mdash;<em>National Observer.</em></p>
+
+
+<p><span class='pagenum'><a name="Page26a" id="Page26a">[Pg 26a]</a></span>
+THE CHRONICLES OF COUNT ANTONIO. <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Third Edition.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;It is a perfectly enchanting story of love and chivalry, and pure romance. The
+outlawed Count is the most constant, desperate, and withal modest and tender of
+lovers, a peerless gentleman, an intrepid fighter, a very faithful friend, and a most
+magnanimous foe.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Guardian.</em></p>
+
+
+<p>PHROSO. Illustrated by <span class="smcap">H. R. Millar</span>. <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Third Edition.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;The tale is thoroughly fresh, quick with vitality, stirring the blood, and humorously,
+dashingly told.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>St. James&#8217;s Gazette.</em></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;A story of adventure, every page of which is palpitating with action and excitement.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Speaker.</em></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;From cover to cover &ldquo;Phroso&rdquo; not only engages the attention, but carries the reader
+in little whirls of delight from adventure to adventure.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Academy.</em></p>
+
+<p>&nbsp;</p>
+<p class="center"><strong>S. Baring Gould&#8217;s Novels</strong></p>
+
+<p class="center"><em>Crown 8vo.</em> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>6s. each.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;To say that a book is by the author of &ldquo;Mehalah&rdquo; is to imply that it contains a
+story cast on strong lines, containing dramatic possibilities, vivid and sympathetic
+descriptions of Nature, and a wealth of ingenious imagery.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Speaker.</em></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;That whatever Mr. Baring Gould writes is well worth reading, is a conclusion that
+may be very generally accepted. His views of life are fresh and vigorous, his
+language pointed and characteristic, the incidents of which he makes use are
+striking and original, his characters are life-like, and though somewhat exceptional
+people, are drawn and coloured with artistic force. Add to this that his
+descriptions of scenes and scenery are painted with the loving eyes and skilled
+hands of a master of his art, that he is always fresh and never dull, and under
+such conditions it is no wonder that readers have gained confidence both in his
+power of amusing and satisfying them, and that year by year his popularity
+widens.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Court Circular.</em></p>
+
+
+<p>ARMINELL: A Social Romance. <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Fourth Edition.</em></span></p>
+
+
+<p>URITH: A Story of Dartmoor. <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Fifth Edition.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;The author is at his best.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Times.</em></p>
+
+
+<p>IN THE ROAR OF THE SEA. <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Sixth Edition.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;One of the best imagined and most enthralling stories the author has produced.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Saturday
+Review.</em></p>
+
+
+<p>MRS. CURGENVEN OF CURGENVEN. <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Fourth Edition.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;The swing of the narrative is splendid.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Sussex Daily News.</em></p>
+
+
+<p>CHEAP JACK ZITA. <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Fourth Edition.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;A powerful drama of human passion.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Westminster Gazette.</em></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;A story worthy the author.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>National Observer.</em></p>
+
+
+<p>THE QUEEN OF LOVE. <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Fourth Edition.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;You cannot put it down until you have finished it.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Punch.</em></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;Can be heartily recommended to all who care for cleanly, energetic, and interesting
+fiction.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Sussex Daily News.</em></p>
+
+
+<p>KITTY ALONE. <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Fourth Edition.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;A strong and original story, teeming with graphic description, stirring incident,
+and, above all, with vivid and enthralling human interest.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Daily Telegraph.</em></p>
+
+
+<p>NO&Eacute;MI: A Romance of the Cave-Dwellers. Illustrated by
+<span class="smcap">R. Caton Woodville</span>. <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Third Edition.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;&ldquo;No&eacute;mi&rdquo; is as excellent a tale of fighting and adventure as one may wish to meet.
+The narrative also runs clear and sharp as the Loire itself.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Pall Mall Gazette.</em></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;Mr. Baring Gould&#8217;s powerful story is full of the strong lights and shadows and
+vivid colouring to which he has accustomed us.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Standard.</em></p>
+
+
+<p><span class='pagenum'><a name="Page27a" id="Page27a">[Pg 27a]</a></span>
+THE BROOM-SQUIRE. Illustrated by <span class="smcap">Frank Dadd</span>.
+<span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Fourth Edition.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;A strain of tenderness is woven through the web of his tragic tale, and its atmosphere
+is sweetened by the nobility and sweetness of the heroine&#8217;s character.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Daily News.</em></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;A story of exceptional interest that seems to us to be better than anything he has
+written of late.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Speaker.</em></p>
+
+
+<p>THE PENNYCOMEQUICKS. <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Third Edition.</em></span></p>
+
+
+<p>DARTMOOR IDYLLS.</p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;A book to read, and keep and read again; for the genuine fun and pathos of it will
+not early lose their effect.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Vanity Fair.</em></p>
+
+
+<p>GUAVAS THE TINNER. Illustrated by <span class="smcap">Frank Dadd</span>.
+<span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Second Edition.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;Mr. Baring Gould is a wizard who transports us into a region of visions, often lurid
+and disquieting, but always full of interest and enchantment.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Spectator.</em></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;In the weirdness of the story, in the faithfulness with which the characters are
+depicted, and in force of style, it closely resembles &ldquo;Mehalah.&rdquo;&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Daily Telegraph.</em></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;There is a kind of flavour about this book which alone elevates it above the ordinary
+novel. The story itself has a grandeur in harmony with the wild and rugged
+scenery which is its setting.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Athen&aelig;um.</em></p>
+
+<p>&nbsp;</p>
+<p class="center"><strong>Gilbert Parker&#8217;s Novels</strong></p>
+
+<p class="center"><em>Crown 8vo.</em> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>6s. each.</em></span></p>
+
+
+<p>PIERRE AND HIS PEOPLE. <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Fourth Edition.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;Stories happily conceived and finely executed. There is strength and genius in Mr.
+Parker&#8217;s style.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Daily Telegraph.</em></p>
+
+
+<p>MRS. FALCHION. <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Fourth Edition.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;A splendid study of character.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Athen&aelig;um.</em></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;But little behind anything that has been done by any writer of our time.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Pall
+Mall Gazette.</em></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;A very striking and admirable novel.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>St. James&#8217;s Gazette.</em></p>
+
+
+<p>THE TRANSLATION OF A SAVAGE.</p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;The plot is original and one difficult to work out; but Mr. Parker has done it with
+great skill and delicacy. The reader who is not interested in this original, fresh,
+and well-told tale must be a dull person indeed.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Daily Chronicle.</em></p>
+
+
+<p>THE TRAIL OF THE SWORD. <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Fifth Edition.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;Everybody with a soul for romance will thoroughly enjoy &ldquo;The Trail of the
+Sword.&rdquo;&rsquo;&mdash;<em>St. James&#8217;s Gazette.</em></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;A rousing and dramatic tale. A book like this, in which swords flash, great surprises
+are undertaken, and daring deeds done, in which men and women live and
+love in the old straightforward passionate way, is a joy inexpressible to the reviewer.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Daily
+Chronicle.</em></p>
+
+
+<p>WHEN VALMOND CAME TO PONTIAC: The Story of
+a Lost Napoleon. <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Fourth Edition.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;Here we find romance&mdash;real, breathing, living romance, but it runs flush with our
+own times, level with our own feelings. The character of Valmond is drawn unerringly;
+his career, brief as it is, is placed before us as convincingly as history
+itself. The book must be read, we may say re-read, for any one thoroughly to
+appreciate Mr. Parker&#8217;s delicate touch and innate sympathy with humanity.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Pall
+Mall Gazette.</em></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;The one work of genius which 1895 has as yet produced.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>New Age.</em></p>
+
+
+<p>AN ADVENTURER OF THE NORTH: The Last Adventures
+of &lsquo;Pretty Pierre.&rsquo; <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Second Edition.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;The present book is full of fine and moving stories of the great North, and it will
+add to Mr. Parker&#8217;s already high reputation.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Glasgow Herald.</em></p>
+
+
+<p><span class='pagenum'><a name="Page28a" id="Page28a">[Pg 28a]</a></span>
+THE SEATS OF THE MIGHTY. <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Illustrated.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Eighth Edition.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;The best thing he has done; one of the best things that any one has done lately.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>St.
+James&#8217;s Gazette.</em></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;Mr. Parker seems to become stronger and easier with every serious novel that he
+attempts.... In &ldquo;The Seats of the Mighty&rdquo; he shows the matured power which
+his former novels have led us to expect, and has produced a really fine historical
+novel.... Most sincerely is Mr. Parker to be congratulated on the finest
+novel he has yet written.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Athen&aelig;um.</em></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;Mr. Parker&#8217;s latest book places him in the front rank of living novelists. &ldquo;The
+Seats of the Mighty&rdquo; is a great book.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Black and White.</em></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;One of the strongest stories of historical interest and adventure that we have read
+for many a day.... A notable and successful book.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Speaker.</em></p>
+
+<p class="center">&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;</p>
+
+<p><strong>Conan Doyle.</strong> ROUND THE RED LAMP. By <span class="smcap">A. Conan
+Doyle</span>, Author of &lsquo;The White Company,&rsquo; &lsquo;The Adventures of
+Sherlock Holmes,&rsquo; etc.
+<span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Fifth Edition.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Crown 8vo.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>6s.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;The book is, indeed, composed of leaves from life, and is far and away the best view
+that has been vouchsafed us behind the scenes of the consulting-room. It is very
+superior to &ldquo;The Diary of a late Physician.&rdquo;&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Illustrated London News.</em></p>
+
+
+<p><strong>Stanley Weyman.</strong> UNDER THE RED ROBE. By <span class="smcap">Stanley
+Weyman</span>, Author of &lsquo;A Gentleman of France.&rsquo; With Twelve Illustrations
+by R. Caton Woodville.
+<span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Twelfth Edition.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Crown 8vo.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>6s.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;A book of which we have read every word for the sheer pleasure of reading, and
+which we put down with a pang that we cannot forget it all and start again.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Westminster
+Gazette.</em></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;Every one who reads books at all must read this thrilling romance, from the first
+page of which to the last the breathless reader is haled along. An inspiration of
+&ldquo;manliness and courage.&rdquo;&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Daily Chronicle.</em></p>
+
+
+<p><strong>Lucas Malet.</strong> THE WAGES OF SIN. By <span class="smcap">Lucas
+Malet</span>. <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Thirteenth Edition.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Crown 8vo.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>6s.</em></span></p>
+
+
+<p><strong>Lucas Malet.</strong> THE CARISSIMA. By <span class="smcap">Lucas Malet</span>,
+Author of &lsquo;The Wages of Sin,&rsquo; etc.
+<span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Third Edition.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Crown 8vo.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>6s.</em></span></p>
+
+
+<p><strong>Arthur Morrison.</strong> TALES OF MEAN STREETS. By <span class="smcap">Arthur
+Morrison</span>. <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Fourth Edition.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Crown 8vo.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>6s.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;Told with consummate art and extraordinary detail. He tells a plain, unvarnished
+tale, and the very truth of it makes for beauty. In the true humanity of the book
+lies its justification, the permanence of its interest, and its indubitable triumph.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Athen&aelig;um.</em></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;A great book. The author&#8217;s method is amazingly effective, and produces a thrilling
+sense of reality. The writer lays upon us a master hand. The book is simply
+appalling and irresistible in its interest. It is humorous also; without humour
+it would not make the mark it is certain to make.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>World.</em></p>
+
+
+<p><strong>Arthur Morrison.</strong> A CHILD OF THE JAGO. By <span class="smcap">Arthur
+Morrison</span>. <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Third Edition.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Crown 8vo.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>6s.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">This, the first long story which Mr. Morrison has written, is like his remarkable
+&lsquo;Tales of Mean Streets,&rsquo; a realistic study of East End life.</p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;The book is a masterpiece.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Pall Mall Gazette.</em></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;Told with great vigour and powerful simplicity.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Athen&aelig;um.</em></p>
+
+
+<p><strong>Mrs. Clifford.</strong> A FLASH OF SUMMER. By Mrs. <span class="smcap">W. K. Clifford</span>,
+Author of &lsquo;Aunt Anne,&rsquo; etc.
+<span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Second Edition.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Crown 8vo.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>6s.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;The story is a very sad and a very beautiful one, exquisitely told, and enriched with
+many subtle touches of wise and tender insight. It will, undoubtedly, add to its
+author&#8217;s reputation&mdash;already high&mdash;in the ranks of novelists.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Speaker.</em></p>
+
+
+<p><span class='pagenum'><a name="Page29a" id="Page29a">[Pg 29a]</a></span>
+<strong>Emily Lawless.</strong> HURRISH. By the Honble. <span class="smcap">Emily Lawless</span>,
+Author of &lsquo;Maelcho,&rsquo; etc. <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Fifth Edition.</em></span>
+<em>Crown 8vo.</em> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>6s.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">A reissue of Miss Lawless&#8217; most popular novel, uniform with &lsquo;Maelcho.&rsquo;</p>
+
+
+<p><strong>Emily Lawless.</strong> MAELCHO: a Sixteenth Century Romance.
+By the Honble. <span class="smcap">Emily Lawless</span>.
+<span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Second Edition.</em></span>
+<em>Crown 8vo.</em> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>6s.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;A really great book.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Spectator.</em></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;There is no keener pleasure in life than the recognition of genius. Good work is
+commoner than it used to be, but the best is as rare as ever. All the more
+gladly, therefore, do we welcome in &ldquo;Maelcho&rdquo; a piece of work of the first order,
+which we do not hesitate to describe as one of the most remarkable literary
+achievements of this generation. Miss Lawless is possessed of the very essence
+of historical genius.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Manchester Guardian.</em></p>
+
+
+<p><strong>J. H. Findlater.</strong> THE GREEN GRAVES OF BALGOWRIE.
+By <span class="smcap">Jane H. Findlater</span>.
+<span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Fourth Edition.</em></span>
+<em>Crown 8vo.</em> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>6s.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;A powerful and vivid story.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Standard.</em></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;A beautiful story, sad and strange as truth itself.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Vanity Fair.</em></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;A work of remarkable interest and originality.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>National Observer.</em></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;A very charming and pathetic tale.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Pall Mall Gazette.</em></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;A singularly original, clever, and beautiful story.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Guardian.</em></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;&ldquo;The Green Graves of Balgowrie&rdquo; reveals to us a new Scotch writer of undoubted
+faculty and reserve force.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Spectator.</em></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;An exquisite idyll, delicate, affecting, and beautiful.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Black and White.</em></p>
+
+
+<p><strong>H. G Wells.</strong> THE STOLEN BACILLUS, and other Stories.
+By <span class="smcap">H. G. Wells</span>, Author of &lsquo;The Time Machine.&rsquo;
+<em>Second Edition.</em> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Crown 8vo.</em></span>
+<span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>6s.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;The ordinary reader of fiction may be glad to know that these stories are eminently
+readable from one cover to the other, but they are more than that; they are the
+impressions of a very striking imagination, which, it would seem, has a great deal
+within its reach.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Saturday Review.</em></p>
+
+
+<p><strong>H. G. WELLS.</strong> THE PLATTNER STORY <span class="smcap">and Others</span>. By
+<span class="smcap">H. G. Wells</span>.
+<span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Second Edition.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Crown 8vo.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>6s.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;Weird and mysterious, they seem to hold the reader as by a magic spell.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Scotsman.</em></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;Such is the fascination of this writer&#8217;s skill that you unhesitatingly prophesy that
+none of the many readers, however his flesh do creep, will relinquish the volume
+ere he has read from first word to last.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Black and White.</em></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;No volume has appeared for a long time so likely to give equal pleasure to the
+simplest reader and to the most fastidious critic.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Academy.</em></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;Mr. Wells is a magician skilled in wielding that most potent of all spells&mdash;the fear
+of the unknown.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Daily Telegraph.</em></p>
+
+
+<p><strong>E. F. Benson.</strong> DODO: A DETAIL OF THE DAY. By E. F.
+<span class="smcap">Benson</span>. <em>Sixteenth Edition.</em>
+<span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Crown 8vo.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>6s.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;A delightfully witty sketch of society.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Spectator.</em></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;A perpetual feast of epigram and paradox.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Speaker.</em></p>
+
+
+<p><strong>E. F. Benson.</strong> THE RUBICON. By <span class="smcap">E. F. Benson</span>, Author of
+&lsquo;Dodo.&rsquo; <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Fifth Edition.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Crown 8vo.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>6s.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;An exceptional achievement; a notable advance on his previous work.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>National
+Observer.</em></p>
+
+
+<p><strong>Mrs. Oliphant.</strong> SIR ROBERT&#8217;S FORTUNE. By <span class="smcap">Mrs. Oliphant</span>.
+<span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Crown 8vo.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>6s.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;Full of her own peculiar charm of style and simple, subtle character-painting comes
+her new gift, the delightful story before us. The scene mostly lies in the moors,
+and at the touch of the authoress a Scotch moor becomes a living thing, strong,
+tender, beautiful, and changeful.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Pall Mall Gazette.</em></p>
+
+
+<p><span class='pagenum'><a name="Page30a" id="Page30a">[Pg 30a]</a></span>
+<strong>Mrs. Oliphant.</strong> THE TWO MARYS. By <span class="smcap">Mrs. Oliphant</span>.
+<span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Second Edition.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Crown 8vo.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>6s.</em></span></p>
+
+
+<p><strong>W. E. Norris.</strong> MATTHEW AUSTIN. By <span class="smcap">W. E. Norris</span>, Author
+of &lsquo;Mademoiselle de Mersac,&rsquo; etc.
+<span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Fourth Edition.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Crown 8vo.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>6s.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;&ldquo;Matthew Austin&rdquo; may safely be pronounced one of the most intellectually satisfactory
+and morally bracing novels of the current year.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Daily Telegraph.</em></p>
+
+
+<p><strong>W. E. Norris.</strong> HIS GRACE. By <span class="smcap">W. E. Norris</span>.
+<span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Third Edition.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Crown 8vo.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>6s.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;Mr. Norris has drawn a really fine character in the Duke of Hurstbourne, at once
+unconventional and very true to the conventionalities of life.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Athen&aelig;um.</em></p>
+
+
+<p><strong>W. E. Norris.</strong> THE DESPOTIC LADY AND OTHERS.
+By <span class="smcap">W. E. Norris</span>. <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Crown 8vo.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>6s.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;A budget of good fiction of which no one will tire.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Scotsman.</em></p>
+
+
+<p><strong>W. E. Norris.</strong> CLARISSA FURIOSA. By <span class="smcap">W. E. Norris</span>,
+Author of &lsquo;The Rogue,&rsquo; etc. <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Crown 8vo.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>6s.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;One of Mr. Norris&#8217;s very best novels. As a story it is admirable, as a <em>jeu d&#8217;esprit</em>
+it is capital, as a lay sermon studded with gems of wit and wisdom it is a model
+which will not, we imagine, find an efficient imitator.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>The World.</em></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;The best novel he has written for some time: a story which is full of admirable
+character-drawing.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>The Standard.</em></p>
+
+
+<p><strong>Robert Barr.</strong> IN THE MIDST OF ALARMS. By <span class="smcap">Robert Barr</span>.
+<span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Third Edition.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Crown 8vo.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>6s.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;A book which has abundantly satisfied us by its capital humour.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Daily Chronicle.</em></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;Mr. Barr has achieved a triumph whereof he has every reason to be proud.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Pall
+Mall Gazette.</em></p>
+
+
+<p><strong>J. Maclaren Cobban.</strong> THE KING OF ANDAMAN: A
+Saviour of Society. By <span class="smcap">J. Maclaren Cobban</span>.
+<em>Crown 8vo.</em> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>6s.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;An unquestionably interesting book. It would not surprise us if it turns out to be
+the most interesting novel of the season, for it contains one character, at least,
+who has in him the root of immortality, and the book itself is ever exhaling the
+sweet savour of the unexpected.... Plot is forgotten and incident fades, and
+only the really human endures, and throughout this book there stands out in bold
+and beautiful relief its high-souled and chivalric protagonist, James the Master
+of Hutcheon, the King of Andaman himself.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Pall Mall Gazette.</em></p>
+
+
+<p><strong>J. Maclaren Cobban.</strong> WILT THOU HAVE THIS WOMAN?
+By <span class="smcap">J. M. Cobban</span>, Author of &lsquo;The King of Andaman.&rsquo;
+<span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Crown 8vo.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>6s.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;Mr. Cobban has the true story-teller&#8217;s art. He arrests attention at the outset, and
+he retains it to the end.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Birmingham Post.</em></p>
+
+
+<p><strong>H. Morrah.</strong> A SERIOUS COMEDY. By <span class="smcap">Herbert Morrah</span>.
+<span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Crown 8vo.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>6s.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;This volume is well worthy of its title. The theme has seldom been presented with
+more freshness or more force.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Scotsman.</em></p>
+
+
+<p><span class='pagenum'><a name="Page31a" id="Page31a">[Pg 31a]</a></span>
+<strong>H. Morrah.</strong> THE FAITHFUL CITY. By <span class="smcap">Herbert Morrah</span>,
+Author of &lsquo;A Serious Comedy.&rsquo; <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Crown 8vo.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: .5em;"><em>6s.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;Conveys a suggestion of weirdness and horror, until finally he convinces and
+enthrals the reader with his mysterious savages, his gigantic tower, and his
+uncompromising men and women. This is a haunting, mysterious book, not
+without an element of stupendous grandeur.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Athen&aelig;um.</em></p>
+
+
+<p><strong>L. B. Walford.</strong> SUCCESSORS TO THE TITLE. By <span class="smcap">Mrs. Walford</span>,
+Author of &lsquo;Mr. Smith,&rsquo; etc. <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Second Edition.</em></span>
+<span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Crown 8vo.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>6s.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;The story is fresh and healthy from beginning to finish; and our liking for the two
+simple people who are the successors to the title mounts steadily, and ends almost
+in respect.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Scotsman.</em></p>
+
+
+<p><strong>T. L. Paton.</strong> A HOME IN INVERESK. By <span class="smcap">T. L. Paton</span>.
+<span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Crown 8vo.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>6s.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;A pleasant and well-written story.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Daily Chronicle.</em></p>
+
+
+<p><strong>John Davidson.</strong> MISS ARMSTRONG&#8217;S AND OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES.
+By <span class="smcap">John Davidson</span>. <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Crown 8vo.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>6s.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;Throughout the volume there is a strong vein of originality, and a knowledge of
+human nature that are worthy of the highest praise.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Scotsman.</em></p>
+
+
+<p><strong>M. M. Dowie.</strong> GALLIA. By <span class="smcap">M&eacute;nie Muriel Dowie</span>, Author
+of &lsquo;A Girl in the Carpathians.&rsquo;
+<span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Third Edition.</em></span>
+<em>Crown 8vo.</em> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>6s.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;The style is generally admirable, the dialogue not seldom brilliant, the situations
+surprising in their freshness and originality, while the subsidiary as well as the
+principal characters live and move, and the story itself is readable from title-page
+to colophon.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Saturday Review.</em></p>
+
+
+<p><strong>J. A. Barry.</strong> IN THE GREAT DEEP: <span class="smcap">Tales of the Sea</span>.
+By <span class="smcap">J. A. Barry</span>, Author of &lsquo;Steve Brown&#8217;s Bunyip.&rsquo;
+<em>Crown 8vo.</em> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>6s.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;A collection of really admirable short stories of the sea, very simply told, and placed
+before the reader in pithy and telling English.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Westminster Gazette.</em></p>
+
+
+<p><strong>J. B. Burton.</strong> IN THE DAY OF ADVERSITY. By
+<span class="smcap">J. Bloundelle Burton</span>.
+<span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Second Edition.</em></span>
+<span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Crown 8vo.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 0em;"><em>6s.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;Unusually interesting and full of highly dramatic situations.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Guardian.</em></p>
+
+
+<p><strong>J. B. Burton.</strong> DENOUNCED. By <span class="smcap">J. Bloundelle Burton</span>.
+<span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Second Edition.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Crown 8vo.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>6s.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;The plot is an original one, and the local colouring is laid on with a delicacy
+and an accuracy of detail which denote the true artist.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Broad Arrow.</em></p>
+
+
+<p><strong>W. C. Scully.</strong> THE WHITE HECATOMB. By <span class="smcap">W. C. Scully</span>,
+Author of &lsquo;Kafir Stories.&rsquo; <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Crown 8vo.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>6s.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;The author is so steeped in Kaffir lore and legend, and so thoroughly well acquainted
+with native sagas and traditional ceremonial that he is able to attract the reader
+by the easy familiarity with which he handles his characters.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>South Africa.</em></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;It reveals a marvellously intimate understanding of the Kaffir mind, allied with
+literary gifts of no mean order.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>African Critic.</em></p>
+
+
+<p><strong>H. Johnston.</strong> DR. CONGALTON&#8217;S LEGACY. By <span class="smcap">Henry Johnston</span>.
+<span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Crown 8vo.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>6s.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;A worthy and permanent contribution to Scottish literature.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Glasgow Herald.</em></p>
+
+
+<p><span class='pagenum'><a name="Page32a" id="Page32a">[Pg 32a]</a></span>
+<strong>J. F. Brewer.</strong> THE SPECULATORS. By <span class="smcap">J. F. Brewer</span>.
+<span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Second Edition.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Crown 8vo.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>6s.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;A pretty bit of comedy.... It is undeniably a clever book.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Academy.</em></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;A clever and amusing story. It makes capital out of the comic aspects of culture,
+and will be read with amusement by every intellectual reader.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Scotsman.</em></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;A remarkably clever study.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Vanity Fair.</em></p>
+
+
+<p><strong>Julian Corbett.</strong> A BUSINESS IN GREAT WATERS. By
+<span class="smcap">Julian Corbett</span>. <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Crown 8vo.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>6s.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;Mr. Corbett writes with immense spirit, and the book is a thoroughly enjoyable
+one in all respects. The salt of the ocean is in it, and the right heroic ring resounds
+through its gallant adventures.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Speaker.</em></p>
+
+
+<p><strong>L. Cope Cornford.</strong> CAPTAIN JACOBUS: A ROMANCE OF
+THE ROAD. By <span class="smcap">L. Cope Cornford</span>. Illustrated.
+<em>Crown 8vo.</em> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>6s.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;An exceptionally good story of adventure and character.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>World.</em></p>
+
+
+<p><strong>C. P. Wolley.</strong> THE QUEENSBERRY CUP. A Tale of
+Adventure. By <span class="smcap">Clive Phillips Wolley</span>.
+<span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Illustrated.</em></span>
+<em>Crown 8vo.</em> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>6s.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;A book which will delight boys: a book which upholds the healthy schoolboy code
+of morality.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Scotsman.</em></p>
+
+
+<p><strong>L. Daintrey.</strong> THE KING OF ALBERIA. A Romance of
+the Balkans. By <span class="smcap">Laura Daintrey</span>.
+<span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Crown 8vo.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: .5em;"><em>6s.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;Miss Daintrey seems to have an intimate acquaintance with the people and politics
+of the Balkan countries in which the scene of her lively and picturesque romance
+is laid.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Glasgow Herald.</em></p>
+
+
+<p><strong>M. A. Owen.</strong> THE DAUGHTER OF ALOUETTE. By
+<span class="smcap">Mary A. Owen</span>. <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Crown 8vo.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>6s.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">A story of life among the American Indians.</p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;A fascinating story.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Literary World.</em></p>
+
+
+<p><strong>Mrs. Pinsent.</strong> CHILDREN OF THIS WORLD. By <span class="smcap">Ellen F. Pinsent</span>,
+Author of &lsquo;Jenny&#8217;s Case.&rsquo; <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Crown 8vo.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: .5em;"><em>6s.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;Mrs. Pinsent&#8217;s new novel has plenty of vigour, variety, and good writing. There
+are certainty of purpose, strength of touch, and clearness of vision.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Athen&aelig;um.</em></p>
+
+
+<p><strong>Clark Russell.</strong> MY DANISH SWEETHEART. By <span class="smcap">W. Clark Russell</span>,
+Author of &lsquo;The Wreck of the Grosvenor,&rsquo; etc.
+<span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Illustrated.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Fourth Edition.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Crown 8vo.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>6s.</em></span></p>
+
+
+<p><strong>G. Manville Fenn.</strong> AN ELECTRIC SPARK. By <span class="smcap">G. Manville Fenn</span>,
+Author of &lsquo;The Vicar&#8217;s Wife,&rsquo; &lsquo;A Double Knot,&rsquo; etc.
+<span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Second Edition.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Crown 8vo.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>6s.</em></span></p>
+
+
+<p><strong>L. S. McChesney.</strong> UNDER SHADOW OF THE MISSION.
+By <span class="smcap">L. S. McChesney</span>. <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Crown 8vo.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>6s.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;Those whose minds are open to the finer issues of life, who can appreciate graceful
+thought and refined expression of it, from them this volume will receive a welcome
+as enthusiastic as it will be based on critical knowledge.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Church Times.</em></p>
+
+
+<p><strong>Ronald Ross.</strong> THE SPIRIT OF STORM. By <span class="smcap">Ronald
+Ross</span>, Author of &lsquo;The Child of Ocean.&rsquo; <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Crown 8vo.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: .5em;"><em>6s.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">A romance of the Sea. &lsquo;Weird, powerful, and impressive.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Black and White.</em></p>
+
+
+<p><span class='pagenum'><a name="Page33a" id="Page33a">[Pg 33a]</a></span>
+<strong>R. Pryce.</strong> TIME AND THE WOMAN. By <span class="smcap">Richard Pryce</span>.
+<span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Second Edition.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Crown 8vo.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>6s.</em></span></p>
+
+
+<p><strong>Mrs. Watson.</strong> THIS MAN&#8217;S DOMINION. By the Author
+of &lsquo;A High Little World.&rsquo; <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Second Edition.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Crown 8vo.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>6s.</em></span></p>
+
+
+<p><strong>Marriott Watson.</strong> DIOGENES OF LONDON. By
+<span class="smcap">H. B. Marriott Watson</span>.
+<span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Crown 8vo.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Buckram.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: .5em;"><em>6s.</em></span></p>
+
+
+<p><strong>M. Gilchrist.</strong> THE STONE DRAGON. By <span class="smcap">Murray Gilchrist</span>.
+<span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Crown 8vo.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Buckram.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>6s.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;The author&#8217;s faults are atoned for by certain positive and admirable merits. The
+romances have not their counterpart in modern literature, and to read them is a
+unique experience.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>National Observer.</em></p>
+
+
+<p><strong>E. Dickinson.</strong> A VICAR&#8217;S WIFE. By <span class="smcap">Evelyn Dickinson</span>.
+<span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Crown 8vo.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>6s.</em></span></p>
+
+
+<p><strong>E. M. Gray.</strong> ELSA. By <span class="smcap">E. M&#699;Queen Gray</span>.
+<span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Crown 8vo.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>6s.</em></span></p>
+
+<p>&nbsp;</p>
+
+<div class="figright" style="width: 68px;">
+<img src="images/3-6.jpg" width="68" height="63" alt="3 and 6" title="" />
+</div>
+<p class="center"><span class="smcap"><strong>three-and-sixpenny novels</strong></span></p>
+
+<p class="center"><em>Crown 8vo.</em></p>
+
+
+<p>DERRICK VAUGHAN, NOVELIST. By <span class="smcap">Edna Lyall</span>.<br />
+MARGERY OF QUETHER. By <span class="smcap">S. Baring Gould</span>.<br />
+JACQUETTA. By <span class="smcap">S. Baring Gould</span>.<br />
+SUBJECT TO VANITY. By <span class="smcap">Margaret Benson</span>.<br />
+THE SIGN OF THE SPIDER. By <span class="smcap">Bertram Mitford</span>.<br />
+THE MOVING FINGER. By <span class="smcap">Mary Gaunt</span>.<br />
+JACO TRELOAR. By <span class="smcap">J. H. Pearce</span>.<br />
+THE DANCE OF THE HOURS. By &lsquo;<span class="smcap">Vera</span>.&rsquo;<br />
+A WOMAN OF FORTY. By <span class="smcap">Esm&eacute; Stuart</span>.<br />
+A CUMBERER OF THE GROUND. By <span class="smcap">Constance Smith</span>.<br />
+THE SIN OF ANGELS. By <span class="smcap">Evelyn Dickinson</span>.<br />
+AUT DIABOLUS AUT NIHIL. By X. L.<br />
+THE COMING OF CUCULAIN. By <span class="smcap">Standish O&#8217;Grady</span>.<br />
+THE GODS GIVE MY DONKEY WINGS.  By <span class="smcap">Angus Evan Abbott</span>.<br />
+THE STAR GAZERS. By <span class="smcap">G. Manville Fenn</span>.<br />
+THE POISON OF ASPS. By <span class="smcap">R. Orton Prowse</span>.<br />
+THE QUIET MRS. FLEMING. By <span class="smcap">R. Pryce</span>.<br />
+DISENCHANTMENT. By <span class="smcap">F. Mabel Robinson</span>.<br />
+THE SQUIRE OF WANDALES. By <span class="smcap">A. Shield</span>.<br />
+A REVEREND GENTLEMAN. By <span class="smcap">J. M. Cobban</span>.<br />
+<span class='pagenum'><a name="Page34a" id="Page34a">[Pg 34a]</a></span>
+A DEPLORABLE AFFAIR. By <span class="smcap">W. E. Norris</span>.<br />
+A CAVALIER&#8217;S LADYE. By <span class="smcap">Mrs. Dicker</span>.<br />
+THE PRODIGALS. By <span class="smcap">Mrs. Oliphant</span>.<br />
+THE SUPPLANTER. By <span class="smcap">P. Neumann</span>.<br />
+A MAN WITH BLACK EYELASHES. By <span class="smcap">H. A. Kennedy</span>.<br />
+A HANDFUL OF EXOTICS. By <span class="smcap">S. Gordon</span>.<br />
+AN ODD EXPERIMENT. By <span class="smcap">Hannah Lynch</span>.</p>
+
+<p>&nbsp;</p>
+<p class="center"><span class="smcap"><strong>half-crown novels</strong></span></p>
+
+<div class="figright" style="width: 69px;">
+<img src="images/2-6.jpg" width="69" height="63" alt="2 and 6" title="" />
+</div>
+
+<p class="center"><em>A Series of Novels by popular Authors.</em></p>
+
+<p>
+ <span style="margin-left: .5em;">1.</span> &nbsp;HOVENDEN, V.C. By <span class="smcap">F. Mabel Robinson</span>.<br />
+ <span style="margin-left: .5em;">2.</span> &nbsp;ELI&#8217;S CHILDREN. By <span class="smcap">G. Manville Fenn</span>.<br />
+ <span style="margin-left: .5em;">3.</span> &nbsp;A DOUBLE KNOT. By <span class="smcap">G. Manville Fenn</span>.<br />
+ <span style="margin-left: .5em;">4.</span> &nbsp;DISARMED. By <span class="smcap">M. Betham Edwards</span>.<br />
+ <span style="margin-left: .5em;">5.</span> &nbsp;A MARRIAGE AT SEA. By <span class="smcap">W. Clark Russell</span>.<br />
+ <span style="margin-left: .5em;">6.</span> &nbsp;IN TENT AND BUNGALOW. By the Author of &lsquo;Indian Idylls.&rsquo;<br />
+ <span style="margin-left: .5em;">7.</span> &nbsp;MY STEWARDSHIP. By <span class="smcap">E. M&#699;Queen Gray</span>.<br />
+ <span style="margin-left: .5em;">8.</span> &nbsp;JACK&#8217;S FATHER. By <span class="smcap">W. E. Norris</span>.<br />
+ <span style="margin-left: .5em;">9.</span> &nbsp;JIM B.<br />
+10. &nbsp;THE PLAN OF CAMPAIGN. By <span class="smcap">F. Mabel Robinson</span>.<br />
+11. &nbsp;MR. BUTLER&#8217;S WARD. By <span class="smcap">F. Mabel Robinson</span>.<br />
+12. &nbsp;A LOST ILLUSION. By <span class="smcap">Leslie Keith</span>.</p>
+
+<p class="center">&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;</p>
+
+<p><strong>Lynn Linton.</strong> THE TRUE HISTORY OF JOSHUA DAVIDSON,
+Christian and Communist. By <span class="smcap">E. Lynn Linton</span>.
+<span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Eleventh Edition.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Post 8vo.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>1s.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="center">&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;</p>
+
+<p>&nbsp;</p>
+
+<a name="books" id="books"></a>
+
+<div class="figright" style="width: 68px;">
+<img src="images/3-6.jpg" width="68" height="63" alt="3 and 6" title="" />
+</div>
+
+<p style="font-size: 130%;" class="center"><strong>Books for Boys and Girls</strong></p>
+
+<p class="center"><em>A Series of Books by well-known Authors, well illustrated.</em></p>
+
+
+<p>
+ 1. &nbsp;THE ICELANDER&#8217;S SWORD. By <span class="smcap">S. Baring Gould</span>.<br />
+ 2. &nbsp;TWO LITTLE CHILDREN AND CHING. By <span class="smcap">Edith E. Cuthell</span>.<br />
+ 3. &nbsp;TODDLEBEN&#8217;S HERO. By <span class="smcap">M. M. Blake</span>.<br />
+ 4. &nbsp;ONLY A GUARD-ROOM DOG. By <span class="smcap">Edith E. Cuthell</span>.<br />
+ 5. &nbsp;THE DOCTOR OF THE JULIET. By <span class="smcap">Harry Collingwood</span>.<br />
+ 6. &nbsp;MASTER ROCKAFELLAR&#8217;S VOYAGE. By <span class="smcap">W. Clark Russell</span>.<br />
+ 7. &nbsp;SYD BELTON: Or, The Boy who would not go to Sea. By <span class="smcap">G. Manville Fenn</span>.</p>
+
+
+<p>&nbsp;</p>
+<p style="font-size: 130%;" class="center"><span class='pagenum'><a name="Page35a" id="Page35a">[Pg 35a]</a></span>
+<strong>The Peacock Library</strong></p>
+
+<div class="figright" style="width: 68px;">
+<img src="images/3-6.jpg" width="68" height="63" alt="3 and 6" title="" />
+</div>
+
+
+<p class="center"><em>A Series of Books for Girls by well-known Authors,
+handsomely bound in blue and silver, and well illustrated.</em></p>
+
+
+<p>
+ 1. &nbsp;A PINCH OF EXPERIENCE. By <span class="smcap">L. B. Walford</span>.<br />
+ 2. &nbsp;THE RED GRANGE. By <span class="smcap">Mrs. Molesworth</span>.<br />
+ 3. &nbsp;THE SECRET OF MADAME DE MONLUC. By the Author of &lsquo;Mdle Mori.&rsquo;<br />
+ 4. &nbsp;DUMPS. By <span class="smcap">Mrs. Parr</span>, Author of &lsquo;Adam and Eve.&rsquo;<br />
+ 5. &nbsp;OUT OF THE FASHION. By <span class="smcap">L. T. Meade</span>.<br />
+ 6. &nbsp;A GIRL OF THE PEOPLE. By <span class="smcap">L. T. Meade</span>.<br />
+ 7. &nbsp;HEPSY GIPSY. By <span class="smcap">L. T. Meade</span>. <em>2s. 6d.</em><br />
+ 8. &nbsp;THE HONOURABLE MISS. By <span class="smcap">L. T. Meade</span>.<br />
+ 9. &nbsp;MY LAND OF BEULAH. By <span class="smcap">Mrs. Leith Adams</span>.</p>
+
+<p>&nbsp;</p>
+<p style="font-size: 130%;" class="center"><strong>University Extension Series</strong></p>
+
+<p>A series of books on historical, literary, and scientific subjects, suitable
+for extension students and home-reading circles. Each volume is complete
+in itself, and the subjects are treated by competent writers in a
+broad and philosophic spirit.</p>
+
+<p class="center">Edited by J. E. SYMES, M.A.,<br />
+Principal of University College, Nottingham.</p>
+
+<p class="center"><em>Crown 8vo.</em> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Price (with some exceptions) 2s. 6d.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="center"><em>The following volumes are ready:&mdash;</em></p>
+
+
+<p>THE INDUSTRIAL HISTORY OF ENGLAND. By <span class="smcap">H. de B. Gibbins</span>,
+D.Litt., M.A., late Scholar of Wadham College, Oxon., Cobden Prizeman.
+<span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Fifth Edition, Revised.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>With Maps and Plans.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>3s.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;A compact and clear story of our industrial development. A study of this concise
+but luminous book cannot fail to give the reader a clear insight into the principal
+phenomena of our industrial history. The editor and publishers are to be congratulated
+on this first volume of their venture, and we shall look with expectant
+interest for the succeeding volumes of the series.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>University Extension Journal.</em></p>
+
+
+<p>A HISTORY OF ENGLISH POLITICAL ECONOMY. By <span class="smcap">L. L. Price</span>,
+M.A., Fellow of Oriel College, Oxon. <em>Second Edition.</em></p>
+
+
+<p>PROBLEMS OF POVERTY: An Inquiry into the Industrial Conditions of
+the Poor. By <span class="smcap">J. A. Hobson</span>, M.A. <em>Third Edition.</em></p>
+
+
+<p>VICTORIAN POETS. By <span class="smcap">A. Sharp</span>.</p>
+
+
+<p>THE FRENCH REVOLUTION. By <span class="smcap">J. E. Symes</span>, M.A.</p>
+
+
+<p>PSYCHOLOGY. By <span class="smcap">F. S. Granger</span>, M.A.</p>
+
+
+<p><span class='pagenum'><a name="Page36a" id="Page36a">[Pg 36a]</a></span>
+THE EVOLUTION OF PLANT LIFE: Lower Forms. By <span class="smcap">G. Massee</span>.
+<span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>With Illustrations.</em></span></p>
+
+
+<p>AIR AND WATER. Professor <span class="smcap">V. B. Lewes</span>, M.A.
+<span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Illustrated.</em></span></p>
+
+
+<p>THE CHEMISTRY OF LIFE AND HEALTH. By <span class="smcap">C. W. Kimmins</span>,
+M.A. <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Illustrated.</em></span></p>
+
+
+<p>THE MECHANICS OF DAILY LIFE. By <span class="smcap">V. P. Sells</span>, M.A.
+<span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Illustrated.</em></span></p>
+
+
+<p>ENGLISH SOCIAL REFORMERS. <span class="smcap">H. de B. Gibbins</span>, D.Litt., M.A.</p>
+
+
+<p>ENGLISH TRADE AND FINANCE IN THE SEVENTEENTH
+CENTURY. By <span class="smcap">W. A. S. Hewins</span>, B.A.</p>
+
+
+<p>THE CHEMISTRY OF FIRE. The Elementary Principles of Chemistry.
+By <span class="smcap">M. M. Pattison Muir</span>, M.A. <em>Illustrated.</em></p>
+
+
+<p>A TEXT-BOOK OF AGRICULTURAL BOTANY. By <span class="smcap">M. C. Potter</span>,
+M.A., F.L.S. <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Illustrated.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>3s. 6d.</em></span></p>
+
+
+<p>THE VAULT OF HEAVEN. A Popular Introduction to Astronomy.
+By <span class="smcap">R. A. Gregory</span>. <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>With numerous Illustrations.</em></span></p>
+
+
+<p>METEOROLOGY. The Elements of Weather and Climate. By
+<span class="smcap">H. N. Dickson</span>, F.R.S.E., F.R. Met. Soc.
+<em>Illustrated.</em></p>
+
+
+<p>A MANUAL OF ELECTRICAL SCIENCE. By <span class="smcap">George J. Burch</span>,
+M.A. <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>With numerous Illustrations.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>3s.</em></span></p>
+
+
+<p>THE EARTH. An Introduction to Physiography. By <span class="smcap">Evan Small</span>, M.A.
+<span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Illustrated.</em></span></p>
+
+
+<p>INSECT LIFE. By <span class="smcap">F. W. Theobald</span>, M.A. <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Illustrated.</em></span></p>
+
+
+<p>ENGLISH POETRY FROM BLAKE TO BROWNING. By <span class="smcap">W. M. Dixon</span>, M.A.</p>
+
+
+<p>ENGLISH LOCAL GOVERNMENT. By <span class="smcap">E. Jenks</span>, M.A., Professor of
+Law at University College, Liverpool.</p>
+
+
+<p>THE GREEK VIEW OF LIFE. By <span class="smcap">G. L. Dickinson</span>, Fellow of King&#8217;s
+College, Cambridge. <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Second Edition.</em></span></p>
+
+
+<a name="social" id="social"></a>
+
+<p>&nbsp;</p>
+<p style="font-size: 130%;" class="center"><strong>Social Questions of To-day</strong></p>
+
+<div class="figright" style="width: 69px;">
+<img src="images/2-6.jpg" width="69" height="63" alt="2 and 6" title="" />
+</div>
+
+<p class="center">Edited by <span class="smcap">H. de B. GIBBINS</span>, D.Litt, M.A.</p>
+<p class="center"><em>Crown 8vo.</em> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>2s. 6d.</em></span></p>
+
+<p>A series of volumes upon those topics of social, economic,
+and industrial interest that are at the present moment foremost
+in the public mind. Each volume of the series is written by an
+author who is an acknowledged authority upon the subject with which
+he deals.</p>
+
+<p class="center"><em>The following Volumes of the Series are ready:&mdash;</em></p>
+
+
+<p>TRADE UNIONISM&mdash;NEW AND OLD. By <span class="smcap">G. Howell</span>, Author of
+&lsquo;The Conflicts of Capital and Labour.&rsquo; <em>Second Edition.</em></p>
+
+
+<p>THE CO-OPERATIVE MOVEMENT TO-DAY. By <span class="smcap">G. J. Holyoake</span>,
+Author of &lsquo;The History of Co-Operation.&rsquo; <em>Second Edition.</em></p>
+
+
+<p>MUTUAL THRIFT. By Rev. <span class="smcap">J. Frome Wilkinson</span>, M.A., Author of
+&lsquo;The Friendly Society Movement.&rsquo;</p>
+
+
+<p><span class='pagenum'><a name="Page37a" id="Page37a">[Pg 37a]</a></span>
+PROBLEMS OF POVERTY: An Inquiry into the Industrial Conditions of
+the Poor. By <span class="smcap">J. A. Hobson, M.A.</span> <span style="margin-left: .3em;"><em>Third Edition.</em></span></p>
+
+
+<p>THE COMMERCE OF NATIONS. By <span class="smcap">C. F. Bastaple, M.A.</span>, Professor
+of Economics at Trinity College, Dublin.</p>
+
+
+<p>THE ALIEN INVASION. By <span class="smcap">W. H. Wilkins</span>, B.A., Secretary to the
+Society for Preventing the Immigration of Destitute Aliens.</p>
+
+
+<p>THE RURAL EXODUS. By <span class="smcap">P. Anderson Graham</span>.</p>
+
+
+<p>LAND NATIONALIZATION. By <span class="smcap">Harold Cox</span>, B.A.</p>
+
+
+<p>A SHORTER WORKING DAY. By <span class="smcap">H. de B. Gibbins</span>, D.Litt., M.A.,
+and <span class="smcap">R. A. Hadfield</span>, of the Hecla Works, Sheffield.</p>
+
+
+<p>BACK TO THE LAND: An Inquiry into the Cure for Rural Depopulation.
+By <span class="smcap">H. E. Moore</span>.</p>
+
+
+<p>TRUSTS, POOLS AND CORNERS: As affecting Commerce and Industry.
+By <span class="smcap">J. Stephen Jeans</span>, M.R.I., F.S.S.</p>
+
+
+<p>THE FACTORY SYSTEM. By <span class="smcap">R. Cooke Taylor</span>.</p>
+
+
+<p>THE STATE AND ITS CHILDREN. By <span class="smcap">Gertrude Tuckwell</span>.</p>
+
+<p>WOMEN&#8217;S WORK. By <span class="smcap">Lady Dilke</span>, Miss <span class="smcap">Bulley</span>, and Miss <span class="smcap">Whitley</span>.</p>
+
+
+<p>MUNICIPALITIES AT WORK. The Municipal Policy of Six Great
+Towns, and its Influence on their Social Welfare. By <span class="smcap">Frederick Dolman</span>.</p>
+
+
+<p>SOCIALISM AND MODERN THOUGHT. By <span class="smcap">M. Kaufmann</span>.</p>
+
+
+<p>THE HOUSING OF THE WORKING CLASSES. By <span class="smcap">R. F. Bowmaker</span>.</p>
+
+
+<p>MODERN CIVILIZATION IN SOME OF ITS ECONOMIC ASPECTS.
+By <span class="smcap">W. Cunningham</span>, D.D., Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge.</p>
+
+
+<p>THE PROBLEM OF THE UNEMPLOYED. By <span class="smcap">J. A. HOBSON</span>, B.A.,
+Author of &lsquo;The Problems of Poverty.&rsquo;</p>
+
+
+<p>LIFE IN WEST LONDON. By <span class="smcap">Arthur Sherwell</span>, M.A.
+<span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Second Edition.</em></span></p>
+
+
+<a name="classic" id="classic"></a>
+
+<p>&nbsp;</p>
+<p style="font-size: 130%;" class="center"><strong>Classical Translations</strong></p>
+
+<p class="center">Edited by H. F. FOX, M.A., Fellow and Tutor of Brasenose College, Oxford.</p>
+
+<p>Messrs. Methuen are issuing a New Series of Translations from the
+Greek and Latin Classics. They have enlisted the services of some
+of the best Oxford and Cambridge Scholars, and it is their intention that
+the Series shall be distinguished by literary excellence as well as by
+scholarly accuracy.</p>
+
+
+<p>&AElig;SCHYLUS&mdash;Agamemnon, Ch&ouml;ephoroe, Eumenides. Translated by <span class="smcap">Lewis Campbell</span>,
+LL.D., late Professor of Greek at St. Andrews. <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>5s.</em></span></p>
+
+
+<p>CICERO&mdash;De Oratore I. Translated by <span class="smcap">E. N. P. Moor</span>,
+M.A. <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>3s. 6d.</em></span></p>
+
+
+<p>CICERO&mdash;Select Orations (Pro Milone, Pro Murena, Philippic II., In
+Catilinam). Translated by <span class="smcap">H. E. D. Blakiston</span>, M.A., Fellow and
+Tutor of Trinity College, Oxford. <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>5s.</em></span></p>
+
+
+<p><span class='pagenum'><a name="Page38a" id="Page38a">[Pg 38a]</a></span>
+CICERO&mdash;De Natura Deorum. Translated by <span class="smcap">F. Brooks</span>, M.A., late
+Scholar of Balliol College, Oxford. <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>3s. 6d.</em></span></p>
+
+
+<p>LUCIAN&mdash;Six Dialogues (Nigrinus, Icaro-Menippus, The Cock, The Ship, The
+Parasite, The Lover of Falsehood). Translated by <span class="smcap">S. T. Irwin</span>, M.A., Assistant
+Master at Clifton; late Scholar of Exeter College, Oxford. <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>3s. 6d.</em></span></p>
+
+
+<p>SOPHOCLES&mdash;Electra and Ajax. Translated by <span class="smcap">E. D. A. Morshead</span>,
+M.A., Assistant Master at Winchester. <span style="margin-left: .5em;"><em>2s. 6d.</em></span></p>
+
+
+<p>TACITUS&mdash;Agricola and Germania. Translated by <span class="smcap">R. B. Townshend</span>,
+late Scholar of Trinity College, Cambridge. <em>2s. 6d.</em></p>
+
+
+<p>&nbsp;</p>
+<p style="font-size: 130%;" class="center"><strong>Educational Books</strong></p>
+
+
+<p class="center"><strong><em>CLASSICAL</em></strong></p>
+
+
+<p>PLAUTI BACCHIDES. Edited with Introduction, Commentary, and
+Critical Notes by <span class="smcap">J. M&#699;Cosh</span>, M.A.
+<span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Fcap. 4to.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>12s. 6d.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;The notes are copious, and contain a great deal of information that is good and
+useful.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Classical Review.</em></p>
+
+
+<p>TACITI AGRICOLL. With Introduction, Notes, Map, etc. By <span class="smcap">R. F. Davis</span>,
+M.A., Assistant Master at Weymouth College. <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Crown 8vo.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>2s.</em></span></p>
+
+
+<p>TACITI GERMANIA. By the same Editor. <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Crown 8vo.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>2s.</em></span></p>
+
+
+<p>HERODOTUS: EASY SELECTIONS. With Vocabulary. By <span class="smcap">A. C. Liddell</span>,
+M.A., Assistant Master at Nottingham High School. <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Fcap. 8vo.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>1s. 6d.</em></span></p>
+
+
+<p>SELECTIONS FROM THE ODYSSEY. By <span class="smcap">E. D. Stone</span>, M.A., late
+Assistant Master at Eton. <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Fcap. 8vo.</em></span>
+<span style="margin-left: .5em;"><em>1s. 6d.</em></span></p>
+
+
+<p>PLAUTUS: THE CAPTIVI. Adapted for Lower Forms by <span class="smcap">J. H. Fresse</span>,
+M.A., late Fellow of St. John&#8217;s, Cambridge. <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>1s. 6d.</em></span></p>
+
+
+<p>DEMOSTHENES AGAINST CONON AND CALLICLES. Edited with
+Notes and Vocabulary, by <span class="smcap">F. Darwin Swift</span>, M.A., formerly Scholar
+of Queen&#8217;s College, Oxford; Assistant Master at Denstone College.
+<span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Fcap. 8vo.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: .5em;"><em>2s.</em></span></p>
+
+<p>&nbsp;</p>
+<p class="center"><strong><em>GERMAN</em></strong></p>
+
+
+<p>A COMPANION GERMAN GRAMMAR. By <span class="smcap">H. de B. Gibbins</span>, D.Litt.,
+M.A., Assistant Master at Nottingham High School. <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Crown 8vo.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>1s. 6d.</em></span></p>
+
+
+<p>GERMAN PASSAGES FOR UNSEEN TRANSLATION. By <span class="smcap">E. M&#699;Queen Gray</span>.
+<span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Crown 8vo.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>2s. 6d.</em></span></p>
+
+<p>&nbsp;</p>
+<p class="center"><strong><em>SCIENCE</em></strong></p>
+
+
+<p>THE WORLD OF SCIENCE. Including Chemistry, Heat, Light, Sound,
+Magnetism, Electricity, Botany, Zoology, Physiology, Astronomy, and
+Geology. By <span class="smcap">R. Elliott Steel</span>, M.A., F.C.S. 147 Illustrations.
+<span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Second Edition.</em></span> <em>Crown 8vo.</em> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>2s. 6d.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;If Mr. Steel is to be placed second to any for this quality of lucidity, it is only to
+Huxley himself; and to be named in the same breath with this master of the
+craft of teaching is to be accredited with the clearness of style and simplicity of
+arrangement that belong to thorough mastery of a subject.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Parents&#8217; Review.</em></p>
+
+
+<p>ELEMENTARY LIGHT. By <span class="smcap">R. E. Steel</span>. With numerous Illustrations.
+<span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Crown 8vo.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>4s. 6d.</em></span></p>
+
+<p>&nbsp;</p>
+<p class="center"><span class='pagenum'><a name="Page39a" id="Page39a">[Pg 39a]</a></span>
+<strong><em>ENGLISH</em></strong></p>
+
+
+<p>ENGLISH RECORDS. A Companion to the History of England. By
+<span class="smcap">H. E. Malden</span>, M.A. <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Crown 8vo.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>3s. 6d.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">A book which aims at concentrating information upon dates, genealogy, officials, constitutional
+documents, etc., which is usually found scattered in different volumes.</p>
+
+
+<p>THE ENGLISH CITIZEN: HIS RIGHTS AND DUTIES. By <span class="smcap">H. E. Malden</span>,
+M.A. <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>1s. 6d.</em></span></p>
+
+<p class="sml">&lsquo;The book goes over the same ground as is traversed in the school books on this
+subject written to satisfy the requirements of the Education Code. It would
+serve admirably the purposes of a text-book, as it is well based in historical
+facts, and keeps quite clear of party matters.&rsquo;&mdash;<em>Scotsman.</em></p>
+
+<p>&nbsp;</p>
+<p class="center"><strong><em>METHUEN&#8217;S COMMERCIAL SERIES</em></strong></p>
+
+<p class="center">Edited by <span class="smcap">H. de B. Gibbins</span>, D.Litt., M.A.</p>
+
+
+<p>BRITISH COMMERCE AND COLONIES FROM ELIZABETH TO
+VICTORIA. By <span class="smcap">H. de B. Gibbins</span>, D.Litt., M.A., Author of &lsquo;The
+Industrial History of England,&rsquo; etc., etc., <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>2s.</em></span></p>
+
+
+<p>COMMERCIAL EXAMINATION PAPERS. By <span class="smcap">H. de B. Gibbins</span>,
+D.Litt., M.A. <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>1s. 6d.</em></span></p>
+
+
+<p>THE ECONOMICS OF COMMERCE. By <span class="smcap">H. de B. Gibbins</span>, D.Litt.,
+M.A. <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>1s. 6d.</em></span></p>
+
+
+<p>A MANUAL OF FRENCH COMMERCIAL CORRESPONDENCE.
+By <span class="smcap">S. E. Bally</span>, Modern Language Master at the Manchester Grammar
+School. <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>2s.</em></span></p>
+
+
+<p>GERMAN COMMERCIAL CORRESPONDENCE. By <span class="smcap">S. E. Bally</span>,
+Assistant Master at the Manchester Grammar School. <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>Crown 8vo.</em></span> <span style="margin-left: 1em;"><em>2s. 6d.</em></span></p>
+
+
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+The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Wallypug in London, by G. E. Farrow
+
+This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with
+almost no restrictions whatsoever.  You may copy it, give it away or
+re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included
+with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org
+
+
+Title: The Wallypug in London
+
+Author: G. E. Farrow
+
+Release Date: August 29, 2008 [EBook #26478]
+
+Language: English
+
+Character set encoding: ASCII
+
+*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE WALLYPUG IN LONDON ***
+
+
+
+
+Produced by David Edwards, Anne Storer and the Online
+Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This
+file was produced from images generously made available
+by The Internet Archive)
+
+
+
+
+
+Transcriber's Note: Table of Contents added.
+
+       *       *       *       *       *
+
+
+
+
+ [Illustration: THE WALLYPUG IN LONDON
+                By G. E. FARROW.]
+
+
+
+
+THE WALLYPUG IN LONDON
+
+
+
+
+ [Illustration: HIS MAJESTY ARRIVES AT WINDSOR. SEE PAGE 143]
+
+
+
+
+ THE
+ WALLYPUG IN LONDON
+
+ BY
+ G. E. FARROW
+ AUTHOR OF "THE WALLYPUG OF WHY," "THE MISSING PRINCE," ETC
+
+
+ ILLUSTRATED BY ALAN WRIGHT
+
+
+ METHUEN & CO.
+ 36 ESSEX STREET, W.C.
+ LONDON
+ 1898
+
+
+
+
+ CONTENTS
+
+       CHANT ROYAL
+       PREFACE
+    I  HIS MAJESTY AND SUITE ARRIVE
+   II  THE NEXT DAY'S ADVENTURES
+  III  SUNDRY SMALL HAPPENINGS
+   IV  LOST
+    V  AN 'AT HOME' AND THE ACADEMY
+   VI  THE JUBILEE
+  VII  MORE ADVENTURES
+ VIII  HIS MAJESTY IS INTERVIEWED
+   IX  THE WALLYPUG'S OWN
+    X  THE WALLYPUG GOES TO WINDSOR
+   XI  HIS MAJESTY AT THE SEASIDE
+  XII  THE DEPARTURE
+
+
+
+
+CHANT ROYAL
+
+ADDRESSED TO
+
+HER MOST GRACIOUS MAJESTY QUEEN VICTORIA
+
+IN COMMEMORATION OF 22ND JUNE, 1897
+
+
+    VICTORIA! by grace of God our Queen,
+        To thee thy children truest homage pay.
+    Thy children! ay, for Mother thou hast been,
+        And by a mother's love thou holdest sway.
+    Thy greatest empire is thy Nation's heart,
+    And thou hast chosen this the better part.
+        Behold, an off'ring meet thy people bring;
+        Hark! to the mighty world-sound gathering
+    From shore to shore, and echoing o'er the sea,
+        Attend! ye Nations while our paeans ring--
+    Victoria's children sing her Jubilee.
+
+    The grandest sight the world hath ever seen
+        Thy kingdom offers. Clothed in fair array,
+    The Majesty of Love and Peace serene,
+        While hosts unnumbered loyalty display,
+    Striving to show, by every loving art,
+    The day for them can have no counterpart.
+        Lo! sixty years of joy and sorrowing
+        For Queen and People, either borrowing
+    From other sympathy, in woe or glee,
+        Hath knit their hearts to thine, wherefore they sing--
+    Victoria's children sing her Jubilee.
+
+    With royal dignity and gracious mien
+        Thine high position thou hast graced alway;
+    No cloud of discord e'er hath come between
+        Thy nation and thyself; the fierce white ray
+    That beats upon thy throne bids hence depart
+    The faintest slander calumny can dart.
+        Thy fame is dear alike to churl and king,
+        And highest honour lies in honouring
+    The Sovereign to whom we bend the knee;
+        "God save the Queen," one strain unvarying--
+    Victoria's children sing her Jubilee.
+
+    What prophet, or what seer, with vision keen,
+        Reading the message of a far-off day,
+    The wonders of thy reign could have foreseen,
+        Or known the story that shall last for aye?
+    A page that History shall set apart;
+    Peace and Prosperity in port and mart,
+        Honour abroad, and on resistless wing
+        A steady progress ever-conquering.
+    Thy glorious reign, our glorious theme shall be,
+        And gratitude in every heart upspring--
+    Victoria's children sing her Jubilee.
+
+    Behold, ye tyrants, and a lesson glean
+        How subjects may be governed. Lo! the way
+    A Woman teaches who doth ne'er demean
+        Her office high. Hark! how her people pray
+    For blessings on the head that doth impart
+    So wise a rule. For them no wrongs do smart,
+        No cruelties oppress, no insults sting,
+        Nor does a despot hand exaction wring;
+    Though governed, Britain's subjects still are free.
+        Gaze then--ye unwise rulers wondering--
+    Victoria's children sing her Jubilee.
+
+                      ENVOY.
+
+    Queen Mother, love of thee doth ever spring
+    Within thy children's hearts, a priceless thing,
+        Nor pomp nor state that falleth unto thee
+    Can ever rival this grand carolling--
+        Victoria's children sing her Jubilee.
+
+                                         G. E. FARROW
+
+
+
+
+ [Illustration: PREFACE]
+
+
+MY DEAR LITTLE FRIENDS,
+
+You will no doubt be surprised to find this book commencing with a
+perfectly serious poem, and one which probably some of you will find
+a little difficulty in understanding. When you have grown older,
+however, and happen to look at this little book again, you will be
+glad to be reminded of the historic event which the poem commemorates.
+Now, about ourselves, when I asked in my last book, _The Missing
+Prince_, for letters from my little readers, I had no idea that I had
+so many young friends, and I can hardly tell you how delighted I have
+been at receiving such a number of kind letters from all parts of the
+world.
+
+I do hope that I have answered everyone, but really there have been so
+many, and if by mistake any should have been overlooked, I hope my
+little correspondents will write again and give me an opportunity of
+repairing the omission.
+
+Such charming little letters, and all, I am happy to find, really
+written by the children themselves, which makes them doubly valuable
+to me.
+
+And how funny and amusing some of them were to be sure! And what
+capital stories some of you have told me about your pets.
+
+Some pathetic incidents too; as, for instance, that of 'Shellyback,'
+the tortoise, whose little owner wrote a few months after her first
+letter to say that poor 'Shellyback' was dead.
+
+I have been very happy to notice how fond you all seem of your pets,
+for I have always found that children who make friends with animals
+invariably have kind and good hearts. And the poor dumb creatures
+themselves are always so ready to respond to any little act of
+kindness, and are so grateful and affectionate, that I am sure it adds
+greatly to one's happiness in life to interest oneself in them.
+
+One of my correspondents, aged eight, has embarrassed me very much
+indeed by suggesting that I should "wait for her till she grows up,"
+as she should "so like to marry a gentleman who told stories." I hope
+she didn't mean that I did anything so disgraceful; and besides, as it
+would take nearly twenty-five years for her to catch up to me, she
+_might_ change her mind in that time, and then what would become of
+me.
+
+Some of my letters from abroad have been very interesting. One dear
+little girl at Darjeeling, in India, wrote a very nice descriptive
+letter, and concluded by asking me to write "something about the
+stars," and speaking of new stories brings me to another subject that
+I wish to talk to you about.
+
+You know that I spoke in my last book about writing a school story,
+and one about animals. Well, when I found that so many of you wanted
+to hear "more about the Wallypug," I was obliged to put these two
+books aside in order to gratify your wishes. I hope that you will be
+as interested in hearing about his Majesty this time as you were last.
+
+You will be sure to notice that the pictures are by another artist,
+but Mr. Harry Furniss has been away from England for some months, and
+so it has been impossible for him to illustrate this volume. Some
+other time, perhaps, Dorothy and he will give us more of their work;
+but in the meantime Mr. Alan Wright has been very interested in
+drawing pictures for this book, and I hope you will be pleased with
+his efforts.
+
+Now, about writing to me next time. When I asked you to address me
+under care of my publishers, I did not realize that in the course of
+business I might find it necessary to change them sometimes, and so to
+avoid any possibility of confusion, will you please in future address
+all letters to
+
+    MR. G. E. FARROW,
+          c/o Messrs. A. P. WATT & SON,
+                Hastings House,
+                      Norfolk Street, Strand.
+
+What am I to do with all the beautiful Christmas and New Year's cards
+which I have received? Will you be vexed if, after having enjoyed
+receiving them as I have done so much, I give them to the poor little
+children at the hospitals to make scrap books with? I happen to know
+how much they value and appreciate gifts of this kind, and by allowing
+me to bestow them in this way, your pretty presents will be giving a
+double happiness.
+
+Well, I must conclude this rather long letter now, or I shall be
+accused of being tedious; but really it gives me almost as much
+pleasure to write to you, as it does to receive your letters.
+Good-bye. Don't forget that many of you have promised to write to me
+again, and that I am always more than glad to welcome any new friends.
+
+    Believe me, dear Children,
+               Yours affectionately,
+                        G. E. FARROW
+
+
+
+
+ [Illustration: The Wallypug in London.]
+
+CHAPTER I
+
+HIS MAJESTY AND SUITE ARRIVE
+
+
+A most extraordinary thing has happened; the Wallypug has been to
+London! But there, I am forgetting that possibly you have never read
+_The Wallypug of Why_, in which case you will, of course, know nothing
+about his Majesty, and so I had better explain to you who, and what,
+he is.
+
+To begin with, then, he is a kind of king of a place called Why, which
+adjoins the mysterious kingdom of Zum. I am afraid, though, that if
+you searched your atlases for a very long while you might not find
+either of these places, for the geographers are so undecided as to
+their exact position that they have not shown them on the maps at all.
+Some little friends of mine, named Girlie and Boy, have been there,
+however, and I can tell you, if you like, the way they went. This is
+the way to Why:
+
+    Just go to bed and shut your eyes
+      And count one hundred, one by one;
+    Perhaps you'll find to your surprise
+      That you're at Why when this is done.
+
+I say _perhaps_, because this only happens when you have been
+particularly good all day, and _sometimes_ boys and girls are not
+quite as good as they--but there, I won't say what I was going to, for
+I am quite sure that it would not apply to you. This is the way to
+Zum:
+
+    Not when the moon is at its full,
+    But just a tiny boat-shaped thing,
+    You _may_ see Pierrot sitting there
+    And hear the little fellow sing.
+    If so, just call him, and he'll come
+    And carry you away to Zum.
+
+There, now, I've told you the way to go to both places, so that, if
+you wish to, you can go there whenever you please.
+
+I am telling you all this because one day in the spring Girlie and
+Boy, who live in another part of London, came to see me, and we had
+been talking about these things for about the hundredth time, I should
+think: for these children are never tired of telling me of all the
+strange things which happened to them when they journey to these
+wonderful places. In fact they were just arguing as to which was the
+most interesting place to go to, Why or Zum, when my housekeeper, Mrs.
+Putchy, came to the door with the unwelcome news that the carriage had
+come for my little friends, and that it was time to say good-bye.
+After they had gone I sat staring into the fire wondering where Why
+could be, and if there was really such a person as the Wallypug, when
+my little dog Dick, who had been lying on the rug before the fire,
+suddenly jumped up, and barking excitedly, ran to the other end of the
+study, where a picture, which I had bought the day before at an
+auction sale, stood leaning against the wall. Now this picture had
+been sold very cheap, because no one could tell at all what it was
+about, it was so old and dusty, and the colours were so dark and
+indistinct. I had bought it hoping that it might prove valuable,
+and there it stood till it could be sent to be cleaned and restored.
+Imagine my surprise then, when, on following Dick across the study, I
+discovered that the colours in the picture had all become bright, and
+were working one into the other in the most remarkable way, red
+running into green, and blue into yellow, while a little patch of
+black in the centre of the picture was whirling round and round in
+quite a distracting manner. What could it all mean? I stared and
+wondered, till, out of the confusion, there gradually grew shapes
+which bore some resemblance to human beings, and, presently, I could
+recognize quite distinctly, first a young man in knee breeches,
+smiling in a particularly self-satisfied way, and escorting a large
+fish, who was walking upright, with slippers on his tail, and who
+wore a waistcoat and necktie. Then an amiable-looking old gentleman,
+carrying a wand, who was followed by a curious little person, wearing
+a crown and carrying an orb and sceptre. A particularly stiff and
+wooden-looking soldier stood at the back of this strange group. Judge
+of my amazement when, quite as a matter of course, the whole party
+deliberately stepped out of the picture into the room, and, before I
+could realize what had happened, the old gentleman with the wand came
+forward with a flourish and an elaborate bow, and announced:
+
+"A-hem! his Majesty the Wallypug of Why and suite."
+
+ [Illustration: WITH SLIPPERS ON HIS TAIL]
+
+I was so astonished that for the moment I could not think what to say,
+but at last I managed to stammer, as I made a low bow to the
+Wallypug:
+
+"I am delighted to make your Majesty's acquaintance."
+
+The Wallypug smiled very affably, and held out his hand.
+
+"I have come up for the Jubilee, you know," he said.
+
+"_We've_ come up, you mean to say, Wallypug," corrected the old
+gentleman with the wand, frowning somewhat severely. "I am the
+Wallypug's professional adviser," he continued. "I am called the
+Doctor-in-Law--allow me to introduce the rest of our party. This," he
+went on, bringing the young man with the self-satisfied smile forward,
+"is the Jubilee Rhymester from Zum; he hopes to become a minor poet in
+time. And this," indicating the wooden-looking soldier, "is Sergeant
+One-and-Nine, also from Zum." Here the Doctor-in-Law took me aside and
+whispered in my ear, "Slightly cracked, crossed in love; speaks very
+peculiarly; capital chap though." Then crossing to where the Fish was
+standing, he said, "And this is A. Fish, Esq., the celebrated lecturer
+on the 'Whichness of the What as compared with the Thatness of the
+Thus.' He desired to accompany us here in order to find material
+for a new lecture which he is preparing upon the 'Perhapness of the
+Improbable.' He's awfully clever," he whispered impressively.
+
+ [Illustration: "HIS MAJESTY THE WALLYPUG"]
+
+"I'm sure I'm delighted to see you all," I said, shaking hands with
+each one till I came to the Fish, who held out a fin. "Er-er-how do
+you do?" I stammered, somewhat taken aback by this strange proceeding.
+
+"Quide well with the egscebtiod of a slide cold id by head," said the
+Fish. "I'b subjecd to theb, you doe. It's beig id the water so butch,
+I fadcy," and he _smiled_.
+
+I don't know if you have ever seen a fish smile, but if not I may tell
+you that it is a very curious sight.
+
+"I suppose you can manage to put us up here for a month or two?"
+calmly suggested the Doctor-in-Law after a pause.
+
+"Dear me," I exclaimed in alarm, "I don't think my housekeeper could
+possibly--"
+
+"Why not ask her?" suggested the Doctor-in-Law, touching the bell.
+
+A moment or two afterwards a knock at the door announced that Mrs.
+Putchy was there.
+
+"Oh, Mrs. Putchy," I said, stepping just outside, "these gentlemen,
+er--that is to say, his Majesty the Wallypug of Why and suite, have
+honoured me with a visit, and I am anxious if possible to offer them
+such hospitality as my poor home affords. Do you think that we could
+manage anyhow to find room for them, for a few days at any rate?"
+
+Now Mrs. Putchy is a very remarkable woman, and I have never known her
+to show the slightest surprise at anything, and, so far from seeming
+alarmed at the prospect of having to entertain such notable visitors,
+she seemed positively delighted.
+
+"His Majesty of Why, sir? How charming! Of course we must do our best,
+and how fortunate that I put on my best gown to-day, isn't it? Dear
+me, and shall I be presented to his Majesty?"
+
+"Certainly, Mrs. Putchy, if you wish it," I said. "In fact, if you
+will call General Mary Jane, I will introduce you both, as you
+represent my entire household."
+
+Mrs. Putchy disappeared, returning almost immediately, followed by the
+servant, General Mary Jane, with her mouth wide open, and accompanied
+by the cat, who rejoices in the extraordinary name of Mrs. Mehetable
+Murchison. These members of my household were duly presented to the
+Wallypug. Mrs. Putchy made her curtsey with great dignity, but General
+Mary Jane was so overcome at the thought of being presented to royalty
+that she fell flat on her hands and knees in her humility, while Mrs.
+Mehetable Murchison, realizing, no doubt, the truth of the old saying
+that "a cat may look at a king," went up and sharpened her claws on
+the Wallypug's legs in the most friendly manner possible.
+
+It was when the cat caught sight of A. Fish, Esq., that she completely
+lost her presence of mind, and with arched back and bristling fur
+glared at him in amazement.
+
+"Priddy pussy, cub alog thed," said the Fish, stooping down and trying
+to stroke her with one of his fins; but Mrs. Mehetable Murchison, with
+a startled glance, tore out of the room, showing every sign of alarm.
+
+"And she's so fond of fish too, as a rule, ain't she, mum?" remarked
+General Mary Jane, who had somewhat overcome the awe with which she
+had at first regarded the presence of royalty.
+
+"Fod of fish?" repeated A. Fish, Esq., inquiringly. "What do you
+mead?"
+
+"Why, you see, sir," explained Mrs. Putchy, "we often have fish for
+dinner--er--that is to say--er--a-hem!"
+
+ [Illustration: "PRIDDY PUSSY"]
+
+The Fish was glaring at her in a horrified way, and Mrs. Putchy had
+become quite nervous.
+
+"Let's change the subject," suggested the Doctor-in-Law, to our great
+relief. "The most important question for the moment is, where are we
+all going to sleep?"
+
+This gave Mrs. Putchy an opportunity for exercising her wonderful
+ability for management, and after arranging for the Wallypug to have
+the spare bedroom, and the Doctor-in-Law to have my room, I was to
+have a bed made up in the study, while the Jubilee Rhymester was to
+sleep in the attic, One-and-Nine was to have a box under the stairs,
+and there only remained A. Fish, Esq., to dispose of.
+
+"There is the bathroom, mum," suggested General Mary Jane brilliantly;
+"we could put a lid on the bath and make up a bed there."
+
+"Bedder sdill, fill id with wadter, ad thed I could sleeb _in_ id,"
+suggested the Fish.
+
+"Oh yes, of course!" said Mrs. Putchy, "and now I must go and see
+about the supper." And, with a low curtsey to the Wallypug, the
+admirable little woman hurried out, followed by General Mary Jane, who
+gave a nervous little bob when she reached the door.
+
+They had scarcely disappeared before One-and-Nine came up to me and
+whispered:
+
+"I am muchly impressionated by that lady with the most militaryish
+name who has just gone out. Can you kindly inform me is she
+detached?"
+
+"Detached?" I inquired in bewilderment. "What ever do you mean?"
+
+"If a person is not attached to anyone else, they are detached, I
+suppose, are they not?" said One-and-Nine rather impatiently.
+
+"Well, if you put it that way, I suppose they are," I replied,
+laughing. "You mean, has she a sweetheart? Well, really I don't know.
+I have an idea though that Mrs. Putchy does not allow followers."
+
+"Then I shall considerize my prospectuousness with great hopefulosity!"
+remarked the soldier with considerable dignity, walking back to the
+Wallypug's chair.
+
+"What does he say?" asked the Jubilee Rhymester. "He is a little bit
+cracked, you know. Could you make out what he was driving at?"
+
+"Oh, yes, I could understand within a little what he meant," I
+replied. "He seems to have fallen in love with General Mary Jane at
+first sight, from what I can gather."
+
+"Really! Dear me! He is always doing that sort of thing, do you know,
+and he generally asks me to write poems for him when he gets into that
+state. I have written as many as 137 odes in one month on his behalf."
+
+"Good gracious," I replied, "and does he pay you well for them?"
+
+"Pay me!" exclaimed the Jubilee Rhymester, staring at me in surprise.
+"Of course not. Do people ever get paid for writing poetry?"
+
+"Why, yes, to be sure they do," I answered.
+
+"Well, I've never heard of such a thing in all my life," said the
+Jubilee Rhymester; "I always thought that poets had to pay to have
+their verses used at all, and that that was why they were always so
+poor while they were alive. Of course I knew that people sometimes
+made a fuss about them after they were dead, but I have never heard
+of such a thing as a live poet being paid for his work."
+
+"Nonsense," I replied; "I believe that quite a lot of money is
+sometimes paid by the magazines and other papers for poems and
+verses."
+
+"Well, I am delighted to hear it," said the Jubilee Rhymester, "and I
+shall certainly start writing to-morrow. I have no doubt whatever that
+I shall make my fortune before I go back to Zum."
+
+Shortly after this Mrs. Putchy announced that supper was served, and
+a little later my guests retired to rest, being thoroughly tired out
+with their long journey. I sat up in my study a little while longer to
+smoke a pipe, but was just thinking of going to bed when there was a
+tap at the door and the Doctor-in-Law entered.
+
+"I say, I thought I had better come and arrange with you about money
+matters," he said; "I didn't like to mention such things before the
+others. Now then," he continued, "how much are you going to pay us for
+staying with you?"
+
+"Pay _you_!" I gasped. "What on earth do you mean?"
+
+"Well, you see, it will be a great thing for you to have such
+distinguished visitors, don't you know, and you ought to be quite
+willing to pay liberally for the honour," said the Doctor-in-Law,
+smiling amiably.
+
+Now Girlie had told me what a greedy, avaricious person the
+Doctor-in-Law really was, despite his benevolent appearance, but this
+cool cheek almost took my breath away. I was determined, however, to
+let him see at once that I was not to be imposed upon, so I said as
+firmly as I could, "Now, look here, Mr. Doctor-in-Law, please understand
+once and for all, that as you were all so kind to my little friend
+Girlie when she was at Why, I am quite willing to entertain his Majesty
+the Wallypug, and the rest of you, to the very best of my ability, but
+as for paying you for being here, the idea is absurd--impossible!"
+
+ [Illustration: "ID QUIDE GAVE BE A TURN"]
+
+Just then a terrific hullabaloo in the passage caused us both to run
+to the door. We could hear that the noise proceeded from the bathroom,
+and, hurrying to the door, we found A. Fish, Esq., sitting up in the
+water shouting for help, while Mrs. Mehetable Murchison and a whole
+group of her feline friends were out on the tiles, glaring through the
+window.
+
+"Dear be, dear be," panted the Fish, when he saw us, "I'b so
+frighteded, just look at all those cats. I had beed to sleeb ad was
+just dreabig that sobeone was sayig, 'Mrs. Behetable Burchison is _so_
+fod of fish, and we ofted have fish for didder,' whed I woke ub and
+saw all those horrible cats lookig id ad the widdow; id quide gave be
+a turn. Do drive theb away please."
+
+We soon did this, and, pulling down the blinds, we left A. Fish, Esq.,
+to his dreams and soon afterwards retired to rest ourselves.
+
+
+
+
+CHAPTER II
+
+THE NEXT DAY'S ADVENTURES
+
+
+When I entered the breakfast room the next morning I found that the
+Wallypug and the Doctor-in-Law had been up for some time, and were
+both gazing out of the window with the greatest of interest.
+
+"I hope your Majesty slept well," I remarked to the Wallypug as I
+approached them.
+
+"Very well indeed, thank you," he replied smilingly. "The
+Doctor-in-Law and myself have just been saying that we are sure to
+have an enjoyable visit here. We have been greatly interested in the
+man-machines going past. We have never seen anything like them
+before."
+
+"The man-machines!" I exclaimed, puzzled to know whatever he could
+mean.
+
+"Yes, the men with wheels instead of legs, you know."
+
+"Oh, you mean the bicyclists," I replied, laughing. "Have you really
+never seen any before?"
+
+"No, indeed," replied his Majesty. "Are they born with wheels on, or
+do they grow afterwards?"
+
+I laughed, and fortunately just then the youngster opposite, who
+always rides to school on his bicycle, came out of doors wheeling his
+machine, and I was able to explain to the Wallypug the principle upon
+which they worked.
+
+"Dear me; the Doctor-in-Law told me that the machinery was part of the
+man, but now I see that it is separate. And he charged me sixpence for
+the information too," he complained, looking reproachfully at the
+Doctor-in-Law.
+
+"Charged you sixpence!" I cried.
+
+"Yes," replied the poor Wallypug. "He offered to tell me all about
+them for sixpence, and as I was really very curious to know I gave it
+to him, and then he informed me that they were a peculiar race of
+people who came from Coventry, and who were all born with wheels
+instead of legs."
+
+"Take your old sixpence then, if you are going to make all that fuss
+about it," said the Doctor-in-Law, crossly, throwing the coin down on
+the table and walking out of the room in a huff. "I'm sure I did read
+somewhere that they came from Coventry," he added, popping his head in
+at the door and then slamming it violently after him.
+
+The boy opposite was still riding up and down the road, and I made up
+my mind that although I had never spoken to him before, I would ask
+him to let the Wallypug examine his bicycle more closely.
+
+"With pleasure," he replied, raising his hat politely to the Wallypug,
+when I had explained who he was; "and if his Majesty would like to try
+it he is quite welcome to do so."
+
+The Doctor-in-Law's curiosity had so far overcome his ill-humour that,
+when he saw us talking to the boy, he came forward and offered to help
+the Wallypug to mount.
+
+"I really don't think he had better," I said, "he might damage the
+machine."
+
+"Oh no, he won't hurt it, I'm sure," said the boy generously; and so
+with our united assistance the Wallypug got on to the bicycle, and
+after a few preliminary wobblings started off in fine style. Faster
+and faster he went, clinging desperately to the handle-bars, till we,
+who were running beside him, could no longer keep pace with him.
+
+ [Illustration: THE START]
+
+"I can't stop," we heard him shout; and a moment later he charged
+straight at a large stone and half a brick which lay in the middle of
+the roadway.
+
+Poor Wallypug! The sudden impact threw him right over the handle-bars,
+and he landed in a huddled heap on his hands and knees in the gutter.
+The machine flew in half, and the front portion careered madly away
+by itself till stopped by the kerb.
+
+We hurried up to his Majesty to discover if he was much hurt, but,
+with the exception of a few scratches on his hands and knees and a
+thorough shaking, he seemed to have come off pretty well.
+
+ [Illustration: THE FINISH]
+
+"I suppose we can't stick it together again?" he inquired, gazing
+ruefully at the broken bicycle, and I was obliged to tell him that
+there was not much chance of our doing so. The boy to whom it belonged
+bravely made the best of the matter, especially when I told him that
+the next half-holiday he had I would take him to Holborn to choose
+another one in its place.
+
+And when I discovered that he had a half-holiday that very afternoon,
+it was arranged that General Mary Jane should order a carriage at the
+livery stable, and that we should all drive to the city after
+luncheon.
+
+The Wallypug, after a good wash and a hearty breakfast, went to his
+room to lie down for an hour or two to recover from the effects of his
+accident, and I was just answering my morning letters when there was a
+knock at the study door, and the Rhymester entered.
+
+ [Illustration: HIPPETY-HOPPETY-PLOP]
+
+"I sat up most of the night writing poetry," he remarked, "and I have
+just brought you one or two specimens. The first one is called 'The
+Ode of a Toad.' Perhaps I had better read it to you. My writing is
+rather peculiar," and he began as follows:
+
+THE ODE OF A TOAD.
+
+    There was once an old toad who lived under a tree,
+            Hippety hop--Flippety flop,
+    And his head was as bald as bald could be,
+    He was deaf as a post and could hardly see,
+    But a giddy and frivolous toad was he,
+            With his hippety-hoppety-plop.
+
+    And he gambolled and danced on the village green,
+            Hippety hop--Flippety flop,
+    In a way that had never before been seen,
+    Tho' he wasn't so young as once he had been,
+    And the people all wondered whate'er he could mean,
+            With his hippety-hoppety-plop.
+
+    But the old chap kept bobbing about just the same,
+            Hippety hop--Flippety flop,
+    Till everyone thought he _must_ make himself lame,
+    And not a soul ever could find out his aim,
+    In keeping up such a ridiculous game,
+            As his hippety-hoppety-plop.
+
+    Some said he was mad, tho' as mild as a dove,
+            Hippety hop--Flippety flop,
+    And as the result of a push or a shove,
+    Was a little bit cracked in the storey above,
+    _But I fancy myself the old boy was in love_,
+            With his hippety-hoppety-plop.
+
+"There! What do you think of it?" he asked when he had finished.
+
+"Well, candidly, I'm afraid not very much," I replied; "and what on
+earth do you call it an ode for?"
+
+"Why, you see, ode went so well with the word toad. I was going to
+call it 'Ode to a Toad,' but it isn't _to_ a toad at all, though it's
+about a toad. Ah! by the bye, I might call it 'A Toad's Ode,' mightn't
+I? I think that sounds very jolly." He altered the title in pencil.
+
+ [Illustration: "I LOVE BUT THEE"]
+
+"I have another which I think you will say is very touching." And
+after getting his handkerchief out in case he should be moved to
+tears, he began:
+
+THE BALLADE OF A BUN.
+
+    Don't talk to me of "Sally Lunn,"
+      Or toasted tea-cake nice and hot,
+    I do not care for either one
+      A single solitary jot;
+    My heart is fixed and changeth not,
+      In all the world--whate'er I see,
+    And rich or poor--whate'er my lot--
+      Oh! penny bun, I love but thee.
+
+    For thy dear sake all cakes I shun
+      Smeared o'er with jam. No apricot
+    Or greengage tart my heart hath won;
+      Their sweetness doth but cloy and clot.
+    What marmalade in fancy pot
+      Or cream meringue, though fair it be,
+    Thine image e'er can mar or blot?
+      Oh! penny bun, I love but thee.
+
+    I vowed to cherish thee, or none
+      (Such love thy simple charms begot),
+    When first I saw thee, precious one;
+      And now to some sweet lonely spot,
+    Some shady dell or mossy grot,
+      Come let us hasten, you and me,
+    And I will eat you like a shot;
+      Oh! penny bun, I love but thee.
+
+                   _Envoy._
+
+    Small boys or girls that homeward trot
+      From school in time for early tea,
+    This moral ne'er must be forgot:
+      "Love penny buns, and they'll love thee."
+
+"Isn't it affecting?" he inquired, wiping his eyes when he had
+finished.
+
+"Well, perhaps I didn't quite appreciate the pathos of it as I might
+have done," I answered, trying hard not to laugh. "You see I was
+paying so much attention to the scansion. I find that you have altered
+the refrain in the Envoy. Surely that's not correct, is it?"
+
+"Oh, you are a great deal too particular," remarked the Rhymester
+crossly. "Why, I should think from the Doctor-in-Law's description of
+a critic that you must be one."
+
+"What did he say a critic was?" I asked.
+
+"Why, he said a critic was a person who found fault with another, for
+not doing what he was unable to do himself. And he charged me
+fourpence three-farthings for the information, and as I only had
+fourpence halfpenny I have to pay him the odd farthing when I sell
+some of my poems. Can you tell me how I can set to work about it?"
+
+"Well, I hardly know," I replied, "unless you send them to the editors
+of the various magazines. They may take them, but you must not be
+disappointed if some of them are rejected. You see they cannot
+possibly print everything that is sent to them."
+
+There were several magazines in the study, and I suggested that the
+Rhymester should make a list of the addresses of the various editors,
+and he was busy about that till luncheon time.
+
+At half-past two the carriage came to the door, and goodness only
+knows what General Mary Jane must have told the livery stable people
+about the Wallypug, for, evidently anxious to send an equipage worthy
+of royalty, they had painted an enormous monogram in gold on the sides
+of the carriage, while the coachman was resplendent in blue plush and
+gold lace, with silk stockings and a powdered wig.
+
+ [Illustration: "EQUIPAGEOUS GRANDIOSITY"]
+
+The Wallypug was delighted when he saw this elaborate turn-out, and
+so were the others, for I overheard One-and-Nine murmuring something
+about "equipageous grandiosity," as he climbed up to the seat beside
+the coachman. When the Wallypug, the Doctor-in-Law, A. Fish, Esq.,
+and the Rhymester, were seated, there was no room left for the boy
+and myself, so we followed behind in a modest dog-cart, which was
+hurriedly procured from the livery stable. Many were the wondering
+glances bestowed upon the carriage, with its somewhat remarkable
+burden, as we drove along through Kensington to the Gardens. And
+everywhere our appearance was hailed with enthusiasm, people being
+evidently under the impression that the Wallypug was one of the royal
+guests invited to the Jubilee festivities. Who could he be? That was
+decidedly the question which everyone was asking, and I could not
+quite determine who was causing the greater sensation, the Wallypug or
+A. Fish, Esq. These two individuals, however, comported themselves
+with the calmest dignity, only the Doctor-in-Law seemed flurried by
+the attention which they attracted, and smiled and bowed right and
+left, whether the people took any notice of him or not.
+
+As we approached Hyde-Park corner attention was diverted from the
+Wallypug's carriage by the fact that _another_ royal equipage had
+entered the Park gates; and as the Princess passed us, an amused
+glance and a whispered conversation with the other occupant of the
+carriage showed that the Wallypug's extraordinary party had not
+escaped Her Royal Highness's attention.
+
+After going once round the Park we went out at the Marble Arch and
+along Oxford Street to Holborn, our progress through the crowded
+streets everywhere attracting the most excited interest. And when
+we stopped before one of the large bicycle _depots_ in Holborn the
+crowd around the carriage was so large that the policeman had quite a
+difficulty in preventing a block in the traffic. Our business was soon
+transacted, and, having secured an excellent machine for the boy in
+place of the one which his Majesty had damaged in the morning, we
+drove back to Kensington without further adventure.
+
+The Wallypug's curiosity, however, was so awakened by what he had seen
+that, as soon as we had been refreshed by a cup of afternoon tea, he
+suggested that we should go out for a walk; accordingly the whole
+party proceeded to Kensington Gardens, followed by a curious and
+somewhat derisive crowd of small boys, who would insist upon advising
+the Wallypug to "get his hair cut." Now, I happened to know, from what
+Girlie had told me about her adventures in Why, that the Wallypug,
+though a kind of king, had to do as his people directed and not as he
+liked, and that when he had presented a petition in Parliament to be
+allowed to have his hair cut, they had divided upon the subject, and
+so he had only been allowed to have _half_ of it cut, and as the long
+half had by this time grown very long indeed, he certainly did look
+rather remarkable; that was no excuse though for the street boys'
+rudeness, and his Majesty very wisely took no notice of them. A. Fish,
+Esq., came in for the greatest amount of attention, and when a few
+drops of rain began to fall, and he put up an umbrella for fear that
+he should get wet, the crowd became so excited that the Doctor-in-Law
+wisely suggested that a return should be made. His Majesty, however,
+was bent upon sight-seeing, and so the party separated, the
+Doctor-in-Law, A. Fish, Esq., and One-and-Nine going home, while the
+rest of us continued our walk. When we reached the Gardens, the
+Wallypug was greatly interested in seeing the palace where the Queen
+was born, and said that he should certainly petition his Parliament to
+allow him to have soldiers walk up and down before the gates of his
+palace, like those which he saw here. He admired greatly Princess
+Louise's statue of the Queen, which stands in front of the palace,
+and said he couldn't imagine where-ever they could have got all the
+white sugar from to make it with, and I think that he was inclined to
+disbelieve me when I told him that it was not made of sugar at all,
+but of white marble; for he said that if that were the case he
+couldn't think why they wanted to put such high railings around it, as
+no one would wish to carry away a marble statue of that size, whereas,
+if it were sugar, as he suggested, why, of course, the railings were
+there to prevent the children from climbing up and breaking off little
+pieces to eat.
+
+ [Illustration: FOR FEAR HE SHOULD GET WET]
+
+The Round Pond and the little model ships interested His Majesty most
+of all though, I fancy, and he spent quite a long time admiring them,
+until, while assisting a small boy to get his ship ashore, he had the
+misfortune to slip into the water himself, and had to be fished out
+with the assistance of a boathook.
+
+His Majesty certainly did not look either dignified or regal as he
+stood on the bank saturated with water, and his royal robes clinging
+about him in the most woe-begone manner--and as the crowd had greatly
+increased, I was very glad to get the poor Wallypug into a cab and
+drive home.
+
+[Illustration: HIS MAJESTY HAS AN ACCIDENT]
+
+On our way there, the Rhymester, being very much afraid of getting his
+clothes wet, sat in the furthest corner of the cab and amused himself
+by writing a verse on the subject of his Majesty's misfortune, which
+read somehow like this:
+
+    "King George I've heard is King of Greece,
+       But since this luckless slipping,
+     The Wallypug I do declare
+       Should be the King of _Dripping_."
+
+I think his Majesty thought it rather unkind of the Rhymester to make
+fun of him in this way, but before he had time to think much about
+the matter, we had arrived at our destination, and to my great
+surprise I could see a vast crowd collected at the doors of the
+building in which my flat is situated.
+
+
+
+
+CHAPTER III
+
+SUNDRY SMALL HAPPENINGS
+
+
+Whatever could it all mean? The Doctor-in-Law stood on the steps,
+calling out, "Walk up, walk up, ladies and gentlemen, and see the
+Talking Fish," while large posters were pasted on the walls, bearing
+the words, "Admission Sixpence" and "One day only."
+
+The Commissionaire who usually stands at the door was looking very
+surprised and angry, while the page boy was grinning all over his
+face. Whatever was happening? I hastily paid the cabman, and followed
+by the Wallypug made my way through the crowd to the entrance.
+
+"Admission sixpence each," said the Doctor-in-Law, holding out his
+hand.
+
+ [Illustration: "WALK UP, WALK UP, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN"]
+
+"What do you mean?" I replied, "and what is all this crowd doing
+here?"
+
+"Admission sixpence each!" repeated the Doctor-in-Law stubbornly, not
+taking the least notice of my questions, and holding his wand across
+the doorway so that I could not get in.
+
+"Nonsense!" I cried; "I'm not going to pay to go into my own house."
+
+"Pay for the Wallypug then and I'll let you in free," said the little
+man insinuatingly.
+
+"I shall do nothing of the sort," I cried, pushing past him and
+hurrying up the stairs.
+
+To my surprise I found my rooms occupied by strangers. Sergeant
+One-and-Nine was reciting some of the Rhymester's poems in the dining
+room to three deaf old ladies, two of whom had ear trumpets, while A.
+Fish, Esq., was holding a kind of _levee_ in my study, seated in a
+chair placed on the writing table, and was surrounded by an admiring
+crowd of people who were asking all sorts of questions.
+
+Mrs. Putchy met me at the door.
+
+"Oh, sir!" she exclaimed. "I'm so glad you've come home. I haven't
+known what to do with all these people."
+
+"But what does it all mean, Putchy?" I inquired. "What are they doing
+here at all?"
+
+"Why, you see, sir!" said Mrs. Putchy, "Mr. Doctor-in-Law found that
+A. Fish, Esq., was attracting a good deal of attention out of doors,
+and he thought that it would be a capital idea to have a kind of show
+here and charge sixpence admission to see him; and if there's been
+one, I'm sure there's been a hundred people up here this afternoon.
+The remarks they've been making too, and the questions they've been
+asking. Why, one old lady, sir, wanted to know how much you paid A.
+Fish, Esq., a week, and if I was _quite_ sure that you gave him enough
+to eat. They've broken three chairs too, and that little Venetian
+glass vase that stood on the bracket in the corner. And just now I
+caught some little boys tearing pictures out of one of those
+illustrated books you brought home last week."
+
+Here was a pretty state of affairs. The strangers had by this time
+left A. Fish, Esq., and had collected around the poor Wallypug, who
+had been waiting in his wet clothing in the hall, and I was obliged
+to politely but firmly insist upon them at once leaving the house,
+telling them that their money would be returned at the door.
+
+"I should think so, indeed," said one angry-looking stout lady. "Why,
+the whole thing is a fraud and you ought to be thoroughly ashamed of
+yourself. Talking fish indeed! I don't believe he's a fish at all--at
+any rate, not what I call a 'fish,'" and she flounced down the stairs
+only to return a moment or two afterwards to say, "I thought you said
+that we were to have our money back."
+
+"So you are, madam," I replied.
+
+"Well, why don't you see that we get it then? That man downstairs
+refuses to give me any money. The whole thing is a swindle. But I
+don't mean to be defrauded in this way, I can tell you."
+
+I went downstairs and told the Doctor-in-Law that he must at once
+return everyone their money, and this after a great deal of grumbling
+he did, while the Commissionaire and the page boy tore down the
+posters outside the door at my request.
+
+I explained to the Doctor-in-Law that this sort of thing must not
+occur again, and made him promise that he would never again use my
+rooms as a place in which to hold a show.
+
+I really felt rather annoyed about it, for I could not imagine
+whatever the neighbours would think of me for permitting such a scene
+to take place in my rooms, but it evidently was useless now to say
+anything more about it.
+
+The next morning, despite the wetting which the Wallypug had received
+at the Round Pond, his thoughts still ran upon boating, and nothing
+would satisfy his Majesty but that he should go for a row. I suggested
+Richmond as the best place to start from, and so we drove over
+Hammersmith Bridge and across Barnes Common.
+
+Arrived at Richmond we had no difficulty in securing a nice boat.
+
+"I'll row for one," said his Majesty.
+
+"And I for another," said the Rhymester.
+
+"Very well then," I replied. "Perhaps the Doctor-in-Law will steer,
+and so we will manage very nicely."
+
+Quite a large crowd had collected to see us start, and perhaps that is
+what made the Wallypug so nervous; as it was, as soon as we pushed
+off, his Majesty fell backwards with his feet sticking up above the
+seat, while the Rhymester stuck one oar deep down into the water and
+pulled it with all his might, while the other flourished about in the
+air.
+
+ [Illustration: HIS MAJESTY FELL BACKWARDS]
+
+The Doctor-in-Law's idea of steering consisted in pulling first one
+string and then the other, and so we did not get along very well just
+at first.
+
+When the Wallypug had picked himself up from the bottom of the boat,
+however, and the Rhymester and he made another attempt, I think we
+should have got along fairly well if the Doctor-in-Law, in trying
+to get out of the way of a passing boat, had not steered us into the
+bank, where we stuck fast in the mud till someone on the footpath very
+kindly pushed us off again. After that I thought it best to take the
+oars myself, and his Majesty steered under my direction. In this way
+we managed to get a little way past Teddington Lock by luncheon time,
+and having found an _eyot_ with no one on it we went ashore and
+unpacked the hamper of good things which we had brought with us.
+
+It was a beautiful day, and I think that we all enjoyed the picnic
+immensely. I know that I did for one, and so, I think, did his
+Majesty, for after the meal he laid aside his crown and royal robes
+and made himself comfortable on the grass under the trees, and looked
+thoroughly happy with a big cigar in his mouth.
+
+ [Illustration: HIS MAJESTY ENJOYS HIMSELF]
+
+A. Fish, Esq., busied himself in preparing notes for his lecture on
+the "Perhapness of the Improbable," and the Doctor-in-Law, having
+piled all the cushions in the boat at one end, threw himself upon them
+and read the newspaper.
+
+In this way the afternoon passed very comfortably, and the Rhymester,
+after scribbling upon several pieces of paper, came and read to me a
+poem which had been inspired by our beautiful surroundings; he called
+it
+
+SOUL YEARNINGS.
+
+    The water's as wet as wet can be,
+      And the trees, and the grass, are green,
+    While the little birds sing and the fishes swim;
+      'Tis a most delightful scene.
+
+    It makes me yearn for I don't know what,
+      To come from I don't know where,
+    And take me away to the thingummybob
+      And the what-you-may-call-'ems there;
+
+and he told me that beautiful scenery always affected him in that way.
+
+ [Illustration: AN UNFORTUNATE VOLLEY]
+
+It was now time for us to be thinking about getting back, especially
+as I should have to do all of the rowing. So we got into the boat
+again, and I rowed back as far as Twickenham, where we stopped at
+Eel-pie Island to have some tea. While we were waiting for it to be
+prepared, we began a game of tennis, but were obliged to leave off, as
+an unfortunate volley of the Doctor-in-Law's caught the Wallypug on
+the nose, and so his Majesty declined to play any more.
+
+We persuaded him to join us at cricket, though, having found some
+stumps and a bat and ball in an outhouse on the Island, and got on
+very well for some time till, at a shout of "out, leg before wicket,"
+the Wallypug (who had caught the ball very nicely on his shin) fell
+forward on to the Doctor-in-Law, crushing his hat well over his eyes,
+and ruffling his temper considerably.
+
+ [Illustration: "OUT"]
+
+In fact, I was very glad that tea was announced just then, for I
+feared that there was going to be a bother, and, as it was, the
+Doctor-in-Law kept scowling at his Majesty very fiercely.
+
+"I shall make him pay for it," declared the little man, and, during
+tea, which we had at wicker tables by the river's edge, he was busy
+making out an account, which later he handed with great solemnity to
+the Wallypug. His Majesty apparently could not understand it, and
+passed it on to me. On examination, I found it to be worded as
+follows:
+
+ HIS MAJESTY THE WALLYPUG OF WHY,
+   In account with
+     THE DOCTOR-IN-LAW.
+
+ To damage of one hat,              L0  7  6
+  " Physical injury,                 0  2  0
+  " Moral deterioration,            15  6  9
+                                   ---------
+                                   L22 17  8
+  " 3 per cent. discount for cash,   3  6  2
+                                   ---------
+                                   L26  4 11
+
+"What do you mean by moral deterioration?" demanded the Wallypug.
+
+"Oh, I don't know. Same as other people do, I suppose," said the
+Doctor-in-Law. "It's always charged now, I believe. I read something
+about it in the papers this afternoon."
+
+"But the addition is all wrong," I expostulated.
+
+"No, it isn't," replied the Doctor-in-Law, rudely snatching the
+document from me and putting it into his pocket-book, "and if it
+is, it's nothing to do with you. I shall charge it in our expenses,
+which the people of Why have undertaken to pay, so there." And the
+avaricious little fellow ran off to the boat, which we afterwards
+found he had been letting out on hire to small boys at a penny a
+head.
+
+The return journey was accomplished without any remarkable incidents,
+and on reaching home I found a very pressing invitation from Girlie's
+mother for the whole party to attend her "At Home" the next day.
+
+It appears that this lady had called upon me while we were out, and
+Mrs. Putchy had told her of the Wallypug's arrival.
+
+His Majesty was good enough to say that he should be delighted to
+accept, and so I wrote off at once to say that she might expect us.
+
+
+
+
+CHAPTER IV
+
+LOST
+
+
+We had a terrible fright the next morning, for the poor dear Wallypug
+got lost, and for some time we could not imagine what had become of
+him.
+
+It happened in this way: directly after breakfast his Majesty said
+that he should like to go for a walk and look at the shops.
+
+"I'm not going," declared the Doctor-in-Law. "I have some _very_
+important letters to write."
+
+We all looked up in surprise, for we did not know that the
+Doctor-in-Law had any other acquaintances in London.
+
+"Letters from which I hope to derive a princely income," continued
+the little man grandly; "and, therefore, I have no time for such
+foolishness as looking into shop windows."
+
+"He's afraid thad he bight have to sped sub buddy," remarked
+A. Fish, Esq.
+
+"Nothing of the sort," replied the Doctor-in-Law, turning very red
+though.
+
+"Well, don't waste time talking about it; let's go if we are going,"
+said the Rhymester; and so, as I also had some correspondence to
+attend to, it was arranged that the Wallypug, the Rhymester, and A.
+Fish, Esq., should go for a little stroll by themselves. I had some
+doubts in my own mind as to the advisability of letting them go alone,
+but they promised not to go beyond Kensington Gardens, and to wait for
+me there just inside the gates.
+
+After they had gone I settled down to my letter-writing, and was
+getting along nicely when the Doctor-in-Law interrupted me with:
+
+"I say, I wish you would let me have about twenty sheets of
+note-paper, will you, please?"
+
+"Twenty!" I exclaimed in surprise.
+
+"Yes, twenty," said the Doctor-in-Law. "Or you had better make it
+a quire while you are about it."
+
+I thought the quickest way to get rid of him was to give him the
+paper, so I got up and got it for him.
+
+"And a packet of envelopes, please," he said, as I handed it to him.
+
+"Anything else?" I asked rather sarcastically.
+
+"Stamps!" he replied, calmly holding out his hand.
+
+"Well, really--" I expostulated.
+
+"Oh, halfpenny ones will do. You're surely not so mean as to mind
+tenpence, are you?"
+
+"I don't think I'm mean, but--"
+
+"Hand them over then, and don't waste so much time talking," said the
+little man impatiently, and so, just to get rid of him, I gave him the
+stamps and sat down to my letters again.
+
+I had hardly begun when he came back.
+
+"Don't you take any other newspapers than these?" he demanded, showing
+me a handful.
+
+"No, I don't, and I think it's rather extravagant of me to have
+those," I replied.
+
+"Well, then, how do you suppose that I am going to manage? I want at
+least five other papers, and it's _most_ important that I should have
+them."
+
+"You might buy them," I suggested.
+
+"They are so dear," he grumbled.
+
+"Well, why don't you go to the Public Library then?" I suggested. "You
+know where it is, and you could see all of the papers there, you
+know."
+
+"Ah, a capital idea," he said, putting on his hat and going out.
+
+"Now," I thought, "I shall have peace at last."
+
+I was not left undisturbed long though, for a few minutes later Mrs.
+Putchy came to the door.
+
+"Oh, please, sir, will you go down? Mr. Doctor-in-Law is having such a
+bother with the postman."
+
+I hurried out, and found the little man very angry indeed.
+
+"This postman won't give me a letter," he cried when he saw me.
+
+"Perhaps he hasn't one for you," I answered.
+
+"But I saw him giving them away all down the street for nothing,"
+persisted the Doctor-in-Law. "And when I asked him in a civil way for
+one, he refused to give it to me. It's no use for him to say he hasn't
+one, when he has a whole packet in his hand now, and a lot more in
+his bag, no doubt. Are you going to give me a letter or not?" he
+continued, turning to the postman.
+
+ [Illustration: "ARE YOU GOING TO GIVE ME A LETTER OR NOT?"]
+
+"No, sir," continued the man, smiling. "I haven't any for you."
+
+"Very well, then," said the Doctor-in-Law decidedly, "I shall
+certainly write to the Queen and tell her that if she employs you any
+longer I shall take all my custom away, and I shall not send the
+twenty letters, that I intended writing to-day, off at all."
+
+I endeavoured to explain to the little man that the postman could not
+possibly give him a letter if he had not one addressed to him.
+
+"Oh, that's all nonsense," he exclaimed, going off in a huff. "Of
+course you would take his part."
+
+Before I could settle down to work again the Rhymester and A. Fish,
+Esq., returned.
+
+"Where's the Wallypug?" I demanded.
+
+"Oh, he's coming by the next 'bus," said the Rhymester. "Haven't you
+had any rain here?"
+
+"No," I replied.
+
+"Oh, we had quidt a sharb shower," said A. Fish, Esq., "ad I was
+afraid of gettig wet, so we stopped a 'bus--there was odly roob for
+two though, ad the Wallypug said thad he would cub od by the dext."
+
+"I hope he will get home all right," I said anxiously. "I don't think
+you ought to have left his Majesty by himself."
+
+"Oh! it's only a little way," said the Rhymester; "he's sure to get
+home all right."
+
+ [Illustration: "SO WE STOPPED A 'BUS"]
+
+An hour passed and there was no signs of the Wallypug. I now began
+to get seriously anxious.
+
+It would, of course, be the easiest thing in the world for his Majesty
+to take the wrong 'bus, and be taken goodness knows where.
+
+I couldn't think what was best to be done. The Rhymester suggested
+sending the Crier out, but I never remembered having seen one at
+Kensington, and at last, after searching for some time ourselves in
+Kensington Gardens, and making inquiries in High Street, and failing
+to glean any tidings of his Majesty, I thought it best to go to the
+Police Station.
+
+Here I found a very important-looking official in uniform, with a big
+book in front of him.
+
+"What is it?" he inquired, glaring at me fiercely.
+
+"I've called to know if you could assist me in finding a friend who, I
+fear, has lost his way," I replied.
+
+The official did not answer me, but reached down another large book.
+
+"What's his name?" he inquired gruffly.
+
+"His name? Oh--er--his name is--er--that is to say he is the--" I had
+not the least idea what the Wallypug's name really was, so I couldn't
+very well say.
+
+"What's his name?" shouted the official. "I'll ask you what he _is_
+presently."
+
+"Well, I'm very sorry, but I really do not know his name."
+
+The man glanced at me very suspiciously.
+
+"You said he was a friend of yours--it's a very odd thing that you
+don't know his name. What is he?"
+
+"He's a--a--Wallypug," I stammered. "That is to say he--er--"
+
+"Wallypug!" exclaimed the man contemptuously. "What's that?"
+
+"Why, it's a kind of king, you know," I explained, feeling that the
+explanation was rather a lame one.
+
+"A _kind_ of king!" exclaimed the police officer. "Explain yourself."
+
+"Well, I'm afraid I can't explain more clearly than that," I replied.
+"This gentleman has been staying with me for a couple of days, and
+went out this morning and lost his way."
+
+"Where did he come from?" asked the man.
+
+"Why," I answered.
+
+"Why? Because I want to know," he shouted. "Don't let me have any
+further prevarication. Where did the man, or Wallypug, or whatever you
+call him, come from?"
+
+"From Why. From a place called Why, you know," I repeated.
+
+"I _don't_ know," said the officer. "I've never heard of such a place.
+Where is it?"
+
+"Well, really," I said, "I'm very sorry, but I cannot tell you. I
+don't know myself."
+
+"This is _very_ remarkable," said the man, glaring at me through his
+glasses. "You don't know your friend's name; you call him a Wallypug,
+and can't explain what that is, you don't know where he comes
+from--perhaps you can tell me how he reached your house?"
+
+I was now really in a fix, for how could I tell this man that his
+Majesty had stepped out of a picture.
+
+I thought the best thing to do was to hold my tongue.
+
+"How did he come?" repeated the officer. "By train?"
+
+I shook my head.
+
+"By steamer?"
+
+I shook my head again.
+
+"Did he drive?--or come on a bicycle, or walk?"
+
+I remained silent.
+
+The police officer stared at me for a moment or two, waiting for my
+answer.
+
+"Look here, young man," said he at last, evidently very angry indeed.
+"It strikes me that you are having a game with me. You had better go
+away quietly or I shall be obliged to take you in charge as a
+lunatic."
+
+"But I assure you that--"
+
+"How was your friend dressed?"
+
+"Oh, he wore a somewhat battered gold crown, and carried an orb and
+sceptre, and was dressed in knee breeches and a velvet cloak with an
+ermine collar."
+
+The man gave me a keen glance and then rang a bell. A policeman
+appeared a moment or two afterwards, and the officer whispered
+something to him, of which I only caught the words, "harmless
+lunatic."
+
+"Lunatic, sir; yes, sir. Step this way, please," said the policeman,
+and before I could realize what had happened I was bundled into a
+small bare room, and the key was turned in the lock and I was a
+prisoner.
+
+Here was a pretty state of affairs. The stupid people had mistaken me
+for a lunatic, and I was no doubt to be locked up here till a doctor
+arrived.
+
+Of course the only thing for me to do was to sit still and wait as
+patiently as I could. Fortunately the police people thought of
+telegraphing to the other stations to find out if anything was known
+of an escaped lunatic; and from Fulham came the reply, "We have found
+one ourselves. He calls himself a Wallypug, and is dressed like a
+second-hand king." This caused inquiries to be made, and eventually I
+was taken in a cab to Fulham, where we found his Majesty in the charge
+of the police, he having been found wandering about the Fulham Road
+quite unable to give what they considered a satisfactory account of
+himself.
+
+It was most unfortunate that his Majesty should have taken the wrong
+'bus, for, not having any money with him, he was set down in a totally
+strange neighbourhood, and had quite forgotten my address. Of course,
+now that we had been brought face to face, we had no difficulty in
+convincing the police people that we were what we represented
+ourselves to be, and were soon, to our great relief, on our way
+home again.
+
+"I don't think that I should like to be a policeman," remarked the
+Wallypug, on our way there.
+
+"No?" I answered. "Why not?"
+
+"They have to catch dogs for a living?" remarked his Majesty solemnly.
+"There were several brought in while I was waiting, and the policeman
+who had caught them seemed so pleased about it."
+
+I explained to the Wallypug as well as I was able about the muzzling
+order, and his Majesty was highly indignant, and when I pointed out
+several dogs with muzzles on he was more indignant still.
+
+"And are they always obliged to wear those horrible wire cages over
+their heads?" he inquired.
+
+I told his Majesty that in London the order for wearing them had been
+in force for some considerable time, and we had a long talk over the
+matter, his Majesty declaring that he should try and invent a new
+muzzle which should be more comfortable for the poor dogs.
+
+ [Illustration: UNABLE TO GIVE AN ACCOUNT OF HIMSELF]
+
+"Oh, here we are at last," he exclaimed, as we turned the corner near
+my house. "And there are the others on the steps!"
+
+"Here they are! Here they are!" shouted the Rhymester to the others,
+and everyone rushed forward to assist his Majesty to alight, seemingly
+very glad to see us back again.
+
+We were quite as delighted to get back, I can tell you, and I was so
+relieved at having found the Wallypug that I hadn't the heart to
+refuse the Doctor-in-Law's request that I would give him ten shillings
+worth of penny stamps to put into the letters which he had been
+writing while we had been away, although he would not give me the
+slightest clue as to what they were wanted for.
+
+
+
+
+CHAPTER V
+
+AN 'AT HOME' AND THE ACADEMY
+
+
+We were quite ready for luncheon, as you may imagine, after our
+morning's adventures, and directly afterwards his Majesty set to work
+on the new dog's muzzle which he had promised to invent. In about half
+an hour he had constructed one with which he was intensely delighted,
+and he persuaded A. Fish, Esq., to try it on that we might see the
+effect.
+
+It certainly was very simple, but as there was nothing whatever to go
+over the mouth, I felt sure that it could not possibly be very useful.
+I did not like to tell his Majesty so though, for he seemed so
+thoroughly proud of his achievement.
+
+It was now time to go to the 'At Home,' so, wishing to do honour to
+the occasion, our 'State Coach,' as we called it, was sent for, and
+we drove off in fine style.
+
+There were a great many people invited to meet us, and I could see
+that there was quite a little flutter of excitement when the Wallypug
+entered.
+
+ [Illustration: IT CERTAINLY WAS VERY SIMPLE]
+
+His Majesty, however, in his simple, good-natured way soon put
+everybody at their ease, and laughed and chattered with the utmost
+affability.
+
+Girlie and Boy had both been allowed to come into the drawing-room,
+and Girlie quite claimed the Wallypug as her own particular guest,
+while Boy renewed his acquaintance with the Rhymester, whom he had met
+before at Zum, and despite their mother's protests they carried these
+two members of our party off in triumph to show them their play-room
+and toys and to talk over old times.
+
+While they were away the Doctor-in-Law made himself very agreeable to
+the ladies, and I watched him bowing and smiling and chatting, first
+with one group, then with another, with great amusement. I found out
+afterwards that he had promised several of them portraits of his
+Majesty and suite for 2s. 6d. each as soon as they should be taken,
+and in every case had asked for the money in advance; but the great
+event of the afternoon was when A. Fish, Esq., wrapped up in Mrs.
+Putchy's pink woollen shawl, borrowed for the occasion, and surrounded
+by a group of young ladies, consented after much pressing to deliver
+part of his lecture on the "Perhapness of the Improbable."
+
+"You bust sed for the Rhymebster though to help be to read id, for by
+cold is still so bad thad I can'd do id by byself," he explained.
+
+ [Illustration: A. FISH, ESQ., OBLIGES]
+
+So the Rhymester was sent for, and his Majesty also came down to hear
+the wonderful lecture. It had been turned into verse by the Rhymester,
+who, after an affected attempt to clear his throat, read as follows:
+
+THE PERHAPNESS OF THE IMPROBABLE.
+
+    If _this_ were that, and _these_ were those,
+      And _hither_ nearer thither,
+    Why, _which_ might be whate'er it chose,
+      And _there_ be any whither.
+
+    Somehow 'twould be the simpler way
+      To _dearer_ be than cheaper,
+    And that's why _when_ (each other day)
+      Would _higher_ be than _deeper_.
+
+    So _worst_ would be the _best_ of all,
+      And _far more less_ than either;
+    While _short_ would certainly be _tall_,
+      And therefore thus be neither.
+
+ [Illustration: ABSENT-MINDEDLY SPILT HIS TEA]
+
+"Beautiful! charming!" echoed all the young ladies at once when he
+had finished, while one lady sitting near me exclaimed, "How sweetly
+simple!" For my own part I thought that it was anything but simple,
+and caught myself trying to follow the line of argument with the most
+brain-confusing results.
+
+The Wallypug was greatly distressed when he discovered that while
+listening to the reading, and looking at the charming young lady with
+whom he had been conversing, he had absent-mindedly spilt the whole of
+his cup of tea over her dress.
+
+"You see, they didn't give me a plate to put my cake on," I heard him
+explain apologetically, "and it _was_ so awkward, for my cup would
+keep slipping about on the saucer."
+
+The young lady smiled very sweetly and assured his Majesty that it
+didn't matter in the least, and shortly afterwards we left, having
+stayed, as it was, far beyond the regulation time.
+
+When we arrived home we found a letter addressed to the Rhymester in
+the letter-box, which in a state of great excitement he tore open with
+trembling fingers.
+
+Upon reading the contents he burst into tears.
+
+"Poor man, poor man!" he sobbed. "I am so sorry to have caused him so
+much trouble."
+
+"It is a letter from an Editor," he explained through his tears, "and
+he is in great distress through not being able to publish my poem. He
+says he greatly regrets his inability to make use of it! Poor man, he
+evidently feels it very keenly. I must write and tell him not to be
+too unhappy about it."
+
+I had some letters to write too, one to a photographer in Regent
+Street, asking for an appointment the next morning, for I was
+determined that the Doctor-in-Law should send the promised photographs
+to the young ladies without delay.
+
+The first thing in the morning came a telegram to say that we could
+be photographed at eleven o'clock, so, after my guests had made
+themselves as spruce as possible, we started off and reached there in
+good time.
+
+It was suggested that the Wallypug should be taken by himself, but
+when he saw the camera pointed directly at him while the operator
+disappeared beneath the black cloth, he came to the conclusion that it
+was too dangerous a machine to be faced with impunity, so he suddenly
+turned his back upon it, and nervously fled from the room.
+
+It was only by promising that the others should be taken with him that
+we could get him to sit at all, and even then there was a strained
+and nervous expression upon his face, which suggested that he was in
+momentary fear that the thing would "go off."
+
+The Rhymester insisted upon being taken with one of his poems in his
+hand, the Doctor-in-Law wore his usual complacent smile, and
+altogether the group was quite a success.
+
+As soon as the "operation," as the Wallypug would insist upon calling
+it, was over, we went downstairs, his Majesty leading the way, while
+the Doctor-in-Law stayed behind for a moment to make some arrangements
+with the photographer about commission. We had intended going home by
+'bus, but when we got to the door his Majesty was nowhere to be seen.
+What could have become of him? We looked up and down the street, but
+could see no signs of him anywhere; and at last, after hunting about
+for a considerable time, he was discovered calmly sitting inside a
+furniture removal van, waiting for it to start, under the impression
+that it was an omnibus.
+
+"I'm sure this is the right one," he explained, "for it has
+'Kensington' printed in large letters on it. Come along, there's
+plenty of room inside; the conductor and the driver will be here
+presently, I suppose."
+
+I laughingly explained to his Majesty the mistake which he had made,
+and we walked on as far as Piccadilly Circus, where we found a 'bus to
+take us to the Academy, which we intended visiting on our way home. We
+had not gone far though, when I suddenly remembered that the 22nd June
+was very close at hand, and that I had better make arrangements for
+seats to view the Jubilee Procession or I should be too late. So it
+was arranged that the Doctor-in-Law should take charge of the party
+while I went on to the agents to see about the seats. They would have
+no difficulty in getting home by themselves for the 'buses ran from
+just outside the Academy doors straight to Kensington, so I felt sure
+that they would be all right.
+
+"How much is the entrance fee to the Academy?" asked the
+Doctor-in-Law, as I was getting down from the 'bus.
+
+"A shilling each," I replied, and I saw the little man collecting the
+money from the others as the 'bus disappeared from view.
+
+ [Illustration: WAITING FOR IT TO START]
+
+I was very fortunate at the agents in being able to secure a
+capital window in Piccadilly, and some Stores in the neighbourhood
+undertook to provide a luncheon and to suitably decorate the window
+for us.
+
+These arrangements being satisfactorily concluded, I hurried home, and
+was greatly relieved to find my guests there before me.
+
+"How did you enjoy the Academy?" I inquired.
+
+ [Illustration: COULD NOT UNDERSTAND THE CATALOGUE]
+
+"Not at all!" said his Majesty decidedly.
+
+"Waste of money, I call it," said the Rhymester, sniffing
+contemptuously.
+
+"I was dever so disappointed id edythig id all by life!" declared A.
+Fish, Esq.
+
+"Besides, the catalogue was no good at all," complained his Majesty.
+"We could make neither head nor tail of it."
+
+The Doctor-in-Law was silent, and it was only by very careful inquiry
+that I found out that, after pocketing their money, he had taken them
+to an immense hoarding covered with advertisement posters, and had
+gammoned them into believing that _that_ was the Academy, while it was
+no wonder that the poor Wallypug could not understand the 'catalogue,'
+for it was nothing more nor less than an old illustrated stores price
+list.
+
+It was really too bad of the Doctor-in-Law.
+
+
+
+
+CHAPTER VI
+
+THE JUBILEE
+
+
+The few days which elapsed before the memorable 22nd of June passed
+very quickly, and we were all more or less busy making preparations
+for the festival. His Majesty would insist upon polishing up his
+regalia himself in order to do honour to the occasion, and spent hours
+over his crown with a piece of chamois leather and some whitening
+till, though somewhat battered by the rough usage it had sustained, it
+shone quite brilliantly. Mrs. Putchy herself suggested making his
+Majesty some new red silk rosettes for his shoes, which he very
+graciously consented to accept. The Doctor-in-Law was always so spick
+and span that we scarcely noticed any change in his appearance, but
+the Rhymester had made arrangements with General Mary Jane to wash,
+starch, and iron his lace collar, and he remained in his room one
+entire day while it was being done up. A. Fish, Esq., purchased a
+necktie of most brilliant colouring, and One-and-Nine touched himself
+up here and there with some red enamel where his tunic had become
+shabby in places, so that altogether our party looked very smart as we
+drove at a very early hour to our seats in Piccadilly. To avoid the
+crowd we went by way of Bayswater Road, and then passed down Park Lane
+and through Berkeley Square, in order to reach the back entrance to
+the house in Piccadilly where I had booked seats. Our gorgeous
+carriage was everywhere hailed with great delight, being of course
+mistaken for a portion of the Jubilee procession, and many were the
+conjectures heard on all sides as to who the Wallypug could possibly
+be.
+
+ [Illustration: WITH SOME RED ENAMEL]
+
+Our window was in the centre of the building on the first floor, and
+we had it all to ourselves. A table at the back of the room was
+tastefully set out with an excellent cold collation, and in front of
+the window, which was most elaborately decorated with velvet curtains,
+flags, and trophies, and which was surmounted by a device which was
+understood to be the Wallypug's coat-of-arms, a gorgeous, gilded,
+high-backed chair was placed as a throne for his Majesty, and
+comfortable seats were also provided for the rest of the party.
+
+The crowd outside greeted our appearance with quite a demonstration,
+as by the enormous placard outside announcing the name of the
+decorators, and stating that they were by appointment to his Majesty
+the Wallypug of Why, of course everybody knew who we were. Indeed, one
+learned-looking person in the crowd was holding forth to an eager
+audience, and explaining exactly where Why was situated, and
+pretending that he had been there, and had seen the Wallypug before,
+ever so many times.
+
+As the time approached for the procession to pass, the Wallypug became
+very excited and nervous. "Shall I really see the Queen of England?"
+he kept asking over and over again. "Do you think she will see me?
+Will she bow to me? What must I say? Must I keep my crown on or take
+it off?" and innumerable other questions of the same nature.
+
+Presently the excitement and enthusiasm reached their height, as amid
+a confused shouting of "Here they are," the Guards in advance came in
+sight. Slowly the mighty procession, with its innumerable squadrons
+and bands passed, and at last, after the English and Foreign princes
+and Eastern potentates, the eight cream-coloured Hanoverian horses,
+drawing the Jubilee landau, made their appearance, and the Queen was
+seen, smiling and bowing graciously to the cheering populace. The
+Doctor-in-Law, in his excitement, scrambled on to the window ledge in
+order to obtain a better view; the Wallypug loyally waved his crown;
+while the Rhymester, hurriedly unrolling a lengthy ode which he had
+written especially for the occasion, began reading it in a loud voice,
+and, though nobody paid the slightest attention to him, did not desist
+until long after the procession had passed.
+
+ [Illustration: THE WALLYPUG LOYALLY WAVED HIS CROWN]
+
+The Wallypug was very thoughtful for some time after the Queen had
+gone by, and, during the drive home, expressed his great surprise
+that her Majesty had not worn a crown, and apparently could not
+understand why it should not be worn on all occasions.
+
+"I suppose her Majesty has a crown of her own, hasn't she?" he asked
+anxiously.
+
+"Oh yes, of course!" I replied.
+
+"Where is it then?" persisted his Majesty.
+
+"I believe all of the regalia is kept carefully locked up and guarded
+in the Tower of London," I said.
+
+"Well, I think it's very unkind of them not to let her Majesty have
+them out on an occasion like this. I shall see what I can do about
+it."
+
+The dear Wallypug's intentions were evidently so good that I did not
+say anything in reply to this, though I wondered to myself whatever
+his Majesty thought that _he_ could do in the matter.
+
+There were so many people about that we considered it best to spend
+the rest of the day quietly at home, though we did venture out in the
+evening to see the illuminations, which delighted his Majesty
+exceedingly.
+
+The next afternoon the whole party, with the exception of
+One-and-Nine, drove over the route taken by the procession, in order
+to see the street decorations. I remained at home, and late in the
+afternoon there was a knock at my door, and General Mary Jane entered.
+She was nervously wringing a handkerchief wet with tears, and her eyes
+were quite red with weeping.
+
+"Please, sir," she began, sniffing pathetically, "I want to
+gi--gi--give no--notice."
+
+"Why! what ever for?" I asked in surprise, for General Mary Jane was
+an excellent servant, and Mrs. Putchy had always been very pleased
+with her.
+
+"Please, sir, it's Sergeant One-and-Nine; he's broken my 'art, sir,
+and I can't bear it no longer," and the poor girl burst into a flood
+of tears.
+
+"Bless me!" I cried, "whatever do you mean?"
+
+"Well, sir, you see ever since he's been 'ere, sir, he's been a making
+hup to me; leastwise that's what I thought he meant, sir; but this
+afternoon bein' my day hout, I went up to Kensington Gardens for a
+walk (him a saying as he would be there), and what should I see when
+I gets there, but him a walkin' about with half-a-dozen of them
+nursemaids in white frocks a followin' of him. Not that I says as it's
+altogether his fault; they will run after the military; but it's more
+than I can stand, sir, me bein' that proud at 'avin' a soldier for a
+sweetheart, and all," and she began to cry again.
+
+ [Illustration: THEY WILL RUN AFTER THE MILITARY]
+
+I hardly knew what to do, but suggested that she should not think too
+seriously about it, and General Mary Jane, saying she hoped I would
+excuse her troubling me in the matter, decided to go to her married
+sister at Barnes and spend the rest of her day out there, and talk
+the matter over with her. I had a lot of writing to do all the
+afternoon, and the time passed so quickly that until the gong sounded
+for dinner I did not realize that the Wallypug and his party had not
+returned. It was now past seven, and they should have been home hours
+since.
+
+I was so anxious about them that I could scarcely eat any dinner, and
+as soon as the meal was over I hurried to the livery stables to hear
+if they knew anything about the matter.
+
+The first person I encountered when I arrived there was the coachman,
+now divested of his fine livery, and busy in the yard.
+
+"Bless you, sir, yes, back hours ago," said he. "I set his Majesty and
+the others down at your door about five o'clock, and I did hear them
+say something about going down to Hammersmith for a walk."
+
+"To Hammersmith?" I echoed in surprise.
+
+"Yes, sir--they wanted to see the Suspension Bridge and the river
+again, so I told them the way to get there. They're all right, sir,
+I'll be bound. The Doctor-in-Law is too wide awake for anything to
+happen to them while he is with them."
+
+I walked home somewhat easier in my mind now that I knew the party had
+returned safely, though still somewhat anxious as to their
+whereabouts.
+
+About nine o'clock it began to get quite dark, and I was just setting
+out to see if I could find any trace of them when General Mary Jane
+returned.
+
+ [Illustration: "AND DONKEY RIDES"]
+
+"Oh, sir!" she exclaimed directly she saw me, "what do you think? His
+Majesty and the Doctor-in-Law and the others are down at the fair by
+Hammersmith Bridge, and they are 'aving such a lark. I see them all
+'aving a roundabout as I was coming past on my way 'ome from my
+sister's just now; such a crowd there was a cheering and a hollering.
+Cocoa-nut shies, too, a boy told me they had been 'aving, and old Aunt
+Sally, and donkey rides along the towing path."
+
+ [Illustration: "THEY ARE 'AVING SUCH A LARK"]
+
+I hurriedly put on my hat and rushed off to Hammersmith, for I didn't
+know what might happen to my guests among the rough crowd which I knew
+usually gathered there.
+
+When I arrived on the scene I found the whole party on the roundabout,
+and when they alighted I learned that the Doctor-in-Law had arranged
+with one of the show people to share the proceeds of exhibiting the
+Wallypug and A. Fish, Esq., in separate tents, at 3d. a head.
+
+I met with considerable opposition from the show people in my
+endeavours to persuade my guests to come home, as they had evidently
+been a source of considerable profit to them, though the man with the
+cocoa-nut shies declared that the Doctor-in-Law had claimed a great
+many more nuts than he was properly entitled to.
+
+The crowd made quite a demonstration when we departed in a
+four-wheeler, and the Rhymester evidently considered it a compliment
+that the contents of so many "ladies' tormentors," as the little tubes
+filled with water are called, were directed at him. Altogether the
+whole party had evidently been delighted with their evening's
+amusement, though, as I explained to them while we were driving home,
+it was highly inconsistent with the dignity of his Majesty's position,
+and calculated to cause him to be treated with a certain amount of
+disrespect. I could see, however, that all I said had very little
+effect on any of the party, and that they were one and all highly
+delighted with their adventure.
+
+
+
+
+CHAPTER VII
+
+MORE ADVENTURES
+
+
+"It's the most contraryish place I've ever seen," declared
+One-and-Nine.
+
+"Yes," agreed the Wallypug. "There was no water in the moat."
+
+"The Drawbridge didn't draw," echoed the Rhymester.
+
+"Ad the beefeaters didn't eat beef," chimed in A. Fish, Esq., while
+the Doctor-in-Law declared that for his part he "considered the
+morning spent there had been entirely wasted."
+
+They were talking about the Tower of London, and were telling Girlie
+and Boy, who were spending the afternoon with us, all about their
+visit there on the previous day.
+
+I was sitting in an adjoining room--but the door being open I could
+hear all that was said.
+
+"How did you go?" asked Boy.
+
+"Oh!" exclaimed the Wallypug, "in the most extraordinary way you can
+possibly imagine. We went into a house in High Street, Kensington, and
+bought some little tickets, and then we handed them to a man at a
+barrier, who cut a little piece out of each one as we passed through."
+
+"To rebebber us by," chimed in A. Fish, Esq.
+
+"Yes," continued the Wallypug; "and then we went down two flights of
+stairs, and by-and-bye a lot of little houses on wheels came rushing
+into the station, and we got into one of them and before you could say
+'Jack Robinson' we were rushing through a big black tunnel under the
+ground."
+
+"Why, you mean the Underground Railway," declared Girlie.
+
+"Yes," agreed his Majesty. "And the little room we sat in had
+beautiful soft cushions and a big light in the middle of the roof, and
+little texts printed on the wall--"
+
+"Texts!" exclaimed both of the children.
+
+"Texts," repeated the Wallypug. "What were they? Do you remember?" he
+asked of the others.
+
+"Oh, one was, 'You are requested not to put your feet on the
+cushions,'" said the Rhymester.
+
+"Oh, yes, and 'To seat five,' and 'Wait till the train stops'--I
+remember now," continued the Wallypug. "Well, we kept rushing through
+the tunnel till we came to 'Holman's Mustard,' and a lot of people got
+out, and then we went on again till we came to 'Smears' Soap.'"
+
+ [Illustration: "HOLMAN'S MUSTARD AGAIN"]
+
+"It wasn't 'Smears' Soap,'" contradicted the Doctor-in-Law. "It was
+somebody's Ink."
+
+"Well, there were such a lot of names," declared the Wallypug, "it was
+impossible to really tell which was which. I always took the name
+opposite to my window to be the right one. The funniest part of it all
+was, we kept coming to 'Holman's Mustard' over and over again. I can't
+think how on earth the people know when to get out."
+
+"Why, those weren't the names of the stations at all," laughed Boy.
+"They were advertisements!"
+
+"Well, where were the names of the stations then?" demanded his
+Majesty.
+
+"Why, in big letters on the walls of course," was the reply.
+
+"They couldn't have been much bigger than those of 'Holman's
+Mustard,'" persisted the Wallypug somewhat ungrammatically.
+
+"Never mind about that; get on with your story," remarked the
+Doctor-in-Law impatiently.
+
+"Well, after going through a lot of tunnels and stopping ever so many
+times, we got out at one of the stations and went upstairs into the
+light again, and almost opposite the station we could see a lot of
+grey stone buildings with towers and battlements."
+
+"I know! You mean the Tower. We've been there," interrupted Girlie.
+
+"Did you see the Lions?" asked the Wallypug eagerly.
+
+"Lions! No!" exclaimed the children. "There weren't any; you didn't
+see any, did you?"
+
+"No, we didn't," admitted the Wallypug, "but the Doctor-in-Law told us
+that there were some there."
+
+"I read it in a book," declared the Doctor-in-Law. "But I daresay it
+was all a pack of stories, like the rest of the things they said. Look
+at the Crown Jewels for instance--bits of glass and rubbish. That's
+why they put them in an iron cage, so you can't get at them to see if
+they are real."
+
+"Oh! I think they _are_ real," said Boy. "The Guide told us that they
+were worth ever so many thousands of pounds."
+
+"Yes, he may have _said_ so," remarked the Doctor-in-Law, "but I'll be
+bound he wouldn't let you take them away and examine them for
+yourself. I asked them to let me have one or two of the crowns and
+things to take home and test, but they positively refused, although I
+promised to return them within a week. They are afraid that we should
+find out that they are only imitations--that's what's the matter."
+
+"There weren't any kings or queens executed either the day we were
+there," he continued, grumbling.
+
+"Well, I'm sure I'm very glad that _that_ fashion has died out,"
+declared his Majesty. "I don't mind admitting now that I was rather
+nervous about going at all, for fear that I should have _my_ head
+chopped off, and I should feel so very awkward without one, you know."
+
+"Pooh! You needn't have been alarmed, for there wasn't a Lord High
+Executioner on the premises, because I asked," declared the Rhymester.
+
+"No, but do you know," said his Majesty, "I've found out since, that
+he lives at the bottom of our street, and mends shoes for a living--he
+does a little executing still on the sly, for I have seen his bill in
+the window, 'Orders _executed_ with promptness and dispatch.' I asked
+him one day what class he executed most, and he said that his
+connection was principally amongst the 'Uppers.' He seems a very kind
+man though, and not only executes orders, but heals them too, poor
+souls! He charges 1s. 3d. for healing. His education has been sorely
+neglected, I am afraid, however, for he spells it 'heeling.'"
+
+"Did you see the Armoury at the Tower?" asked Boy.
+
+"Yes, and there was another instance of deception," declared the
+Doctor-in-Law.
+
+"What do you mean?" asked Boy.
+
+"Well, what is an armoury?" inquired the Doctor-in-Law.
+
+"A place where arms are kept, I suppose," replied Boy.
+
+"Just so, and there wasn't an arm in the place except our own," said
+the Doctor-in-Law wrathfully.
+
+"Why, they call guns and things arms," said Boy, laughing.
+
+"Oh! do they?" remarked the Doctor-in-Law sarcastically. "Why don't
+they call things by their proper names then? they might as well call
+them legs, or turnips, or paraffin oil--bah! I've no patience with
+such folly!"
+
+ [Illustration: "THEY WENT FOR BY CALVES"]
+
+"I think they bight feed the raveds[1] bedder," complained A. Fish,
+Esq. "They went for by calves, and if wud of those Beefeaters
+hadn'd cub and driven theb away I shouldn't have had a leg left to
+stand up od."
+
+ [1] He meant the tame ravens which are kept at the Tower.
+
+"Beefeaters, yes!" remarked the Rhymester, "and a pretty lot they
+were. I tried several of them with a piece that I had brought with me
+in a little paper bag, and not one of them would touch it."
+
+"Madame Tussaud's was better; we went there in the afternoon," said
+his Majesty.
+
+"Yes, but who was to know which were wax figures and which were not?"
+asked the Doctor-in-Law.
+
+"Well, you made a pretty muddle of it anyhow," said the Wallypug. "Do
+you know," he went on, "the Doctor-in-Law made us all pay sixpence
+each towards the catalogue, and then went around with us explaining
+the various groups. He had just finished telling us that several
+ladies, who were standing together, were Henry the Eighth's wives,
+when they all marched off looking highly indignant."
+
+"Well, how was I to know?" remarked the Doctor-in-Law pettishly. "I'd
+never met a single one of Henry the Eighth's wives in my life, and how
+was I to recognize them?"
+
+"I don't think they would have binded so butch if the Rhymebster
+hadn't pinched wud of theb to see if they were alive or dot," remarked
+A. Fish, Esq.
+
+"Did you see the Sleeping Beauty?" asked Girlie.
+
+ [Illustration: HE COULD GET NO ANSWER]
+
+"Oh, yes! Isn't it cruel to keep her shut up in that case," cried the
+Wallypug. "I'm sure she's alive, for we could see her breathing quite
+distinctly. I was so concerned about it that I asked the Doctor-in-Law
+to speak to a policeman who was standing near by about it. But he
+could get no answer from him, and we found out afterwards that he was
+only a wax figure."
+
+"The best thig of all," remarked A. Fish, Esq., "was whed we all
+pretended that we--"
+
+"Dear me, it's very warm!" interrupted the Doctor-in-Law. "Let's
+change the subject."
+
+"Pretended that we--" continued A. Fish, Esq.
+
+"Hush--sh--sh--!" cried the Doctor-in-Law in a warning voice.
+
+"The fact of the matter is," explained the Rhymester, "the
+Doctor-in-Law got us all to pretend that we were wax figures
+ourselves, and he tied little money boxes in front of us with the
+words: 'Put a penny in the slot and the figure will move,' written on
+them, and when anyone put a penny in we all moved our heads and rolled
+our eyes about."
+
+"I didn't!" said the Wallypug.
+
+"No, I know you didn't," replied the Rhymester. "And the Doctor-in-Law
+had to explain that you were out of order, and that's how we were
+found out, for the people wanted their money back and he wouldn't give
+it to them, so they called the attendant, and we had to go out as
+quickly as we could."
+
+"Ad wasn't id beade?" said A. Fish, Esq. "There were four shillings
+ad threepedce id the boxes, ad the Doctor-id-Law wouldn't give us a
+penny of id."
+
+"Well, I let you pay my fare home. That amounted to the same thing,"
+replied the little man.
+
+Just then Mrs. Putchy came in with afternoon tea, and I joined my
+guests in the drawing-room.
+
+
+
+
+CHAPTER VIII
+
+HIS MAJESTY IS INTERVIEWED
+
+
+The next morning we were all seated around the breakfast table
+laughing over our adventures of the evening before, when we had
+visited the Earl's Court Exhibition together. We had been up in the
+Great Wheel, and having passed through the pretty old English village
+were walking around the artificial lake listening to the band playing
+in their little pavilion on the island in the middle, when the
+Doctor-in-Law declared that he heard a strange trumpeting sound, and
+asked me what it could be. I had not heard it and so could not tell
+him, and we were just discussing the matter when the Wallypug clutched
+wildly at his crown, and turning around we saw a huge elephant lifting
+it gracefully off his head with its trunk.
+
+Directly his Majesty realized what it was, he gave a wild scream and
+took to his heels, as did all the others, with the exception of the
+Rhymester, who tripped against a stone and lay with his head buried in
+his arms for some time, kicking and screaming for help.
+
+Of course it was only the tame elephant that carries the children on
+its back, but to the unaccustomed eyes of the Wallypug and his party
+it seemed, so they told me afterwards, some strange and awful monster
+ready to devour them.
+
+As I said, we were laughing merrily over this adventure when the
+postman arrived, and the Doctor-in-Law, without asking to be excused
+from the table, rushed out to meet him, and returned a few minutes
+later with his arms loaded with a number of little packages and one
+rather large box, which had arrived by Carter Paterson.
+
+"Dear me, what a lot of letters," remarked his Majesty.
+
+"Yes. Wouldn't you like to know what they are all about, eh?" inquired
+the Doctor-in-Law.
+
+"Yes, I should," admitted the Wallypug; while the faces of the
+others all expressed the same curiosity.
+
+ [Illustration: A STRANGE AND AWFUL MONSTER]
+
+"Well, I'll tell you what I'll do," said the Doctor-in-Law. "If you'll
+all pay me fourpence halfpenny each, I will let you open them and see
+for yourselves."
+
+There was a little grumbling at this, but eventually the money changed
+hands, and, the breakfast things having been removed, the little
+packages were opened with great eagerness.
+
+Besides a printed circular, each one contained some little article--a
+pencil case, a pen knife, a comb, a sample tin of knife polish, a card
+of revolving collar studs, and so on.
+
+"Ah!" remarked the Doctor-in-Law complacently as these articles
+were spread about the table; "I told you that I expected to derive a
+princely revenue from my correspondence, and now I will explain to you
+how it is done. I observed a great number of advertisements in the
+daily papers, stating that 'A handsome income could be earned without
+the slightest trouble or inconvenience, and particulars would be
+forwarded to any one sending six stamps and an addressed envelope';
+so I sent off about twenty, and here is the result. I see by these
+circulars that I have only to sell two hundred of these little pencil
+cases at half-a-crown each in order to earn 1s. 6d. commission, and
+for every dozen tins of knife polish I sell, I shall be paid 1-1/2d.,
+besides being able to earn 6d. a thousand by addressing envelopes for
+one firm, if I supply my own envelopes."
+
+"What's in the big box?" inquired the Rhymester.
+
+"A dittig bachede," replied A. Fish, Esq., who had been busily engaged
+in opening it.
+
+"A what?" exclaimed the others.
+
+"A dittig bachede for dittig socks," repeated A. Fish, Esq.
+
+"Oh yes, of course!" explained the Doctor-in-Law, "a knitting machine.
+I was persuaded to buy it on the understanding that I was to have
+constant work all the year round, and be paid so much per pair for
+knitting socks with it. It's a most interesting and amusing
+occupation, and, I'll tell you what, I don't mind letting any one of
+you use the machine for sixpence an hour, if you find your own worsted
+and give me the socks when they are finished. There now! nothing
+could be fairer than that, could it?"
+
+ [Illustration: THE "DITTIG BACHEDE"]
+
+And positively A. Fish, Esq., was so infatuated with the charms of the
+"dittig bachede," as he called it, that he actually agreed to these
+terms, and sent out for some worsted, and commenced "dittig" with
+great enthusiasm. The Doctor-in-Law then set the Rhymester to work,
+addressing the envelopes on the understanding that he was to share
+the sixpence per thousand to be paid for them. And, having bothered
+the Wallypug and myself into buying a pencil-case and a knife each, in
+order to get rid of him, he started off to the kitchen to see if he
+could do any business with Mrs. Putchy in the knife-polish or
+black-lead line.
+
+His Majesty and myself were just saying what an extraordinary little
+man he was, when he burst in upon us again.
+
+"Heard the news?" he inquired, his face beaming with importance.
+
+"No. What is it?" inquired the others eagerly.
+
+"Ah! wouldn't you like to know?" exclaimed the Doctor-in-Law. "How
+much will you give me for telling you?"
+
+"How much do you want?" asked the Rhymester dubiously.
+
+"A penny each," was the reply.
+
+"Come on then, let's have it," said the Rhymester, collecting the
+pennies from the others and handing them to the Doctor-in-Law.
+
+"Why--er--er--Queen Anne is dead, and the Dutch have taken
+Holland--yah!" And the little man burst out laughing.
+
+"Oh! I say, that's _too_ bad," grumbled the Wallypug. "Isn't it now?"
+he cried, appealing to me.
+
+"Well, really," I replied, "you shouldn't be so silly as to give him
+money. You ought to know by this time what to expect from him."
+
+"No, but truly," said the Doctor-in-Law, pulling a serious face, "I
+_have_ got some news, the other was only my fun. A lady is going to
+call on us at eleven, to interview the Wallypug. I had almost
+forgotten it."
+
+"A lady!" I exclaimed. "Whoever do you mean?"
+
+"Oh, she's the Duchess of something. I forget her name," answered the
+Doctor-in-Law nonchalantly. "She called the other day while you were
+out, and explained that she was a contributor to one of the latest
+society magazines, and was anxious to send an illustrated interview
+with the Wallypug, to her paper; so--a-hem!--after we had come to
+terms, I arranged for her to come to-day and see him. You had better
+go and make yourself tidy, hadn't you?" he continued, turning to the
+Wallypug.
+
+"Well, really," I interposed, "I think you might have consulted his
+Majesty first, before making these arrangements."
+
+"Oh! do you?" said the Doctor-in-Law rudely. "Well, I don't see that
+it's any business of yours, my good sir--so there!" and he bounced out
+of the room again, rattling his sample tins.
+
+It was nearly eleven then, and a few minutes afterwards a
+beautifully-appointed carriage drew up to the door, and Mrs. Putchy
+brought up a card inscribed:
+
+ [Illustration: _Her Grace the Duchess of Mortlake._]
+
+and immediately ushered in a fashionably-dressed lady, who smilingly
+offered me the tips of her fingers.
+
+"Oh, _how_ do you do? You are the gentleman, I think, who is to
+introduce me to his Majesty, are you not?"
+
+"Well, really, your Grace, we have only just heard of the appointment,
+but his Majesty the Wallypug will be very pleased to receive you I am
+sure."
+
+"And is that his Majesty at the other end of the room?" whispered the
+Duchess. "Pray present me."
+
+I made the necessary introduction, and the Duchess gave the regulation
+Court 'dip,' which the Wallypug gravely imitated, and then in his
+usual simple manner offered his hand with a smile.
+
+ [Illustration: IN THE MOST APPROVED FASHION]
+
+Her Grace made a deep presentation curtsey and bowed over it in the
+most approved fashion; but the Wallypug, evidently unused to being
+treated with so much ceremony, withdrew it hastily and remarked
+nervously but politely:
+
+"Won't you take a seat, madam?"
+
+"Say, 'Your Grace,'" I whispered.
+
+"What for?" asked his Majesty blankly.
+
+"Because this lady is a Duchess, and you must always say 'Your Grace'
+when speaking to her," I replied.
+
+"Oh!" said the Wallypug vaguely--then going up to the Duchess he
+solemnly said, "I'm Grace."
+
+"No, no!" I explained. "You don't understand me. I mean, when you
+speak to this lady you must call her 'Your Grace.'"
+
+"Dear me, how stupid of me, to be sure!" said his Majesty. "I
+understand now. I beg your pardon. I meant to say, 'You are my Grace,'
+madam," he continued, addressing himself to the Duchess.
+
+Her Grace amiably laughed away this little mistake, and was soon busy
+asking questions. The Wallypug, however, got very nervous, and made a
+shocking lot of mistakes in his answers. He couldn't even say how old
+he was.
+
+"I know I've been in the family for years," he remarked, "and I fancy
+I must have come over with William the Conqueror. Such a lot of people
+did that, you know, and it's so respectable. I don't remember it, of
+course; but then I've been told that I was born very young, and so
+naturally I shouldn't do so."
+
+"Does your Majesty remember any of the incidents of your early life?"
+asked the Duchess.
+
+"I was considered remarkably bald for my age as an infant," replied
+the Wallypug simply. "And I believe I had several measles, and a mump
+or two as a child. But I don't wish to boast about them," he added
+modestly.
+
+"Where were you educated, your Majesty?" was the next question.
+
+"I wasn't," replied the Wallypug with a sigh.
+
+"Does your Majesty mean that you received no education at all?" asked
+the Duchess in surprise.
+
+"Oh! I was taught reading, and writing, and arithmetic, and the use of
+the globes, and Latin and Greek, and all that rubbish, of course,"
+replied the Wallypug. "But I mean there were no Universities at Why,
+where I could receive a higher education, and be taught cricket, and
+football, and rowing, and all those classical things taught at Oxford
+and Cambridge, you know. I was considered the best boy in my form at
+marbles though," he added proudly. "And I could beat any of the
+masters at Hop Scotch."
+
+"What is your favourite diet, your Majesty?" came next.
+
+"Oh! jumbles, I think--or bull's eyes. I'm very fond of hardbake too,
+and I love cocoa-nut ice."
+
+A few more questions such as these, and her Grace took her departure,
+after taking several snap-shot photographs of various articles in the
+drawing room.
+
+I felt convinced that with such a scanty amount of information at her
+disposal the Duchess would have great difficulty in writing an article
+on the Wallypug, and was therefore the more surprised a few days later
+to receive a copy of the magazine which her Grace represented, with a
+long and particular account of the interview, under the heading of,
+"'Why Wallypug and wherefore of Why?' by a Lady of Title." Into it her
+Grace had introduced the most preposterous and extravagant statements
+about his Majesty.
+
+We learned with amazement that "The Wallypug came of a very ancient
+family, and had early been distinguished for many remarkable
+accomplishments. While at school his Majesty displayed such a natural
+aptitude for learning as to readily out-distance his instructors."
+
+"I suppose that's because I said I played Hop Scotch better than the
+masters," commented his Majesty, to whom I was reading the account
+aloud.
+
+ [Illustration: THE FAITHFUL HOUND]
+
+Photographs of various articles in the drawing-room, which had no
+connection whatever with the Wallypug, were reproduced with the most
+extraordinary and absolutely untrue stories attached to them. Dick and
+Mrs. Mehetable Murchison appeared as "The Wallypug's favourite cat and
+dog," while pathetic stories were told of how the dog had on several
+occasions saved his royal master from an untimely and watery grave,
+while the cat had prevented him from being burned to death while
+reading in bed by gently scratching his nose when he had fallen
+asleep, and the candle had set fire to the bed curtains. Sensational
+illustrations were also given depicting these incidents, which of
+course were purely imaginary.
+
+It was very remarkable to notice though, that directly the article of
+the Duchess's appeared, invitations from all sorts of grand people
+poured in upon us--and the daily papers suddenly woke up to the fact
+that the Wallypug and his suite were very important personages, and
+devoted whole columns to "Our Mysterious Foreign Guests," as they
+called them.
+
+ [Illustration: THE SAGACIOUS PUSSY]
+
+There was always more or less of a crowd outside the house now, and
+when his Majesty drove in the Park, the people all stood up on the
+little green seats to get a better view of him as he passed.
+
+
+
+
+CHAPTER IX
+
+THE WALLYPUG'S OWN
+
+
+It was shortly after this that the Doctor-in-Law, hearing what a vast
+fortune might be made in literature, decided to start a magazine of
+his own.
+
+ [Illustration: THE DOCTOR-IN-LAW WAS EDITOR]
+
+After a lot of argument it was thought best to call it _The Wallypug's
+Own_, as the name was considered a striking one. The first number was
+to be a very elaborate affair, and, for weeks before it appeared, all
+of my guests were busily engaged in its production.
+
+"There will be a good opportunity for some of your poems appearing at
+last," hinted the Doctor-in-Law to the Rhymester, which so delighted
+the poor little fellow that he set to work at once upon a number of
+new ones. A. Fish, Esq., contributed a very learned article on the
+subject of "The Prevalence of Toothache amongst Fish: its Cause and
+Treatment"; while the great attraction of the number was an historical
+article by the Wallypug on the subject of "Julius Caesar," illustrated
+by his Majesty himself. As a special favour, the original drawing was
+presented to me by his Majesty, and I am thus enabled to reproduce it
+for your benefit. His Majesty confided to me that parts of it were
+traced from a picture which appeared in the _Boys' Own Paper_ some
+time ago, but of course we did not tell everybody that.
+
+ [Illustration: FROM "THE WALLYPUG'S OWN"]
+
+The essay itself was quite original, and was worded somehow like this:
+
+     "_Julius Caesar was a man, and he lived in Rome. He came over to
+     conquer Britain because he heard there was a lot of tin here, and
+     when he arrived he said in Latin_, 'Veni, vidi, vici,' _which
+     means, 'I have come, and thou wilt have to skedaddle', which has
+     been the British motto ever since. But the Ancient Britons who
+     lived here then, didn't understand Latin, and so they went for
+     Julius Caesar, and shook their fists in his face, and tried to
+     drive him and his followers away. But Julius Caesar and the Romans
+     were civilized, and had daggers and things, and shields, and wore
+     firemen's helmets, and kilts like Scotchmen, so they soon overcame
+     the Ancient Britons; and they built London Wall, and made a lot of
+     combs, and glass tear-bottles, and brooches, and sarcophaguses,
+     that you can see in the Museum at the Guildhall; and then they went
+     back to Rome, and Julius Caesar was stabbed by his friend Brutus,
+     to show how much he liked him; and Caesar, when he found out he was
+     stabbed, cried out in Latin_, 'Et tu, Brute,' _which means 'Oh, you
+     brute,' and lived happy ever after. I have drawn the picture of
+     Julius Caesar landing in Britain--that's him waving things, and
+     calling to the others to come on._"
+
+The Doctor-in-Law was editor, and arranged a number of competitions,
+and in order to enter for them you had only to send two shillings in
+stamps, while the prizes were advertised as follows: First prize,
+L1000 a year for life; second prize, thirty-six grand pianos and
+fourteen bicycles; third prize, a sewing machine and six cakes of
+scented soap. The prizes were to be awarded for the first correct
+answers received by post, but the Doctor-in-Law took good care to
+write three sets of answers himself, and put them in our letter-box a
+half-an-hour before the first post arrived, so that nobody got prizes
+but himself. He made a good deal of money, too, by pretending to tell
+your fortune by the creases in your collar. All you had to do was to
+send an old collar and fourteen penny stamps, and you would receive a
+letter in reply similar to this:
+
+"You are probably either a male or a female, and will no doubt live
+till you die. You like to have your own way when you can get it, and
+when you can't you get very cross and irritable. You are not so young
+as you were a few years ago, and you dislike pain of any kind. You
+will remain single until you marry, and whichever you do you will
+probably wish you hadn't."
+
+The greatest novelty, however, which the Doctor-in-Law introduced in
+his new magazine was his system of telling your character by your
+watch and chain. There was no fee charged, and all you had to do was
+to send your watch and chain (gold preferred), and the Doctor-in-Law
+would tell your character, quite correctly. It generally was as
+follows:
+
+"You are a silly donkey, for no one but a donkey would think of
+sending his watch and chain to a stranger, and if you imagine that you
+will ever see it again, you are greatly mistaken."
+
+The Rhymester only had one poem in after all, as, when it came to the
+point, the Doctor-in-Law charged him a guinea a verse for printing it,
+and the poor Rhymester could not afford more than one poem at that
+rate.
+
+This is what he sent:
+
+ [Illustration]
+
+THE NEW ROBIN.
+
+    The North wind doth blow,
+    And we ought to have snow,
+    If 'tis true what my nurse used to sing,
+                      Poor thing.
+
+    Yet up in yon tree
+    Robin Redbreast I see
+    As happy and gay as a king,
+                      Poor thing.
+
+    Look! as true as I live,
+    There's a boy with a sieve
+    And a stick and a long piece of string,
+                      Poor thing.
+
+    But the bird doesn't care,
+    For I hear him declare,
+    "Pooh! the old dodge he tried in the Spring,
+                      Poor thing."
+
+    "What ridiculous cheek,"
+    And he turns up his beak
+    Ere he tucks his head under his wing,
+                      Poor thing.
+
+ [Illustration]
+
+The poor Rhymester was very disappointed at not being able to publish
+more of his poems, so the Doctor-in-Law, to console him, allowed him
+to contribute an article on "Fashions for the Month by Our Paris
+Model." He made a frightful muddle of it though, not knowing the
+proper terms in which to describe the various materials and styles.
+Here is an extract, which will show you better than I can tell, the
+stupid blunders which he made:
+
+     "_Hats this season are principally worn on the head, and may be
+     trimmed with light gauzy stuff wobbled round the crown mixed up
+     with various coloured ribbons, and bunches of artificial flowers
+     and fruit._
+
+     "_Artificial vegetables are not much worn, although a cauliflower
+     or two and a bunch of carrots, with a few cabbages, would form a
+     striking and novel decoration for a hat. If this trimming is
+     considered insufficient, a few brightly coloured tomatoes stuck
+     round the brim might be added, and would render the head-gear
+     particularly 'chic.'_
+
+     "_Hats for the theatre should be worn large and handsomely trimmed,
+     but for the economically inclined--a last year's clothes basket
+     trimmed with art muslin, which may be purchased of any good draper
+     at 1-3/4d. a yard, cut on the cross and tucked with chiffons, would
+     form a sweetly simple hat, and if tied beneath the chin with an
+     aigrette, and the front filled in with sequins, it would readily be
+     mistaken for one of the new early Victorian bonnets which continue
+     to be worn by the upper housemaids in most aristocratic families._
+
+     _"I hear that dresses are to be worn again this year by ladies. The
+     most fashionable ones will be made of various sorts of material._
+
+     _"A charming walking costume suitable for the Autumn may be made of
+     shaded grenadine, trimmed with buckram pom-poms, made up on the
+     selvedge edge."_
+
+There was a lot more nonsense of this kind which I did not at all
+understand, but which some lady friends who understood these things
+made great fun of.
+
+You will be surprised, no doubt, to hear that in a weak moment I
+allowed myself to be persuaded into contributing a little experience
+of my own.
+
+The Rhymester told me that it was shockingly bad rhyme, but I think
+that he was jealous because the Doctor-in-Law published it. Anyhow,
+here it is, so you can judge for yourself. I call it
+
+HE AND I AND IT.
+
+    Oh HE was a Publisher
+    And I was a Publishee,
+      And IT was a book
+      Which the Publisher took
+    And pub-l-i-s-h-e-d.
+
+    The Publisher's smile it was bland,
+    'Twas a beautiful smile to see,
+      As again and again
+      He took pains to explain
+    How large my "half-profits" _might_ be.
+
+    IT had a capital sale,
+    Well reviewed by the _Times_ and _D.T._,
+      And a great many more,
+      So my friends by the score
+    Came around to congratulate me.
+
+ [Illustration: IT HAD A CAPITAL SALE]
+
+    And people I scarcely had met,
+    Just "dropped in" to afternoon tea;
+      While my aunt, who's a swell,
+      _Now_ remembered quite well
+    That I was related to she.
+
+    And girls that were rich and plain,
+    Or pretty and poor, did agree
+      To let me suppose
+      That I'd but to propose
+    To be m-a-r-r-i-e-d.
+
+ [Illustration: MY FRIENDS ALL TURNED TAIL]
+
+     Yes, HE published IT in the Spring,
+     That season of frolic and glee;
+       "In the Autumn," HE said,
+       Gravely nodding his head,
+    "'Half-profits' will mean L.S.D."
+
+     But Autumn has come and gone,
+     And I'm so to say, "All at sea,"
+       For HE sobs and HE sighs
+       And HE turns up his eyes
+     When I ask what my "half-profits" be.
+
+     There are "charges for this, and for that,"
+     And for "things that HE couldn't foresee,"
+       And HE "very much fears,"
+       So he says twixt his tears,
+    "That there won't be a penny for me."
+
+     Oh! rich is the Publisher
+     And poor is the Publishee;
+       Of the profits of IT
+       I shall touch not a bit,
+     They are all swallowed up by HE.
+
+     The girls now all treat me with scorn--
+     Aunt turns up her n-o-s-e,
+       And my friends all turn tail,
+       While my book they assail
+     And call rubbish and twad-d-l-e.
+
+Even One-and-Nine and General Mary Jane were smitten with a desire to
+rush into print, and I overheard them concocting a tragic Love Story
+in the kitchen, and they were highly indignant later on, because the
+Doctor-in-Law would not accept it. You can hardly wonder at it though,
+for it really was too bad for anything.
+
+It was called "The Viscount's Revenge," and in it several characters
+who had been killed in the first part of the book kept cropping up all
+through the story in a most confusing manner, while One-and-Nine and
+General Mary Jane could not agree as to whether the heroine should be
+dark or fair, so in one part of the book she had beautiful golden hair
+and blue eyes, and in another she was described as "darkly, proudly
+handsome, with a wealth of dusky hair and eyes as black as night."
+
+ [Illustration: THE LITERARY HOUSEMAID]
+
+At the last moment it was found necessary to include another poem in
+the magazine, and, as all of the Rhymester's were too long, the
+Doctor-in-Law decided to write one himself, which he called
+
+COMMERCIAL PROBLEMS.
+
+    Why doth the little busy bee
+      Not charge so much an hour,
+    For gathering honey day by day
+      From every opening flower?
+
+    And can you tell me why, good sir,
+      The birds receive no pay
+    For singing sweetly in the grove
+      Throughout the livelong day?
+
+    Why flow'rs should bloom about the place
+      And give their perfume free,
+    In so unbusinesslike a way,
+      Seems very odd to me.
+
+    I cannot meet a single cow
+      That charges for her milk,
+    And though they are not paid a sou,
+      The silkworms still spin silk.
+
+    While ducks and hens, I grieve to find,
+      Lay eggs for nothing too,
+    Which is a most ridiculous
+      And foolish thing to do.
+
+    These problems often puzzle me;
+      I lie awake at night,
+    And think and think what I can do
+      To set this matter right.
+
+    I've found a way at last, and though
+      It may at first seem funny,
+    It cannot fail--'tis this: _You_ pay,
+      And _I'll_ collect the money.
+
+
+
+
+CHAPTER X
+
+THE WALLYPUG GOES TO WINDSOR
+
+
+While they were all busy in the preparation of _The Wallypug's Own_, I
+thought it an excellent opportunity to run down to Folkestone in order
+to make arrangements for hiring a house, as I intended taking my
+guests to the seaside for a few weeks.
+
+I felt a little anxious about leaving them to themselves, but hoped
+that they would be too busy and interested in the new magazine to get
+into trouble.
+
+It was most unfortunate that I should have gone just then though, for
+directly I had left the Wallypug received a polite letter from one of
+the Court officials to say that the Queen would be pleased to receive
+his Majesty and suite at Windsor on the following day.
+
+ [Illustration: A ROYAL INVITATION]
+
+Of course, as you may imagine, the Wallypug was in a great state of
+excitement at receiving this royal invitation, and wished to telegraph
+at once for me to return and advise them how to act and what to do, on
+this important occasion; however, the Doctor-in-Law, so I have been
+given to understand, persuaded his Majesty not to do anything of the
+sort, and added that I "was always poking about and interfering, and
+was better out of the way"; so his Majesty, who was very anxious to do
+the right thing, consulted Mrs. Putchy as to the proper costume to be
+worn, and the etiquette to be observed.
+
+"Well, your Majesty," remarked Mrs. Putchy in reply, "I scarcely know
+what to advise. When in my younger days, I acted as lady's maid to the
+Countess of Wembley, I know her ladyship wore a Court train and
+carried a bouquet when she was presented to the Queen."
+
+"Where did the engine go?" asked his Majesty curiously.
+
+"The engine!" exclaimed Mrs. Putchy.
+
+"Yes; you said she wore a train, didn't you?" said the Wallypug.
+
+"Oh! but I didn't mean that kind of train," laughed Mrs. Putchy; "I
+meant a long sort of cloak fastened on to the shoulders and trailing
+along the ground at the back--they are generally made of satin and
+velvet, and are decorated with flowers and feathers and lace, and that
+sort of thing. Your Majesty's cloak would do nicely if I trimmed it
+for you."
+
+"But are you sure that gentlemen wear these sort of things?" inquired
+the Wallypug.
+
+"Well, I couldn't rightly say, your Majesty, but I'm sure I've seen
+pictures of kings and such like wearing trains which were borne by
+pages, so I feel sure your Majesty would be safe in wearing one."
+
+So it was arranged that, after having been carefully brushed, his
+Majesty's velvet cloak was to be gaily decorated with lace and large
+bunches of flowers, and, to make the thing complete, a large bouquet
+was tied around his sceptre, and, at the Rhymester's suggestion,
+little knots of flowers were attached to the knobs of his Majesty's
+crown.
+
+The little man was highly delighted with his appearance when all these
+arrangements were concluded, and could get but very little sleep that
+night for thinking of the great honour which was to be his the next
+day.
+
+The whole household was early astir in the morning, and at about
+eleven o'clock the carriage came to take the royal guests to the
+station.
+
+Arrived at Waterloo, the Doctor-in-Law, after making various inquiries
+as to the price of the tickets, etc., actually had the meanness,
+despite the remonstrance of the railway officials, to insist upon the
+whole party travelling down third-class, remarking that he "found the
+third-class carriages reached there quite as soon as the first, and a
+penny saved was a penny gained."
+
+The station master at Windsor was particularly put out about it, as,
+in honour of his Majesty's visit, the station had been gaily decorated
+and a carpet laid down to the carriage door. His Majesty, however,
+made a brave show as he walked up the platform preceded by the
+Doctor-in-Law, his gaily decorated train borne by the Rhymester, and
+followed by A. Fish, Esq., and One-and-Nine, the latter carrying a
+mysterious bandbox, which contained a present from the Wallypug to her
+Majesty. (See frontispiece.)
+
+Inside and out the station was crowded with curious spectators, all
+eager to catch a glimpse of his Majesty and his remarkable retinue,
+and cheer after cheer resounded as the station master, bare-headed and
+bowing, ushered the party to the royal carriage with the red and
+gold-liveried servants, which had been sent from the castle to meet
+them.
+
+The bells were ringing, and the streets were crowded as they drove
+through the old town, and his Majesty thoroughly enjoyed the drive,
+while the Doctor-in-Law was quite in his element amidst all this fuss
+and excitement.
+
+I did not care to inquire too fully into the details of his Majesty's
+interview with the Queen, but I was given to understand that the whole
+party was treated with the utmost kindness.
+
+Her Majesty graciously accepted at the Wallypug's hands a gilded
+crown, an exact copy of the one he wore himself, and which he had had
+made expressly for her Majesty, having been struck by the fact that
+her Majesty's real crown was always kept locked up in the Tower, and
+hoping that perhaps this one would do for second best.
+
+I could not gather that her Majesty had actually promised to wear it,
+but I do know that the Wallypug was made exceedingly proud and happy
+by the gift of a portrait of her Majesty herself, with the royal
+autograph attached, and that he will always remember the occasion of
+his visit to Windsor, and the kindness with which he was treated by
+everyone, particularly by the little Princes and Princesses, her
+Majesty's great grand-children, who led him about the Castle grounds,
+and showed him their pets, and the flowers, and conservatories, and
+all the wonderful sights of that wonderful place.
+
+In the evening there was a dinner party, at which her Majesty did not
+appear, and early the next morning a royal carriage again drove them
+to the station _en route_ for London.
+
+All this I learned on my return from Folkestone. I also heard of an
+extraordinary evening party which had been given at my house during my
+absence. It appears that the invitations had been sent out by the
+Doctor-in-Law the very day upon which I left, and about thirty guests,
+including the Duchess of Mortlake, had been invited. Unfortunately,
+however, this visit to Windsor had entirely driven the matter from the
+Wallypug's mind, and the others had forgotten about it too, and so a
+pretty confusion was the result.
+
+It appears that one evening about seven o'clock they were all in the
+kitchen making toffee, having persuaded Mrs. Putchy to let them have
+the frying-pan and some sugar and butter, and it having been cooking
+for some time the Doctor-in-Law had just told the Wallypug to stick
+his finger in and see if it was done, when Mrs. Putchy came in to say
+that some ladies and gentlemen had arrived, and were waiting in the
+drawing-room.
+
+ [Illustration: TO SEE IF IT WAS DONE]
+
+All of a sudden it flashed upon their minds that _this_ was the
+evening upon which they had invited their visitors to the party.
+Whatever was to be done? Not the slightest preparation had been
+made--and his Majesty and the others were all more or less in a sticky
+condition, and quite unfit to be seen by company.
+
+A hurried consultation took place, during which they could hear more
+and more guests arriving, and at last, by a brilliant inspiration, the
+Doctor-in-Law thought of making it a surprise party, similar to those
+given in America.
+
+"It won't cost us anything either," he remarked complacently.
+
+"But what is a surprise party?" asked the others.
+
+"Never mind, you'll see presently," remarked the little man. "Run and
+wash your hands now and make yourselves tidy."
+
+A few minutes later the whole party filed into the drawing-room, the
+Wallypug looking rather blank and nervous, and the Doctor-in-Law full
+of profuse apologies for having kept the guests waiting so long.
+
+"By the way," he remarked airily, "I suppose you all know that it's a
+surprise party."
+
+"Dear me, no," said the Duchess of Mortlake, speaking for the others.
+"Whatever is that; I don't think it was mentioned on the cards of
+invitation, was it?"
+
+"Ah! a trifling oversight," remarked the Doctor-in-Law. "A surprise
+party," he continued in explanation, "is one at which each guest is
+expected to contribute something towards the supper--some bring one
+thing and some another. What have you brought, may I ask, your Grace?"
+
+"Well, really," said the Duchess, "I've never heard of such a thing in
+my life before. I've not brought anything at all, of course; I'm
+surprised at your asking me such a question."
+
+"Ah, yes, just so," remarked the Doctor-in-Law triumphantly, "just
+what I told you--a _surprise_ party, don't you see! Now, what I would
+advise is that you should all go out and order various things to be
+sent in for supper; we, for our part, will provide some excellent
+toffee, and then you can come back and help us to set the tables and
+all that sort of thing, you know--it's the greatest fun in the world,
+I assure you."
+
+And really the little man carried it off with such gaiety, that
+entering into the spirit of the thing the guests really did as he
+suggested, and went out and ordered the things, and afterwards came
+back, and, amidst great laughter and fun, the tables were laid, every
+one doing some share of the work, with the exception of the
+Doctor-in-Law, who contented himself with directing the others and
+chatting to the ladies.
+
+ [Illustration: THE WALLYPUG HELPS]
+
+The poor dear Wallypug amiably toiled backward and forward between the
+kitchen and dining-room with great piles of plates and other heavy
+articles, and A. Fish, Esq., in his eagerness to help, was continually
+treading on his own tail, upsetting himself and the various dishes
+entrusted to his charge.
+
+ [Illustration: A. FISH, ESQ., UPSET]
+
+At last, however, the supper was set, and the merriest evening you can
+possibly imagine was spent by the guests. His Majesty was in capital
+spirits, and after supper suggested a little dancing, which suggestion
+was hailed with delight by the others, and, having moved some of the
+furniture out of the drawing-room and pushed the rest away into
+corners, the Wallypug led off with her Grace the Duchess of Mortlake,
+and quite distinguished himself in "Sir Roger de Coverley." Afterwards
+there was a little singing and music, several of the guests
+contributing to the evening's entertainment. Amongst other items was a
+song by A. Fish, Esq., rendered as well as his bad cold would permit,
+of which the first lines ran:
+
+    I'b siddig here ad lookig at the bood, love,
+      Ad thinkig ov the habby days of old,
+    Wed you ad I had each a wooded spood, love,
+      To eat our porridge wed we had a cold.
+
+Altogether the evening was such a success that her Grace declared that
+it should not be her fault if surprise parties were not the fashion in
+Society during the coming winter.
+
+
+
+
+CHAPTER XI
+
+HIS MAJESTY AT THE SEASIDE
+
+
+I sent Mrs. Putchy and General Mary Jane down to the house, which I
+had engaged on the "Lees" at Folkestone, the day before we were to go,
+in order to see that everything was ready for us.
+
+"The only thing that is wrong is the kitchen chimney, and that smokes,
+sir," said Mrs. Putchy, in answer to my inquiry on the night of our
+arrival. "I think that we had better have the sweep in the morning,
+sir."
+
+"Very well, Mrs. Putchy, I'm sure you know best," I replied, and
+thought no more of the matter.
+
+Early in the morning, however, I was awakened by screams and cries
+proceeding from the lower part of the house.
+
+"Help! help! Burglars! Fire and police! Thieves!" screamed a voice,
+and hastily dressing myself, I rushed out into the passage, and was
+confronted by the Rhymester, who had evidently just jumped out of bed,
+and who, though it was broad daylight, bore a lighted candle in one
+hand, and a pair of fire tongs in the other.
+
+His teeth were chattering with fright, and his knees were knocking
+together from the same cause.
+
+"What's the matter," I asked in alarm.
+
+"Oh! oh! there are burglars in the house," he cried excitedly, "and
+the others have gone down to them; I'm sure they'll be killed--I told
+them not to go, but they would. Let's go and hide under a bed
+somewhere. Oh! oh, what will become of us?"
+
+"Don't be such a coward," I cried, hurrying down stairs, while the
+poor little Rhymester, afraid to be left alone upstairs, tremblingly
+followed.
+
+Sure enough there was a sound of struggling going on, and voices
+raised in loud dispute.
+
+"Oh, that story won't do for me," I heard the Doctor-in-Law exclaim.
+
+"But I tell yez, sor," chimed in another strange voice, "I waz only
+going to----"
+
+"Never mind what you were going to do, give up the sack," said the
+Doctor-in-Law.
+
+Then there were sounds of struggling, and amidst the confusion a voice
+saying:
+
+"Hold him down! Sit on him! That's right! Now for the sack."
+
+And, bursting the door open, a curious sight met my eyes. A poor sweep
+lay flat upon the floor, with the Wallypug sitting upon him, and
+One-and-Nine keeping guard; while the Doctor-in-Law and A. Fish, Esq.,
+examined his bag of soot in the corner. The poor little Rhymester
+summoned up sufficient courage to peep in at the doorway, and stood
+there making a piteous picture, with his white face and trembling
+limbs.
+
+"Whatever is the matter," I inquired as soon as I entered.
+
+"We've caught him!" exclaimed his Majesty, complacently wriggling his
+toes about.
+
+"But what's he been doing," I asked.
+
+ [Illustration: "WE'VE CAUGHT HIM!"]
+
+"Av ye plaze, sor," groaned the man, panting beneath the Wallypug's
+weight, "I have been doing nothing at all, at all. I waz just
+a-finishin' me warrak of swapin' the chimneys, wen one ov the ould
+gintleman came up an' poked me in the nose with a sthick, and the
+other ould gintleman knocked me over and sthole me bag, while the
+soger hild me down till the other gintleman sat on me--it's among a
+lot of murtherin' thaves I've got entoirely, savin' yer presince,
+sor."
+
+"The man is a burglar," declared the Doctor-in-Law emphatically. "I
+happened to hear a very suspicious noise down here, and calling to the
+others, rushed down just in time to catch this man making off with a
+bag of things. I think he was trying to escape up the chimney, for his
+head was half-way up when we entered, and this bag, which evidently
+contains plunder of some kind, is covered with soot too."
+
+"Why, the man is a sweep, and was sweeping the chimney," I cried,
+pointing to his brushes and sticks; and after a lot of explanations
+the man was told to get up and his Majesty, followed by the others,
+retired to his bedroom, evidently greatly disappointed that it was not
+a real burglar that they had been combating.
+
+The sweep, who was a very good-natured Irishman, took it in very good
+part, and the present of half-a-crown sent him away quite reconciled
+to his assailants.
+
+The Rhymester afterwards made a great boast that he had not taken any
+part in the melee.
+
+"Of course I knew all along that he wasn't a burglar," he declared,
+"and that's the reason why I wouldn't interfere."
+
+"You managed to do a good deal of screaming though, I noticed,"
+remarked the Doctor-in-Law grumpily.
+
+"Ah! that was only for fun," asserted the Rhymester.
+
+This was really about the only remarkable incident which occurred
+during our holiday at Folkestone, which passed very pleasantly and
+very quietly. We went for a sea bathe nearly every day, and his
+Majesty would insist upon wearing his crown in the water on every
+occasion.
+
+"No one will know that I am a king if I don't," he declared; and I am
+bound to admit that his Majesty did not look very regal in his bathing
+costume, particularly when he was dripping with water and his long
+straight hair hung half over his face, and even when he wore his
+crown he was continually catching bits of seaweed in it, which gave
+him a singularly untidy appearance for a king.
+
+ [Illustration: HIS MAJESTY DID NOT LOOK VERY REGAL]
+
+A. Fish, Esq., with the assistance of a lifebuoy, nearly learned to
+swim while we were down there; but the Doctor-in-Law thought that
+hiring bathing machines was a foolish waste of money, and contented
+himself with taking off his shoes and stockings and paddling, which he
+could do without having to pay. One day, however, he was knocked
+completely over by an incoming wave, and got wet to the skin.
+
+We could never persuade the Rhymester either, to go out further than
+just to his knees; but I rather fancy that that was because he was
+afraid of wetting his bathing costume, of which he was particularly
+proud, and which was decorated with smart little bows of ribbon
+wherever they could be conveniently put.
+
+Fear may have had something to do with it though, for I noticed that
+he always clung very tightly to the rope, and never by any chance went
+beyond its length.
+
+The switchback railway was a source of infinite amusement, and a great
+deal of time was spent on it. Boating was not much indulged in, as it
+made one or two of the party, particularly A. Fish, Esq., very ill;
+but we all enjoyed the beautiful drives in the neighbourhood. There
+was an excellent Punch and Judy show in the town too, which so
+fascinated his Majesty that we could scarcely tear him away whenever
+he joined the admiring crowd which daily surrounded it.
+
+The fickle One-and-Nine, while we were here, fell in love with a wax
+figure exhibited in a hair-dresser's window in Sandgate Road. It
+represented a beautiful lady with her hair dressed in the latest
+fashion, and the wooden soldier was greatly infatuated. He spent
+hours gazing through the window, watching the lady slowly revolve by
+clockwork; and he became frightfully jealous of the hair-dresser, whom
+he caught one morning rearranging the drapery around the lady's
+shoulders.
+
+Eventually, with the assistance of the Rhymester, he composed the
+following piece of poetry--which he stuck, by means of six gelatine
+sweets, on to the hair-dresser's window with the writing inside, in
+order that the lady might see it.
+
+TO THE BEAUTIFUL LADY IN THE HAIRDRESSER'S WINDOW.
+
+    I love you, oh! I love you,
+      And I beg you to be mine;
+    I'm a gallant wooden soldier,
+      And my name is 1/9.
+
+    If you will only marry me,
+      'Twill be the greatest fun
+    To puzzle folks by telling them,
+      That we're both 2/1.
+
+    'Twill be the truth, for man and wife
+      Are one, I beg to state,
+    This fact's as clear as 4/4,
+      Or 2/6 make 8.
+
+    They tell me, dear, you have no feet;
+      But what is that to me?
+    2 feet be 4/2 behind
+      On animals you see.
+
+    That you have none, is 0 to me,
+      Dear 1/4 your sake,
+    No trifles such as these shall e'er
+      My true affections shake.
+
+    I bought some penny tarts for you,
+      But I am much distrest
+    To tell you by mistake I sat
+      On 1/8 the rest.
+
+One-and-Nine was quite happy in finding that the paper had disappeared
+from the shop window when he passed by a little later, and declared
+that it must mean that the lady had accepted him and his poetry.
+
+I think the funniest incident of all though, in connection with our
+visit to Folkestone, was when his Majesty and the others went into
+Carlo Maestrani's for some ices.
+
+They had never tasted any before, and were very much surprised to find
+them so cold. I shall never forget the expression on the Wallypug's
+face when, having rather greedily taken a very large mouthful, he
+could not swallow it, or dispose of it in any way. A. Fish, Esq.,
+declared that it gave him a violent toothache; while the Doctor-in-Law
+called for the waiter, and insisted upon him taking it away.
+
+ [Illustration: "IT'S NOT PROPERLY COOKED"]
+
+"It's not properly cooked," he declared angrily. "It's cold."
+
+"Cook, sare, no, sare, it is not cook," agreed the waiter.
+
+"Very well, then, take it away and bring us some that is. Have it
+warmed up; do something with it. It's disgraceful bringing us stuff
+like that."
+
+And no argument or persuasion would convince the little man that the
+ices were as they should be.
+
+
+
+
+CHAPTER XII
+
+THE DEPARTURE
+
+
+We remained at Folkestone till the latter part of September, and then
+returned to London just about the time that the first number of _The
+Wallypug's Own_ made its appearance.
+
+It caused quite a sensation in literary circles, and was mentioned by
+most of the papers; but it did _not_ turn out a monetary success, and
+so the Doctor-in-Law declared that he must devise some other means of
+making money.
+
+We had been once or twice to the circus, and I fancy that it must
+have been his intention to start something of the sort himself, for I
+caught him one day trying to teach his Majesty to walk the tight-rope;
+but as he had only tied the rope between two very light chairs the
+result was not very satisfactory, particularly to the poor Wallypug,
+who came to the ground with a terrific crash.
+
+A. Fish, Esq., dressed as a clown, and certainly looked very funny;
+but his bad cold prevented him from speaking his jokes distinctly, and
+so the idea was given up.
+
+ [Illustration: THE RESULT WAS NOT SATISFACTORY]
+
+In fact it was not till November that the Doctor-in-Law hit upon a
+plan which seemed to give him any great satisfaction. We had been
+talking a great deal about Guy Fawkes' day and the fireworks at the
+Crystal Palace, which we intended going to see in the evening, and
+the Doctor-in-Law had been particularly curious to know all about the
+day and its customs. He did not say much about his plans, but I felt
+sure that he was up to some of his tricks, for I caught him several
+times whispering mysteriously to the Rhymester and A. Fish, Esq., and
+I noticed that they were all particularly kind and respectful to his
+Majesty, as though they wished to keep him in a good humour.
+
+On the morning of the fifth, when I came down to breakfast, I was
+greatly surprised to find that the whole party had gone out about an
+hour previous, after borrowing from Mrs. Putchy a kitchen chair, four
+broomsticks, and a long piece of clothes-line. Whatever were they up
+to?
+
+I asked Mrs. Putchy if they had left any message, but no--they had
+said nothing as to where they were going, what they were going to do,
+or when they would be back; and the only thing that had struck Mrs.
+Putchy as being at all remarkable about their appearance, was the fact
+that the Rhymester had added little bows of coloured ribbon to his
+costume, and wore a tall pointed cap gaily decorated with streamers,
+and a deep white frill around his neck--the others were dressed as
+usual.
+
+I felt sure that some mischief was brewing, and could not settle down
+to my work for thinking of them. About eleven o'clock I went out to
+see if I could find any traces of my guests. I had been walking about
+unsuccessfully for about an hour, when I heard some boys shouting, and
+turning to look in their direction, I beheld his Majesty calmly seated
+in a chair which, by means of long poles attached to it, was being
+carried along by the Rhymester and A. Fish, Esq.
+
+They were followed by a crowd of people who were cheering lustily, and
+the Doctor-in-Law was rushing about collecting money in his hat, and
+entreating the people "not to forget the fifth of November," and
+repeating some doggerel verse about:
+
+    "Guy Fawkes guy,
+       Stick him up high;
+     Stick him on a lamp-post,
+       And there let him die,"
+
+while several little boys were dancing about in great excitement, and
+shouting, "Holler, boys! holler! here's another guy."
+
+ [Illustration: A TRIUMPHAL PROCESSION]
+
+His Majesty evidently regarded it as a great compliment to himself,
+and complacently bowed right and left with considerable dignity. And I
+found out that the Doctor-in-Law had persuaded him into believing that
+this triumphal procession had been arranged solely in his Majesty's
+honour.
+
+I was naturally very vexed at the poor Wallypug being imposed upon in
+this manner, and spoke very plainly to the Doctor-in-Law about it on
+our way home, and I think the little man must have taken it very much
+to heart, for he seemed quite subdued, and actually himself suggested
+sharing the proceeds of the collection with the others.
+
+We went to see the fireworks in the evening, and I don't ever remember
+seeing the party in such excellent spirits as they were that night.
+
+Mrs. Putchy had prepared a capital supper for us on our return, and I
+love to remember my friends as they appeared sitting around the supper
+table talking over the adventures and excitements of the day. I can
+see them now whenever I close my eyes--the dear old Wallypug at the
+head of the table, with One-and-Nine in attendance, and the others
+all talking at once about the jolly time they had had at the Skating
+Rink in the afternoon, when A. Fish, Esq., had vainly tried to get
+along with roller-skates fastened on to his tail.
+
+ [Illustration: A CAPITAL STORY]
+
+I say I love to remember them thus, for it was the last occasion upon
+which we were all together. Early the next morning Mrs. Putchy came to
+my room, and in a very agitated voice said, "Please sir, I'm afraid
+that there is something wrong; I have knocked at his Majesty's door
+and can get no answer, and the Doctor-in-Law's room is empty too."
+
+I hurried down, and on the breakfast table I found a letter addressed
+to me, in which his Majesty, on behalf of the others, thanked me very
+heartily for my hospitality, and explained that State matters of the
+utmost importance had necessitated their immediate return to Why. How
+they went I have never been able to discover.
+
+The outer door of my flat was found to be locked on the inside as
+usual, and the windows were all fastened; besides which, as they were
+some distance from the ground, the Royal party could scarcely have got
+out that way.
+
+Altogether the whole affair was involved in a mystery which I have
+never been able to solve to this day. Of course I miss my strange,
+but withal lovable visitors, very much, and I value very highly the
+several little mementoes of their visit which remained behind. Amongst
+others is a cheque of the Doctor-in-Law's for a considerable amount;
+which, however, I shall never be able to cash, as it is drawn upon the
+bank of, "Don't-you-wish-you-may-get-it," at Why.
+
+General Mary Jane was inconsolable for some time after the departure
+of her soldier hero, but eventually married our milkman, a very
+steady and respectable man in the neighbourhood. Girlie and Boy and
+many other friends of the Wallypug greatly regretted that they were
+unable to say good-bye to his Majesty before he left; and often and
+often, as I sit alone in my study, I think about the simple-natured,
+good-hearted little fellow, and his remarkable followers, and wonder
+if I shall ever see them again. Who knows?
+
+ [Illustration: I OFTEN THINK OF THEM]
+
+
+                               THE END
+
+
+             GLASGOW: PRINTED AT THE UNIVERSITY PRESS BY
+                       ROBERT MACLEHOSE AND CO.
+
+
+       *       *       *       *       *
+
+
+
+
+ A CATALOGUE OF BOOKS
+ AND ANNOUNCEMENTS OF
+ METHUEN AND COMPANY
+ PUBLISHERS: LONDON
+ 36 ESSEX STREET
+ W.C.
+
+CONTENTS
+
+
+                                  PAGE
+ FORTHCOMING BOOKS,                  2
+ POETRY,                            10
+ BELLES LETTRES,                    11
+ ILLUSTRATED BOOKS,                 13
+ HISTORY,                           14
+ BIOGRAPHY,                         16
+ TRAVEL, ADVENTURE AND TOPOGRAPHY,  18
+ GENERAL LITERATURE,                19
+ SCIENCE,                           21
+ PHILOSOPHY,                        22
+ THEOLOGY,                          22
+ LEADERS OF RELIGION,               24
+ FICTION,                           25
+ BOOKS FOR BOYS AND GIRLS,          34
+ THE PEACOCK LIBRARY,               35
+ UNIVERSITY EXTENSION SERIES,       35
+ SOCIAL QUESTIONS OF TO-DAY,        36
+ CLASSICAL TRANSLATIONS,            37
+ EDUCATIONAL BOOKS,                 38
+
+NOVEMBER 1897
+
+
+
+
+                        NOVEMBER 1897.
+ MESSRS. METHUEN'S
+ ANNOUNCEMENTS
+
+
+ #Poetry#
+
+
+ SHAKESPEARE'S POEMS. Edited, with an Introduction and Notes,
+ by GEORGE WYNDHAM, M.P. _Crown 8vo._   _Buckram. 6s._
+
+   This is a volume of the sonnets and lesser poems of Shakespeare,
+   and is prefaced with an elaborate Introduction by Mr. Wyndham.
+
+
+ ENGLISH LYRICS. Selected and Edited by W. E. HENLEY.
+ _Crown 8vo._   _Buckram. 6s._
+
+   Also 15 copies on Japanese paper. _Demy 8vo._   _L2, 2s. net._
+
+   Few announcements will be more welcome to lovers of English verse
+   than the one that Mr. Henley is bringing together into one book the
+   finest lyrics in our language.
+
+
+ NURSERY RHYMES. With many Coloured Pictures. By F. D. BEDFORD.
+ _Small 4to._   _5s._
+
+   This book has many beautiful designs in colour to illustrate the
+   old rhymes.
+
+
+ THE ODYSSEY OF HOMER. A Translation by J. G. CORDERY.
+ _Crown 8vo._   _7s. 6d._
+
+
+ #Travel and Adventure#
+
+
+ BRITISH CENTRAL AFRICA. By Sir H. H. JOHNSTON, K.C.B. With nearly
+ Two Hundred Illustrations, and Six Maps. _Crown 4to._   _30s. net._
+
+   CONTENTS.--(1) The History of Nyasaland and British Central Africa
+   generally. (2) A detailed description of the races and languages of
+   British Central Africa. (3) Chapters on the European settlers and
+   missionaries; the Fauna, the Flora, minerals, and scenery. (4) A
+   chapter on the prospects of the country.
+
+
+ WITH THE GREEKS IN THESSALY. By W. KINNAIRD ROSE, Reuter's
+ Correspondent. With Plans and 23 Illustrations. _Crown 8vo._   _6s._
+
+   A history of the operations in Thessaly by one whose brilliant
+   despatches from the seat of war attracted universal attention.
+
+
+ THE BENIN MASSACRE. By CAPTAIN BOISRAGON. With Portrait and Map.
+ _Crown 8vo._   _3s. 6d._
+
+   This volume is written by one of the two survivors who escaped the
+   terrible massacre in Benin at the beginning of this year. The author
+   relates in detail his adventures and his extraordinary escape, and
+   adds a description of the country and of the events which led up to
+   the outbreak.
+
+
+ FROM TONKIN TO INDIA. By PRINCE HENRI OF ORLEANS. Translated by HAMLEY
+ BENT, M.A. With 80 Illustrations and a Map. _Crown 4to._   _25s._
+
+   The travels of Prince Henri in 1895 from China to the valley of the
+   Bramaputra covered a distance of 2100 miles, of which 1600 was through
+   absolutely unexplored country. No fewer than seventeen ranges of
+   mountains were crossed at altitudes of from 11,000 to 13,000 feet. The
+   journey was made memorable by the discovery of the sources of the
+   Irrawaddy. To the physical difficulties of the journey were added
+   dangers from the attacks of savage tribes. The book deals with many of
+   the burning political problems of the East, and it will be found a
+   most important contribution to the literature of adventure and
+   discovery.
+
+
+ THREE YEARS IN SAVAGE AFRICA. By LIONEL DECLE. With an Introduction by
+ H. M. STANLEY, M.P. With 100 Illustrations and 5 Maps.
+ _Demy 8vo._   _21s._
+
+   Few Europeans have had the same opportunity of studying the barbarous
+   parts of Africa as Mr. Decle. Starting from the Cape, he visited in
+   succession Bechuanaland, the Zambesi, Matabeleland and Mashonaland,
+   the Portuguese settlement on the Zambesi, Nyasaland, Ujiji, the
+   headquarters of the Arabs, German East Africa, Uganda (where he saw
+   fighting in company with the late Major 'Roddy' Owen), and British
+   East Africa. In his book he relates his experiences, his minute
+   observations of native habits and customs, and his views as to the
+   work done in Africa by the various European Governments, whose
+   operations he was able to study. The whole journey extended over 7000
+   miles, and occupied exactly three years.
+
+
+ WITH THE MOUNTED INFANTRY IN MASHONALAND. By Lieut.-Colonel ALDERSON.
+ With numerous Illustrations and Plans. _Demy 8vo._   _12s. 6d._
+
+   This is an account of the military operations in Mashonaland by the
+   officer who commanded the troops in that district during the late
+   rebellion. Besides its interest as a story of warfare, it will have a
+   peculiar value as an account of the services of mounted infantry by
+   one of the chief authorities on the subject.
+
+
+ THE HILL OF THE GRACES: OR, THE GREAT STONE TEMPLES OF TRIPOLI. By
+ H. S. COWPER, F.S.A. With Maps, Plans, and 75 Illustrations.
+ _Demy 8vo._   _10s. 6d._
+
+   A record of two journeys through Tripoli in 1895 and 1896. The book
+   treats of a remarkable series of megalithic temples which have
+   hitherto been uninvestigated, and contains a large amount of new
+   geographical and archaeological matter.
+
+
+ ADVENTURE AND EXPLORATION IN AFRICA. By Captain A. ST. H. GIBBONS,
+ F.R.G.S. With Illustrations by C. WHYMPER, and Maps. _Demy 8vo._   _21s._
+
+   This is an account of travel and adventure among the Marotse and
+   contiguous tribes, with a description of their customs,
+   characteristics, and history, together with the author's experiences
+   in hunting big game. The illustrations are by Mr. Charles Whymper, and
+   from photographs. There is a map by the author of the hitherto
+   unexplored regions lying between the Zambezi and Kafukwi rivers and
+   from 18 deg. to 15 deg. S. lat.
+
+
+ #History and Biography#
+
+
+ A HISTORY OF EGYPT, FROM THE EARLIEST TIMES TO THE PRESENT DAY. Edited
+ by W. M. FLINDERS PETRIE, D.C.L., LL.D., Professor of Egyptology at
+ University College. _Fully Illustrated._   _In Six Volumes._
+ _Crown 8vo._   _6s. each._
+
+   VOL. V. ROMAN EGYPT. By J. G. MILNE.
+
+
+ THE DECLINE AND FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE. By EDWARD GIBBON. A New
+ Edition, edited with Notes, Appendices, and Maps by J. B. BURY, M.A.,
+ Fellow of Trinity College, Dublin. _In Seven Volumes._   _Demy 8vo, gilt
+ top._   _8s. 6d. each._   _Crown 8vo._   _6s. each._   _Vol. IV._
+
+
+ THE LETTERS OF VICTOR HUGO. Translated from the French by F. CLARKE,
+ M.A. _In Two Volumes._   _Demy 8vo._   _10s. 6d. each._   _Vol. II._
+ 1835-72.
+
+   This is the second volume of one of the most interesting and important
+   collection of letters ever published in France. The correspondence
+   dates from Victor Hugo's boyhood to his death, and none of the letters
+   have been published before.
+
+
+ A HISTORY OF THE GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY, 1845-95. By C. H. GRINLING.
+ With Maps and Illustrations. _Demy 8vo._   _10s. 6d._
+
+   A record of Railway enterprise and development in Northern England,
+   containing much matter hitherto unpublished. It appeals both to the
+   general reader and to those specially interested in railway
+   construction and management.
+
+
+ A HISTORY OF BRITISH COLONIAL POLICY. By H. E. EGERTON, M.A.
+ _Demy 8vo._   _12s. 6d._
+
+   This book deals with British Colonial policy historically from the
+   beginnings of English colonisation down to the present day. The
+   subject has been treated by itself, and it has thus been possible
+   within a reasonable compass to deal with a mass of authority which
+   must otherwise be sought in the State papers. The volume is divided
+   into five parts:--(1) The Period of Beginnings, 1497-1650; (2) Trade
+   Ascendancy, 1651-1830; (3) The Granting of Responsible Government,
+   1831-1860; (4) _Laissez Aller_, 1861-1885; (5) Greater Britain.
+
+
+ A HISTORY OF ANARCHISM. By E. V. ZENKER. Translated from the German.
+ _Demy 8vo._   _10s. 6d._
+
+   A critical study and history, as well as a powerful and trenchant
+   criticism, of the Anarchist movement in Europe. The book has aroused
+   considerable attention on the Continent.
+
+
+ THE LIFE OF ERNEST RENAN. By MADAME DARMESTETER. With Portrait.
+ _Crown 8vo._   _6s._
+
+   A biography of Renan by one of his most intimate friends.
+
+
+ A LIFE OF DONNE. By AUGUSTUS JESSOPP, D.D. With Portrait.
+ _Crown 8vo._   _3s. 6d._
+
+   This is a new volume of the 'Leaders of Religion' series, from the
+   learned and witty pen of the Rector of Scarning, who has been able
+   to embody the results of much research.
+
+
+ OLD HARROW DAYS. By J. G. COTTON MINCHIN. _Crown 8vo._   _5s._
+
+   A volume of reminiscences which will be interesting to old Harrovians
+   and to many of the general public.
+
+
+ #Theology#
+
+
+ A PRIMER OF THE BIBLE. By Prof. W. H. BENNETT. _Crown 8vo._   _2s. 6d._
+
+   This Primer sketches the history of the books which make up the Bible,
+   in the light of recent criticism. It gives an account of their
+   character, origin, and composition, as far as possible in
+   chronological order, with special reference to their relations to one
+   another and to the history of Israel and the Church. The formation of
+   the Canon is illustrated by chapters on the Apocrypha (Old and New
+   Testament); and there is a brief notice of the history of the Bible
+   since the close of the Canon.
+
+
+ LIGHT AND LEAVEN: HISTORICAL AND SOCIAL SERMONS. By the Rev. H.
+ HENSLEY HENSON, M.A., Fellow of All Souls', Incumbent of St. Mary's
+ Hospital, Ilford. _Crown 8vo._   _6s._
+
+
+ _Devotional Series_
+
+
+ THE CONFESSIONS OF ST. AUGUSTINE. Newly Translated, with an
+ Introduction, by C. BIGG, D.D., late Student of Christ Church. With a
+ Frontispiece. _18mo._   _1s. 6d._
+
+   This little book is the first volume of a new Devotional Series,
+   printed in clear type, and published at a very low price.
+
+   This volume contains the nine books of the 'Confessions' which are
+   suitable for devotional purposes. The name of the Editor is a
+   sufficient guarantee of the excellence of the edition.
+
+
+ THE HOLY SACRIFICE. By F. WESTON, M.A., Curate of St. Matthew's,
+ Westminster. _18mo._   _1s._
+
+   A small volume of devotions at the Holy Communion.
+
+
+ #Naval and Military#
+
+
+ A HISTORY OF THE ART OF WAR. By C. W. OMAN, M.A., Fellow of All
+ Souls', Oxford. _Demy 8vo._   _Illustrated._   _21s._
+
+   Vol. II. MEDIAEVAL WARFARE.
+
+   Mr. Oman is engaged on a History of the Art of War, of which the
+   above, though covering the middle period from the fall of the Roman
+   Empire to the general use of gunpowder in Western Europe, is the first
+   instalment. The first battle dealt with will be Adrianople (378) and
+   the last Navarette (1367). There will appear later a volume dealing
+   with the Art of War among the Ancients, and another covering the 15th,
+   16th, and 17th centuries.
+
+   The book will deal mainly with tactics and strategy, fortifications
+   and siegecraft, but subsidiary chapters will give some account of the
+   development of arms and armour, and of the various forms of military
+   organization known to the Middle Ages.
+
+
+ A SHORT HISTORY OF THE ROYAL NAVY, FROM EARLY TIMES TO THE PRESENT
+ DAY. By DAVID HANNAY. Illustrated. _2 Vols. Demy 8vo._   _7s. 6d. each._
+ Vol. I.
+
+   This book aims at giving an account not only of the fighting we have
+   done at sea, but of the growth of the service, of the part the Navy
+   has played in the development of the Empire, and of its inner life.
+
+
+ THE STORY OF THE BRITISH ARMY. By Lieut.-Colonel COOPER KING, of the
+ Staff College, Camberley. Illustrated. _Demy 8vo._   _7s. 6d._
+
+   This volume aims at describing the nature of the different armies that
+   have been formed in Great Britain, and how from the early and feudal
+   levies the present standing army came to be. The changes in tactics,
+   uniform, and armament are briefly touched upon, and the campaigns in
+   which the army has shared have been so far followed as to explain the
+   part played by British regiments in them.
+
+
+ #General Literature#
+
+
+ THE OLD ENGLISH HOME. By S. BARING-GOULD. With numerous Plans and
+ Illustrations. _Crown 8vo._   _7s. 6d._
+
+   This book, like Mr. Baring-Gould's well-known 'Old Country Life,'
+   describes the life and environment of an old English family.
+
+
+ OXFORD AND ITS COLLEGES. By J. WELLS, M.A., Fellow and Tutor of
+ Wadham College. Illustrated by E. H. NEW. _Fcap. 8vo._
+ _3s._   _Leather._   _4s._
+
+   This is a guide--chiefly historical--to the Colleges of Oxford. It
+   contains numerous illustrations.
+
+
+ VOCES ACADEMICAE. By C. GRANT ROBERTSON, M.A., Fellow of All Souls',
+ Oxford. _With a Frontispiece._   _Fcap. 8vo._   _3s. 6d._
+
+   This is a volume of light satirical dialogues and should be read by
+   all who are interested in the life of Oxford.
+
+
+ A PRIMER OF WORDSWORTH. By LAURIE MAGNUS. _Crown 8vo._   _2s. 6d._
+
+   This volume is uniform with the Primers of Tennyson and Burns, and
+   contains a concise biography of the poet, a critical appreciation of
+   his work in detail, and a bibliography.
+
+
+ NEO-MALTHUSIANISM. By R. USSHER, M.A. _Cr. 8vo._   _6s._
+
+   This book deals with a very delicate but most important matter,
+   namely, the voluntary limitation of the family, and how such action
+   affects morality, the individual, and the nation.
+
+
+ PRIMAEVAL SCENES. By H. N. HUTCHINSON, B.A., F.G.S., Author of 'Extinct
+ Monsters,' 'Creatures of Other Days,' 'Prehistoric Man and Beast,'
+ etc. With numerous Illustrations drawn by JOHN HASSALL and FRED. V.
+ BURRIDGE. _4to._   _6s._
+
+   A set of twenty drawings, with short text to each, to illustrate the
+   humorous aspects of prehistoric times. They are carefully planned by
+   the author so as to be scientifically and archaeologically correct and
+   at the same time amusing.
+
+
+ THE WALLYPUG IN LONDON. By G. E. FARROW, Author of 'The Wallypug of
+ Why.' With numerous Illustrations. _Crown 8vo._   _3s. 6d._
+
+   An extravaganza for children, written with great charm and vivacity.
+
+
+ RAILWAY NATIONALIZATION. By CLEMENT EDWARDS. _Social Questions
+ Series._  _Crown 8vo._  _2s. 6d._
+
+
+ #Sport#
+
+
+ SPORTING AND ATHLETIC RECORDS. By H. MORGAN BROWNE. _Crown 8vo._
+ _1s.  paper;_   _2s. cloth._
+
+   This book gives, in a clear and complete form, accurate records of the
+   best performances in all important branches of Sport. It is an
+   attempt, never yet made, to present all-important sporting records in
+   a systematic way.
+
+
+ THE GOLFING PILGRIM. By HORACE G. HUTCHINSON. _Crown 8vo._   _6s._
+
+   This book, by a famous golfer, contains the following sketches lightly
+   and humorously written:--The Prologue--The Pilgrim at the
+   Shrine--Mecca out of Season--The Pilgrim at Home--The Pilgrim
+   Abroad--The Life of the Links--A Tragedy by the Way--Scraps from the
+   Scrip--The Golfer in Art--Early Pilgrims in the West--An Interesting
+   Relic.
+
+
+ #Educational#
+
+
+ EVAGRIUS. Edited by PROFESSOR LEON PARMENTIER of Liege and M. Bidez of
+ Gand. _Demy 8vo._   _7s. 6d._   _Byzantine Texts._
+
+
+ THE ODES AND EPODES OF HORACE. Translated by A. D. GODLEY, M.A.,
+ Fellow of Magdalen College, Oxford. _Crown 8vo. buckram._   _2s._
+
+
+ ORNAMENTAL DESIGN FOR WOVEN FABRICS. By C. STEPHENSON, of The
+ Technical College, Bradford, and F. SUDDARDS, of The Yorkshire
+ College, Leeds. With 65 full-page plates, and numerous designs and
+ diagrams in the text. _Demy 8vo._   _7s. 6d._
+
+   The aim of this book is to supply, in a systematic and practical form,
+   information on the subject of Decorative Design as applied to Woven
+   Fabrics, and is primarily intended to meet the requirements of
+   students in Textile and Art Schools, or of designers actively engaged
+   in the weaving industry. Its wealth of illustration is a marked
+   feature of the book.
+
+
+ ESSENTIALS OF COMMERCIAL EDUCATION. By E. E. WHITFIELD, M.A.
+ _Crown 8vo._   _1s. 6d._
+
+   A guide to Commercial Education and Examinations.
+
+
+ PASSAGES FOR UNSEEN TRANSLATION. By E. C. MARCHANT, M.A., Fellow of
+ Peterhouse, Cambridge; and A. M. COOK, M.A., late Scholar of Wadham
+ College, Oxford: Assistant Masters at St. Paul's School. _Crown 8vo._
+ _3s. 6d._
+
+   This book contains Two Hundred Latin and Two Hundred Greek Passages,
+   and has been very carefully compiled to meet the wants of V. and VI.
+   Form Boys at Public Schools. It is also well adapted for the use of
+   Honour men at the Universities.
+
+
+ EXERCISES IN LATIN ACCIDENCE. By S. E. WINBOLT, Assistant Master in
+ Christ's Hospital. _Crown 8vo._   _1s. 6d._
+
+   An elementary book adapted for Lower Forms to accompany the shorter
+   Latin primer.
+
+
+ NOTES ON GREEK AND LATIN SYNTAX. By G. BUCKLAND GREEN, M.A., Assistant
+ Master at the Edinburgh Academy, late Fellow of St. John's College,
+ Oxon. _Cr. 8vo._   _3s. 6d._
+
+   Notes and explanations on the chief difficulties of Greek and Latin
+   Syntax, with numerous passages for exercise.
+
+
+ A DIGEST OF DEDUCTIVE LOGIC. By JOHNSON BARKER, B.A. _Crown 8vo._
+ _2s. 6d._
+
+   A short introduction to logic for students preparing for examinations.
+
+
+ TEST CARDS IN EUCLID AND ALGEBRA. By D. S. CALDERWOOD, Headmaster of
+ the Normal School, Edinburgh. In a Packet of 40, with Answers. _1s._
+
+   A set of cards for advanced pupils in elementary schools.
+
+
+ HOW TO MAKE A DRESS. By J. A. E. WOOD. Illustrated. _Crown 8vo._
+ _1s. 6d._
+
+   A text-book for students preparing for the City and Guilds
+   examination, based on the syllabus. The diagrams are numerous.
+
+
+ #Fiction#
+
+
+ LOCHINVAR. By S. R. CROCKETT, Author of 'The Raiders,' etc.
+ Illustrated by FRANK RICHARDS. _Crown 8vo._   _6s._
+
+
+ BYEWAYS. By ROBERT HICHENS, Author of 'Flames,' etc. _Crown 8vo._
+ _6s._
+
+
+ THE MUTABLE MANY. By ROBERT BARR, Author of 'In the Midst of Alarms,'
+ 'A Woman Intervenes,' etc. _Crown 8vo._   _6s._
+
+
+ THE LADY'S WALK. By MRS. OLIPHANT. _Crown 8vo._   _6s._
+
+   A new book by this lamented author, somewhat in the style of her
+   'Beleagured City.'
+
+
+ TRAITS AND CONFIDENCES. By The Hon. EMILY LAWLESS, Author of
+ 'Hurrish,' 'Maelcho,' etc. _Crown 8vo._   _6s._
+
+
+ BLADYS. By S. BARING GOULD, Author of 'The Broom Squire,' etc.
+ Illustrated by F. H. TOWNSEND. _Crown 8vo._   _6s._
+
+   A Romance of the last century.
+
+
+ THE POMP OF THE LAVILETTES. By GILBERT PARKER, Author of 'The Seats of
+ the Mighty,' etc. _Crown 8vo._   _3s. 6d._
+
+
+ A DAUGHTER OF STRIFE. By JANE HELEN FINDLATER, Author of 'The Green
+ Graves of Balgowrie.' _Crown 8vo._   _6s._
+
+   A story of 1710.
+
+
+ OVER THE HILLS. By MARY FINDLATER. _Crown 8vo._   _6s._
+
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+
+
+ A CREEL OF IRISH STORIES. By JANE BARLOW, Author of 'Irish Idylls.'
+ _Crown 8vo._   _6s._
+
+
+ THE CLASH OF ARMS. By J. BLOUNDELLE BURTON, Author of 'In the Day of
+ Adversity.' _Crown 8vo._  _6s._
+
+
+ A PASSIONATE PILGRIM. By PERCY WHITE, Author of 'Mr. Bailey-Martin.'
+ _Crown 8vo._  _6s._
+
+
+ SECRETARY TO BAYNE, M.P. By W. PETT RIDGE. _Crown 8vo._   _6s._
+
+
+ THE BUILDERS. By J. S. FLETCHER, Author of 'When Charles I. was King.'
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+
+
+ JOSIAH'S WIFE. By NORMA LORIMER. _Crown 8vo._   _6s._
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+
+ BY STROKE OF SWORD. By ANDREW BALFOUR. Illustrated by W. CUBITT COOKE.
+ _Crown 8vo._   _6s._
+
+   A romance of the time of Elizabeth.
+
+
+ THE SINGER OF MARLY. By I. HOOPER. Illustrated by W. CUBITT COOKE.
+ _Crown 8vo._   _6s._
+
+   A romance of adventure.
+
+
+ KIRKHAM'S FIND. By MARY GAUNT, Author of 'The Moving Finger.'
+ _Crown 8vo._   _6s._
+
+
+ THE FALL OF THE SPARROW. By M. C. BALFOUR. _Crown 8vo._   _6s._
+
+
+ SCOTTISH BORDER LIFE. By JAMES C. DIBDIN. _Crown 8vo._   _3s. 6d._
+
+
+
+
+ A LIST OF
+ MESSRS. METHUEN'S
+ PUBLICATIONS
+
+
+ #Poetry#
+
+
+ RUDYARD KIPLING'S NEW POEMS
+
+ #Rudyard Kipling.# THE SEVEN SEAS. By RUDYARD KIPLING. _Third
+ Edition._  _Crown 8vo._  _Buckram, gilt top._  _6s._
+
+   'The new poems of Mr. Rudyard Kipling have all the spirit and swing
+   of their predecessors. Patriotism is the solid concrete foundation
+   on which Mr. Kipling has built the whole of his work.'--_Times._
+
+   'Full of passionate patriotism and the Imperial spirit.'--_Yorkshire
+   Post._
+
+   'The Empire has found a singer; it is no depreciation of the songs to
+   say that statesmen may have, one way or other, to take account of
+   them.'--_Manchester Guardian._
+
+   'Animated through and through with indubitable genius.'--_Daily
+   Telegraph._
+
+   'Packed with inspiration, with humour, with pathos.'--_Daily
+   Chronicle._
+
+   'All the pride of empire, all the intoxication of power, all the
+   ardour, the energy, the masterful strength and the wonderful endurance
+   and death-scorning pluck which are the very bone and fibre and marrow
+   of the British character are here.'--_Daily Mail._
+
+
+ #Rudyard Kipling.# BARRACK-ROOM BALLADS; And Other Verses. By RUDYARD
+ KIPLING. _Twelfth Edition._  _Crown 8vo._  _6s._
+
+   'Mr. Kipling's verse is strong, vivid, full of character....
+   Unmistakable genius rings in every line.'--_Times._
+
+   'The ballads teem with imagination, they palpitate with emotion. We
+   read them with laughter and tears; the metres throb in our pulses, the
+   cunningly ordered words tingle with life; and if this be not poetry,
+   what is?'--_Pall Mall Gazette._
+
+
+ #"Q."# POEMS AND BALLADS. By "Q.," Author of 'Green Bays,' etc.
+ _Crown 8vo._  _Buckram._  _3s. 6d._
+
+   'This work has just the faint, ineffable touch and glow that make
+   poetry. 'Q.' has the true romantic spirit.'--_Speaker._
+
+
+ #"Q."# GREEN BAYS: Verses and Parodies. By "Q.," Author of 'Dead Man's
+ Rock,' etc. _Second Edition._  _Crown 8vo._  _3s. 6d._
+
+   'The verses display a rare and versatile gift of parody, great command
+   of metre, and a very pretty turn of humour.'--_Times._
+
+
+ #E. Mackay.# A SONG OF THE SEA. By ERIC MACKAY, Author of 'The Love
+ Letters of a Violinist.' _Second Edition._   _Fcap. 8vo._   _5s._
+
+   'Everywhere Mr. Mackay displays himself the master of a style marked
+   by all the characteristics of the best rhetoric. He has a keen sense
+   of rhythm and of general balance; his verse is excellently
+   sonorous.'--_Globe._
+
+
+ #Ibsen.# BRAND. A Drama by HENRIK IBSEN. Translated by William Wilson.
+ _Second Edition._  _Crown 8vo._  _3s. 6d._
+
+   'The greatest world-poem of the nineteenth century next to "Faust." It
+   is in the same set with "Agamemnon," with "Lear," with the literature
+   that we now instinctively regard as high and holy.'--_Daily
+   Chronicle._
+
+
+ #"A. G."# VERSES TO ORDER. By "A. G." _Cr. 8vo._  _2s. 6d. net._
+
+   A small volume of verse by a writer whose initials are well known to
+   Oxford men.
+
+   'A capital specimen of light academic poetry. These verses are very
+   bright and engaging, easy and sufficiently witty.'--_St. James's
+   Gazette._
+
+
+ #Belles Lettres, Anthologies, etc.#
+
+
+ #R. L. Stevenson.# VAILIMA LETTERS. By ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON. With an
+ Etched Portrait by WILLIAM STRANG, and other Illustrations. _Second
+ Edition._  _Crown 8vo._  _Buckram._  _7s. 6d._
+
+   'Few publications have in our time been more eagerly awaited than
+   these "Vailima Letters," giving the first fruits of the correspondence
+   of Robert Louis Stevenson. But, high as the tide of expectation has
+   run, no reader can possibly be disappointed in the result.'--_St.
+   James's Gazette._
+
+
+ #Henley and Whibley.# A BOOK OF ENGLISH PROSE. Collected by W. E.
+ HENLEY and CHARLES WHIBLEY. _Crown 8vo._  _6s._
+
+   'A unique volume of extracts--an art gallery of early
+   prose.'--_Birmingham Post._
+
+   'An admirable companion to Mr. Henley's "Lyra Heroica."'--_Saturday
+   Review._
+
+   'Quite delightful. A greater treat for those not well acquainted with
+   pre-Restoration prose could not be imagined.'--_Athenaeum._
+
+
+ #H. C. Beeching.# LYRA SACRA: An Anthology of Sacred Verse. Edited by
+ H. C. BEECHING, M.A. _Crown 8vo._  _Buckram._  _6s._
+
+   'A charming selection, which maintains a lofty standard of
+   excellence.'--_Times._
+
+
+ #"Q."# THE GOLDEN POMP: A Procession of English Lyrics from Surrey to
+ Shirley, arranged by A. T. QUILLER COUCH. _Crown 8vo._  _Buckram._
+ _6s._
+
+   'A delightful volume: a really golden "Pomp."'--_Spectator._
+
+
+ #W. B. Yeats.# AN ANTHOLOGY OF IRISH VERSE. Edited by W. B. YEATS.
+ _Crown 8vo._  _3s. 6d._
+
+   'An attractive and catholic selection.'--Times.
+
+
+ #G. W. Steevens.# MONOLOGUES OF THE DEAD. By G. W. STEEVENS. _Foolscap
+ 8vo._  _3s. 6d._
+
+   A series of Soliloquies in which famous men of antiquity--Julius
+   Caesar, Nero, Alcibiades, etc., attempt to express themselves in the
+   modes of thought and language of to-day.
+
+   The effect is sometimes splendid, sometimes bizarre, but always
+   amazingly clever.--_Pall Mall Gazette._
+
+
+ #Victor Hugo.# THE LETTERS OF VICTOR HUGO. Translated from the French
+ by F. CLARKE, M.A. _In Two Volumes._  _Demy 8vo._  _10s. 6d. each._
+ _Vol. I._ 1815-35.
+
+   This is the first volume of one of the most interesting and important
+   collection of letters ever published in France. The correspondence
+   dates from Victor Hugo's boyhood to his death, and none of the letters
+   have been published before. The arrangement is chiefly chronological,
+   but where there is an interesting set of letters to one person these
+   are arranged together. The first volume contains, among others, (1)
+   Letters to his father; (2) to his young wife; (3) to his confessor,
+   Lamennais; (4) a very important set of about fifty letters to
+   Sainte-Beauve; (5) letters about his early books and plays.
+
+   'A charming and vivid picture of a man whose egotism never marred his
+   natural kindness, and whose vanity did not impair his
+   greatness.'--_Standard._
+
+
+ #C. H. Pearson.# ESSAYS AND CRITICAL REVIEWS. By C. H. PEARSON, M.A.,
+ Author of 'National Life and Character.' Edited, with a Biographical
+ Sketch, by H. A. STRONG, M.A., LL.D. With a Portrait. _Demy 8vo._
+ _10s. 6d._
+
+   'Remarkable for careful handling, breadth of view, and
+   knowledge.'--_Scotsman._
+
+   'Charming essays.'--_Spectator._
+
+
+ #W. M. Dixon.# A PRIMER OF TENNYSON. By W. M. DIXON, M.A., Professor
+ of English Literature at Mason College. _Crown 8vo._  _2s. 6d._
+
+   'Much sound and well-expressed criticism and acute literary judgments.
+   The bibliography is a boon.'--_Speaker._
+
+
+ #W. A. Craigie.# A PRIMER OF BURNS. By W. A. CRAIGIE. _Crown 8vo._
+ _2s. 6d._
+
+   This book is planned on a method similar to the 'Primer of Tennyson.'
+   It has also a glossary.
+
+   'A valuable addition to the literature of the poet.'--_Times._
+
+   'An excellent short account.'--_Pall Mall Gazette._
+
+   'An admirable introduction.'--_Globe._
+
+
+ #Sterne.# THE LIFE AND OPINIONS OF TRISTRAM SHANDY. By LAWRENCE
+ STERNE. With an Introduction by CHARLES WHIBLEY, and a Portrait.
+ _2 vols._  _7s._
+
+   'Very dainty volumes are these; the paper, type, and light-green
+   binding are all very agreeable to the eye. _Simplex munditiis_ is the
+   phrase that might be applied to them.'--_Globe._
+
+
+ #Congreve.# THE COMEDIES OF WILLIAM CONGREVE. With an Introduction by
+ G. S. STREET, and a Portrait. _2 vols._  _7s._
+
+   'The volumes are strongly bound in green buckram, are of a convenient
+   size, and pleasant to look upon, so that whether on the shelf, or on
+   the table, or in the hand the possessor is thoroughly content with
+   them.'--_Guardian._
+
+
+ #Morier.# THE ADVENTURES OF HAJJI BABA OF ISPAHAN. By JAMES MORIER.
+ With an Introduction by E. G. BROWNE, M.A., and a Portrait. _2 vols._
+ _7s._
+
+
+ #Walton.# THE LIVES OF DONNE, WOTTON, HOOKER, HERBERT, AND SANDERSON.
+ By IZAAK WALTON. With an Introduction by VERNON BLACKBURN, and a
+ Portrait. _3s. 6d._
+
+
+ #Johnson.# THE LIVES OF THE ENGLISH POETS. By SAMUEL JOHNSON, LL.D.
+ With an Introduction by J. H. MILLAR, and a Portrait. _3 vols._
+ _10s. 6d._
+
+
+ #Burns.# THE POEMS OF ROBERT BURNS. Edited by ANDREW LANG and W. A.
+ CRAIGIE. With Portrait. _Demy 8vo, gilt top._ _6s._
+
+   This edition contains a carefully collated Text, numerous Notes,
+   critical and textual, a critical and biographical Introduction, and a
+   Glossary.
+
+   'Among the editions in one volume, Mr. Andrew Lang's will take the
+   place of authority.'--_Times._
+
+
+ #F. Langbridge.# BALLADS OF THE BRAVE: Poems of Chivalry, Enterprise,
+ Courage, and Constancy. Edited, with Notes, by Rev. F. LANGBRIDGE.
+ _Crown 8vo._  _Buckram._  _3s. 6d._  _School Edition._  _2s. 6d._
+
+   'A very happy conception happily carried out. These "Ballads of the
+   Brave" are intended to suit the real tastes of boys, and will suit the
+   taste of the great majority.'--_Spectator._
+
+   'The book is full of splendid things.'--_World._
+
+
+ #Illustrated Books#
+
+
+ #Jane Barlow.# THE BATTLE OF THE FROGS AND MICE, translated by JANE
+ BARLOW, Author of 'Irish Idylls,' and pictured by F. D. BEDFORD.
+ _Small 4to._  _6s. net._
+
+
+ #S. Baring Gould.# A BOOK OF FAIRY TALES retold by S. BARING GOULD.
+ With numerous illustrations and initial letters by ARTHUR J. GASKIN.
+ _Second Edition._  _Crown 8vo._  _Buckram._ _6s._
+
+   'Mr. Baring Gould is deserving of gratitude, in re-writing in honest,
+   simple style the old stories that delighted the childhood of "our
+   fathers and grandfathers." As to the form of the book, and the
+   printing, which is by Messrs. Constable, it were difficult to commend
+   overmuch.'--_Saturday Review._
+
+
+ #S. Baring Gould.# OLD ENGLISH FAIRY TALES. Collected and edited by S.
+ BARING GOULD. With Numerous Illustrations by F. D. BEDFORD. _Second
+ Edition._  _Crown 8vo._  _Buckram._  _6s._
+
+   'A charming volume, which children will be sure to appreciate. The
+   stories have been selected with great ingenuity from various old
+   ballads and folk-tales, and, having been somewhat altered and
+   readjusted, now stand forth, clothed in Mr. Baring Gould's delightful
+   English, to enchant youthful readers.'--_Guardian._
+
+
+ #S. Baring Gould.# A BOOK OF NURSERY SONGS AND RHYMES. Edited by S.
+ BARING GOULD, and Illustrated by the Birmingham Art School. _Buckram,
+ gilt top._  _Crown 8vo._  _6s._
+
+   'The volume is very complete in its way, as it contains nursery songs
+   to the number of 77, game-rhymes, and jingles. To the student we
+   commend the sensible introduction, and the explanatory notes. The
+   volume is superbly printed on soft, thick paper, which it is a
+   pleasure to touch; and the borders and pictures are among the very
+   best specimens we have seen of the Gaskin school.'--_Birmingham
+   Gazette._
+
+
+ #H. C. Beeching.# A BOOK OF CHRISTMAS VERSE. Edited by H. C. BEECHING,
+ M.A., and Illustrated by WALTER CRANE. _Crown 8vo, gilt top._  _5s._
+
+   A collection of the best verse inspired by the birth of Christ from
+   the Middle Ages to the present day. A distinction of the book is the
+   large number of poems it contains by modern authors, a few of which
+   are here printed for the first time.
+
+   'An anthology which, from its unity of aim and high poetic excellence,
+   has a better right to exist than most of its fellows.'--_Guardian._
+
+
+ #History#
+
+
+ #Gibbon.# THE DECLINE AND FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE. By EDWARD GIBBON.
+ A New Edition, Edited with Notes, Appendices, and Maps, by J. B. BURY,
+ M.A., Fellow of Trinity College, Dublin. _In Seven Volumes._  _Demy 8vo._
+ _Gilt top._  _8s. 6d. each._  _Also crown 8vo._  _6s. each._
+ _Vols. I., II., and III._
+
+   'The time has certainly arrived for a new edition of Gibbon's great
+   work.... Professor Bury is the right man to undertake this task. His
+   learning is amazing, both in extent and accuracy. The book is issued
+   in a handy form, and at a moderate price, and it is admirably
+   printed.'--_Times._
+
+   'The edition is edited as a classic should be edited, removing
+   nothing, yet indicating the value of the text, and bringing it up to
+   date. It promises to be of the utmost value, and will be a welcome
+   addition to many libraries.'--_Scotsman._
+
+   'This edition, so far as one may judge from the first instalment, is a
+   marvel of erudition and critical skill, and it is the very minimum of
+   praise to predict that the seven volumes of it will supersede Dean
+   Milman's as the standard edition of our great historical
+   classic.'--_Glasgow Herald._
+
+   'The beau-ideal Gibbon has arrived at last.'--_Sketch._
+
+   'At last there is an adequate modern edition of Gibbon.... The best
+   edition the nineteenth century could produce.'--_Manchester Guardian._
+
+
+ #Flinders Petrie.# A HISTORY OF EGYPT, FROM THE EARLIEST TIMES TO THE
+ PRESENT DAY. Edited by W. M. FLINDERS PETRIE, D.C.L., LL.D., Professor
+ of Egyptology at University College. _Fully Illustrated._  _In Six
+ Volumes._  _Crown 8vo._  _6s. each._
+
+   Vol. I. PREHISTORIC TIMES TO XVI. DYNASTY. W. M. F. Petrie. _Third
+   Edition._
+
+   Vol. II. THE XVIITH AND XVIIITH DYNASTIES. W. M. F. Petrie. _Second
+   Edition._
+
+   'A history written in the spirit of scientific precision so worthily
+   represented by Dr. Petrie and his school cannot but promote sound and
+   accurate study, and supply a vacant place in the English literature of
+   Egyptology.'--_Times._
+
+
+ #Flinders Petrie.# EGYPTIAN TALES. Edited by W. M. FLINDERS PETRIE.
+ Illustrated by TRISTRAM ELLIS. _In Two Volumes._  _Crown 8vo._
+ _3s. 6d. each._
+
+   'A valuable addition to the literature of comparative folk-lore. The
+   drawings are really illustrations in the literal sense of the
+   word.'--_Globe._
+
+   'It has a scientific value to the student of history and
+   archaeology.'--_Scotsman._
+
+   'Invaluable as a picture of life in Palestine and Egypt.'--_Daily
+   News._
+
+
+ #Flinders Petrie.# EGYPTIAN DECORATIVE ART. By W. M. FLINDERS PETRIE,
+ D.C.L. With 120 Illustrations. _Crown 8vo._  _3s. 6d._
+
+   'Professor Flinders Petrie is not only a profound Egyptologist, but an
+   accomplished student of comparative archaeology. In these lectures,
+   delivered at the Royal Institution, he displays both qualifications
+   with rare skill in elucidating the development of decorative art in
+   Egypt, and in tracing its influence on the art of other
+   countries.'--_Times._
+
+
+ #S. Baring Gould.# THE TRAGEDY OF THE CAESARS. The Emperors of the
+ Julian and Claudian Lines. With numerous Illustrations from Busts,
+ Gems, Cameos, etc. By S. BARING GOULD, Author of 'Mehalah,' etc.
+ _Fourth Edition._  _Royal 8vo._  _15s._
+
+   'A most splendid and fascinating book on a subject of undying
+   interest. The great feature of the book is the use the author has made
+   of the existing portraits of the Caesars, and the admirable critical
+   subtlety he has exhibited in dealing with this line of research. It is
+   brilliantly written, and the illustrations are supplied on a scale of
+   profuse magnificence.'--_Daily Chronicle._
+
+   'The volumes will in no sense disappoint the general reader. Indeed,
+   in their way, there is nothing in any sense so good in English.... Mr.
+   Baring Gould has presented his narrative in such a way as not to make
+   one dull page.'--_Athenaeum._
+
+
+ #H. de B. Gibbons.# INDUSTRY IN ENGLAND: HISTORICAL OUTLINES. By H. DE
+ B. GIBBINS, M.A., D.Litt. With 5 Maps. _Second Edition._  _Demy 8vo._
+ _10s. 6d._
+
+   This book is written with the view of affording a clear view of the
+   main facts of English Social and Industrial History placed in due
+   perspective. Beginning with prehistoric times, it passes in review the
+   growth and advance of industry up to the nineteenth century, showing
+   its gradual development and progress. The book is illustrated by Maps,
+   Diagrams, and Tables.
+
+
+ #A. Clark.# THE COLLEGES OF OXFORD: Their History and their
+ Traditions. By Members of the University. Edited by A. CLARK, M.A.,
+ Fellow and Tutor of Lincoln College. _8vo._  _12s. 6d._
+
+   'A work which will certainly be appealed to for many years as the
+   standard book on the Colleges of Oxford.'--_Athenaeum._
+
+
+ #Perrens.# THE HISTORY OF FLORENCE FROM 1434 TO 1492. By F. T.
+ PERRENS. Translated by HANNAH LYNCH. _8vo._  _12s. 6d._
+
+   A history of Florence under the domination of Cosimo, Piero, and
+   Lorenzo de Medicis.
+
+   'This is a standard book by an honest and intelligent historian, who
+   has deserved well of all who are interested in Italian
+   history.'--_Manchester Guardian._
+
+
+ #J. Wells.# A SHORT HISTORY OF ROME. By $1, Fellow and Tutor of Wadham
+ Coll., Oxford. With 4 Maps. _Crown 8vo._  _3s. 6d._
+
+   This book is intended for the Middle and Upper Forms of Public Schools
+   and for Pass Students at the Universities. It contains copious Tables,
+   etc.
+
+   'An original work written on an original plan, and with uncommon
+   freshness and vigour.'--_Speaker._
+
+
+ #E. L. S. Horsburgh.# THE CAMPAIGN OF WATERLOO. By E. L. S. HORSBURGH,
+ B.A. _With Plans._  _Crown 8vo._  _5s._
+
+   'A brilliant essay--simple, sound, and thorough.'--_Daily Chronicle._
+
+   'A study, the most concise, the most lucid, the most critical that has
+   been produced.'--_Birmingham Mercury._
+
+
+ #H. B. George.# BATTLES OF ENGLISH HISTORY. By H. B. GEORGE, M.A.,
+ Fellow of New College, Oxford. _With numerous Plans._  _Third Edition._
+ _Crown 8vo._  _6s._
+
+   'Mr. George has undertaken a very useful task--that of making military
+   affairs intelligible and instructive to non-military readers--and has
+   executed it with laudable intelligence and industry, and with a large
+   measure of success.'--_Times._
+
+
+ #O. Browning.# A SHORT HISTORY OF MEDIAEVAL ITALY, A.D. 1250-1530. By
+ OSCAR BROWNING, Fellow and Tutor of King's College, Cambridge. _Second
+ Edition._  _In Two Volumes._  _Crown 8vo._  _5s. each._
+
+   Vol. I. 1250-1409.--Guelphs and Ghibellines. Vol. II. 1409-1530.--The
+   Age of the Condottieri.
+
+   'A vivid picture of mediaeval Italy.'--_Standard._
+
+   'Mr. Browning is to be congratulated on the production of a work of
+   immense labour and learning.'--_Westminster Gazette._
+
+
+ #O'Grady.# THE STORY OF IRELAND. By STANDISH O'GRADY, Author of 'Finn
+ and his Companions.' _Cr. 8vo._  _2s. 6d._
+
+   'Most delightful, most stimulating. Its racy humour, its original
+   imaginings, make it one of the freshest, breeziest
+   volumes.'--_Methodist Times._
+
+
+ #Biography#
+
+
+ #S. Baring Gould.# THE LIFE OF NAPOLEON BONAPARTE. By S. BARING GOULD.
+ With over 450 Illustrations in the Text and 12 Photogravure Plates.
+ _Large quarto._  _Gilt top._  _36s._
+
+   'The best biography of Napoleon in our tongue, nor have the French as
+   good a biographer of their hero. A book very nearly as good as
+   Southey's "Life of Nelson."'--_Manchester Guardian._
+
+   'The main feature of this gorgeous volume is its great wealth of
+   beautiful photogravures and finely-executed wood engravings,
+   constituting a complete pictorial chronicle of Napoleon I.'s personal
+   history from the days of his early childhood at Ajaccio to the date of
+   his second interment under the dome of the Invalides in
+   Paris.'--_Daily Telegraph._
+
+   'The most elaborate account of Napoleon ever produced by an English
+   writer.'--_Daily Chronicle._
+
+   'A brilliant and attractive volume. Never before have so many pictures
+   relating to Napoleon been brought within the limits of an English
+   book.'--_Globe._
+
+   'Particular notice is due to the vast collection of contemporary
+   illustrations.'--_Guardian._
+
+   'Nearly all the illustrations are real contributions to
+   history.'--_Westminster Gazette._
+
+   'The illustrations are of supreme interest.'--_Standard._
+
+
+ #Morris Fuller.# THE LIFE AND WRITINGS OF JOHN DAVENANT, D.D.
+ (1571-1641), President of Queen's College, Lady Margaret Professor of
+ Divinity, Bishop of Salisbury. By MORRIS FULLER, B.D. _Demy 8vo._
+ _10s. 6d._
+
+   'A valuable contribution to ecclesiastical history.'--_Birmingham
+   Gazette._
+
+
+ #J. M. Rigg.# ST. ANSELM OF CANTERBURY: A CHAPTER IN THE HISTORY OF
+ RELIGION. By J. M. RIGG. _Demy 8vo._  _7s. 6d._
+
+   'Mr. Rigg has told the story of the great Primate's life with
+   scholarly ability, and has thereby contributed an interesting chapter
+   to the history of the Norman period.'--_Daily Chronicle._
+
+
+ #F. W. Joyce.# THE LIFE OF SIR FREDERICK GORE OUSELEY. By F. W. JOYCE,
+ M.A. With Portraits and Illustrations. _Crown 8vo._  _7s. 6d._
+
+   'This book has been undertaken in quite the right spirit, and written
+   with sympathy, insight, and considerable literary skill.'--_Times._
+
+
+ #W. G. Collingwood.# THE LIFE OF JOHN RUSKIN. By W. G. COLLINGWOOD,
+ M.A., Editor of Mr. Ruskin's Poems. With numerous Portraits, and 13
+ Drawings by Mr. Ruskin. _Second Edition._  _2 vols._  _8vo._  _32s._
+
+   'No more magnificent volumes have been published for a long
+   time.'--_Times._
+
+   'It is long since we had a biography with such delights of substance
+   and of form. Such a book is a pleasure for the day, and a joy for
+   ever.'--_Daily Chronicle._
+
+
+ #C. Waldstein.# JOHN RUSKIN: a Study. By CHARLES WALDSTEIN, M.A.,
+ Fellow of King's College, Cambridge. With a Photogravure Portrait
+ after Professor Herkomer. _Post 8vo._  _5s._
+
+   'A thoughtful, impartial, well-written criticism of Ruskin's teaching,
+   intended to separate what the author regards as valuable and permanent
+   from what is transient and erroneous in the great master's
+   writing.'--_Daily Chronicle._
+
+
+ #W. H. Hutton.# THE LIFE OF SIR THOMAS MORE. By W. H. HUTTON, M.A.,
+ Author of 'William Laud.' _With Portraits._  _Crown 8vo._  _5s._
+
+   'The book lays good claim to high rank among our biographies. It is
+   excellently, even lovingly, written.'--_Scotsman._
+
+   'An excellent monograph.'--_Times._
+
+
+ #Clark Russell.# THE LIFE OF ADMIRAL LORD COLLINGWOOD. By W. CLARK
+ RUSSELL, Author of 'The Wreck of the Grosvenor.' With Illustrations by
+ F. BRANGWYN. _Third Edition._  _Crown 8vo._  _6s._
+
+   'A book which we should like to see in the hands of every boy in the
+   country.'--_St. James's Gazette._
+
+   'A really good book.'--_Saturday Review._
+
+
+ #Southey.# ENGLISH SEAMEN (Howard, Clifford, Hawkins, Drake,
+ Cavendish). By ROBERT SOUTHEY. Edited, with an Introduction, by DAVID
+ HANNAY. _Second Edition._  _Crown 8vo._  _6s._
+
+   'Admirable and well-told stories of our naval history.'--_Army and
+   Navy Gazette._
+
+   'A brave, inspiriting book.'--_Black and White._
+
+
+ #Travel, Adventure and Topography#
+
+
+ #R. S. S. Baden-Powell.# THE DOWNFALL OF PREMPEH. A Diary of Life with
+ the Native Levy in Ashanti, 1895. By Colonel BADEN-POWELL. With 21
+ Illustrations and a Map. _Demy 8vo._  _10s. 6d._
+
+   'A compact, faithful, most readable record of the campaign.'--_Daily
+   News._
+
+   'A bluff and vigorous narrative.'--_Glasgow Herald._
+
+
+ #R. S. S. Baden-Powell.# THE MATEBELE CAMPAIGN 1896. By Colonel R. S.
+ S. BADEN-POWELL. With nearly 100 Illustrations. _Second Edition._
+ _Demy 8vo._  _15s._
+
+   'Written in an unaffectedly light and humorous style.'--_The World._
+
+   'A very racy and eminently readable book.'--_St. James's Gazette._
+
+   'As a straightforward account of a great deal of plucky work
+   unpretentiously done, this book is well worth reading. The simplicity
+   of the narrative is all in its favour, and accords in a peculiarly
+   English fashion with the nature of the subject.'--_Times._
+
+
+ #Captain Hinde.# THE FALL OF THE CONGO ARABS. By SIDNEY L. HINDE. With
+ Portraits and Plans. _Demy 8vo._  _12s. 6d._
+
+   'The book is full of good things, and of sustained interest.'--_St.
+   James's Gazette._
+
+   'A graphic sketch of one of the most exciting and important episodes
+   in the struggle for supremacy in Central Africa between the Arabs and
+   their Europeon rivals. Apart from the story of the campaign, Captain
+   Hinde's book is mainly remarkable for the fulness with which he
+   discusses the question of cannibalism. It is, indeed, the only
+   connected narrative--in English, at any rate--which has been published
+   of this particular episode in African history.'--_Times._
+
+   'Captain Hinde's book is one of the most interesting and valuable
+   contributions yet made to the literature of modern Africa.'--_Daily
+   News._
+
+
+ #W. Crooke.# THE NORTH-WESTERN PROVINCES OF INDIA: THEIR ETHNOLOGY AND
+ ADMINISTRATION. By W. CROOKE. With Maps and Illustrations. _Demy 8vo._
+ _10s. 6d._
+
+   'A carefully and well-written account of one of the most important
+   provinces of the Empire. In seven chapters Mr. Crooke deals
+   successively with the land in its physical aspect, the province under
+   Hindoo and Mussulman rule, the province under British rule, the
+   ethnology and sociology of the province, the religious and social life
+   of the people, the land and its settlement, and the native peasant in
+   his relation to the land. The illustrations are good and well
+   selected, and the map is excellent.'--_Manchester Guardian._
+
+
+ #W. B. Worsfold.# SOUTH AFRICA: Its History and its Future. By W.
+ BASIL WORSFOLD, M.A. _With a Map._  _Second Edition._  _Crown 8vo._
+ _6s._
+
+   'An intensely interesting book.'--_Daily Chronicle._
+
+   'A monumental work compressed into a very moderate compass.'--_World._
+
+
+ #General Literature#
+
+
+ #S. Baring Gould.# OLD COUNTRY LIFE. By S. BARING GOULD, Author of
+ 'Mehalah,' etc. With Sixty-seven Illustrations by W. PARKINSON, F. D.
+ BEDFORD, and F. MASEY. _Large Crown 8vo._  _10s. 6d._  _Fifth and
+ Cheaper Edition._  _6s._
+
+   '"Old Country Life," as healthy wholesome reading, full of breezy life
+   and movement, full of quaint stories vigorously told, will not be
+   excelled by any book to be published throughout the year. Sound,
+   hearty, and English to the core.'--_World._
+
+
+ #S. Baring Gould.# HISTORIC ODDITIES AND STRANGE EVENTS. By S. BARING
+ GOULD. _Third Edition._  _Crown 8vo._  _6s._
+
+   'A collection of exciting and entertaining chapters. The whole volume
+   is delightful reading.'--_Times._
+
+
+ #S. Baring Gould.# FREAKS OF FANATICISM. By S. BARING GOULD. _Third
+ Edition._  _Crown 8vo._  _6s._
+
+   'Mr. Baring Gould has a keen eye for colour and effect, and the
+   subjects he has chosen give ample scope to his descriptive and
+   analytic faculties. A perfectly fascinating book.'--_Scottish Leader._
+
+
+ #S. Baring Gould.# A GARLAND OF COUNTRY SONG: English Folk Songs with
+ their Traditional Melodies. Collected and arranged by S. BARING GOULD
+ and H. FLEETWOOD SHEPPARD. _Demy 4to._  _6s._
+
+
+ #S. Baring Gould.# SONGS OF THE WEST: Traditional Ballads and Songs of
+ the West of England, with their Traditional Melodies. Collected by S.
+ BARING GOULD, M.A., and H. FLEETWOOD SHEPPARD, M.A. Arranged for Voice
+ and Piano. In 4 Parts (containing 25 Songs each), _Parts I., II., III.,_
+ _3s. each._  _Part IV.,_  _5s._  _In one Vol.,_  _French morocco,_
+ _15s._
+
+   'A rich collection of humour, pathos, grace, and poetic
+   fancy.'--_Saturday Review._
+
+
+ #S. Baring Gould.# YORKSHIRE ODDITIES AND STRANGE EVENTS. _Fourth
+ Edition._  _Crown 8vo._  _6s._
+
+
+ #S. Baring Gould.# STRANGE SURVIVALS AND SUPERSTITIONS. With
+ Illustrations. By S. BARING GOULD. _Crown 8vo._  _Second Edition._
+ _6s._
+
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+   full of quaint and various information, and there is not a dull page
+   in it.'--_Notes and Queries._
+
+
+ #S. Baring Gould.# THE DESERTS OF SOUTHERN FRANCE. By S. BARING GOULD.
+ With numerous Illustrations by F. D. BEDFORD, S. HUTTON, etc.
+ _2 vols._  _Demy 8vo._  _32s._
+
+   'His two richly-illustrated volumes are full of matter of interest
+   to the geologist, the archaeologist, and the student of history and
+   manners.'--_Scotsman._
+
+
+ #G. W. Steevens.# NAVAL POLICY: WITH A DESCRIPTION OF ENGLISH AND
+ FOREIGN NAVIES. By G. W. STEEVENS. _Demy 8vo._  _6s._
+
+   This book is a description of the British and other more important
+   navies of the world, with a sketch of the lines on which our naval
+   policy might possibly be developed. It describes our recent naval
+   policy, and shows what our naval force really is. A detailed but
+   non-technical account is given of the instruments of modern
+   warfare--guns, armour, engines, and the like--with a view to determine
+   how far we are abreast of modern invention and modern requirements. An
+   ideal policy is then sketched for the building and manning of our
+   fleet; and the last chapter is devoted to docks, coaling-stations, and
+   especially colonial defence.
+
+   'An extremely able and interesting work.'--_Daily Chronicle._
+
+
+ #W. E. Gladstone.# THE SPEECHES AND PUBLIC ADDRESSES OF THE RT. HON.
+ W. E. GLADSTONE, M.P. Edited by A. W. HUTTON, M.A., and H. J. COHEN,
+ M.A. With Portraits. _8vo._  _Vols. IX. and X._ _12s. 6d. each._
+
+
+ #J. Wells.# OXFORD AND OXFORD LIFE. By Members of the University.
+ Edited by J. WELLS, M.A., Fellow and Tutor of Wadham College.
+ _Crown 8vo._  _3s. 6d._
+
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+   intelligent account of Oxford as it is at the present time, written by
+   persons who are possessed of a close acquaintance with the system and
+   life of the University.'--_Athenaeum._
+
+
+ #L. Whibley.# GREEK OLIGARCHIES: THEIR ORGANISATION AND CHARACTER. By
+ L. WHIBLEY, M.A., Fellow of Pembroke College, Cambridge. _Crown 8vo._
+ _6s._
+
+   'An exceedingly useful handbook: a careful and well-arranged study of
+   an obscure subject.'--_Times._
+
+   'Mr. Whibley is never tedious or pedantic.'--_Pall Mall Gazette._
+
+
+ #L. L. Price.# ECONOMIC SCIENCE AND PRACTICE. By L. L. PRICE, M.A.,
+ Fellow of Oriel College, Oxford. _Crown 8vo._  _6s._
+
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+   ability, and clear mental grasp of the subject under
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+
+
+ #C. F. Andrews.# CHRISTIANITY AND THE LABOUR QUESTION. By C. F.
+ ANDREWS, B.A. _Crown 8vo._  _2s. 6d._
+
+   'A bold and scholarly survey.'--_Speaker._
+
+
+ #J. S. Shedlock.# THE PIANOFORTE SONATA: Its Origin and Development.
+ By J. S. SHEDLOCK. _Crown 8vo._  _5s._
+
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+   of the painstaking research and accuracy of the author's statements,
+   it is a very valuable work for reference.'--_Athenaeum._
+
+
+ #E. M. Bowden.# THE EXAMPLE OF BUDDHA: Being Quotations from Buddhist
+ Literature for each Day in the Year. Compiled by E. M. BOWDEN. With
+ Preface by Sir EDWIN ARNOLD. _Third Edition._  _16mo._  _2s. 6d._
+
+
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+
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+
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+
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+
+
+ #Philosophy#
+
+
+ #L. T. Hobhouse.# THE THEORY OF KNOWLEDGE. By L. T. HOBHOUSE, Fellow
+ and Tutor of Corpus College, Oxford. _Demy 8vo._  _21s._
+
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+
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+
+
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+
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+
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+
+
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+
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+
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+
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+
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+
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+
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+
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+
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+   attention.'--_Yorkshire Post._
+
+
+ #R. L. Ottley.# THE DOCTRINE OF THE INCARNATION. By R. L. OTTLEY,
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+
+
+ #F. B. Jevons.# AN INTRODUCTION TO THE HISTORY OF RELIGION. By F. B.
+ JEVONS, M.A., Litt.D., Principal of Bishop Hatfield's Hall.
+ _Demy 8vo._  _10s. 6d._
+
+   Mr. F. B. Jevons' 'Introduction to the History of Religion' treats of
+   early religion, from the point of view of Anthropology and Folk-lore;
+   and is the first attempt that has been made in any language to weave
+   together the results of recent investigations into such topics as
+   Sympathetic Magic, Taboo, Totemism, Fetishism, etc., so as to present
+   a systematic account of the growth of primitive religion and the
+   development of early religious institutions.
+
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+   it to the serious attention of theologians, anthropologists, and
+   classical scholars.'--_Manchester Guardian._
+
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+   acuteness and force of the author's judgment. He is at once critical
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+   than his view of the broader aspects and issues of his subject is
+   convincing.'--_Birmingham Post._
+
+
+ #S. R. Driver.# SERMONS ON SUBJECTS CONNECTED WITH THE OLD TESTAMENT.
+ By S. R. DRIVER, D.D., Canon of Christ Church, Regius Professor of
+ Hebrew in the University of Oxford. _Crown 8vo._  _6s._
+
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+   to the deeper teaching of the Old Testament.'--_Guardian._
+
+
+ #T. K. Cheyne.# FOUNDERS OF OLD TESTAMENT CRITICISM: Biographical,
+ Descriptive, and Critical Studies. By T. K. CHEYNE, D.D., Oriel
+ Professor of the Interpretation of Holy Scripture at Oxford. _Large
+ crown 8vo._  _7s. 6d._
+
+   This book is a historical sketch of O. T. Criticism in the form of
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+   Robertson Smith.
+
+   'A very learned and instructive work.'--_Times._
+
+
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+ and Tutor of Pembroke College. _Crown 8vo._  _6s._
+
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+
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+
+
+ #E. B. Layard.# RELIGION IN BOYHOOD. Notes on the Religious Training
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+
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+
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+ _Second Edition._
+
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+
+
+ THE CHRISTIAN YEAR. By JOHN KEBLE. With an Introduction and Notes by
+ W. LOCK, D.D., Warden of Keble College, Ireland, Professor at Oxford.
+ Illustrated by R. ANNING BELL.
+
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+   expected from Mr. Lock. The progress and circumstances of its
+   composition are detailed in the Introduction. There is an interesting
+   Appendix on the MSS. of the "Christian Year," and another giving the
+   order in which the poems were written. A "Short Analysis of the
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+
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+
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+
+ SIX SHILLING NOVELS
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+   "Dream of the World's Tragedy" is, despite some trifling
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+
+
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+
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+
+
+ A CHANGE OF AIR. _Fourth Edition._
+
+   'A graceful, vivacious comedy, true to human nature. The characters
+   are traced with a masterly hand.'--_Times._
+
+
+ A MAN OF MARK. _Fourth Edition._
+
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+
+
+ THE CHRONICLES OF COUNT ANTONIO. _Third Edition._
+
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+
+
+ PHROSO. Illustrated by H. R. MILLAR. _Third Edition._
+
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+
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+
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+
+ S. Baring Gould's Novels
+
+ _Crown 8vo._ _6s. each._
+
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+
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+   drawn and coloured with artistic force. Add to this that his
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+   and skilled hands of a master of his art, that he is always fresh and
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+   have gained confidence both in his power of amusing and satisfying
+   them, and that year by year his popularity widens.'--_Court Circular._
+
+
+ ARMINELL: A Social Romance. _Fourth Edition._
+
+
+ URITH: A Story of Dartmoor. _Fifth Edition._
+
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+
+
+ IN THE ROAR OF THE SEA. _Sixth Edition._
+
+   'One of the best imagined and most enthralling stories the author has
+   produced.'--_Saturday Review._
+
+
+ MRS. CURGENVEN OF CURGENVEN. _Fourth Edition._
+
+   'The swing of the narrative is splendid.'--_Sussex Daily News._
+
+
+ CHEAP JACK ZITA. _Fourth Edition._
+
+   'A powerful drama of human passion.'--_Westminster Gazette._
+
+   'A story worthy the author.'--_National Observer._
+
+
+ THE QUEEN OF LOVE. _Fourth Edition._
+
+   'You cannot put it down until you have finished it.'--_Punch._
+
+   'Can be heartily recommended to all who care for cleanly, energetic,
+   and interesting fiction.'--_Sussex Daily News._
+
+
+ KITTY ALONE. _Fourth Edition._
+
+   'A strong and original story, teeming with graphic description,
+   stirring incident, and, above all, with vivid and enthralling human
+   interest.'--_Daily Telegraph._
+
+
+ NOEMI: A Romance of the Cave-Dwellers. Illustrated by R. CATON
+ WOODVILLE. _Third Edition._
+
+   '"Noemi" is as excellent a tale of fighting and adventure as one may
+   wish to meet. The narrative also runs clear and sharp as the Loire
+   itself.'--_Pall Mall Gazette._
+
+   'Mr. Baring Gould's powerful story is full of the strong lights and
+   shadows and vivid colouring to which he has accustomed
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+
+
+ THE BROOM-SQUIRE. Illustrated by FRANK DADD. _Fourth Edition._
+
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+   and its atmosphere is sweetened by the nobility and sweetness of the
+   heroine's character.'--_Daily News._
+
+   'A story of exceptional interest that seems to us to be better than
+   anything he has written of late.'--_Speaker._
+
+
+ THE PENNYCOMEQUICKS. _Third Edition._
+
+
+ DARTMOOR IDYLLS.
+
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+   pathos of it will not early lose their effect.'--_Vanity Fair._
+
+
+ GUAVAS THE TINNER. Illustrated by FRANK DADD. _Second Edition._
+
+   'Mr. Baring Gould is a wizard who transports us into a region of
+   visions, often lurid and disquieting, but always full of interest and
+   enchantment.'--_Spectator._
+
+   'In the weirdness of the story, in the faithfulness with which the
+   characters are depicted, and in force of style, it closely resembles
+   "Mehalah."'--_Daily Telegraph._
+
+   'There is a kind of flavour about this book which alone elevates it
+   above the ordinary novel. The story itself has a grandeur in harmony
+   with the wild and rugged scenery which is its setting.'--_Athenaeum._
+
+
+ Gilbert Parker's Novels
+
+ _Crown 8vo._ _6s. each._
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+
+ PIERRE AND HIS PEOPLE. _Fourth Edition._
+
+   'Stories happily conceived and finely executed. There is strength and
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+
+
+ MRS. FALCHION. _Fourth Edition._
+
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+
+   'But little behind anything that has been done by any writer of our
+   time.'--_Pall Mall Gazette._
+
+   'A very striking and admirable novel.'--_St. James's Gazette._
+
+
+ THE TRANSLATION OF A SAVAGE.
+
+   'The plot is original and one difficult to work out; but Mr. Parker
+   has done it with great skill and delicacy. The reader who is not
+   interested in this original, fresh, and well-told tale must be a dull
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+
+
+ THE TRAIL OF THE SWORD. _Fifth Edition._
+
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+   the Sword."'--_St. James's Gazette._
+
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+
+
+ WHEN VALMOND CAME TO PONTIAC: The Story of a Lost Napoleon. _Fourth
+ Edition._
+
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+   flush with our own times, level with our own feelings. The character
+   of Valmond is drawn unerringly; his career, brief as it is, is placed
+   before us as convincingly as history itself. The book must be read, we
+   may say re-read, for any one thoroughly to appreciate Mr. Parker's
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+   Gazette._
+
+   'The one work of genius which 1895 has as yet produced.'--_New Age._
+
+
+ AN ADVENTURER OF THE NORTH: The Last Adventures of 'Pretty Pierre.'
+ _Second Edition._
+
+   'The present book is full of fine and moving stories of the great
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+   reputation.'--_Glasgow Herald._
+
+
+ THE SEATS OF THE MIGHTY. _Illustrated._ _Eighth Edition._
+
+   'The best thing he has done; one of the best things that any one has
+   done lately.'--_St. James's Gazette._
+
+   'Mr. Parker seems to become stronger and easier with every serious
+   novel that he attempts.... In "The Seats of the Mighty" he shows the
+   matured power which his former novels have led us to expect, and has
+   produced a really fine historical novel.... Most sincerely is Mr.
+   Parker to be congratulated on the finest novel he has yet
+   written.'--_Athenaeum._
+
+   'Mr. Parker's latest book places him in the front rank of living
+   novelists. "The Seats of the Mighty" is a great book.'--_Black and
+   White._
+
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+   that we have read for many a day.... A notable and successful
+   book.'--_Speaker._
+
+
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+
+
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+
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+
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+
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+
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+
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+
+
+ #Arthur Morrison.# A CHILD OF THE JAGO. By ARTHUR MORRISON. _Third
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+
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+
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+
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+
+
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+
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+
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+
+
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+
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+
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+
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+
+   'A very charming and pathetic tale.'--_Pall Mall Gazette._
+
+   'A singularly original, clever, and beautiful story.'--_Guardian._
+
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+
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+
+
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+
+
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+
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+
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+
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+
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+
+
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+
+
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+
+
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+
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+
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+
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+
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+
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+
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