XXIV. ~The Landscape Gardener~ 195 XXV. ~Pat-Ball~ 202 XXVI. ~Ten and Eight~ 208 XXVII. ~An Inland Voyage~ 214 XXVIII. ~One of Our Sufferers~ 221 XXIX. ~Chum~ 228 XXX. ~"Under Entirely New Management"~ 234 XXXI. ~A Farewell Tour~ 241 INDOORS XXXII. ~Physical Culture~ 251 XXXIII. ~An Insurance Act~ 258 XXXIV. ~Getting the Needle~ 264 XXXV. ~Dressing Up~ 270 XXXVI. ~The Complete Kitchen~ 276 XXXVII. ~An Informal Evening~ 283 XXXVIII. ~A Billiard Lesson~ 290 XXXIX. ~Bachelor Relics~ 297 LITTLE PLAYS FOR AMATEURS XL. ~"Fair Mistress Dorothy"~ 305 XLI. ~"A Slight Misunderstanding"~ 312 XLII. ~"Miss Prendergast"~ 319 XLIII. ~"At Dead of Night"~ 326 XLIV. ~"The Lost Heiress"~ 335 XLV. ~"The Literary Life"~ 340 SUCCESSFUL MEN XLVI. ~The Solicitor~ 349 XLVII. ~The Painter~ 356 XLVIII. ~The Barrister~ 363 XLIX. ~The Civil Servant~ 370 L. ~The Actor~ 377 LI. ~The Collector~ 384 LII. ~The Statesman~ 391 LIII. ~The Magnate~ 400 LIV. ~The Adventurer~ 407 LV. ~The Explorer~ 414 LVI. ~The Newspaper Proprietor~ 421 MARGERY I. HER SOCK I When Margery was three months old I wrote a letter to her mother: _Dear Madam_,--If you have a copy in Class D at 1/10d. net, I shall be glad to hear from you. I am, ~The Baby's Uncle.~ On Tuesday I got an answer by the morning post: _Dear Sir_,--In reply to yours: How dare you insult my child? She is in Class A1, priceless and bought in by the owner. Four months old (and two days) on Christmas Day. Fancy! I am, ~The Baby's Mother.~ Margery had been getting into an expensive way of celebrating her birthday every week. Hitherto I had ignored it. But now I wrote: