"Only," he tells himself disconsolately, "she never _will_ know. England's no country of hers now, and she wouldn't feel enough interest in it even to send the Baron across in the stork-car for a daily paper. If she did, she'd be none the wiser, because he'd be sure to bring _The Poultry-Fancier's Journal_ or _The Financial News_, or something of that sort. And, after all, if she had any idea of the ghastly business that has been going on in this old world for the last year, she's too much heart to be happy--even in Maerchenland. But now she'll go on being happy for the rest of her life, bless her! and if she gives me a thought now and then--well, it will be a jolly sight more than I deserve!" THE END * * * * * _Works by F. Anstey_ Salted Almonds. Second Impression. Crown 8vo. 6s. _ATHENAEUM._--'All the pieces have that rare savour which is the Author's secret.' The Brass Bottle. With a Frontispiece. 5th Impression. (_Waterloo Library._) Crown 8vo. 3s. 6d. _SPECTATOR._--'In his logical conduct of an absurd proposition, in his fantastic handling of the supernatural, in his brisk dialogue and effective characterisation, Mr. Anstey has once more shown himself to be an artist and a humourist of uncommon and enviable merit.' The Talking Horse and other Tales. _ATHENAEUM._--'The grimmest of mortals, in his most surly mood, could hardly resist the fun of "The Talking Horse."' The Giant's Robe. _PALL MALL GAZETTE._--'We read and cannot cease reading till the puzzle is solved in a series of exciting situations.' The Pariah. _SATURDAY REVIEW._--'Extremely entertaining reading. There is not a dull page--we might say, not a dull sentence--in it....' A Fallen Idol. _TIMES._--'Will delight the multitudinous public that laughed over "Vice Versa."... The boy who brings the accursed image to Champion's house, Mr. Bales, the artist's factotum, and above all Mr. Yarker, the ex-butler who has turned policeman, are figures whom it is as pleasant to meet as it is impossible to forget.' Lyre and Lancet. With 24 Full-page Illustrations. _SPEAKER._--'Mr. Anstey has surpassed himself in "Lyre and Lancet."... One of the brightest and most entertaining bits of comedy we have had for many a day.' Vice Versa; or, a Lesson to Fathers. _SATURDAY REVIEW._--'If ever there was a book made up from beginning to end of laughter, and yet not a comic book, or a "merry" book, or a book of jokes, or a book of pictures, or a jest book, or a tomfool book, but a perfectly sober and serious book in the reading of which a sober man may laugh without shame from beginning to end, it is a book called "Vice Versa; or a Lesson to Fathers."... We close the book, recommending it very earnestly to all fathers in the first instance, and their sons, nephews, uncles, and male cousins next.' Also available from publisher CONAN DOYLE'S NEW 'SHERLOCK HOLMES' STORY. The Valley of Fear. With a Frontispiece.