Note
Most of the stories and sketches in this book have appeared in the Morning Post. One of them was published in the Westminster Gazette. I have to thank the editors and proprietors concerned for their kindness in allowing me to republish them.
CONTENTS
ORPHEUS IN MAYFAIR
THE CRICKET MATCH AN INCIDENT AT A PRIVATE SCHOOL
THE SHADOW OF A MIDNIGHT A GHOST STORY
JEAN FRANCOIS
THE FLUTE OF CHANG LIANG
“WHAT IS TRUTH?”
A LUNCHEON-PARTY
FETE GALANTE
THE GARLAND
THE SPIDER’S WEB
EDWARD II. AT BERKELEY CASTLE BY AN EYE-WITNESS
THE ISLAND
THE MAN WHO GAVE GOOD ADVICE
RUSSALKA
THE OLD WOMAN
DR. FAUST’S LAST DAY
THE FLUTE-PLAYER’S STORY
A CHINAMAN ON OXFORD
VENUS
THE FIRE
THE CONQUEROR
THE IKON
THE THIEF
THE STAR
CHUN WA