XVIII. ENTER THE SPRING 176

XIX. THE DAREDEVIL BARBER 186

XX. WEEDS: AN APPRECIATION 195

XXI. A JUROR IN WAITING 205

XXII. THE THREE-HALFPENNY BIT 215

XXIII. THE MORALS OF BEANS 224

XXIV. ON SEEING A JOKE 233

XXV. GOING TO THE DERBY 243

XXVI. THIS BLASTED WORLD 253



_Acknowledgments are due to "The New Statesman," in which all but one
of these essays appeared. "Going to the Derby" appeared in "The Daily
News."--R.L._




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