of how much I should like to meet them. But the well-informed
lady could give me no precise information about them.

I often hear of them in this tantalizing manner, and perhaps one
day I shall get to know them. They sound delightful.




_The Author_


These pieces of moral prose have been written, dear Reader, by a
large Carnivorous Mammal, belonging to that suborder of the
Animal Kingdom which includes also the Orang-outang, the tusked
Gorilla, the Baboon with his bright blue and scarlet bottom, and
the long-eared Chimpanzee.




_List of Contents_


BOOK I

Preface

The Author