CHAPTER PAGE

I. STARTING, 7

II. THE CAPTAIN'S SON, 20

III. A BABY IN A BLUE CLOAK, 36

IV. "PIGEON PIE POSTPONED," 52

V. THE MAJOR'S JOKE, 67

VI. NEW FACES, 82

VII. WAKING UP OUT WEST, 96

VIII. GOING NUTTING, 108

IX. IN THE WOODS, 119

X. SURPRISES, 133

XI. SNIGGLING FOR EELS, 146

XII. "A POST-OFFICE LETTER," 160