CONTENTS
ILLUSTRATIONS
A LIKELY STORY I MR. AND MRS. WILLIS CAMPBELL
II MR. WELLING; MR. CAMPBELL
III MRS. CAMPBELL; MR. WELLING; MR. CAMPBELL
IV JANE; MRS. CAMPBELL; WELLING; CAMPBELL
V MRS. CAMPBELL; WELLING; CAMPBELL
VI JANE; MRS. CAMPBELL; WELLING; CAMPBELL
VII MRS. CAMPBELL; WELLING; CAMPBELL
VIII MISS RICE, MISS GREENWAY, and the OTHERS
IX MISS GREENWAY; MR. WELLING
X MISS RICE; then MR. and MRS. CAMPBELL, and the OTHERS
BY WILLIAM DEAN HOWELLS.
HARPER'S AMERICAN ESSAYISTS.
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