Drawings by Will Owen
CONTENTS
CHAPTER I
CHAPTER II
CHAPTER III
CHAPTER IV
CHAPTER V
CHAPTER VI
CHAPTER VII
CHAPTER VIII
CHAPTER IX
CHAPTER X
CHAPTER XI
CHAPTER XII
CHAPTER XIII
CHAPTER XIV
CHAPTER XV
CHAPTER XVI
CHAPTER XVII
CHAPTER XVIII
CHAPTER XIX
CHAPTER XX
CHAPTER XXI
CHAPTER XXII
CHAPTER XXIII
CHAPTER XXIV
CHAPTER XXV
ILLUSTRATIONS
“His Perturbation Attracted the Attention of His Hostess.”
“A Welcome Subject of Conversation in Marine Circles.”
“The Suspense Became Painful.”
“Captain Hardy Lit his Pipe Before Replying.”
“Mr. Wilks Watched It from the Quay.”
“Master Hardy on the Beach Enacting The Part of David.”
“Mr. Wilks Replied That he Was Biding his Time.”
“A Particularly Hard Nut to Crack.”
“A Stool in the Local Bank.”
“A Diversion Was Created by the Entrance of a New Arrival.”
“He Stepped Across the Road to his Emporium.”
“'Most Comfortable Shoulder in Sunwich,' She Murmured.”
“The Most Astounding and Gratifying Instance of The Wonders Effected by Time Was That of Miss Nugent.”
“Mr. Swann With Growing Astonishment Slowly Mastered The Contents.”
“Fullalove Alley.”
“She Caught Sight of Hardy.”
“Undiluted Wisdom and Advice Flowed from his Lips.”
“'What Do You Want?' Inquired Miss Kybird.”
“He Regarded the Wife of his Bosom With a Calculating Glance.”
“He Even Obtained Work Down at the Harbor.”
“Miss Kybird Standing in the Doorway of The Shop.”
“Me Or 'im—which is It to Be?”
“I Wonder What the Governor'll Say.”
“A Spirit of Quiet Despair.”
“A Return Visit.”
“He Set off Towards the Life and Bustle of The Two Schooners.”
“For the Second Time he Left The Court Without a Stain On His Character.”
“The Proprietor Eyed Him With Furtive Glee As he Passed.”
“Miss Nugent's Consternation Was Difficult Of Concealment.”
“He Found his Remaining Guest Holding His Aching Head Beneath the Tap.”
“Mr. Nathan Smith.”
“It Was Not Until he Had Consumed a Pint Or Two of The Strongest Brew That he Began to Regain Some of his Old Self-esteem.”
“The Man on the Other Side Fell On All Fours Into The Room.”
“He Pushed Open the Small Lattice Window and Peered Out Into the Alley.”
“Tapping the Steward on The Chest With a Confidential Finger, he Backed Him Into a Corner.”
“He Finished up the Evening at The Chequers.”
“The Meagre Figure of Mrs. Silk.”
“In Search of Mr. Smith.”
“I 'ave Heard of 'em Exploding.”
“He Stepped to the Side and Looked Over.”
“You Keep On, Nugent, Don't You Mind 'im.”
“Hadn't You Better See About Making Yourself Presentable, Hardy?”
“It Was Not Without a Certain Amount of Satisfaction That He Regarded Her Discomfiture.”
“Mr. Hardy Resigned Himself to his Fate.”
“The Carefully Groomed and Fastidious Murchison.”
“'Why Do You Wish to Be on Friendly Terms?' She Asked.”
“He Said That a Bit O' Wedding-cake 'ad Blowed in His Eye.”
“Mr. Wilks Drank to the Health of Both Of Them.”
“A Popular Hero.”
“He Met These Annoyances With a Set Face.”
“'Can't You Let Her See That Her Attentions Are Undesirable?'”
“He Took a Glass from the Counter and Smashed It on The Floor.”
“The Great Thing Was to Get Teddy Silk Home.”
“Captain Nugent.”
“Sniffing at Their Contents.”
“'Puppy!' Said the Invalid.”
“Bella, in a State of Fearsome Glee, Came Down the Garden To Tell the Captain of his Visitor.”
“'Get out of My House,' he Roared.
“I Do Hope he Has Not Come to Take You Away from Me.”
“Are You Goin' to Send Cap'n Nugent an Invite for The Wedding?”
“Are There Any Other of My Patients You Are Anxious To Hear About?”
“He Wondered, Gloomily, What She Would Think when She Heard of It.”
“'Some People 'ave All the Luck,' he Muttered.”
“If You've Got Anything to Say, Why Don't You Say It Like A Man?”
“Mrs. Kybird Suddenly Seized Him by the Coat.”
“Mr. Kybird and his Old Friend Parted.”
“He Took up his Candle and Went off Whistling.”
“He Could Just Make out a Dim Figure Behind the Counter.”
“'But Suppose She Asks Me To?' Said the Delighted Mr. Nugent, With Much Gravity.”
“'You're a Deceiver,' She Gasped.”
“'It Was Teddy Done It,' Said Mr. Kybird, Humbly.”
“Pausing Occasionally to Answer Anxious Inquiries.”
“She Placed Her Other Arm in That of Hardy.”
