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I.

A QUEER QUEST

1

II.

THE SAWDUST MAN’S CURSE

11

III.

LORD LUNDY’S SNUFF-BOX

23

IV.

“ONE WAS RENT AND LEFT TO DIE”

32

V.

THE GRIGSBY LIVING

41

VI.

RES EST SACRA MISER

51

VII.

MR. GREY

60

VIII.

THE PRODIGAL’S RETURN

69

IX.

A PHILANTHROPIC “MASHER”

78

X.

A DISHONOURED BILL

87

XI.

A MAN OF GENIUS

96

XII.

A DIGNIFIED DIPSOMANIAC

106

XIII.

“OLD BOOTS”

115

XIV.

A MISSING HEIRESS

124

XV.

TEDDY MARTIN’S BRIEF

135

XVI.

BLUEBEARD’S CUPBOARD

144

XVII.

TRUE TO POLL

154

XVIII.

JOHN PHILP, MASTER CARPENTER

166

XIX.

PICTURES ON THE LINE

177

XX.

THE DEVIL’S PLAYTHINGS

186

XXI.

LOVE AND A DIARY

199