Contents: 1. Excepting Mrs. Pentherby. 2. Fate. 3. Filboid studge. 4. For the duration of the war. 5. Forewarned. 6. Hermann the Irascible. 7. Hyacinth. 8. Louis. 9. Louise. 10. Mark. 11. Morlvera. 12. Mrs. Packletide's tiger. 13. Quail seed. 14. Shock tactics. 15. Tea. 16. The background. 17. The bull. 18. The Chaplet. 19. The cupboard of the yesterdays. 20. The disappearance of Crispina Umberleigh. 21. The Easter egg. 22. The guests. 23. The hounds of fate. 24. The jesting of Arlington Stringham. 25. The lumber room. 26. The Mappined life. 27. The match-maker. 28. The mouse. 29. The occasional garden. 30. The open window. 31. The oversight. 32. The peace of Mowsle Barton. 33. The peace offering. 34. The phantom luncheon. 35. The quest.