oured His Grievances into a
Feminine Ear 32

I Found Both Tyres Had Been Punctured in a Hundred
Places 40

"Madame," said Aristide, "You Are Adorable, and
I Love You to Distraction" 50

"The Villain Was a Traveller in Buttons--Buttons!" 60

He Burst into Shrieks of Laughter 64

"And You!" shouted Bocardon, Falling on Aristide;
"I Must Embrace You Also" 68

Standing on the Arrival Platform of Euston Station 78

"Ah! the Pictures," cried Aristide, with a Wide
Sweep of His Arms 88

"I'll Take Five Hundred Pounds," said He, "to
Stay in" 96

Between the Folds of a Blanket Peeped the Face of
a Sleeping Child 110

He Demonstrated the Proper Application of the Cure 120

It is a Fearsome Thing for a Man to be Left Alone in
the Dead of Night with a Young Baby 124

One of the Little Girls in Pigtails Was Holding
Him, While Miss Anne Administered the Feeding-Bottle 134

He Must Have Dealt Out Paralyzing Information 180

Fleurette Danced with Aristide, as Light as an
Autumn Leaf Tossed by the Wind 188

Aristide Practised His Many Queer Accomplishments 200

He Read It, and Blinked in Amazement 208

He Might as Well Have Pointed Out the Marvels
of Kubla Khan's Pleasure-Dome to a Couple of
Guinea-Pigs 216

"I've Caught You! At Last, After Twenty Years,
I've Caught You" 234

There He Saw a Sight Which for a Moment Paralyzed Him 238

Mr. Ducksmith Seized Him by the Lapels of His Coat 242

* * * * *

THE
JOYOUS ADVENTURES
OF
ARISTIDE PUJOL

* * * * *

#The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol#

I

THE ADVENTURE OF THE FAIR PATRONNE

In narrating these few episodes in the undulatory, not to say
switchback, career of my friend Aristide Pujol, I can pretend to no
chronological sequence. Some occurred before he (almost literally)
crossed my path for the first time, some afterwards. They have been
related to me haphazard at odd