24 stories: Three fat women of Antibes—The lotus eater—Lord Mountdrago—Gigolo and Gigolette—An official position—The facts of life—Winter cruise—Flotsam and jetsam—Sanatorium—Episode—Appearance and reality—The unconquered—The happy man—In a strange land—The luncheon—Salvatore—Home—The end of the flight—The ant and the grasshopper—The man with the scar—Louise—A string of beads—The verger—The social sense.