Chapter XIV — MENTAL STOCKTAKING

THE GRIM SMILE OF THE FIVE TOWNS

By Arnold Bennett

CONTENTS

The Lion's Share Baby's Bath The Silent Brothers The Nineteenth Hat Vera's First Christmas Adventure The Murder of the Mandarin Vera's Second Christmas Adventure The Burglary News of the Engagement Beginning the New Year From One Generation to Another The Death of Simon Fuge In a New Bottle

THE OLD WIVES’ TALE By Arnold Bennett

CONTENTS

PREFACE TO THIS EDITION