Chapter 4

"And now, dear lady," said Mr. Punch, "let me say that, if there is anything in this letter which seems--but only on the surface--to be inconsistent with my profound devotion to your person, it is the first word of the kind that I have put on paper since our friendship began. All through the War and the hardly less trying times of Peace that have followed it I have not once swerved from my loyalty to you. Accept, I beg of you, the renewed assurance of my affection the most sincere, and, for token, this latest of a series in which you will find many proofs of the love I bear you--my

ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY-EIGHTH VOLUME."

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CARTOONS.

PARTRIDGE, BERNARD Air-Craftiness, 471 Another Reservation, 111 Blameless Accomplice (The), 511 Dark Horse (A), 431 Exit the Ministering Angel, 371 Forgotten Cause (The), 211 Great Improviser (The), 451 His First Patient, 491 Homage from the Brave, 391 Hope of the World (The), 271 In a Cushy Cause, 331 International Eurhythmics, 151 Kindest Cut of All (The), 191 Levy on Patriotism (A), 291 Limit--and Beyond (The), 411 Occasional Comrades, 251 Reckoning (The), 351 Restoring the Balance, 311 Return of the ex-Champion (The), 171 Rouge Gagne, 71 Test of Sagacity (A), 131 Unpopular Revival (An), 231 Woman of Some Importance (A), 91

RAVEN-HILL, L. Conscientious Burglar (The), 103 Converted Spirit (A), 183 Dachswolf (The), 243 Direct Reaction, 463 Disturber of the Peace (A), 323 Downing Street Melodrama (A), 83 Elusive Pest (The), 163 Even-handed Justice, 51 Expert Opinion, 363 From Triumph to Triumph, 343 Heir-Presumptive (The), 31 His Own Business, 403 Irremovables (The), 143 Lovers' Quarrels, 303 Midsummer Nightmare (A), 483 More Haste--Less Meat, 443 New Coalition (The), 123 Paradise Lost Again?, 503 Popular Reappearance (A), 63 Reluctant Thruster (The), 383 St. Patrick's Day Dream (A), 203 Sounding the "All Clear", 11 What's in a Name?, 223 Withdrawal from Moscow (The), 283

REYNOLD, FRANK "Positively Last" Appearance (A), 3

TOWNSEND, F.H. Another Turkish Concession, 23 Envoys Extraordinary, 423 "Oliver 'Asks' for More", 263 "Wanted", 43

ARTICLES.

ANDERSON, MISS E.V.M. Tragedy of an Author's Wife, 66

ATKEY, BERTRAM Best of Things (The), 94

BIRD, A.W. Bridge Notes, 304 Conspiracy, 376 Domestic Strategy, 130 Poisson d'Avril, 274

BRAHMS, MISS M. Egoist (The), 34 Riding Lesson (The), 76

BRETHERTON, CYRIL Charivaria, weekly Guinea-pigs, 98 To Jessie, 198 To my Butter Ration, 70

BROWN, C.L.M. Our Invincible Navy, 24 What of the Dumps?, 218 With the Auxiliary Patrol, 62

BROWN, HILTON Cutchery Cats, 438 Demobbed, 258 Home Thoughts from Hind, 86 Labuntur Anni, 286

BULLETT, GERALD Exile (The), 96

BURTON, C.E. Flat to Let (A), 222

BYLES, C.E. Analgesia, 434 Tale of the Tuneful Tub (The), 78 To a Dentist, 409 To the New Policeman, 449

CARTER, DESMOND Spring Song (A), 250

CASSON, C.R. Coward (The), 144 Indiarubber Bloke (The), 254 Much the Better Half, 408 My Début in _Punch_, 49 On Approval, 444 Peace with Honour, 288

CASSON, E.K. Anniversary (The), 186 Cap that Fits (The), 433

CHANDLER, MISS B.W. Fancy Bird (A), 174

CLARK, DUDLEY Small Farm (A), 395

COLLINS, GILBERT Questionable Alien (The), 13

CONRAN, E.D. On the Western Front, 298

COXON, MAJOR A.M. Popular Cricket, 510

CRAWFORD, L.J. Liar's Masterpiece (A), 382 Rates of Exchange, 216

CUNDY, C.W. All for Jane, 344 Another Dog Dispute, 464 Chippo's Scenario, 290 Conflict of Emotions (A), 108 Inter-Service Match (An), 228 Limpet of War (A), 64 Mardi Gras, 126 Newspaper Scoop (A), 8 Smuggler (The), 45 Sporting Golf, 84 Won on the Posts, 184

DARMADY, E.S. Burial of Dundee (The), 53 Error of Judgment at Epsom, 435

DAVIS, R.K. Shakspeare the Traducer, 58

DRENNAN, MAX Little Tales for Young Plumbers, 86 Our Ballybun Lottery, 42 Rise and Fall of an Amateur Examiner (The), 244

EASTWOOD, CAPT. King's Regulations, para. 1696, 362

ECKERSLEY, ARTHUR Dram. Bac., 236 Witchcraft, 198

ELIAS, FRANK Author-Managers (The), 366 Shattered Romances, 128

FARJEON, MISS E. Two Nightmares, 106

FAY, S.J. Authorship for All, 462, 486 Billiards, 46 Bunch of Poets (A), 6 Dora at the Play, 186 Golden Geese, 75 Great Mutton Campaign (The), 218 My Fire, 28 Rings from Saturn, 104 Seaside Issues, 248 Suzanne's Banking Account, 168 Taking of Timothy (The), 327 Wolf and the Lamb (The), 142

FOX-SMITH, MISS C. Figure-Heads, 386 Packet Rat (The), 266 Pictures, 110 So Long, 44 Tow-rope Girls (The), 350 Witches, 156 Words of Wisdom, 10

FYLEMAN, MISS ROSE Fairy Ball (The), 389 Devil in Devon (The), 418 Sometimes, 476 Visit (The), 300

FYSON, G.F. Communism at Cambridge, 390

GARSTIN, CROSBIE Cornish Cottage (A), 466 Cornish Lullaby (A), 509 Fixes the Hare, 88 George and the Cow-Dragon, 164 Insomniac (The), 124 Jumble Sale (The), 68 Letter to the Back-Blocks (A), 16 Madding Crowd (The), 305 Maiden's Bower Rocks, Scilly, 486 Painful Subject (A), 26 Western Light-houses, 456

GILLMAN, CAPT. W.H. More Championships, 77

GOODHART, MRS. H. Bird Calls, 317, 356, 396

GRAHAM, R.D.C. Loquacious Instinct (The), 448

GRAVES, C.L. Animal Helps, 15 Books and Backs, 78 Bridging the Literary Gulf, 396 Bubble and Squeak, 215 Candour of Keynes (The), 33 Easter in Wild Wales, 278 "First Hundred" of Loeb (The), 7 Freud and Jung, 193 From the Dance World, 310 From the Film World, 510 Future of Apsley House (The), 475 How to Pacify Ireland, 458 Magnanimous Mottoes, 418 Methodic Madness, 436 Modern Moon-rakers, 58 Musical Amenities, 96 Musical Notes, 496 New Courtiership (The), 514 New Isle of the Blest (A), 154 Paradise of Bards (The), 478 Reds and Dark Blues, 246 Revolt of the Super-Georgians, 118 Screen _v._ Stage, 256 Storm in a Tea-Shop (A), 129 Tall Talk, 322 Wanderer in Norfolk (The), 296 Wizards: Klingsor and Another, 166

GREENLAND, GEORGE Best Picture in the Academy, 402

GUEST, O.H. Tartar Princess (The), 406

HERBERT, A.P. About Bathrooms, 244 Art of Poetry (The), 426, 446, 482 Boat-Race Again (The), 208 Dog's Life (A), 508 Genius of Mr. Bradshaw (The), 226 Little Bits of London, 284, 334, 468 Making of a Crisis (The), 388 Manual Play, 366 Tools of Trade, 264

HEYER, GEORGE Getting Fixed, 488 Practice of the Crews (The), 226

HODGKINSON, T. Another Post-office Hold-up, 476 Big-Game Cure (The), 113 Hope for Posterity, 96 Safety Play, 324 Second Time of Asking (The), 210 This for Remembrance, 294 To a Coming Champion, 370 To James (Mule) who has Played me False, 166 Tube Cure (The), 6

HOLLAND, T.W. Day by Day in the World Of Crime, 149

HOLMES, CAPT. W.K. Personal Element at a Motor Show (The), 242 Yeoman Transformed (The), 218

HOOPER, R.S. Hints on Advertising, 338

JACKSON, WILFRID Palace and the Cottage (The), 378

JAGGER, ARTHUR Connoisseur (The), 338 One Sportsman to Another, 406

JAY, THOMAS Charivaria, weekly Etiquette for Fires, 266 How to act in Emergencies, 113 Passing of the Litter (The), 55

JENKINS, ERNEST Actress (The), 258 Another Crisis, 38 By the Stream, 298 Film Notes, 158 New Appeal (The), 122

JENNENS, MRS. Le Monde où l'on travaille, 342

KIDD, A. More Intensive Production, 115 Our Day of Unrest, 30

KILPATRICK, MRS. Elizabeth and her Young Man, 348 Elizabeth's Tip for the Derby, 428 My Sales Day, 30 Party Tactics, 268

KNOX, E.V. Amalgamated Society of Passengers (The), 134 Book of Adventure (The), 46 Brain Wave (The), 456 Capua, 470 Coalition of 1950 (The), 189 Dead Tree (The), 150 Der Tag Once More, 366 Domestic Problem (The), 22 Fair Wear and Tear, 202 Fame, 178 Hampstead, 404 Home-Sickness, 386 Labour and Art, 93 Labour and the Russian Ballet, 286 National Coal, 246 New Modes for Mars, 485 Note on Chesterfields (A), 504 Note to Nature (A), 237 Possession, 262 Practical Zoology, 430 Priscilla Dialogue (A), 466 Raw Soul Stuff, 494 Sorrows of a Super-Profiteer, 66 Spring at Kew, 318 Vanished Species (A), 326 Vermin Offensive (A), 106 When the Chestnut Flowers, 346

LANGLEY, F.O. Cox and Box, 146 Last of the Watch Dogs (The), 224 Songs of the Home, 14, 78, 207

LETTS, MISS W.M. Elfin Tube (The), 486

LEWIS, M.A. Genius at Play, 365 Incorrigible (The), 158 Presence of Mind, 295

LIPSCOMB, W.P. Peter and Judy, 114 Telephone Tactics, 306

LOCKER, W.A. Essence of Parliament, weekly

LUCAS, E.V. Battle of the Mothers (The), 514

MARTIN, N.R. Buy Election (A), 195 Great Divorce Question (The), 416 How to gain a Journalistic Position, 2 My One Admirer, 278

MITCHELL, E.W. Golf Notes, 188

MORRISON, A.C.L. Identification of Hobbs (The), 302

MURRAY, JOHN Auction in the Spacious Times, 162 Importunity, 496

NORRISS, CECIL Charivaria, weekly

OGILVIE, W.H. Single Hound (A), 134

PALMER, ARNOLD High-brows, Ltd., 355

PAYNE, MISS D.M. Jazzerwocky, 26

PIGOTT, E.W. Saturdays, 75

RICHARDSON, R.J. Holiday Anticipations, 502 Serene Batsman (The), 422

RIGBY, REGINALD Moo-Cow (The), 73 On the Eating of Asparagus, 502 Perfect Scullery (The), 416 What-Not (The), 17

SALVIDGE, STANLEY Latest Party (The), 235

SEAMAN, OWEN At the Play, 18, 36, 116, 136, 156, 276, 316, 498 Benefits of Peace (The), 42 Clothes and the Poet, 142 Fashions for Men, 22 Healing Waters of Spa (The), 342 Junker Interlude (A), 222 Liberal Breach (The), 382 May-Week, 462 Men and Things of the Moment, 182 Nature and Art, 2 "New" World (The), 202 Odysseus at the Derby, 422 Of certain Brutuses who missed their Mark, 82 On the Italian Riviera, 302 Open Letter to France (An), 517 Paisley to the Rescue of the Coalition, 162 Selfless Party (A), 122 Summer-time, 242 Sweet Influences of Trade (The), 62 Thoughts on the Budget, 322 To a Bricklayer in Repose, 362 To America, 102 "University Intelligence", 442 Virtue that begins away from Home (The), 402 Wisdom up to date--12th Edition, 282

SIEVEKING, G.E. Story with a Point (A), 122

SOLOMON, G.G. "Small Ads.", 102

STANHOPE, E.V. Vers très libre, 262

STUART, MISS D.M. For Remembrance, 450 Sussex Gods, 346

SYMNS, J.M. Water-Babies, 118

TALBOT, A.J. Dead Sea Fruit, 154 New Wells for Old, 1 Perce Murgatroyd, Bricklayer, 455 Trying Day in Mediæval Times, 322 Word-Builders (The), 296

TALBOT, MISS ETHEL Why the Sparrow lives in the Town, 38

TAYLOR, P. Country Night Piece (A), 326

THORP, JOSEPH At the Play, 116, 136, 156, 176, 236, 276, 336, 398, 438

WHEELWRIGHT, J.E. Our "Dumb" Pets Bureau, 257

WHITE, E.P. Aural Tuition, 386 Connoisseur's Appreciation (A), 442 Essentials of Golf (The), 490 Life, 56 Labour-Saving, 506 Persistence of the Military, 476 Winter Sport in the Lower Alps, 204

WOODWARD, MARCUS Meeting the Countess, 410

WYNDHAM-BROWN, W.F. Dedications, 506

YONGE, REV. G.V. Hound-Foxes 206

PICTURES AND SKETCHES.

ARMOUR, G.D., 14, 39, 59, 79, 95, 117, 138, 159, 179, 199, 219, 238, 279, 315, 375, 399, 445, 478, 494

BAUMER, LEWIS, 7, 30, 50, 70, 87, 110, 150, 167, 197, 230, 267, 330, 447, 490

BENNETT, FRED, 468, 481

BIRD, W., 8, 28, 48, 76, 88, 108, 128, 148, 168, 188, 208, 228, 248, 268, 295, 316, 341, 361, 388, 480, 501

BROCK, H.M., 129, 244, 274, 298

BROOK, RICARDO, 68

BUTCHER, A., 20

CHENEY, LEO, 433

COTTRELL, TOM, 214, 229, 256, 349, 419, 499, 509

DIXON, G.S., 441

DOWD, J.H., 29, 53, 216, 294, 297, 327, 368, 405, 421, 461, 508

EARNSHAW, HAROLD, 281

EDWARDS, LIONEL, 259

EVANS, TREYER, 280

FERRIER, ARTHUR, 140

"FOUGASSE", 13, 21, 37, 57, 69, 97, 114, 130, 161, 201, 221, 288, 357, 379, 417, 437, 477

FRASER, PETER, 41, 93, 160, 225, 234, 320, 340, 358, 378, 428, 434

GAMMON, REG., 209

GHILCHIK, D.L., 141

GRAVE, CHARLES, 41, 85, 115, 205, 265, 285, 345, 394, 408, 414, 425, 459, 485

HARRISON, CHARLES, 157, 194

HASELDEN, W.K., 18, 36, 116, 136, 156, 276, 336, 398, 438, 498

HENRY, THOMAS, 475

HOWELLS, W.A., 176, 241

JENNIS, G., 77, 255, 319, 404, 515

LLOYD, A.W., 133, 153, 154, 173, 174, 193, 213, 233, 253, 254, 273, 313, 333, 334, 353, 354, 373, 393, 413, 453, 473, 493, 512, 513

MILLS, A. WALLIS, 25, 49, 74, 94, 109, 125 147, 175, 185, 207, 239, 245, 270, 287, 317, 325, 347, 387, 418, 429, 457, 465, 484, 504

MORELAND, ARTHUR, 24

MORROW, GEORGE, 9, 40, 60, 80, 100, 120, 121, 155, 180, 181, 220, 240, 260, 261, 300, 308, 338, 360, 377, 397, 400, 420, 430, 448, 474, 488, 516

NORRIS, ARTHUR, 119, 500

PARTRIDGE, BERNARD, 1

PEDDIE, 514

PETT, NORMAN, 58, 381, 440

PRANCE, BERTRAM, 33, 61, 165, 200, 299, 305, 321, 348, 359, 415, 460

RAVEN-HILL, L., 19, 75, 135, 169, 215, 250, 261, 310, 374, 401, 454, 513, 518

REYNOLDS, FRANK, 17, 34, 44, 67, 84, 104, 137, 144, 164, 184, 204, 237, 247, 277, 284, 304, 324, 344, 364, 384, 407, 427, 450, 464, 497, 507

SHEPARD, E.H., 15, 47, 99, 127, 190, 227, 337, 389, 479, 487

SHEPPERSON, C.A. 27, 107, 187, 307, 367, 467

SMITH, A.T. 101, 149

SPEED, LANCELOT, 301, 455

STAMPA, G.L., 5, 54, 89, 105, 124, 177, 196, 217, 235, 257, 269, 289, 314, 329, 355, 369, 395, 439, 458, 469, 489, 510

TERRY, STAN., 98

THOMAS, BERT, 4, 35, 45, 65, 145, 195, 293, 328, 339, 354, 365, 385, 410, 424, 449

TOWNSEND, F.H. 10, 55, 73, 90, 113, 139, 170, 189, 210, 224, 249, 275, 290, 309, 335, 350, 370, 390, 409, 435, 444, 470, 495, 505

WARDEN, A.H., 81

WHITE, DYKE, 38