PART III

RAMBLES EVERYWHERE

I. LITTLE MAXIMS FOR EVERYDAY USE 203 II. DO THE BEST WITH THE HAND YOU HAVE 207 III. BEWARE OF THE FINISHING TOUCH 210 IV. THE SELFISHNESS OF SORROW 214 V. THE RIGHT OF CHANGING ONE'S MIND 217 VI. WHAT WE OWE TO CHANCE 220 VII. WE NEEDN'T GET OLD 223 VIII. THE SECRET OF OLD AGE 226 IX. ADVICE ON LETTER-POSTING 229 X. ON PARASITES 232 XI. ADVICE-GIVING 234 XII. ON HOLIDAYS 237 XIII. EXTRACTS FROM THE DICTIONARY OF A CYNIC 240 XIV. VARIOUS CRITICISMS ON CREATION 243 XV. THE HUMOURS OF THE INCOME-TAX 246 XVI. HOW TO BE ENTERTAINING 250 XVII. WHAT IS GENIUS? 253 XVIII. NEW AND PIQUANT CRITICISM 256 XIX. ORIGINALITY IN LITERATURE 259 XX. PLAGIARISM 262 XXI. AUTOBIOGRAPHIES AND REMINISCENCES 266 XXII. THOUGHTS ON HATS 270 XXIII. THOUGHTS ON EYE-GLASSES 273 XXIV. THOUGHTS ON UMBRELLAS 277 XXV. SOME AMERICAN TOPICS 280 XXVI. SOME AMERICANS I OBJECT TO 283 XXVII. PATIENCE--AN AMERICAN TRAIT 286 XXVIII. AMERICAN FEELINGS FOR FOREIGNERS 289 XXIX. SHOULD YOUNG GIRLS READ NOVELS? 292 XXX. NOW, WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH FATHER? 295