Chapter III: Preface: 2 Bracebridge Hall 140

THE CHIVALRY OF THE HALL PREPARED TO TAKE THE FIELD 141

THE FAIR JULIA AND HER LOVER 143

GENERAL HARBOTTLE AT DINNER 144

AN EXTINGUISHER 145

*AT WHITCHURCH 146

AT BUXTON 147

*A CHRISTMAS CARD 148

GAMING TABLES AT MONTE CARLO (_Graphic_) 151

PRIEST AND PLAYER (_Graphic_) 153

THE PRIEST'S SERVANT (_North Italian Folk_) 155

THE HUSBANDMAN 157

GOSSIP 158

DIGNITY AND IMPUDENCE (_National Gallery_) 160

SPANIELS, KING CHARLES'S BREED 160

PORTRAIT OF A LAWYER BY MORONI 161

*WAITING FOR A BOAT 163

*TAILPIECE 164

*CLEOPATRA 165

THE THREE HUNTSMEN (_L'Art_) 167

A BOAR HUNT (_Grosvenor Notes_) 168

THE TRAP (_Breton Folk_) 170

SKETCHING UNDER DIFFICULTIES 171

BRETON FARMER AND CATTLE 172

A WAYSIDE CROSS 173

AT THE HORSE FAIR, LE FOLGOET 174

TROTTING OUT HORSES AT CARHAIX 175

CATTLE FAIR AT CARHAIX 176

A TYPICAL BRETON 177

A BRETONNE 178

*SKETCH 179

A CAP OF FINISTERRE 180

RETURNING FROM LABOUR--PONT AVEN, 1878 181

A BRETON 183

*A FAMILY HORSE 184

*SKETCH IN WOBURN PARK 185

*A CARNATION 186

*HOTEL GRAY ET D'ALBION, CANNES 189

*AT MENTONE 190

*SKETCH 191

SKETCH 192

NOT SUCH DISAGREEABLE WEATHER AFTER ALL--SOME PEOPLE
THINK (from _Punch_) 193

*A PIG OF BRITTANY 194

*A BOOKPLATE 195

*SKETCH 196

*SKETCH 197

*FACSIMILE OF LETTER 199

SKETCH 200

SKETCH OF WYBOURNES 201

*A NEW YEAR'S GREETING 203

APPENDIX.

*HEADPIECE. CALDECOTT'S PICTURE BOOKS 212

ÆSOP'S FABLES 214

A SKETCH BOOK 215

BRETON FOLK 216