My Lady Nicotine A Study in Smoke
CONTENTS [Illustration] CHAP. PAGE I. MATRIMONY AND SMOKING COMPARED 1 II. MY FIRST CIGAR 11 III. THE ARCADIA MIXTURE 18 IV. MY PIPES 27 V. MY TOBACCO-POUCH 38 VI. MY SMOKING-TABLE 45 VII. GILRAY 52 VIII. MARRIOT 60 IX. JIMMY 70 X. SCRYMGEOUR 78 XI. HIS WIFE'S CIGARS 87 XII. GILRAY'S FLOWER-POT 94 XIII. THE GRANDEST SCENE IN HISTORY 103 XIV. MY BROTHER HENRY 116
scattered throughout the rooms, and are of many different shapes and
sizes. Take my word for it, Steward, they will never think of
choosing the purple ornaments."
Billina, squatting under the throne, had listened carefully to all
this talk, and now chuckled softly to herself as she heard the King
disclose his secret.
"Still, you are acting foolishly by running the chance," continued the
Steward, roughly; "and it is still more foolish of you to transform
all those people from Oz into green ornaments."
"I did that because they came from the Emerald City," replied the
King; "and I had no green ornaments in my collection until now. I
think they will look quite pretty, mixed with the others. Don't you?"
The Steward gave an angry grunt.
"Have your own way, since you are the King," he growled. "But if you
come to grief through your carelessness, remember that I told you so.
If I wore the magic belt which enables you to work all your
transformations, and gives you so much other power, I am sure I would
make a much wiser and better King than you are."
"Oh, cease your tiresome chatter!" commanded the King, getting angry
again. "Because you are my Chief Steward you have an idea you can
CONTENTS [Illustration] CHAP. PAGE I. MATRIMONY AND SMOKING COMPARED 1 II. MY FIRST CIGAR 11 III. THE ARCADIA MIXTURE 18 IV. MY PIPES 27 V. MY TOBACCO-POUCH 38 VI. MY SMOKING-TABLE 45 VII. GILRAY 52 VIII. MARRIOT 60 IX. JIMMY 70 X. SCRYMGEOUR 78 XI. HIS WIFE'S CIGARS 87 XII. GILRAY'S FLOWER-POT 94 XIII. THE GRANDEST SCENE IN HISTORY 103 XIV. MY BROTHER HENRY 116