CONTENTS

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I. In Which I Join the Higher-Ups 5
II. In Which I Go Behind the Scenes 9
III. In Which I Ring the Bell 13
IV. In Which I Guess a Riddle 18
V. In Which I Listen to Gossip 22
VI. In Which I Put on the Glad Rags 27
VII. In Which I Am Paid Compliments 32
VIII. In Which I Peek Into a Palace 37
IX. In Which I Don’t Get Wet 41
X. In Which I Take a Flop 46
XI. In Which I Play a Big Scene 51
XII. In Which I Miss Half a Dinner 57
XIII. In Which I Miss Another Half Dinner 62
XIV. In Which I Go on a Strike 67
XV. In Which I Lose My Lover 72
XVI. In Which I Am Made a Grammarian 77
XVII. In Which I Become a Syker 82
XVIII. In Which I Stick to the Job 88