| Table of Contents | |
| Section | Page |
| Start of eBook | 1 |
| THE OVERTURE. | 1 |
| A CHRISTMAS MELODY. | 3 |
| STORY OF A BEAST. | 9 |
| LEAVES IN THE LIFE OF AN IDLER. | 16 |
| MR. BUTTERBY RECORDS HIS CASE.[A] | 28 |
| FOOTNOTES: | 38 |
| DIAMONDS AND HEARTS. | 38 |
| CHAPTER I. | 38 |
| CHAPTER II | 40 |
| CHAPTER III. | 42 |
| CHAPTER IV. | 44 |
| CHAPTER V. | 47 |
| THE END. | 50 |

