The Persimmon Tree and Other Stories

CONTENTS


Arrow of Mistletoe

The Bride Elect

The Persimmon Tree

Beauty is Strength

Canaries Sometimes Advertise

The Woman Who Did the Right Thing

It Will Grow Anywhere

The Wrong Hat

Tinkling Cymbals
(a) Conversation in a Buffet
(b) Conversation in a Tea-room
(c) Dialogue at the Ballet

The Party

Fighting in Vienna

The Lottery

Sunday

The New Dress

Habit
The Dressmaker
Dry Spell