'_Don't break down the door! The villains may
return any moment and destroy you_' _Frontispiece_
_'Here is your prize,' said Oswald_ _facing page_ 30
_'Come into the kitchen,' said Oswald; 'you can drip
there quite comfortably'_ 52
_We consented to carry the unfortunate bed-woman to it_ 76
_The room was a very odd shape_ _page_ 103
_A little person in a large white cap_ 121
_Molly had a splendid ride behind the groom_ _facing page_ 134
_The bicycle started, Billy in the saddle and Harold on
the step_ 164
'_And what can we do for you to-day, Miss?_' 170
_The alligator very nearly had him_ 194
'_Your servant, Miss. Do I understand that you order
me to mend this?_' 206
_The little girl had slapped Fina, and taken the pagoda
away_ 214
'_We'll see if you are going to begin a-ordering of me
about_' 218
_'Come by post, your Lordship,' said the footman_ 254
_'Excuse my hair, Sire,' he said_ 256
'_Speak to the dragon as soon as it arrives_' 262
_The two skated into each other's arms_ 270
_'Take that!' cried he, aiming an apple at the old
man's head_ _facing page_ 306
_In the drawer was just one jewelled ring. It lay on a
written page_ 346
_A black-winged monster, with hundreds and hundreds
of eyes_ 350
_On the table stood the dazzling figure of a real full-sized
princess_ 358
_A blowzy, frowzy dairymaid_ 362
'_You've got a face as long as a fiddle_' 366