91

By the Toss of a Coin

By Robert Louis Stevenson

The Master and his brother Henry must decide which of them goes to fight for Bonnie Prince Charlie.

92

Practice Makes Perfect

By Jane Austen

Making friends is, like playing music, not just a matter of natural talent.

93

In Good Company

By Jane Austen

Anne Elliot resents being expected to court the society of anyone simply because of social status.

94

With the Compliments of Mr Collins

By Jane Austen

There is an art to making one’s compliments seem artless.

95

‘Nothing clears up one’s ideas like explaining them’

By H. G. Wells

Muddle-headed inventor Professor Cavor needs to think aloud, and for reasons of his own Mr Bedford is anxious to listen.

96

The Caucus Race

By Lewis Carroll

Alice experiences for herself the very definition of a pointless exercise.