Contents

Title Page

Contents

Copyright

Dedication

The Old-Fashioned Family and the Beastly Baby

A Parental Conspiracy

Contemplating Orphanhood

An Impending Vacation

The Arrival of the Odious Nanny

Nanny Prepares Porridge

The Melancholy Tycoon

A Cryptic Communication

Clever Camouflage

An Alabaster Aphrodite

An Astonishing Acquisition

Another Cryptic Communication

The Obsequious Postmaster

Reencountering an Infant

A Regrettable Transaction

Two Terrible Tourists

An Auspicious Change

A Walking Tour Is Suggested

Long Hours in the Laboratory

A Confectionary Recognition

A Decision, an Announcment, and an Unexpected Arrival

Epilogue

Glossary

Bibliography

About the Author