Synopsis

The collection offers a varied assortment of scenes: we find ourselves in a pub where one patron playfully attempts to complete the sentences of another; a communication arrives from Lucifer Hornsby, the Grand High Wizard of the Emetic of the Golden Rivet Hendon Branch; two vagrants engage in conversation about a family member; an urgent situation arises in African colonies necessitating a swift departure; and we witness a performance by dancing marionettes. Further vignettes include two tramps