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ILLUSTRATIONS
- A beard of rare dimensions that would create the bass of a whole symphony orchestra
Frontispiece PAGE - "I'm looking for a game where they give away ham-and-eggs for first prizes"
6 - "The magnificent torrent of his beard"
11 - "I was plucked from my chair, and borne toward the fire-place"
2 - "Wilkins smothered an amazed oath, while his rugged face was a study of novel emotions"
35 - "Airily twisting the needle-like ends of a rat-tailed mustache"
45 - "Now a fraction off the bottom. The tone is almost perfect"
67 - "Wilkins brought the hairy exile home with him"
70 - "He was sore about something and ran amuck with a big pair of scissors"
78 - "The coveted stranger had suddenly and violently fallen in love"
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