New Arabian Nights

by Robert Louis Stevenson

New Arabian Nights

by

ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON

NEW YORK

CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS

1895

[All rights reserved]

TO

ROBERT ALAN MOWBRAY STEVENSON

IN GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE OF THEIR YOUTH

AND THEIR ALREADY OLD AFFECTION

NOTE.

I must prefix a word of thanks to the gentleman who condescended to borrow the gist of one of my stories, and even to honor it with the addition of his signature. This mark of appreciation emboldened me to make the present collection.

R. L. S.

CONTENTS
THE SUICIDE CLUB.
		PAGE
Story of the Young Man with the Cream Tarts		3
Story of the Physician and the Saratoga Trunk		36
The Adventure of the Hansom Cabs		65
THE RAJAH'S DIAMOND.
Story of the Bandbox		89
Story of the Young Man in Holy Orders		116
Story of the House with the Green Blinds		133
The Adventure of Prince Florizel and a Detective		166
THE PAVILION ON THE LINKS.
CHAPTER
I.	Tells How I Camped in Graden Sea-wood and beheld a Light in the Pavilion	177
II.	Tells of the Nocturnal Landing from the Yacht	185
III.	Tells how I became acquainted with my Wife	192
IV.	Tells in what a startling manner I learned that I was not alone in Graden Sea-wood	201
V.	Tells of an interview between Northmour, Clara, and Myself	210
VI.	Tells of my Introduction to the Tall Man	216
VII.	Tells how a Word was Cried through the Pavilion Window	223
VIII.	Tells the Last of the Tall Man	230
IX.	Tells how Northmour carried out his Threat	237
A LODGING FOR THE NIGHT		245
THE SIRE DE MALETROIT'S DOOR		271
PROVIDENCE AND THE GUITAR		297