He quarrelled with his wife -- Notes from the memoirs of a man of ideals -- A dreadful night -- From the diary of an assistant book-keeper -- An incident at law -- The daughter of Albion -- Foiled! -- A woman without prejudices -- The complaints book -- The Swedish match -- Rapture -- Vint -- On the telephone -- Romance with double-bass -- The death of a civil servant -- Overdoing it -- Surgery -- In the dark -- Kashtanka -- Grisha -- Fat and thin -- The objet d'art -- A horsy name -- At the bath-house -- The chameleon -- Revenge -- The orator -- The exclamation mark -- Notes from the journal of a quick-tempered man -- A man of ideas -- The siren -- The burbot -- The civil service exam -- Boys -- A drama -- The malefactor -- No comment -- Sergeant Prishibeyev -- Encased -- The darling.