The singularly ugly princess.--A literary history.--Sources.--Homo Sapiens.--An anecdote of the golden age.--Trade follows the flag.--Democracy.--Variations on themes of Elgar and Brahms.--The sage on the commonest crime.--Documentary.--The honest bluebeard.--The two emperors.--The pasiphaist version.--The sage on democracy.--Disjecta membra.--Classic detective story.--Scene from suburban life.--The hypocrite sage.--Wishes.--The woodcutter's upright son.--The adventures of God in his search for the black girl.