Saki's «Tobermory» tells the tale of a talking cat who's conversation turns toward the scandalous remarks he's overheard. Additional selections include Hardy's «The Fiddler of the Reels,» Dickens' «The Haunted Hotel,» Trollope, «The Parson's Daughter of Oxney Colne,» Lawrence, «The Prussian Officer,» Kipling, «The Phantom Rickshaw,» Wells, «Under the Knife,» and others.