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  1. Also by Alexander McCall Smith
  2. COPYRIGHT
  3. Contents
  4. Preface
  5. 1. Nothing But Tenderness
  6. 2. A Very Considerate Husband
  7. 3. At Big Lou’s
  8. 4. Auden and Burns, and Bertie
  9. 5. Pre-Natal Classroom – for Babies
  10. 6. The Ways of Ulysses
  11. 7. Anthropological Issues
  12. 8. Domenica Has Coffee With Dilly
  13. 9. The Grosseto Road
  14. 10. The Return of Pat Macgregor
  15. 11. Pat’s Flat
  16. 12. The Green Hotel
  17. 13. On the 23 Bus
  18. 14. Regurgitation Issues
  19. 15. Edinburgh People
  20. 16. For Love or Money
  21. 17. The News from Arbroath
  22. 18. Ten Years with the Pygmies
  23. 19. The Question of Cosmetic Surgery
  24. 20. The Aphrodite of Dundas Street
  25. 21. Impressionists and Post-Impressionists
  26. 22. More About Baden-Powell
  27. 23. The Insouciance of Tofu
  28. 24. Some Sophisticated Colours
  29. 25. 100 Things for a Boy to Do: Part 1
  30. 26. 100 Things for a Boy to Do: Part 2
  31. 27. Forgery Exposed
  32. 28. A Game of Bridge
  33. 29. Underneath the Lamplight
  34. 30. Trust and Revelation
  35. 31. Pregnancy Plans
  36. 32. Dramatic, Life-Enhancing News
  37. 33. The Implications of Boys
  38. 34. Carnoustie Shortbread
  39. 35. Édouard Vuillard and the Interior Vision
  40. 36. Fear a’ Bhata
  41. 37. Political Crisis
  42. 38. Show and Tell
  43. 39. Which World Am I Living In?
  44. 40. A Moment on Queen Street
  45. 41. Psychotherapeutic Matters
  46. 42. Life and Chance
  47. 43. A Scotsman, His Life and Marriage
  48. 44. A Move to Moray Place
  49. 45. In Moray Place
  50. 46. What We Really Are
  51. 47. The Symbolism of Birds
  52. 48. The Breaking of the Heart
  53. 49. Chinoiserie
  54. 50. Matthew is Decisive
  55. 51. A Letter of Comfort
  56. 52. The Meaning of Always
  57. 53. An Offer is Made
  58. 54. The Therapeutic Hour
  59. 55. Men Can Cry
  60. 56. From Scotland With Love
  61. 57. Bonnie Irene’s Noo Awa
  62. 58. Painful Questions
  63. 59. Regret on Corstorphine Road
  64. 60. The Comfort of Friends
  65. 61. Big Lou on Art and Fashion
  66. 62. Unwelcome Thoughts
  67. 63. Italy At Last
  68. 64. Services to the Republic
  69. 65. The Impact of Italy
  70. 66. Pacta Sunt Servanda
  71. 67. An Outing Begins
  72. 68. The Need for Evidence
  73. 69. On Subsidence
  74. 70. Supporting Walls
  75. 71. Arrival at the Villa
  76. 72. Mistah Kurtz, He Dead
  77. 73. The Possibilities of Florence
  78. 74. In Proper Boots
  79. 75. The Haar Rolls In
  80. 76. A Real Boy’s Room
  81. 77. Bertie’s Dream
  82. 78. An Incident in a Café
  83. 79. Unbearable Beauty
  84. 80. Antonia’s Condition Explained
  85. 81. A Terrible Mistake
  86. 82. Shocking Developments
  87. 83. A Hinterland of Regret
  88. 84. Icarus, Cyril, a Ducati
  89. 85. The Timetable of Happiness

22. More About Baden-Powell

23. The Insouciance of Tofu

24. Some Sophisticated Colours

25. 100 Things for a Boy to Do: Part 1

26. 100 Things for a Boy to Do: Part 2

27. Forgery Exposed

28. A Game of Bridge

29. Underneath the Lamplight

30. Trust and Revelation

31. Pregnancy Plans

32. Dramatic, Life-Enhancing News

33. The Implications of Boys

34. Carnoustie Shortbread

35. Édouard Vuillard and the Interior Vision

36. Fear a’ Bhata

37. Political Crisis

38. Show and Tell

39. Which World Am I Living In?

40. A Moment on Queen Street

41. Psychotherapeutic Matters

42. Life and Chance

43. A Scotsman, His Life and Marriage

44. A Move to Moray Place

45. In Moray Place

46. What We Really Are

47. The Symbolism of Birds

48. The Breaking of the Heart

49. Chinoiserie

50. Matthew is Decisive

51. A Letter of Comfort

52. The Meaning of Always

53. An Offer is Made

54. The Therapeutic Hour

55. Men Can Cry

56. From Scotland With Love

57. Bonnie Irene’s Noo Awa

58. Painful Questions

59. Regret on Corstorphine Road

60. The Comfort of Friends

61. Big Lou on Art and Fashion

62. Unwelcome Thoughts

63. Italy At Last

64. Services to the Republic

65. The Impact of Italy

66. Pacta Sunt Servanda

67. An Outing Begins

68. The Need for Evidence

69. On Subsidence

70. Supporting Walls

71. Arrival at the Villa

72. Mistah Kurtz, He Dead

73. The Possibilities of Florence

74. In Proper Boots

75. The Haar Rolls In

76. A Real Boy’s Room

77. Bertie’s Dream

78. An Incident in a Café

79. Unbearable Beauty

80. Antonia’s Condition Explained

81. A Terrible Mistake

82. Shocking Developments

83. A Hinterland of Regret

84. Icarus, Cyril, a Ducati

85. The Timetable of Happiness

This book is for
James Naughtie

Preface

I started writing the 44 Scotland Street series without any idea that it would turn into something of a saga. Now here we are six volumes later, returning to the world of that motley collection of people who live in the Edinburgh New Town and whose lives I have recorded in daily episodes in the Scotsman newspaper. I am very pleased to be back among these characters, and do not intend this to be my last visit to them. Domenica Macdonald, Angus Lordie and all the others have somehow become part of my world, just as I believe they have become part of the world of quite a number of readers in many countries. That, incidentally, gives me the greatest possible pleasure – the knowledge that we are all linked by our friendship with a group of fictional people. What a pleasant club of which to be a member!