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.