Copyright, 1950, by A. A. Milne
All rights reserved. Printed in the U.S.A.

FIRST EDITION

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EARLIER COPYRIGHTS

A Table Near the Band, copyright 1949 by Hearst Magazines Inc. The
Prettiest Girl in the Room -- originally titled "Loved One," copyright 1950
by Hearst Magazines Inc. A Man Greatly Beloved -- originally titled "Greatly
Beloved," copyrighted 1950 by Hearst Magazines Inc. The Rise and Fall of
Mortimer Scrivens -- originally titled "Offer Withdrawn" copyrighted 1950
by Hearst Magazines Inc. The Three Dreams of Mr. Findlater -- originally
titled "Three Dreams" copyrighted 1949 by Hearst Magazines Inc. The
River copyrighted 1949 by National Home Monthly. Portrait of Lydia
copyrighted 1950 by Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine. Before the Flood --
originally titled "Forty Days and Forty Nights" copyrighted 1950 by
Hearst Magazines Inc.

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