The Legend Of The Crooked Coronet

The Legend of the Crooked CoronetIt is a disagreeable thing to say, and not one to say lightly, but on a day not long ago a lady was accosted by a man in St. James's Street.It is true there was a slight haze, for it was a warm afternoon in late June, but on the whole the visibility was excellent. Therefore the man could not reasonably excuse himself on the ground that he had mistaken the lady for what used once to be pompously called a "fallen woman" but is now known, maybe too enthusi...