Rappaccini's daughter, by N. Hawthorne -- Bliss, by K. Mansfield -- Absolution, by F. S. Fitzgerald -- The kiss, by A. Chekhov -- Indian camp, by E. Hemingway -- Odour of chrysanthemums, by D. H. Lawrence -- Maria Concepción, by K. A. Porter -- A rose for Emily, by W. Faulkner -- Disorder and early sorrow, by T. Mann -- The beast in the jungle, by H. James -- The lagoon, by J. Conrad -- Two gallants, by J. Joyce.