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Three adult stories explore deception, consciousness and the distance between outward respectability and private experience. In the title story, a conversation between travellers opens into an account of a carefully devised stratagem.
The Testament of Magdalen Blair follows an unusual experience of awareness and perception, while His Secret Sin turns on the concealed indulgence of a respectable English grocer. The complete 1929 collection preserves all three stories and their original publication details.