table of contents 1 a new year , a new life 2 the coming of the king 3 assuming the throne 4 the royal mouth 5 glory of the chase 6 big game hunting 7 uncaged cousins 8 revamp camp 9 the black plague 10 life 's little lessons 11 fall surprises 12 st. francis 13 the royal lavatory 14 the colonel and the corporal 15 the king 's apprentice 16 candidates for the couch 17 lese felinity 18 exhibitions 19 the royal infirmary 20 the imperial bedchamber 21 winter games 22 midnight rambles about lea tassie more books by lea tassie i a new year , a new life i had to yell to make myself heard over the nightclub 's orchestra and the shouts and laughter of other new year 's eve revelers .