Stepping Backwards

A selection of 16 short stories by William Wymark Jacobs, best known for his sea stories. Wonderful improvement, said Mr. Jack Mills. Show 'em to me again. Mr. Simpson took his pipe from his mouth and, parting his lips, revealed his new teeth. And you talk better, said Mr. Mills, taking his glass from the counter and emptying it; you ain't got that silly lisp you used to have. What does your missis think of 'em? She hasn't seen 'em yet, said the other. I had 'em put in at dinner- time. I ate my dinner with 'em. Mr. Mills expressed his admiration. If it wasn't for your white hair and whiskers you'd look thirty again, he said, slowly. How old are you?