A Month by the Lake and Other Stories Author:H. E. Bates Contents: — A month by the lake -- — The flame -- — Time -- — Sergeant Carmichael -- — It's just the way it is -- — The flag -- — Elaine -- — Country society -- — The evolution of Saxby -- — The maker of coffins -- — The cowslip field -- — Death and the cherry tree -- — The butterfly -- — Where the cloud breaks -- — Mrs. Eglantine -- — The chords of youth -... more »-