William—the Fourth

By the Same Author

(1)	JUST WILLIAM
(2)	MORE WILLIAM
(3)	WILLIAM AGAIN
(4)	WILLIAM—THE FOURTH
(5)	STILL—WILLIAM
(6)	WILLIAM—THE CONQUEROR
(7)	WILLIAM—THE OUTLAW
(8)	WILLIAM—IN TROUBLE
(9)	WILLIAM—THE GOOD
(10)	WILLIAM
(11)	WILLIAM—THE BAD
(12)	WILLIAM’S HAPPY DAYS
(13)	WILLIAM’S CROWDED HOURS
(14)	WILLIAM—THE PIRATE
(15)	WILLIAM—THE REBEL
(16)	WILLIAM—THE GANGSTER
(17)	WILLIAM—THE DETECTIVE
(18)	SWEET WILLIAM
(19)	WILLIAM—THE SHOWMAN
(20)	WILLIAM—THE DICTATOR
(21)	WILLIAM AND A.R.P.
(22)	WILLIAM AND THE EVACUEES
(23)	WILLIAM DOES HIS BIT
(24)	WILLIAM CARRIES ON
(25)	WILLIAM AND THE BRAINS TRUST
(26)	JUST WILLIAM’S LUCK
(27)	WILLIAM—THE BOLD
(28)	WILLIAM AND THE TRAMP
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	JIMMY
	JIMMY AGAIN

“YOU CAN LOOK AT THE ALBUM WHILE I AM GETTING
READY.” WILLIAM WAS TRAPPED, TRAPPED IN A HUGE
AND HORRIBLE DRAWING-ROOM, BY A HUGE AND
HORRIBLE WOMAN.

(See page 38.)

WILLIAM—THE
FOURTH

BY

RICHMAL CROMPTON

ILLUSTRATED BY

THOMAS HENRY

LONDON

GEORGE NEWNES LIMITED

TOWER HOUSE, SOUTHAMPTON STREET

STRAND, W.C. 2

First Published 1924

Printed in Great Britain by
Wyman & Sons, Ltd., London, Fakenham and Reading

CONTENTS

CHAPTER		PAGE
I.	The Weak Spot	13
II.	William and Photography	28
III.	The Fête—and Fortune	42
IV.	William All the Time	59
V.	Aunt Jane’s Treat	75
VI.	“Kidnappers”	89
VII.	William’s Evening Out	108
VIII.	William Advertises	124
IX.	William and the Black Cat	143
X.	William the Showman	158
XI.	William’s Extra Day	175
XII.	William Enters Politics	195
XIII.	William Makes a Night of It	210
XIV.	A Dress Rehearsal	227

TO
GWEN