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The Agony Column Earl Derr Biggers A man in London becomes fascinated with the personal section of the newspaper, called "The Agony Column." One of his most enjoyable routines is to read the column over breakfast at a hotel, where he spots a woman having breakfast with her father. He is smitten and, figuring he has nothing to lose, he places an ad to the girl through the column, pouring out his heart. What ensues is anything but a predictable romance. (Earl Derr Biggers's work is an 83-page novella.)