R K Laxman takes his readers from page to page effortlessly in this compilation of his short stories, travelogues, essays and anecdotes.The product of his own 'idle hours', this volume mainly contains themes as various as a murder mystery, to a little boy's preoccupation with an ant when the Viceroy of India was passing right before him in pomp and glory.His travel impressions and anecdotes are retold with the same inimitable flair, vividness and ability to capture the essence, that one finds in his drawings.