The Short Stories of Saki (H.H. Munro)Contains the best of Saki's short stories, a biography by his sister and an introduction. |
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... Eggs ! " he vociferated , " but it is precisely of eggs that I am about to speak . Have you ever considered what is the great drawback in the excellent and most useful egg - the ordinary , everyday egg of commerce and cookery ? " " Its ...
... Eggs ! " he vociferated , " but it is precisely of eggs that I am about to speak . Have you ever considered what is the great drawback in the excellent and most useful egg - the ordinary , everyday egg of commerce and cookery ? " " Its ...
Page 611
... egg that was not altogether so round - shaped as the eggs of other hens ; it could not be called square , but it had well - defined angles . I found out that this particular bird always laid eggs of this particular shape . The discovery ...
... egg that was not altogether so round - shaped as the eggs of other hens ; it could not be called square , but it had well - defined angles . I found out that this particular bird always laid eggs of this particular shape . The discovery ...
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... eggs for them . Where would one find English servants who , besides cooking one's food and bottle - washing generally , hunted for birds ' eggs and routed out police cases ( my boy is of more use to me that way than any of my police men ...
... eggs for them . Where would one find English servants who , besides cooking one's food and bottle - washing generally , hunted for birds ' eggs and routed out police cases ( my boy is of more use to me that way than any of my police men ...
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Reginald 36x | 8 |
Reginalds Choir Treat | 15 |
Reginald at the Carlton | 22 |
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