The Complete Short Stories of SakiHalcyon house, 1939 - 718 pages |
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Page 149
... Eleanor hated boys , and she would have liked to have whipped this one long and often . It was perhaps the yearning of a woman who had no children of her own . She turned at random to another paragraph . " Lie quietly concealed in the ...
... Eleanor hated boys , and she would have liked to have whipped this one long and often . It was perhaps the yearning of a woman who had no children of her own . She turned at random to another paragraph . " Lie quietly concealed in the ...
Page 150
... Eleanor's friend , Gertrude Ilpton , who drew her attention to Arlington's newest outbreak . Eleanor in these days avoided the morning papers . " It's very modern , and I suppose very clever , " she observed . " Of course it's clever ...
... Eleanor's friend , Gertrude Ilpton , who drew her attention to Arlington's newest outbreak . Eleanor in these days avoided the morning papers . " It's very modern , and I suppose very clever , " she observed . " Of course it's clever ...
Page 375
... Eleanor . " He was there yesterday afternoon and stayed to dinner , ' said Mrs. Attray . " I don't quite know when he came home , but I fancy it was late . " " Then depend on it he was gambling , " said Eleanor , with the assured air of ...
... Eleanor . " He was there yesterday afternoon and stayed to dinner , ' said Mrs. Attray . " I don't quite know when he came home , but I fancy it was late . " " Then depend on it he was gambling , " said Eleanor , with the assured air of ...
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Reginald on Christmas Presents | 6 |
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Reginald on HouseParties | 20 |
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