The Complete Short Stories of SakiHalcyon house, 1939 - 718 pages |
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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 ...
Page 612
... eggs , the eggs that I had devised and created and per- fected , and received the profits ; can you imagine it , she refuses to send me one centime of the takings ! She says that she looks after the hens , and pays for their corn , and ...
... eggs , the eggs that I had devised and created and per- fected , and received the profits ; can you imagine it , she refuses to send me one centime of the takings ! She says that she looks after the hens , and pays for their corn , and ...
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Reginald on Christmas Presents | 6 |
Reginalds Peace Poem | 13 |
Reginald on HouseParties | 20 |
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