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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Page 48
... LADY ANNE GBERT came into the large , dimly lit drawing - room with the air of a man who is not certain whether he is entering a dovecote or a bomb factory , and is prepared for either eventuality . The little domestic quarrel over the ...
... LADY ANNE GBERT came into the large , dimly lit drawing - room with the air of a man who is not certain whether he is entering a dovecote or a bomb factory , and is prepared for either eventuality . The little domestic quarrel over the ...
Page 49
... Lady Anne's initiative , he braced himself for another Yermak effort . " My remark at lunch had a purely academic application , " he announced ; " you seem to put an unnecessarily personal significance into it . " Lady Anne maintained ...
... Lady Anne's initiative , he braced himself for another Yermak effort . " My remark at lunch had a purely academic application , " he announced ; " you seem to put an unnecessarily personal significance into it . " Lady Anne maintained ...
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... lady in black , with the yellow plume in her hat , there over by the door . " The Smithly - Dubbs looked in the indicated direction , and the uneasiness in their eyes deepened into horror . In outward appearance the lady who had just ...
... lady in black , with the yellow plume in her hat , there over by the door . " The Smithly - Dubbs looked in the indicated direction , and the uneasiness in their eyes deepened into horror . In outward appearance the lady who had just ...
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Reginald 36x | 8 |
Reginalds Choir Treat | 15 |
Reginald at the Carlton | 22 |
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