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 574
... birds he had shot at had seemed for the most part as impervious to death or damage as the hero of a melodrama . And for each failure to drop his bird he had some explanation or apology ready on his lips . Now he was striding along in ...
... birds he had shot at had seemed for the most part as impervious to death or damage as the hero of a melodrama . And for each failure to drop his bird he had some explanation or apology ready on his lips . Now he was striding along in ...
Page 589
... bird that had wandered away from the bare fields and thinning hedgerows in search of a winter roost- ing - place . It tried to rest its tired feet under the shade of a great angel - wing or to nestle in the sculptured folds of a kingly ...
... bird that had wandered away from the bare fields and thinning hedgerows in search of a winter roost- ing - place . It tried to rest its tired feet under the shade of a great angel - wing or to nestle in the sculptured folds of a kingly ...
Page 590
... bird would return , twitter a few sleepy notes , and nestle into the arms that were waiting for him . Those were happy days for the Dark Image . Only the great bell of the Cathedral rang out daily its mocking message , " After joy ...
... bird would return , twitter a few sleepy notes , and nestle into the arms that were waiting for him . Those were happy days for the Dark Image . Only the great bell of the Cathedral rang out daily its mocking message , " After joy ...
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Reginald 36x | 8 |
Reginalds Choir Treat | 15 |
Reginald at the Carlton | 22 |
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