The Short Stories of Saki, CompleteViking Press, 1937 - 718 pages |
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... Umberleigh 455 The Wolves of Cernogratz 460 Louis 465 The Guests 470 The Penance 474 The Phantom Luncheon 480 A Bread and Butter Miss 484 Bertie's Christmas Eve 489 Forewarned 495 The Interlopers 502 Quail Seed Canossa The Threat ...
... Umberleigh 455 The Wolves of Cernogratz 460 Louis 465 The Guests 470 The Penance 474 The Phantom Luncheon 480 A Bread and Butter Miss 484 Bertie's Christmas Eve 489 Forewarned 495 The Interlopers 502 Quail Seed Canossa The Threat ...
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... Umberleigh was not regarded by the family entirely as a bereavement . My uncle , Edward Umberleigh , was not by any means a weak - kneed in- dividual , in fact in the world of politics he had to be reckoned with more or less as a strong ...
... Umberleigh was not regarded by the family entirely as a bereavement . My uncle , Edward Umberleigh , was not by any means a weak - kneed in- dividual , in fact in the world of politics he had to be reckoned with more or less as a strong ...
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... Umberleigh . He was a rich man , and the £ 2,000 a year , though not exactly a fleabite , did not seem an extravagant price to pay for the boarding - out of Crispina . Of course , he had severe qualms of conscience about the arrangement ...
... Umberleigh . He was a rich man , and the £ 2,000 a year , though not exactly a fleabite , did not seem an extravagant price to pay for the boarding - out of Crispina . Of course , he had severe qualms of conscience about the arrangement ...
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