The Short Stories of Saki, CompleteViking Press, 1937 - 718 pages |
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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 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 ...
Page 616
... bird's presence was that it had a nest of young ones whom it was too scared to feed , too loyal to desert . Later on ... bird , they made no secret of their de- sire to get away as fast as their dazed wits would let them . The only other ...
... bird's presence was that it had a nest of young ones whom it was too scared to feed , too loyal to desert . Later on ... bird , they made no secret of their de- sire to get away as fast as their dazed wits would let them . The only other ...
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