The Short Stories of Saki (H.H. Munro): Complete, Volume 10Viking Press, 1930 - 718 pages |
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... bird she'd hit during the present reign . Of course she wasn't going to stand that ; she followed it through bracken and brushwood , and when it took to the open country and started across a ploughed field she jumped on to the shooting ...
... bird she'd hit during the present reign . Of course she wasn't going to stand that ; she followed it through bracken and brushwood , and when it took to the open country and started across a ploughed field she jumped on to the shooting ...
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... 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 ...
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... 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 ...
Contents
Reginald on Christmas Presents | 6 |
Reginalds Peace Poem | 13 |
Reginald on HouseParties | 20 |
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