The Short Stories of Saki (H.H. Munro): Complete, Volume 10Viking Press, 1930 - 718 pages |
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... told privately to each member of the party , for fear of shocking public opinion ; but one's host and hostess are a sort of human hinter- land that one never has the time to explore . There was a fellow I stayed with once in ...
... told privately to each member of the party , for fear of shocking public opinion ; but one's host and hostess are a sort of human hinter- land that one never has the time to explore . There was a fellow I stayed with once in ...
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... TOLD THE TRUTH THER HERE was once ( said Reginald ) a woman who told the truth . Not all at once , of course , but the habit grew upon her gradually , like lichen on an apparently healthy tree . She had no children - otherwise it might ...
... TOLD THE TRUTH THER HERE was once ( said Reginald ) a woman who told the truth . Not all at once , of course , but the habit grew upon her gradually , like lichen on an apparently healthy tree . She had no children - otherwise it might ...
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... told I must behave particularly well today , as lots of people were coming for a garden party , and I was told to imitate Claude , that's my young cousin , who never does 274 SHORT STORIES OF SAKI.
... told I must behave particularly well today , as lots of people were coming for a garden party , and I was told to imitate Claude , that's my young cousin , who never does 274 SHORT STORIES OF SAKI.
Contents
Reginald on Christmas Presents | 6 |
Reginalds Peace Poem | 13 |
Reginald on HouseParties | 20 |
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