The Short Stories of Saki (H.H. Munro)Bodley Head, 1933 - 718 pages |
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Page 157
... talk French ? No , thank you . I love Americans , but not when they try to talk French . What a blessing it is that they never try to talk English . Tomorrow at five you can bring your young friend to call on me . ' " And Lucas ...
... talk French ? No , thank you . I love Americans , but not when they try to talk French . What a blessing it is that they never try to talk English . Tomorrow at five you can bring your young friend to call on me . ' " And Lucas ...
Page 169
... talk intelligently . It was the one matter in which she at- tempted to override the decrees of Providence , which had obviously never intended that she should talk otherwise than inanely . " I don't know why I shouldn't talk cleverly ...
... talk intelligently . It was the one matter in which she at- tempted to override the decrees of Providence , which had obviously never intended that she should talk otherwise than inanely . " I don't know why I shouldn't talk cleverly ...
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... talks to them in a highly serious voice , then he patters back here and announces with increased importance , ' I've just been talk- ing to some men in the town about the condition of affairs in Mexico . They agree with the view that I ...
... talks to them in a highly serious voice , then he patters back here and announces with increased importance , ' I've just been talk- ing to some men in the town about the condition of affairs in Mexico . They agree with the view that I ...
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Reginald on Christmas Presents | 6 |
Reginalds Peace Poem | 13 |
Reginald on HouseParties | 20 |
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