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... it's more generally practised than you imagine . The young have aspirations that never come to pass , the old have reminiscences of what never happened . It's only the middle - aged who are really conscious of their limitations- that is ...
... it's more generally practised than you imagine . The young have aspirations that never come to pass , the old have reminiscences of what never happened . It's only the middle - aged who are really conscious of their limitations- that is ...
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... it's the beginning of the rift in the lute . ” " What lute ? " said her mother . " It's a quotation , " said Eleanor . To say that anything was a quotation was an excellent method , in Eleanor's eyes , for withdrawing it from discus ...
... it's the beginning of the rift in the lute . ” " What lute ? " said her mother . " It's a quotation , " said Eleanor . To say that anything was a quotation was an excellent method , in Eleanor's eyes , for withdrawing it from discus ...
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... its family . " Our own little Erik come back to us , ' cried the Momebys in unison ; as the child had rammed its fists tightly into its eye - sockets and nothing could be seen of its face but a widely gaping mouth , the recognition was ...
... its family . " Our own little Erik come back to us , ' cried the Momebys in unison ; as the child had rammed its fists tightly into its eye - sockets and nothing could be seen of its face but a widely gaping mouth , the recognition was ...
Contents
Introduction by Christopher Morley | 10 |
Reginald | 10 |
The Saint and the Goblin | 75 |
Copyright | |
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