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Page 279
... trying to get the horse off your hands for years , " said Clovis . " I've got a house ful of daughters , " said Mrs. Mullet , " and I've been trying - well , not to get them off my hands , of course , but a husband or two wouldn't be ...
... trying to get the horse off your hands for years , " said Clovis . " I've got a house ful of daughters , " said Mrs. Mullet , " and I've been trying - well , not to get them off my hands , of course , but a husband or two wouldn't be ...
Page 449
... trying to think whether she was with me when I called on Ada Spelvexit . I rather enjoyed myself there . Ada was trying , as usual , to ram that odious Koriatoffski woman down my throat , knowing perfectly well that I detest her , and ...
... trying to think whether she was with me when I called on Ada Spelvexit . I rather enjoyed myself there . Ada was trying , as usual , to ram that odious Koriatoffski woman down my throat , knowing perfectly well that I detest her , and ...
Page 485
... trying to stifle a sneeze in church ; they both seem to have a lot of support . " " It's the most open Derby there's been for years , " said Odo . " It's simply no good trying to pick the winner on form , " said Bertie ; " one must just ...
... trying to stifle a sneeze in church ; they both seem to have a lot of support . " " It's the most open Derby there's been for years , " said Odo . " It's simply no good trying to pick the winner on form , " said Bertie ; " one must just ...
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Introduction by Christopher Morley | 10 |
Reginald | 10 |
The Saint and the Goblin | 75 |
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