The Short Stories of SakiModern Library, 1930 - 718 pages One hundred and thirty-five short stories and a biography of Saki by his sister, E. M. Munro. |
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Page 392
... listen to a story , " said the aunt , when the bachelor had looked twice at her and once at the com- munication cord . The children moved listlessly towards the aunt's end of the carriage . Evidently her reputation as a story - teller ...
... listen to a story , " said the aunt , when the bachelor had looked twice at her and once at the com- munication cord . The children moved listlessly towards the aunt's end of the carriage . Evidently her reputation as a story - teller ...
Page 542
... listen to such things about your uncle , " protested Mrs. James Gurtleberry angrily . " My own case is just as bad ... listened to an enormous amount of laborious light conversation . A moonlight hen - stealing raid with the merry- eyed ...
... listen to such things about your uncle , " protested Mrs. James Gurtleberry angrily . " My own case is just as bad ... listened to an enormous amount of laborious light conversation . A moonlight hen - stealing raid with the merry- eyed ...
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... listen to the war - drum rolling in quite another direction , had to listen to the tramp of battalions that were bigger and bolder and better skilled in war - craft than he had deemed possible in that quarter ; his eyes had to read in ...
... listen to the war - drum rolling in quite another direction , had to listen to the tramp of battalions that were bigger and bolder and better skilled in war - craft than he had deemed possible in that quarter ; his eyes had to read in ...
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Reginald on Christmas Presents | 6 |
Reginalds Peace Poem | 13 |
Reginald on HouseParties | 20 |
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