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IntheoldEnglishandScotchballadsthefairiesareregardedverymuchinthewaythatIfeelinclinedtoregardJapsand ...
Poredad!Poredad!"shewhispered.HerclasptightenedsuddenlyonClayton'shand,andhereyeswereheldtohis,evenw ...
"Areyousoutilitarian?"Iasked,laugh-ingly."Mustyoualwayshavesomereasonforeverythingyoudo?Idosomanythi ...
YousaythatthelastletteryouhadofminewasfromCybistra,dated21stSeptember,andyouwanttoknowwhichofyoursIh ...
"Icouldn't,"saidClayton,politely."Hewouldn'tcome.I'msorry,verysorry.""Can'tyemanageyerowndog?"sheask ...
Thegirlsaidnothing,butstoodrigid,witheyeswideopenandfacetense,asthemountaineer'sstepsdiedaway.Shewas ...
Butifweshadeoureyesfromallthisdazzleofdetail;ifwesimplyaskwhathasbeenthemainfeature,theupshot,thefin ...
Theywentsilentlythroughtheuntrimmedgarden,fullofthepale-colouredflowersofspring.Aspiderhadspreadherw ...
Darknesswasgatheringinthevalleybelowwhenherosetogo.Easterhadscarcelyspokentohim,butherfaceandhereyes ...
"Howdotheygetalongwithouthim?"askedClayton."Why,thegaldoesthework.Sheploughswiththatbull,anddoesthep ...
Claytonhadbeendelayedbyhiswork,andthematchwasalreadygoingonwhenhereachedthegrounds."You'vemissedmigh ...
Andrampartedbywar;infrontandrear,Where'erhestruck,thevictor.NowhisswordBluntedwithgorecongealednomor ...
IhappentopossessabookofMr.MaxBeerbohm'scaricatures,oneofwhichdepictstheunfortunatepoetinquestion.Tos ...
Ilikeshooting,myself,"saidClayton."Iwouldgointoamatch,butI'mafraidIwouldn'thavemuchchance.""Ireckonn ...