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VIOLETS--SWEET VIOLETS!

... table. He put a hand on the back of Ronny's chair, and towered over him. I say, he said, enthusiastically, you'll excusemvy speak? ing to you, but you're Longdale of the 31st, aren't you Ronny looked up. He rose at once. He said quite simply, Yes, and ...

Published: Saturday 16 September 1922
Newspaper: The Graphic
County: London, England
Type: | Words: 2200 | Page: 24 | Tags: Fiction/Narrative 

WHAT WAS IT?

... chance of ever being found and made up my mind to die of starvation. Again my husband came and stood beside me he did not speak, only touched me with his hand aid seemed to convey to me not to fear, that all would be right before long. It cheered me. ...

Published: Wednesday 24 April 1929
Newspaper: The Tatler
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 660 | Page: 96 | Tags: Fiction/Narrative 

THE SQUINTING GOD

... two. And the king's son answered andsaid, She that is most beautiful. And Ephra saith, Abiha. And the king's son saith, speaking very low, Is her name Abiha Then Ephra turned to his servant and saith, Go, fetch Abiha, for the king's son awaiteth her ...

Published: Saturday 09 April 1921
Newspaper: The Sphere
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 687 | Page: 14 | Tags: Fiction/Narrative 

THE HOUSE OF THE HAND

... sins of Andrew Burke. Then it vanished for good. The rest of our stay we closed that entire wing, and it was forbidden to speak of the ghost. We made inquiries but could find no evidence of the existence of Andrew Burke. That autumn I was waiting on a ...

Published: Wednesday 11 January 1928
Newspaper: The Tatler
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 733 | Page: 36 | Tags: Fiction/Narrative 

THE STAGS KNOW IT

... there, wringing her hands. Then, we notice that her clothes are wet. Our tongue cleaves to the roof of our mouth, and we can't speak but, we observe her accurately. Her clothes are wet her long hair is dabbled with moist mud she is dressed in the fashion of ...

Published: Monday 24 November 1924
Newspaper: The Sphere
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 798 | Page: 68 | Tags: Fiction/Narrative 

The Confessional

... underwent a subtle change. He had seemed colourless before: now his pallor was intensified. Monsieur, I think I know of whom you speak. They call her here Cherie. No, you would not know only her friends ever called her that not even, I think, her husband. She ...

Published: Saturday 18 June 1927
Newspaper: The Graphic
County: London, England
Type: | Words: 2649 | Page: 58 | Tags: Fiction/Narrative 

WAITING

... go on stubborn the> were as an untrained colt cruel and stub born. And Rupert she couldn't speak to him even with him sitting there so near, she couldn't speak she could only stare and wait, stare at each thing in the room for what seemed like ages. There ...

Published: Wednesday 17 April 1929
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1776 | Page: 32 | Tags: Fiction/Narrative 

CITY NOTES: OUR STROLLER IN THROGMORTON STREET

... the weaker element must be shaken out. Is that so Then there may be a chance for the Oil Market if you get tired of Tea. Speaking on broad lines, there 's little hope for Oil shares yet. The crude oil business is swamped by the stuff from these Californian ...

Published: Wednesday 03 October 1923
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 883 | Page: 110 | Tags: Fiction/Narrative 

MALOCCHIO: The Power of the Evil Eye

... on the way to Florence to get a sandwich, and by ill-luck there he was. I did all I could to avoid him, but he managed to speak to me. I knew then some thing would happen. What folly 1 Caro, I knew. And I was right. No sooner had the train got into ...

Published: Saturday 25 November 1922
Newspaper: The Sphere
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 859 | Page: 18 | Tags: Fiction/Narrative 

VIOLETS--SWEET VIOLETS!

... table. He put a hand on the back of Ronny's chair, and towered over him. I say, he said, enthusiastically, you'll excusemvy speak? ing to you, but you're Longdale of the 31st, aren't you Ronny looked up. He rose at once. He said quite simply, Yes, and ...

Published: Saturday 16 September 1922
Newspaper: Graphic
County: London, England
Type: | Words: 2200 | Page: 24 | Tags: Fiction/Narrative 

GEORGE GETS ON

... of it and it was he who taught George. Whe t saw that the boy was painfully and stumblingly try to imitate his own way of speaking, he began to tef him English, too. He was very good to George th chaplain, but somehow George liked the cook lion al He asked ...

Published: Monday 22 November 1926
Newspaper: The Sphere
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 4863 | Page: 70 | Tags: Fiction/Narrative 

LITTLE MR. LAMB: V.--AND THE FAT WAS IN THE FIRE

... he was startled when a voice bade him good-morning. Looking up hastily, he found a stranger by his side. You '11 excuse me speaking to you, perhaps, said the unknown, but you seem to like Suralengleng. I wonder would you like it if you lived here He subsided ...

Published: Wednesday 28 October 1925
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 3812 | Page: 74 | Tags: Fiction/Narrative