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TWO MINUTES' SILENCE: A Short Story

... and glorious game of give and take? The two minutes were over, the maroons told them that. It was permitted to speak. But no one did speak. Dick and Anne looked at each other. Then, impulsively, he held out his arms. She almost fell into them, weeping ...

Published: Saturday 07 January 1922
Newspaper: The Graphic
County: London, England
Type: | Words: 1424 | Page: 22 | Tags: Fiction/Narrative 

TWO MINUTES' SILENCE: A Short Story

... and glorious game of give and take? The two minutes were over, the maroons told them that. It was permitted to speak. But no one did speak. Dick and Anne looked at each other. Then, impulsively, he held out his arms. She almost fell into them, weeping ...

Published: Saturday 07 January 1922
Newspaper: Graphic
County: London, England
Type: | Words: 1424 | Page: 22 | Tags: Fiction/Narrative 

TYPES OF MODERN SOCIETY: A Series of Satirical Portraits of London Types.; V.--The Ever Hopeful Spinster

... a pauper, his real heart was revealing itself. She was too flooded with emotion to speak. Besides, she recollected how absurdly her voice cracked when she tried to speak in moments so emotional as these. I will go away now, he said, and will call again ...

Published: Saturday 20 December 1924
Newspaper: The Sphere
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1305 | Page: 28 | Tags: Fiction/Narrative 

AN UNACCOUNTABLE DREAM

... Here again I discovered the place which I had already visited in my dream. I found my way about and knew every shop I can't speak a word of Czechish, but I just remembered where everything was. These experiences of mine are not very wonderful after reading ...

Published: Wednesday 13 April 1927
Newspaper: The Tatler
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 380 | Page: 46 | Tags: Fiction/Narrative 

FROM COCKTAILS TO PORT

... Thank you very much for the message, said the teacher cour teously, who is that speaking? This query rather staggered the delinquent. Er this is my father speaking, Tommy faltered lamely. HE was one of those golfing duffers whose lack of skill is ...

A GHOSTLY THOS. COOK!

... maintaining silence as to the accuracy of the prediction. At the next seance, after greetings had been exchanged, I was about to speak to him of his prophecy, when, with dramatic suddenness he shouted, Aye, Brother A., but what made ye gang intae yon firBt wee ...

Published: Wednesday 04 January 1928
Newspaper: The Tatler
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 484 | Page: 36 | Tags: Fiction/Narrative 

THE BANSHEE

... each other and the nun, whose face was ashy white. She turned quickly to us and in a nervous voice told us we were not to speak of what we had seen on penalty of severe punishment, and that no doubt the Rev. Mother would send for us in the morning. A ...

Published: Wednesday 13 November 1929
Newspaper: The Tatler
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 522 | Page: 74 | Tags: Fiction/Narrative 

UNDER THE CHERRY TREE: II.--An Evening Out--the Further Adventures of Mr. Wantage Amongst the Lotus Eaters

... Miss Thursleigh Speaking. I've been trying to get you for ages, I said. They said there was no reply. That is not very surprising, answered Alys Thursleigh, considering I have only this minute come in from the theatre. Who is speaking But where's Mrs ...

Published: Saturday 21 March 1925
Newspaper: The Sphere
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1209 | Page: 20 | Tags: Fiction/Narrative 

THE WIDE-AWAKE ROOM: A Children's Story for Christmas Day

... Darling Dick, couldn't we have one little game before we come back? Do let us! It was the saucy little voice of MISCHIEF speaking. Oh, dear, can't we just stay as we are for a while? murmured TIMID. I'm ever so comfy. Frightened cat, whispered C ...

Published: Monday 25 November 1929
Newspaper: The Sphere
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 2056 | Page: 77 | Tags: Fiction/Narrative 

SECOND-SIGHT

... to-morrow, Jean, said my mother. Very well, was the quiet response. At ten o'clock the next morning Jean expressed a desire to speak to my mother, who on acquiescing remarked jokingly No more premonitions, I hope, Jean Well„ if you take my advice you'll no ...

Published: Wednesday 28 December 1927
Newspaper: The Tatler
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 613 | Page: 36 | Tags: Fiction/Narrative 

THE AMENITIES OF LONDON: No II.--Two Stalls for To-night--The Second of a New Series Dealing with London Life ..

... to-night. Two stalls. There was a sudden clamour from the telephone beside him. Hullo Hui, lo Y es. Up-to-Date Theatre speaking. Who Oh, yes. Well, but you know what the Guv'nor is. I say, you know what the what? Oh, well, send the boy round. And I ...

Published: Saturday 20 June 1925
Newspaper: The Sphere
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1399 | Page: 16 | Tags: Fiction/Narrative 

A GROUP OF QUEER TRADES: No. 1--Art for Art's Sake, or the Sand Sculptor of the Bournemouth Beach

... my livin' at it. I recognised in him a William de Morgan, who had taken to his art late in life. I could see he liked my speaking of it as an art. I take a pride in what I do, he told me. When I first did the lion lyin' down there was a gentleman come ...

Published: Saturday 11 April 1925
Newspaper: The Sphere
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1484 | Page: 18 | Tags: Fiction/Narrative