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The Long Arm

... his suddenly and for no apparent reason announced that he had done her an irre parable injury, that she would never, never speak to him or mention his name again, and made a new will leaving her tidy little fortune to the couple who had been looking after ...

Published: Sunday 01 January 1950
Newspaper: Britannia and Eve
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 3363 | Page: 60 | Tags: Illustrations 

On The Spot: A Short Story By

... I think a satisfactory Continued on page 62) 61 arrangement might be achieved. Such a Q he Spot matter calls for truthful speaking. The young woman is beautiful, beyond all doubt. In fact, there is a saying in this district 'As lovely as Yang Wuniang.' ...

Published: Sunday 01 January 1950
Newspaper: Britannia and Eve
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 3002 | Page: 64 | Tags: Illustrations 

The Dragon and the Dreambreaker

... is he? A man I met on the promontory. May I have a cigarette, please? Wog passed his case. He's got a confounded nerve, speaking to you like that. What did he mean, anyway? I think he meant to interest me. She bent her head to the lighter so that Wog ...

Published: Sunday 01 January 1950
Newspaper: Britannia and Eve
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 3566 | Page: 58 | Tags: Illustrations 

Sketch-Book

... perhaps asking too much, but it would be a wonderful thing if all Europe would do away with its frontiers and let peoples speak with peoples. If tolerance could replace intolerance and humour soften the edge of cruelty if men would respect the body as ...

Published: Wednesday 04 January 1950
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 1535 | Page: 7 | Tags: Illustrations 

The Actors Were Distrait ..

... Nativity play. I was invited to go down to criticise this event by the B.B.C.'s Robert MacDermott, whose son, Derry, was due to speak' his first lines on any stage, and I went quite innocently, not knowing what was in store for me. It turned out to be a cross ...

Published: Wednesday 04 January 1950
Newspaper: The Tatler
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 1221 | Page: 16 | Tags: Illustrations 

Standing By..

... Actually American children up to 12 are far I tougher and more sophisticated than any Fleet I Street boy can hope to be not to speak of the I female high-school type aged 14--17, the contents I of whose vanity-bags would sometimes shock I even the night n ...

Published: Wednesday 04 January 1950
Newspaper: The Tatler
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 1168 | Page: 27 | Tags: Illustrations 

DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS: Who ... Me?

... a chance that such activities are going to promote understanding. At forty, his position in both of the principal English-speaking countries or poised between them is strong, but far from impregnable. The mid-Atlantic character is inevitably a hybrid, ...

Published: Wednesday 18 January 1950
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 1400 | Page: 12 | Tags: Illustrations 

Place Mats

... mats need no apologia. For what they save in laundry, for easy meals round the fire, for bringing colour to the table, they speak for themselves. These sug gestions for making place mats are to set you thinking along new lines for yourself. ...

Published: Wednesday 01 February 1950
Newspaper: Britannia and Eve
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 531 | Page: 46 | Tags: Illustrations 

The Other Jane

... quantity of manuscript letters now in Edinburgh, my design has been that Mrs. Carlyle should write her own story; but, though she speaks for herself, as it were, naturally she will be the Jane Welsh Carlyle whom I have enjoyed and loved. IN chipping away spare ...

Published: Wednesday 01 February 1950
Newspaper: The Tatler
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 1816 | Page: 40 | Tags: Illustrations 

Pig beneath the Roof: A Short Story

... any man those- words would apply to better. He used to amaze me. I had to make do with Malay and pidgin English but he could speak to the merchants fluently either in Canton or Mandarin. There are lots of Chinese in Singapore, you know. Another thing that ...

Published: Wednesday 01 February 1950
Newspaper: Britannia and Eve
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 4862 | Page: 74 | Tags: Illustrations 

SHROPSHIRE LAD--With A Difference: The Story Of Mad Mytton

... and face were fear fully burned he was treated by a doctor who applied palliatives, yet he made no sign of pain, nor did he speak save to greet a well-wisher with an agonized View-halloa For five weeks he lay bedridden, then, sup ported by two servants ...

Published: Wednesday 01 February 1950
Newspaper: Britannia and Eve
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 2973 | Page: 76 | Tags: Illustrations 

Trey Of Hearts: A Short Story

... James, said Millicent, you're not supposed to smoke too much. She said it reprovingly, not jealously Now Meredith was speaking. Don't worry over him. I suppose it's the penalty of marrying someone much older. You were always too young. Those were ...

Published: Wednesday 01 February 1950
Newspaper: Britannia and Eve
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 3515 | Page: 68 | Tags: Illustrations