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ROBERT EUDE

... voice, tears in her eyes, and her white clasped hands pressed tightly to her bosom. With a grave look of introspection, and speaking as it were only to himself, Earl Eude repeateth that portion from his oath of knighthood wliich says You dedicate this, ...

A GREAT TEMPTATION

... was not only wealthy and of excellent family, but, after a fashion, popular. Behind his back some perhaps might be heard to speak vaguely of riotous orgies by night and gloomy awakenings next day, of shady transactions on the turf, and hours spent in the ...

Published: Wednesday 08 February 1899
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 3096 | 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 

THE LAST BLUFF

... all of supreme competence in their several callings sat about a table. The sixth man stood at the head I of that table, speaking. And, because he was the I Colossus, the master of them all, the five hung upon his words. Here was the man who for forty ...

Published: Wednesday 08 March 1916
Newspaper: The Bystander
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1600 | Page: 34 | Tags: Fiction/Narrative 

FIGHTER PILOTS SHOULDN'T DREAM: BEING OUR SHORT STORY

... brought down his twenty-fourth Polish machine^to-day. You cannot oppose our speed and armament. To-morrow Dr. Wimmer will speak to you himself. End the war. This is Danzig calling Polish Aviation. The two airmen turned in. It was another miracle night ...

Published: Wednesday 17 April 1940
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1522 | Page: 8 | Tags: Fiction/Narrative 

THE LOVE THAT WAS PHOTOGRAPHED: I.--HIS CYLINDER

... of words in black and white. (Turning his head: Why the deuce she should (jet such an idea!) Yet, after all, how can I speak to you on a faceless and thoughtless phonograph,. when it is your face that I am dying to see and your little ear that I am ...

Published: Wednesday 29 March 1899
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1497 | Page: 33 | Tags: Fiction/Narrative 

Lady Croone's Practical Golf: XVI.--A PECULIAR TIE

... wedding. A what, Helen? I gasped. I said 'a golf wedding,' and I've always been given to under stand, Mr. Ventry, that I speak with unusual clearness. Indulged as I have been during four- and-twenty years with your ladyship's society I am in a position ...

Published: Wednesday 31 August 1910
Newspaper: The Tatler
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1602 | Page: 22 | Tags: Fiction/Narrative 

The Naval Officer and the Little Grey Books

... some thousands of wounded officers and men throughout the country who are studying Pelmanism whilst in hospital and these speak of the little grey books with real affection, not only as a source of present interest and pleasure, but also as a definite ...

Published: Wednesday 22 May 1918
Newspaper: The Tatler
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1622 | Page: 25 | 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 

THE OCCUPATION OF HENRY HART: A SHORT STORY

... crossly, 'and not a protector of the peace, a guardian of public morals I don't suppose you will get more than a month hard if I speak well for you,' he said getting softer, or perhaps let you out on bail. Come along now.' Then a happy thought struck me. I have ...

Published: Saturday 09 August 1913
Newspaper: The Sphere
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 2981 | Page: 28 | Tags: Fiction/Narrative 

BUBBLE and SQUEAK

... to meet him at the railway station. On his way he realised that he knew no French and that possibly the musician could not speak English. When the Frenchman stepped from the train, the professor could only recall one French phrase and so, as he shook hands ...

Published: Wednesday 01 January 1947
Newspaper: The Tatler
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 631 | Page: 23 | Tags: Fiction/Narrative 

BUBBLE & SQUEAK

... the terror-stricken people in the theatre. Shame facedly, they sank back one by one into their seats. Slowly, as if about to speak, the man strode to where there was now an open avenue of exit. Then, without a moment's hesitation, he rushed for the door ...

Published: Wednesday 01 August 1951
Newspaper: The Tatler
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 654 | Page: 30 | Tags: Fiction/Narrative