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All the Offenbachian stories are delightful and full of a droll humour . ... able to resist the temptation of spinning a plate on a stick at dinner - is in itself , as a mere picture and without narrative a droll basis for a story .
All the Offenbachian stories are delightful and full of a droll humour . ... able to resist the temptation of spinning a plate on a stick at dinner - is in itself , as a mere picture and without narrative a droll basis for a story .
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“ Surely you do know the story of Velasquez , " he said again , after mixing my grog and handing it to me with his usual deferential care . “ Then I must tell you that story , ” he said . “ But , " I remonstrated , “ you surely have not ...
“ Surely you do know the story of Velasquez , " he said again , after mixing my grog and handing it to me with his usual deferential care . “ Then I must tell you that story , ” he said . “ But , " I remonstrated , “ you surely have not ...
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Thus it is that every year the men who can tell good stories grow fewer . ... The story - tellers of a past generation knew their tales by heart , and recited them with all the exactness with which the same actor would repeat , night ...
Thus it is that every year the men who can tell good stories grow fewer . ... The story - tellers of a past generation knew their tales by heart , and recited them with all the exactness with which the same actor would repeat , night ...
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Leaves from a Lost Diary By M BETHAMEDWARDS author of Kitty | 10 |
Sporting Guns Smokeless Explosives for By CADWALLADER WADDI | 62 |
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