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The Man Upstairs - (1)
There were three distinct stages in the evolution of Annette Brougham's attitude towards the knocking in the room above. In the beginning i…
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The Man Upstairs - (2)
It is a good rule in life never to apologize. The right sort of people do not want apologies, and the wrong sort take a mean advantage of t…
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Something To Worry About - (1)
A girl stood on the shingle that fringes Millbourne Bay, gazing at the red roofs of the little village across the water. She was a pretty g…
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Something To Worry About - (2)
He was overwhelmed. He kissed Sally across the fence humbly. Sally, for her part, seemed very unconcerned about it all. A more critical man…
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Deep Waters - (1)
Historians of the social life of the later Roman Empire speak of a certain young man of Ariminum, who would jump into rivers and swim in 'e…
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Deep Waters - (2)
'My fault,' said George; 'I was thinking.' 'If you must break the habit of a lifetime,' said Mr Mifflin, complainingly, 'I wish you would w…
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When Doctors Disagree - (1)
It is possible that, at about the time at which this story opens, you may have gone into the Hotel Belvoir for a hair-cut. Many people did;…
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When Doctors Disagree - (2)
Mr 'Skipper' Shute belonged to the last-named of the three classes. He had arrived in England two months previously for the purpose of hold…
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By Advice Of Counsel
The traveller champed meditatively at his steak. He paid no attention to the altercation which was in progress between the waiter and the m…
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Rough-Hew Them How We Will - (1)
Paul Boielle was a waiter. The word 'waiter' suggests a soft-voiced, deft-handed being, moving swiftly and without noise in an atmosphere o…
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Rough-Hew Them How We Will - (2)
M. Bredin chucked Jeanne under the chin. As he did so, the belated luncher called 'Waiter!' but Paul was otherwise engaged. His entire nerv…
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The Man Who Disliked Cats - (1)
It was Harold who first made us acquainted, when I was dining one night at the Cafe Britannique, in Soho. It is a peculiarity of the Cafe B…
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The Man Who Disliked Cats - (2)
It is well. A week later I follow the 'Endersons to London. For the next few days, monsieur, I am in Paradise. My 'ost has much nice 'ouse…
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Ruth In Exile - (1)
The clock struck five briskly, as if time were money. Ruth Warden got up from her desk and, having put on her hat, emerged into the outer o…
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Ruth In Exile - (2)
Mr Warden was more than usually disappointed with Ruth during dinner. It was the same old story. So far from making herself pleasant to thi…
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Archibald's Benefit - (1)
Archibald Mealing was one of those golfers in whom desire outruns performance. Nobody could have been more willing than Archibald. He tried…
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Archibald's Benefit - (2)
Having laid these plans, he caught the train on the Thursday morning with the consoling feeling that, however sadly the morning might begin…
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The Man, The Maid, And The Miasma - (1)
Although this story is concerned principally with the Man and the Maid, the Miasma pervades it to such an extent that I feel justified in p…
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The Man, The Maid, And The Miasma - (2)
The girl separated a section of cake from the parent body. She caught his eye. 'You had better go,' she said. 'If you go now it's just poss…
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The Good Angel - (1)
Any man under thirty years of age who tells you he is not afraid of an English butler lies. He may not show his fear. Outwardly he may be b…
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The Good Angel - (2)
'Yes, yes. I don't want a schedule of your daily exercises. Cut out the athletic reminiscences and come to the point.' 'As I was rowing on…
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The Good Angel - (3)
'Mother, here's Mr Owen.' 'I seed him fast enough,' said the old woman, briskly. 'Shuffle, an' cut three times.' She then performed mysteri…
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Out Of School
Mark you, I am not defending James Datchett. I hold no brief for James. On the contrary, I am very decidedly of the opinion that he should…
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Three From Dunsterville - (1)
Once upon a time there was erected in Longacre Square, New York, a large white statue, labelled 'Our City', the figure of a woman in Grecia…
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Three From Dunsterville - (2)
The reaction would come with the end of the fight. Her private hostilities began when the firm's ceased. She became an ordinary individual…
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The Tuppenny Millionaire - (1)
In the crowd that strolled on the Promenade des Etrangers, enjoying the morning sunshine, there were some who had come to Roville for their…
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The Tuppenny Millionaire - (2)
'On eight, please, would you mind?' he heard her say, and then the crowd shifted again and she disappeared, leaving him holding the coin, h…
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Ahead Of Schedule - (1)
It was to Wilson, his valet, with whom he frequently chatted in airy fashion before rising of a morning, that Rollo Finch first disclosed h…
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Ahead Of Schedule - (2)
Mr Galloway continued, his voice rising as he spoke. 'My boy,' he said, 'I feel young tonight for the first time in years. And, hang it, I'…
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Sir Agravaine - (1)
A TALE OF KING ARTHUR'S ROUND TABLE Some time ago, when spending a delightful week-end at the ancestral castle of my dear old friend, the D…
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Sir Agravaine - (2)
There was a touch of mystery in the atmosphere which made him vaguely uneasy. When a fiery dragon is ravaging the country-side to such an e…
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The Goal-Keeper And The Plutocrat - (1)
The main difficulty in writing a story is to convey to the reader clearly yet tersely the natures and dispositions of one's leading charact…
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The Goal-Keeper And The Plutocrat - (2)
And now the day of the Final at the Crystal Palace approached, and all England was alert, confident of a record-breaking contest. But alas!…
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In Alcala - (1)
In Alcala, as in most of New York's apartment houses, the schedule of prices is like a badly rolled cigarette thick in the middle and thin…
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In Alcala - (2)
He was lonely. For the first time since he had come to New York he was really lonely. Solitude had not hurt him till now. In his black mome…