The ʻshaggy Dogʼ Story: Its Origin, Development, and Nature (with a Few Seemly Examples) |
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... head in order to clear it . The dog was still there , and playing in an old - fashioned way , reminiscent of Capablanca rather than of Bot- vinnik . The players had rules of their own : the time allowed for each move was one minute ...
... head in order to clear it . The dog was still there , and playing in an old - fashioned way , reminiscent of Capablanca rather than of Bot- vinnik . The players had rules of their own : the time allowed for each move was one minute ...
Page 83
... its peak , the goanna put his head in the door . ' If you chaps don't turn it up , ' he said sharply , ' I won't go at all . ' Many years ago Collier's Weekly published , im- plicatively as 83 The ' Shaggy Dog ' Itself.
... its peak , the goanna put his head in the door . ' If you chaps don't turn it up , ' he said sharply , ' I won't go at all . ' Many years ago Collier's Weekly published , im- plicatively as 83 The ' Shaggy Dog ' Itself.
Page 87
... head . Two evenings later he switched to brandy and soda ; the next morning , he woke with a head no less sore . After a suitable interval he passed an evening in the company of rum and soda ; 87 The ' Shaggy Dog ' Itself.
... head . Two evenings later he switched to brandy and soda ; the next morning , he woke with a head no less sore . After a suitable interval he passed an evening in the company of rum and soda ; 87 The ' Shaggy Dog ' Itself.
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