The ʻshaggy Dogʼ Story: Its Origin, Development, and Nature (with a Few Seemly Examples) |
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... soon as he'd decided it wasn't my fault , I explained to him how dan- gerous it was , that all the cars and taxis were shying at it , and one of them might quite easily come to grief . And they were waking me up every two minutes . I ...
... soon as he'd decided it wasn't my fault , I explained to him how dan- gerous it was , that all the cars and taxis were shying at it , and one of them might quite easily come to grief . And they were waking me up every two minutes . I ...
Page 50
... soon felt an almighty tug at his line ; with a tre- mendous effort , he managed to haul it in ; a huge sea bass was fighting frantically for its life against the minnow , which had it firmly by the throat and was rapidly throttling it ...
... soon felt an almighty tug at his line ; with a tre- mendous effort , he managed to haul it in ; a huge sea bass was fighting frantically for its life against the minnow , which had it firmly by the throat and was rapidly throttling it ...
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... soon as they had finished their drinks - they never took more than one - they went out quietly and quietly walked home in perfect companionship . The barman soon came to recognize them as regular and orderly customers and perhaps to ...
... soon as they had finished their drinks - they never took more than one - they went out quietly and quietly walked home in perfect companionship . The barman soon came to recognize them as regular and orderly customers and perhaps to ...
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