... break the door down,' the landlord
shouted and ran down the stairs.
Jensen and Anderson stood outside number 13. The
noise inside the room became louder and wilder.
'I want to tell ... looked at each other for a moment. Then
they went out quickly into the corridor. The noise was
coming from the door of room number 13!
The landlord banged on the door and turned the h...
... An
oilwickwasset
inthebathroom.
Forbleak,unadulteratedmiserythatdâk‐bungalowwastheworstof
themanythatIhadeversetfootin.Therewasnofireplace, and the
windowswouldnotopen;soabrazierofcharcoalwouldhavebeen
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useless. The rain and the wind splashed and gurgled and moaned
round the house, an...
... first met and first embraced; and Poseidon
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himself, and Amphitrite, and all the Nereids, and as many river gods and spirits as dwell near the Euxine and
Mæotis, ... Tlepolemus, and with them I shall propitiate
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... behind the ear, and she shakes her head, rocks the cradle, and
murmurs her song. The green patch and the shadows from the trousers and the baby-
clothes move up and down, nod to her, and soon take ... come to feed the
baby, and is standing in the middle of the room. While the stout, broad-shouldered
woman nurses the child and soothes it, Varka stands looking at her and w...
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OTHER STORIES
AFTERLIFE AND
OTHER STORIES
work a full day of construction work. When he came home at
night, he collapsed exhausted into bed. Often the boy‟s mother
would ... player. Bob took Jean‟s right
hand and helped her to stand. He put his arms around her waist
and said, “I love you, Jean.”
“I love you too, Bob,” she replied.
And they were found...
... brave and happy and wise prince. When half of the people in
his land were dead, he chose a thousand healthy and happy friends and took them away
from the city. He took them over the hills and ... walls, and as I did so I read a small book. I found this
book on the bed next to me. It described all the pictures in the room, one by one, and their
stories.
I looked and read...