Stolen bacillus & other adventure stories

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... window.'Landlord,' he said. 'There are no curtains on thewindow.''I'm very sorry, sir,' said the landlord. 'I'll tell the servantto put them up.'That ... him?''No, I don't,' Dunning said.23That man's name is Karswell,' said Farrer. 'He's an evilman.'Dunning was surprised.'Why do you say that?' ... rest.''I see,' said Dunning. 'Did your brother think Karswellwas making this trouble?''Yes, he did,' Harrington replied. 'John rememberedKarswell's...

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... "Sober and steady." "I declare I won't marry him, mistress!" Pelageya cried suddenly, flushing crimson. "I declare I won't!" "Don't be silly; you ... ." "She should say she doesn't like him!" thought Grisha. "What an affected creature you are. . . . Do you like him?" "But he is old, mistress!" "Think ... The Cook's Wedding and Other Stories by Anton Chekhov Web-Books.Com "Kind sir, but what can he go in?" says Pelageya. "We have no horse." "Never...

... AFTERLIFE AND 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 ... going out for wheelchair walks they stayed indoors and stared into each other s eyes. Each seeing the glint of life in the other. Neither of them said anything, but both knew what was happening. ... were what youth-oriented America terms companions. Each had a different reason for needing the other. Jean had been a highly independent woman before her stroke, fl irting and cavorting her...

... wine. I was surprised when I saw it. "I looked at those bottles a few minutes ago," I thought, "and I am sure that object was not there before "I got up, and went to see what ... stairs. I did not really know what I was saying. 'Good day to you all, dear sirs.' I said, 'Yes, this is a well-built old house, isn't it? Yes, a very well-built old house. ... that I would die if we stayed out all night."People were living here until a very short time ago," Pedro said. "They left in a hurry."He carried me through several tall, richly...