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That Brute Simmons part 6

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“Well,” said Ford, suddenly, “time`s short, an` this ain`t business. I won`t be `ard on you, matey. I ought prop`ly to stand on my...

That Brute Simmons part 5

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On the landing Ford clutched at his arm, and asked, in a hoarse whisper: “Ow long `fore she`s back?”“ `Bout a hour, I expect,”...

That Brute Simmons part 4

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A man was loitering on the pavement, and prying curiously about the door. His face was tanned, his hands were deep in the pockets...

That Brute Simmons part 3

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“Ho yus,” she retorted, “you`re very consid`rit I dessay sittin` there actin` a livin` lie before your own wife, Thomas Simmons, as though I...

That Brute Simmons part 2

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Mrs. Simmons`s own virtues were native and numerous. She was a wonderful manager. Every penny of Tommy`s thirty-six or thirty-eight shillings a week was...

That Brute Simmons part 1

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Arthur Morrison (1863-1945)Arthur Morrison is one of the few writers of his period—for he belongs to the “School” of the Nineties—whose work is still...

The Story of Devadatta 2

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A traveler So he remained in the veranda of an almshouse near, and at night he suddenly beheld a woman descending with a rope from...

The Raising of Lazarus 2

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Martha met him Now Jesus was not yet come into the town, but was in that place where Martha met him. The Jews then which...

The Matron of Ephesus 2

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Maidservant But she was ill-pleased by such commonplace consolation, and smote her breast more violently than ever, tearing out her hair and throwing it upon...

The Jackal 1

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The Jackal (Anonymous: 14th Century A.D., or earlier) Nothing is known of the author of the Hitopadesa, a manual of didac-tic fables composed—on the basis...

Gypsy Girl

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