a piece of cake I DO not remember much of it; not beforehand anyway; not until it happened. There was the landing at Fouka, where the Blenheim boys were helpful and gave us english
an african story FOR England, the war began in September, 1939. The people on the island knew about it at once and began to prepare themselves. In farther places the people english
beware of the dog DOWN below there was only a vast white undulating sea of cloud. Above there was the sun, and the sun was white like the clouds, because it is never yellow w english
bitch I HAVE so far released for publication only one episode from Uncle Oswald’s diaries. It concerned, some of you may remember, a carnal encounter between my u english
death of an old old man OH God, how I am frightened. Now that I am alone I don’t have to hide it; I don’t have to hide anything any longer. I can let my face go because no one can english
edward the conqueror LOUISA, holding a dishcloth in her hand, stepped out of the kitchen door at the back of the house into the cool October sunshine. “Edward!” she called. “Ed- english
genesis and catastrophe A True Story “THIS is normal,” the doctor was saying. “Just lie back and relax.” His voice was miles away in the distance and he seemed to be shouting at he english
georgy porgy WITHOUT in any way wishing to blow my own trumpet, I think that I can claim to being in most respects a moderately well-matured and rounded individual. I ha english
katina *Some brief notes about the last days of RAF fighters in the first Greek campaign.* PETER saw her first. She was sitting on a stone, quite still, with her h english
madame rosette “OH Jesus, this is wonderful,” said the Stag. He was lying back in the bath with a Scotch and soda in one hand and a cigarette in the other. The water was r english
mrs bixby and the colonel’s coat AMERICA is the land of opportunities for women. Already they own about eightyfive per cent of the wealth of the nation. Soon they will have it all. Divorce english
only this THAT night the frost was very heavy. It covered the hedges and whitened the grass in the fields so that it seemed almost as though it had been snowing. But english
parson’s pleasure MR BOGGIS was driving the car slowly, leaning back comfortably in the seat with one elbow resting or the sill of the open window. How beautifu the countrysi english
pig ONCE upon a time, in the City of New York, a beautiful baby boy was born into this world, and the joyful parents named him Lexington. No sooner had the moth english
royal jelly “IT worries me to death, Albert, it really does,” Mrs Taylor said. She kept her eyes fixed on the baby who was now lying absolutely motionless in the crook english
someone like you “BEER?” “Yes, beer.” I gave the order and the waiter brought the bottles and two glasses. We poured out our own, tipping the glasses and holding the tops of english
the champion of the world ALL day, in between serving customers, we had been crouching over the table in the office of the filling-station, preparing the raisins. They were plump and english
the great switcheroo THERE were about forty people at Jerry and Samantha’s cocktail-party that evening. It was the usual crowd, the usual discomfort, the usual appalling noise. english
the landlady BILLY WEAVER had travelled down from London on the slow afternoon train, with a change at Swindon on the way, and by the time he got to Bath it was about ni english
the last act ANNA was in the kitchen washing a head of Boston lettuce for the family supper when the doorbell rang. The bell itself was on the wall directly above the si english
the visitor NOT long ago, a large wooden case was deposited at the door of my house by the railway delivery service. It was an unusually strong and well-constructed obj english
the way up to heaven ALL her life, Mrs Foster had had an almost pathological fear of missing a train, a plane, a boat, or even a theatre curtain. In other respects, she was not english
they shall not grow old THE two of us sat outside the hangar on wooden boxes. It was noon. The sun was high and the heat of the sun was like a close fire. It was hotter than hell o english
william and mary WILLIAM PEARL did not leave a great deal of money when he died, and his will was a simple one. With the exception of a few small bequests to relatives, he l english
yesterday was beautiful HE bent down and rubbed his ankle where it had been sprained with the walking so that he couldn’t see the ankle bone. Then he straightened up and looked aro english