Murderer As Guest In Noted Dinner Tale
An excerpt from Leaves From the Life of a Country Doctor recounts a social dinner where a feared murderer named Deeming attends with two unseen companions. The guests, including Dr Quan as croupier, discuss a plan as Deeming later becomes linked to a grisly case near Manchester involving murder and concealment beneath a kitchen floor.
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Litesf
Dr. Gunn
Peebles
Dr. Quan
Wandford
Textire
Deeming
Manchester
Tia
The Pilgrim of Piccadilly
A narrator recalls a wintry afternoon in London near Cork Street and Piccadilly. He visits his sick friend Teddy Mackenzie and recounts daily encounters with a worn gray woman near the Burlington and Hyde Park Corner, whose quiet, haunting presence stirs questions about her story.
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Braveliers
Piccadilly
Cork Street
London
Bee
Teddy Mackenzie
Manchuria
Africa
Siren
Burlington
Abe
Hyde Park Corner
Bond Street
Teddy
The Piccadilly Woman in Lourdes Pilgrim tale
In a wandering narrator recounts meetings with an elderly Piccadilly woman who obsesses over a famed explorer Teddy Mackenzie. After his death the man encounters her again from London to Lourdes, where she travels with American tourists and is treated with notable respect for her wealth and charity.
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London
Jack
Teddy
Piccadilly
Mackenzie
H Im
Highgate
Roys Geographical Society
Dover Street
Gina
Charing Cross
Deadon
Mackens
Mr. Deacon
Continent
Nad
Trans-Caucasia
Asia Minor
Pyrenees
Toulouse
Aix
Luchon
Remiah
Bilybe
Paris
Lourdes
Lourdes Jand
Hall Porter
Wilson
Madame Wilson
Cardiff
Hadame Wilson
Old Time School Life Described As Harsh Yet Simple
The account recalls medieval style schooling with strict routines. Boys rose early to make beds, tidy desks, and endure harsh punishments. Attendance involved chores, basic meals of bread and pear, and a rigid day ending after study and chores.
When You’re Tired You Add To The Gaiety
A brief remark notes that fatigue can strangely amplify cheerfulness and sociable spirit, suggesting weariness fuels lighter amusement. The line frames tiredness as a cue for increased merriment.
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Pilgrim OF
William LE Queux
HBS
Wynalls
Reynold
Tno
William
W. B. Freebody
Kingston
Forea
Wynalt
Federal Capital Press
Braddon
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