The Smiley Family Escape From the Flooded Palace Roof
In a ruined city the Smiley family herds twenty seven boys to the roof as floodwaters rise. Mr Smiley leads them toward high ground, while Mrs Smiley keeps roll and Miss Dirks contemplates survival. The group reaches safe ground near the palace but a fallen tower blocks their path. Mrs Smiley and Mr Smiley share a goodbye kiss before he ventures back into danger.
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Edgar A Guest Poem Snippet Quatrains on Gifts and Force
A historic verse excerpt by Edgar A Guest titled Quatrains presents moral reflections on sight and error, Christmas generosity, and the limits of force. The piece contrasts happiness from mirth and gifts with the risks of coercion, noting the desire for lasting goodwill.
Return of Bertha and Bates in a ruined palace
Bertha Smiley waits in a haunted palace as the man she loves calls her name then collapses after saying he swam here through snake filled waters. A pale European stranger, Bates, appears in a morning coat amid the ruined hall, stumbling over an Untouchable boy.
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