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Thackeray, William Makepeace, 1811-1863

"The Best British Short Stories of 1922"

"Everything is in
train."
"Heaven grant that it comes out of train reasonably, laddie," said
boots fervently. "But you know Molly. I wouldn't trust an ostrich to
her cooking. Here's hoping for the best."
He drained his glass again, and this time I managed to get a show.
"Three more whiskies, please landlord," and Tony in clear view cut up
into nice squares by the little leaded panes. I got mine absorbed just
in time, and was on the doorstep to meet her, draggle-skirted and
untidy, but enthusiastic about her "burn." She broke her vows three
times on the way up to number ten, and excused her lapses on the ground
that the "burn" was the perfect image of one near a place she called
"Pairth."
When she rang for hot water to wash away the traces of her ablutions in
the burn, I had my first view of the chambermaid. I found her even more
ravishing than the waitress downstairs, and with the additional
advantage that she was not stand-offish--indeed, she was a giggler. She
giggled at my slightest word, and Tony altered her first impression and
dubbed her a forward hussy.


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