Excerpt: ...worthless. Some looked about on the hillside, but looked on nothing to the point. Some stood by the spot where the kettle had hung, and argued without premises. Some searched for the missile, some for the man; but neither was found. The whole thing was an absolute mystery. The party had lost their tea, and gained a subject for conversation at dinner. That was all. That night Snarley, in the tap-room of the Nag's Head, heard the story from the groom who had lit the fire, hung the kettle, and seen it fly into ...
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Excerpt: ...worthless. Some looked about on the hillside, but looked on nothing to the point. Some stood by the spot where the kettle had hung, and argued without premises. Some searched for the missile, some for the man; but neither was found. The whole thing was an absolute mystery. The party had lost their tea, and gained a subject for conversation at dinner. That was all. That night Snarley, in the tap-room of the Nag's Head, heard the story from the groom who had lit the fire, hung the kettle, and seen it fly into space. Snarley said nothing, quickly finished his glass, and went home. "Missis," he said, "get my breakfast at three o'clock to-morrow morning. Shepherd Toller's come back. And mind you hold your tongue." By five o'clock next morning Snarley had reached the scene of the picnic. He gazed about him in all directions: nothing was stirring but the peewits. Then he climbed down the gorge with some difficulty, found the kettle, and examined its riven side. Climbing back, he went some distance further up the valley, ascended a little knoll, took out his whistle, and blew a peculiar blast, tremulous and piercing. No response. Snarley blew again, and again. At the fourth attempt the distant barking of a dog was heard, and a minute later the signal was answered by the counterpart to Snarley's blast. Presently the form of a big man, followed by a yelping dog, appeared on the skyline above. Shepherd Toller was found. During the week which followed these events, various members of the picnic-party had begun to recollect things they had previously forgotten, and discoveries were made, ex post facto, which warranted the submission of the case to the Society for the Investigation of Mysterious Phenomena. Lady Lottie Passingham had been of the party, and she it was who drew up the Report which was so much discussed a few years ago. In her own evidence Lady Lottie, whose figure was none too slim, averred that, as she climbed the hill to the place of rendezvous, ...
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1923. Williams and Norgate. Hard Cover. Book-Good, gilt titles on spine, spine sunned, boards marked. 9x5.5. 251pp. Tipped-in frontis & 6 tipped-in b/w plates by L. Leslie Brooke.
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Used-Very Good. VG hardback (no dustjacket) Illus by L. Leslie Brooke. Reprint, 1923. Free end papers browned; page fore-edge foxed; spine bumped at head & foot.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 500grams, ISBN:
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. Clean from markings. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. No dust jacket. 'Cheap Edition'. Writings by L P Jacks Volume I. Maroon cloth hardback. Covers scuffed and discoloured. Library label on front cover. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 400grams, ISBN:
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Good. Wear/dog earing at some edges/corners of cover/pages. Marks, scratches and fading to cover. Tanning/foxing at text blocks and parts of pages. Light pein lines at text blocks. Slight waving effect to pages. Text good. 128 p. Oxford Paperbacks . Intended for professional and scholarly audience. Intended for college/higher education audience.
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