Цитаты из книги «25 лучших рассказов / 25 Best Short Stories»

The gracious spirit of spring pervaded the entire menu

woven a crown of dandelions for her hair

Some must have the flowering crocus, the wood-starring dogwood, the voice of bluebird – even so gross a

Sarah had managed to pry apart the shell

a free-lance typewriter and canvassed for odd jobs of copying.

t is unimaginative, flat, dry and likely to consist

The comely Anna pounced upon her friend, shook her, chided and beseeched her. Maggie Toole catch a fellow! Plain, dear, loyal, unattractive Maggie, so sweet as a chum, so unsought for a two-step or a moonlit bench in the little park. How was it? When did it happen? Who was it?

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The Rubberneck Auto[31] was about ready to start. The merry top-riders had been assigned to their seats by the gentlemanly conductor. The sidewalk was blockaded with sightseers who had gathered to stare at sightseers, justifying the natural law that every creature on earth is preyed upon by some other creature.