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Maid—To OrderMaid—To OrderThe willowy blonde behind the desk blinked blue eyes and frowned. "But Mr. Cornith," she insisted, "you fit Miss Lucy Hollowell's specifications perfectly. She even specified that the man must be very exacting, meticulous and choosy. Certainly you are being all of that...
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Daughters of MenDaughters of MenOf your kindly interpretation of the laughter here and there in this volume, purporting to be a picture of modern Greek life, I have no doubt. You at least know that I lack neither friendship nor sympathy with your race. We like...
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The BarrierThe BarrierThere were maybe ten or fifteen people to see him off. They weren't cheering. They stood in the gray curtain of rain, hunched over with their hands in their storm-coat pockets. Behind them was the vague bulk of the Experimental Station. And beyond...
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Ben, the Trapper Or, The Mountain Demon: A Tale of the Black HillsBen, the Trapper; Or, The Mountain Demon: A Tale of the Black HillsIn a deep defile among the Black Hills, far out on the western plains, three men had made a camp. They were of that wonderful race who have done more to develop...
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World of the MadWorld of the MadHe walked slowly through the curling purple mists, feeling the ground roll and quiver under his feet, hearing the deep-voiced rumble of shifting strata far underground. There were voices in the fog, singing in high unhuman tones, and no man had...
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Pastorals of DorsetPastorals of DorsetSome of these stories have already appeared in The Cornhill Magazine, Longmans Magazine, Temple Bar, Punch, The Times Weekly and The Illustrated London News; and are reprinted by kind permission of the Editors of these periodicals. Farmer Joyce walked meditatively up the...
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Look to the StarsLook to the Stars"Do you never tire, son, of those ancient legends? But nolet this not seem a reproof. It is well that a prince of the royal line should ponder much on those mighty ones, who came from the sun, where dwells El-Leighi,...
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Tourists to TerraTourists to TerraDiomed of Argos, son of Tydeus, drew his sword with a shout and rushed forward to finish off his Trojan opponent before help could arrive. Suddenly he stopped and threw up a shielding arm before his eyes. When he could see again,...
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The Time ArmadaThe Time ArmadaCongressman Douglas Blair shivered a little, turned up his coat collar against the gray drizzle that had been falling like a finely-sifted fog all day. His head ached, his nose felt stuffy, and he was tired. It was good of Grayson to...
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La vita di Cola di RienzoLa vita di Cola di Rienzo Se tu veda per la prima volta il ritratto di Erasmo dipinto da Hans Holbein, pur dopo aver letto lElogio della Follia i Colloquii e le chiliadi degli Adagi, credi di avere per certo dinanzi a te in...
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"What So Proudly We Hail...""What So Proudly We Hail..."Ephraim Hale yawned a great yawn and awakened. He'd expected to have a headache. Surprisingly, considering the amount of hot buttered rum he'd consumed the night before, he had none. But where in the name of the Continental Congress had...
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The Brave Walk AloneThe Brave Walk AloneDirk Jemson pressed his forehead against the cool metal of the astro-chart and hoped that he was not going to be sick. At any moment, the space cruiser would be entering the gravity field of Caliban, and if he were ordered...
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It's Raining Frogs!It's Raining Frogs!"We shall pick up an existence by its frogs.... Wise men have tried other ways. They have tried to understand our state of being, by grasping at its stars, or its arts, or its economics. But, if there is an underlying oneness...
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The Old OnesThe Old OnesDr. Warner didn't usually burst into Dr. Farrar's office. Usually he paced slowly up the hospital corridor, pulling down his glistening white lastijac uniform, meditating on all the mistakes he might have made during the past week, reluctantly turning the knob on...
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Meet Me in TomorrowMeet Me in TomorrowThe gravel road wound its way through quiet country fields cloaked in the fresh green of early summer. Andy Pearce watched it with expectant eyes and the odd feeling that it was winding up within him like twine, making an ever-growing...
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Wind in Her HairWind in Her Hair"Oh, Johnny, don't say it; please." Her eyes spoke with her voice, emotions bubbled in them. Her face had something of a woman's seriousness in it, the product more of native understanding than experience, and much of a girl's naivete. "Don't...
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La petite sœur de TrottLa petite sœur de TrottUn soir, on ne peut pas dire exactement quand, mais il y a dj bien longtemps, un soir, lheure o il fait trs bon, trs doux, trs chaud, au coin du feu prs de la lampe allume, lheure o lon...
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One for the Robot—Two for the SameOne for the Robot—Two for the SameI took an instinctive disliking to him from the very first. I don't know exactly what caused it. His appearance? He wore a well tailored gray plaid suit draped on what I would have sworn to be nothing...
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Disappeared From Her Home: A NovelDisappeared From Her Home: A Novel 200 REWARD. Disappeared from her home, Amy, only daughter of Stephen Warden, Esq., of the High Elms, Harleyford. Age, 17; height, 5ft. Dark hair and eyes, oval face, small nose, mouth, and chin; remarkably small hands and feet;...
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The Golden Harpoon Or, Lost Among the Floes: A Story of the Whaling GroundsThe Golden Harpoon; Or, Lost Among the Floes: A Story of the Whaling GroundsOn the morning of the 25th day of April, 18, the whale-ship Montpelier, of New London, anchored in one of the many bays that open along the coast of Kamschatka, where...
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