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... Design: Vickie Kersey DuBois Map Design: Barbara M. Hodges and Janet Musick Books by Barbara M. Hodges The Blue Flame The Emerald Dagger The Sword an... ...would be ten now. How long did basset hounds live? The smile faded. And what about Dirkk and Thomas; had they been found and made to pay for the pain ... ...to Regan and Peter, telling them everything going on in her life, and asking about theirs. Kelsey closed her eyes. The memories of Rourk were there, b... ...er? She hadn’t known Ben had a daughter. But there was a lot she didn’t know about Ben. “Do you have some I.D.?” The girl unzipped a fanny-pack and br... ...eenness. She breathed in the scent of wet earthy loam and the heady spice of orchids in full bloom. Grass brushed the hems of her jeans. Overhead came... ...oss from the hearth was a stack of crates and, inside, a pile of scrolls and books. The books’ covers were cracked and pitted. Ancient runes, parts of...

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...to the scene, and near the avenue were a party of village children running about gathering cowslips, or seated on the grass, devouring sub- stantial p... ...ass, devouring sub- stantial plum buns. Under a lordly elm sat a maiden of about nineteen years; at her feet a Skye terrier, like a walking door-mat, ... ...d tone, her cheeks glowing; ‘it is very silly of him to get himself talked about; but of course it is all nothing.’ ‘I wish I could think so,’ said Mr... ...ke this one.’ ‘As your first?’ ‘Yes; it has made me understand better what books say about churches, and their being like—’ ‘Like?’ She changed her se... ...ith prints, with some- what of a school-room aspect, and in much disorder. Books and music lay confused with blue and lilac cottons, patterns, scissor... ... rare bird.’ Theodora drew up her head, and impetuously heaped some school-books together. ‘Have you seen the pretty caged bird?’ ‘Never.’ In a soft t... ...ce Percy announced that my aunt and Harrison had come to a split about the orchids.’ ‘You have great things to hear. Harrison got a magnificent appoin... ...ould be really so dreadful. He found that she winced at the mention of her orchids and ferns, they recalled the thought of her aunt’s love for them, a... ...yed living blossoms to set her heart on any griffin-headed or monkey-faced orchids; and her lord found that she was one of those who would least be se...

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... He settled himself at ease on the top of the carriage. ‘I’ll tell you all about ut. Av coorse I will name no names, for there’s wan that’s an orf ’ce... ...ut this is a mixed story wot’s comin’.’ ‘Wanst upon a time, as the childer-books say, I was a recruity.’ ‘Was you though?’ said Ortheris; ‘now that’s ... ...m.” ‘So he wint menowderin’, and minanderin’, an’ blandandherin’ roun’ an’ about the Colonel’s daughter, an’ 7 Rudyard Kipling she, poor innocint, lo... ... Sargint in the Comm’ssariat who set my face upon e-vasions. I’ll tell you about that—’ ‘Stick to the bloomin’ Captains, Mulvaney,’ said Ortheris; ‘Co... ... an’, if he divn’t, he can breeak t’ fore- arm o’ t’ gaard.’ Tis not i’ t’ books, though. Gie me t’ butt.’ ‘Each does ut his own way, like makin’ love... ... I slep’ off my liquor wid an easy conscience. I did not desire to come on books too frequent; my characther havin’ been shpotless for the good half a... ..., and the Buria Kol loved him and brought him offer- ings of speared fish, orchids from the dim moist heart of the forests, and as much game as he cou...

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...a very definite purpose. It struck him at once that she was waiting for some one, but he hardly knew why the idea arrested him. There was nothing new about Lily Bart, yet he could never see her without a faint movement of interest: it was characteristic of her that she always roused speculation, that her simplest acts seemed the result of far-reaching intentions....

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...e one, but he hardly knew why the idea arrested him. There was nothing new about Lily Bart, yet he could never see her without a faint movement of int... ...house is closed, and I don’t know a soul in town.” She glanced plaintively about the station. “It IS hotter than Mrs. V an Osburgh’s, after all. If yo... ...ed by art?—and the thick planting of her straight black lashes. Everything about her was at once vigorous and exquisite, at once strong and fine. He h... ...she found herself in a small library, dark but cheerful, with its walls of books, a pleasantly faded Tur- key rug, a littered desk and, as he had fore... ...ot really a collector, you see; I simply like to have good editions of the books I am fond of.” She made a slight grimace. “And Americana are horribly... ... you ever mind,” she asked suddenly, “not being rich enough to buy all the books you want?” He followed her glance about the room, with its worn furni... ... on a jellied plover, to his wife, at the opposite end of the long bank of orchids, suggestive, with her glaring good-looks, of a jeweller’s window li... ...ites were taking place, in a church packed with fashion and festooned with orchids, the representatives of the press were threading their way, note-bo...

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... and how she would fly to London, and how Katharine would have to lead her about, as one leads an eager dog on a chain, past rows of clamor- ous butch... ...of people know- ing Persian. “I know there are moors there, because I read about them in a book the other day,” said Katharine. “I am grieved and amaz... ...erposed so far as Denham was con- cerned, and talked a great deal of sense about the solici- tors’ profession, and the changes which he had seen in hi... ..., lights sprang here and there, and revealed a square mass of red-and-gold books, and then a long skirt in blue-and-white paint lus- trous behind glas... ...ckground was made up equally of lustrous blue-and-white paint, and crimson books with gilt lines on them. The vitality and composure of her attitude, ... ...er know the pleasure of buying things after saving up for them, or reading books for the first time, or making dis- coveries.” “Go on,” Katharine obse... ...easy to expound and explain. Nevertheless, when he saw Katharine among the orchids, her beauty strangely emphasized by the fantas- tic plants, which s... ...botany waned, and a more complex feeling replaced it. She fell silent. The orchids seemed to suggest absorbing reflec- tions. In defiance of the rules... ...perfect, remote, and unbroken. Further, her still look, standing among the orchids in that hot atmosphere, strangely il- lustrated some scene that he ...

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...omfortably. He was very happy in the large, warm bed, with those soft arms about him. He tried to make himself smaller still as he cuddled up against ... ...w at what time he’ll be here?” “No, sir , I’m expecting a telegram.” “What about the little boy? I should think he’d be better out of the way . ” “Mis... ... mustn’t cry ,” he said. “Y ou’re too old to have a nurse now. We must see about sending you to school.” “I want Emma to come with me,” the child repe... ...or a moment neither Mr. Carey nor his wife knew what to do. “I’ll put some books under him,” said Mary Ann. She took from the top of the harmonium the... ...he Bible,” said Mrs. Carey , in a shocked tone. “Couldn’t you get him some books out of the study?” Mr. Carey considered the question for an in- stant... ...thought of that, William,” said Aunt Louisa. Philip perched himself on the books, and the Vicar, having said grace, cut the top off his egg. “There,” ... ...in which she seemed an un- usual figure, like a cornflower in a shop among orchids and azaleas; he had learned in the Kentish hop-field that she did n...

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...han a whale. The facts relating to this apparition (entered in various log-books) agreed in most respects as to the shape of the object or creature in... ... 237 passengers she was bring- ing home from Canada. The accident happened about five o’clock in the morn- ing, as the day was breaking. The officers ... ...he sea with the most careful attention. They saw nothing but a strong eddy about three cables’ length dis- 6 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea tant, as if... ... must be a cunning whale to escape the stroke of his harpoon. Ned Land was about forty years of age; he was a tall man (more than six feet high), stro... ...of in the chance which has bound you to my fate. You will find amongst the books which are my favourite study the work which you have published on `th... ...ony inlaid with brass, supported upon their wide shelves a great number of books uniformly bound. They followed the shape of the room, terminating at ... ...d together in profusion; and under the shelter of their verdant vault grew orchids, leguminous plants, and ferns. But, without noticing all these beau...

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...ne qua non trait? In the absence of consciousness, there is little point in talking about free will (or rights which depend on sentience). So, is th... ...holder. All born humans are and, more so, all adults above a certain age. But what about the unborn fetus? One approach is that the embryo has no r... ...oach says that a person has the right to life because it desires it. But then what about chronic depressives who wish to die – do we have the right... ...and preserved the inedible parts as trophies. These lurid deeds inspired a slew of books and films, most notably The Silence of the Lambs with Hann... ...e have genetically modified and enhanced wheat and rice, dogs and cows, tulips and orchids, oranges and potatoes. Why would interfering with the ge... ...rt to their erstwhile status as civil torts. Others should be wiped off the statute books altogether. Hundreds of thousands should be pardoned and a... ...e Brain). It can be preserved and shipped across time and space in capsules called books or or artwork. These are containers of triggers of physica...

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...ne qua non trait? In the absence of consciousness, there is little point in talking about free will (or rights which depend on sentience). So, is th... ...holder. All born humans are and, more so, all adults above a certain age. But what about the unborn fetus? One approach is that the embryo has no r... ...oach says that a person has the right to life because it desires it. But then what about chronic depressives who wish to die – do we have the right... ...and preserved the inedible parts as trophies. These lurid deeds inspired a slew of books and films, most notably The Silence of the Lambs with Hann... ...e have genetically modified and enhanced wheat and rice, dogs and cows, tulips and orchids, oranges and potatoes. Why would interfering with the ge... ...rt to their erstwhile status as civil torts. Others should be wiped off the statute books altogether. Hundreds of thousands should be pardoned and a... ...e Brain). It can be preserved and shipped across time and space in capsules called books or or artwork. These are containers of triggers of physica...

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................................................................311 THE TRUTH ABOUT PYECRAFT ............................................................... ...t, taking almost anything as a starting-point and letting my thoughts play about it, there would presently come out of the dark- ness, in a manner qui... ... Kipling had made his astonishing advent with a series of little blue-grey books, whose covers opened like window-shutters to reveal the dusty sun-gla... ...of pay that the short stories of the ‘nineties were written. People talked about them tremendously, compared them, and ranked them. That was the thing... ...The Country of the Blind THE FLOWERING OF THE STRANGE ORCHID THE BUYING OF ORCHIDS always has in it a certain speculative flavour. You have before you... ...s. He might have collected stamps or coins, or translated Horace, or bound books, or invented new species of dia- toms. But, as it happened, he grew o... ... books, or invented new species of dia- toms. But, as it happened, he grew orchids, and had one ambitious little hothouse. “I have a fancy,” he said o... ...e swamp—I forget which,” he began again presently, “with one of these very orchids crushed up under his body. He had been unwell for some days with so... ...e greater and lesser darknesses that indicated curtains, table, fireplace, bookshelves, and so forth. Then I began to perceive something unfamiliar in...

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...eel as if they were on a visit to friends grown older, with their children about them, and if the young will forgive the seeing with elder eyes, and o... ...ion it would be,” retorted Anna. “You born Yankee! Don’t worry Aunt Cherry about profan- ing the Ewe, just to spoil good calico with nasty yellow dust... ...of his sheep-farm between Lancelot, Ber- nard, and Angela. Thus had passed about fourteen years since the death of Felix, when kind old Mr. Grinstead ... ...ance, “the ‘Pursuivant’ is more exacting, and the printing Will Harewood’s books has brought in more business—” “But how about space? We could squeeze... ...e the ‘Pursuivant’ to lie about, nor her writing for it, even about art or books; nor did his old bones enjoy the rivers at Vale Leston. Now you will ... ...signify? They are only a testimony to Sir Gorgias Midas’ riches. I do hate orchids.” “I wish them on their native rocks, poor things,” said Gerald. “B... ... “For good indeed,” said Clement; “he is a great power there.” “So are his books,” added Geraldine. “Will Harewood sets great store by them. Ah! I hea... ... wherever solicited. The Rocca Marina conserva- tories were in rare glory, orchids in weird beauty, lovely lilies of all hues, fabulously exquisite ip...

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... amount of bad luck to his credit. I never knew him, but Sitka Charley told me about him.” “It seems hard that a man with a sweet young wife like his ... ...t on his mittens and beaver skin cap, and leaving the cabin, fell to rummaging about in the cache. Nor could he wait the hour designated; for he was fi... ... back, half fainting from exhaustion and disappoint ment, murmuring something about the run from Dawson in ten hours and the dogs being played out. M... ...ar, and came to learn many things, even to the way of reading and writing from books. It was well I should do this, for it came upon me that Unga must... ...f the Klondike one winter, the winter before the missionary came with his talk books and his box of medicines. Many a time had Koskoosh smacked his li... ...dren were growing up. They ate more. And they were going to school, and school books cost money. And somehow, the faster he worked, the faster climbed... ...ualling like an infuriated cat, the shadow crashed down through tree ferns and orchids and thudded upon the earth at his feet, and, still squalling it...