... Ole Jenson the grocer says to Ezra Stowbody the banker is the new law for London, Prague, and the unprofitable isles of the sea; whatsoever Ezra does... ... to be of the same age; workmen going to new jobs; traveling salesmen with derbies and freshly shined shoes. They are parched and cramped, the lines o... ...e to Chicago. And there’s more Gopher Prairies than there are Chicagos. Or Londons. And— I’ll tell you the whole story: They think 100 Main Street yo... ...e Jenson said that Shakespeare was born in 1564 and died 1616. He lived in London, England, and in Stratford on-Avon, which many American tourists lov... ... since all persons in Gopher Prairie are known to be honest and courteous. London is a large city. A distinguished statesman once 246 Main Street tau... ...urs a day. It is this which puzzles the long-shoreman about the clerk, the Londoner about the bushman. It was this which puzzled Carol in regard to th... ...ere everywhere: thirty-second degree Beavers in gray sack suits and decent derbies, more flippant Beavers in crash summer coats and straw hats, rustic...

...ather, and that you had a particularly malignant boot slitting specimen of the London slavey. As to your practice, if a gentleman walks into my rooms ... ...na Imperial Opera of Warsaw — yes! Retired from operatic stage — ha! Living in London — quite so! Your Majesty, as I understand, became entangled with... ...importance to look into just at present. Your Majesty will, of course, stay in London for the present?” “Certainly. You will find me at the Langham und... ...Not so many as you might think,’ he answered. ‘You see it is really confined to Londoners, and to grown men. This American had started from London when... ...d Holmes as we walked away. “He is, in my judgment, the fourth smartest man in London, and for daring I am not sure that he has not a claim to be thir... .... “He’s quicker at climbing down holes than I am. Just hold out while I fix the derbies.” “I beg that you will not touch me with your filthy hands,” rem...

...cummings self to be driven up to the bureau, by two neat soldiers with tin derbies, in a Renault whose painful cleanliness shamed my recent efforts. T... ...tranger, and forthwith dashed forth, bent on demanding from one of the tin-derbies the high identity and sacred mission of this personage. I knew that... ...dventure, by a deus ex machina in a grey-blue uniform, and a couple of tin derbies. I whistled and sang and cried to my vis-à-vis: “By the way, who is... ...s here, but I wear it all the same. I was a special representative for The London Sphere at the front in this war. I did the trenches and all that sor... ...in England, among them the King’s own entry in the last Derby. Do you know London?” We said no. “If you are ever in London, go to the” (I forget the n... ... you know what it is. But you never tasted anything like this. Do you know London?” I said no, as I had said once before. “Well, that’s a pity,” he sa... ... There’s a picture of mine hanging in his place. Look at it when you’re in London, drop in to —— Street, you’ll find the place, anyone will tell you w... ... was the time to give him money for what we wanted him to buy in Paris and London. I spent my time rushing about, falling over things, upsetting peopl...