Here are the quotations for next week (November 6th to 12th
1. He saw perspectives of heads - gunshot wounds - seen from above and a
little behind, as they'd lie on the tables; with the pad over their
mouths, but they still all accused him of murder. On off-nights he had
orderlies whispering to him to wake up and give some poor beggar a chance
to live. Then they'd waggle his foot, and he'd wake up grateful for the
pain, and change the dressings. His foot was in a filthy state…
2. He coughed, and as he drew breath, his pain broke through all the
drugs, and the outcry filled the room …a full, high, affected voice,
unheard for a generation, accompanied, as it seemed, the clamour of a
beast in agony, saying: 'I wish to God someone would stop that old swine
howling down there ! I can't …'
3. She was choking with her throat; had rushed to the window for air; had
near pitched out, and in catching at the window bars had cut her hand.
Over and over she made this clear to the intent Baxter. Then she turned on
her sister, and tongue-lashed her savagely.
The sources of this week’s extracts (Oct 30th to November 5th) , as a
number of people have pointed out, are as follows:
1, (…’ Let me assure you that the treaty with Great Britain will be made
even though every city in the Union burn me in effigy."...) This is from
"Brother Square-toes" in Rewards and Fairies.
2. (…’ it would be exceedingly ill-advised to form a hasty or a premature
conclusion. I will give it my most careful consideration...') This is
from "Under the Mill Dam" in Traffics and Discoveries.
3. (…'But he hadn't really done anything when you knew him, had he ?')
This is from "Simple Simon" in Rewards and Fairies.
Good wishes to all
John R
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