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Stories By English Authors: London, by Various
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Title: Stories By English Authors: London
Author: Various
Release Date: March 25, 2006 [EBook #2135]
Language: English
Character set encoding: ASCII
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STORIES BY ENGLISH AUTHORS
LONDON
CONTENTS:
THE INCONSIDERATE WAITER, J. M. Barrie THE BLACK POODLE, F. Anstey THAT BRUTE SIMMONS, Arthur Morrison A ROSE OF THE GHETTO, I. Zangwill AN IDYL OF LONDON, Beatrice Harraden THE OMNIBUS, "Q" [Quiller-Couch] THE HIRED BABY, Marie Correlli
THE INCONSIDERATE WAITER, By J. M. BARRIE
Frequently I have to ask myself in the street for the name of the man I bowed to just now, and then, before I can answer, the wind of the first corner blows him from my memory. I have a theory, however, that those puzzling faces, which pass before I can see who cut the coat, all belong to club waiters.
Until William forced his affairs upon me that was all I did know of the private life of waiters, though I have been in the club for twenty years. I was even unaware whether they slept downstairs or had their own homes; nor had I the interest to inquire of other members, nor they the knowledge to inform me. I hold that this sort of people