New stories: The look of the thing and other stories
By A. L. O. E.
- Release Date: 2023-11-22
- Genre: Fiction & Literature
Description
Little Agnes, with her large black attentive eyes, sat perched on a high chair beside her mother, listening to every word that was spoken, and not a little amused by Rebecca's idle gossip. While slice after slice of buttered toast and tea-cake were despatched, cup after cup of good black tea poured from the shining tea-pot, the guest talked as eagerly and as fast, as if talking were “the business of life... FROM THE BOOKS.
