The Lucky Number

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Ian Hay. The Lucky Number

The Lucky Number

Table of Contents

“The Liberry.” I

II

III

IV

V

VI

VI

VIII

Natural Causes

I

II

III

IV

V

VI

VII

VIII

IX

“Scally”

I

II

III

IV

V

VI

VII

VIII

IX

OCEAN AIR. I

II

III

IV

V

VI

VII

VIII

PETIT-JEAN. I

II

III

IV

V

VI

THE CURE. I

II

III

IV

THE SIDE-STEP

OUR PIRATE. I

II

III

IV

LOCUM TENENS. I

II

III

IV

V

VI

VII

VIII

“BILL BAILEY” I. The Coming of “Bill Bailey”

II. The Proving of "Bill Bailey"

III. The Passing of "Bill Bailey"

IV "Bill Bailey" comes again

A WIRE ENTANGLEMENT. I

II

III

A SPORTING COLLEGE

Fowl Play

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Ian Hay

Published by Good Press, 2020

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“Rector, I have frequently warned you that your ribald tongue will some day lose you your job.”

“Never mind that. It’s a poor heart that never rejoices, and I am too fat to be serious all the time, anyhow. Well, after the appointed interval of silence Crake will open a kind of peep-hole in the oaken door, and say: “Who goes there?’ or something of that kind. Broxey, if he is still awake, will reply: ‘The Citizens of this Ancient Borough,” or words to that effect. Then the doors will be thrown open—assuming that they will open; but you know what our local contractors are—and Crake will be revealed in his top-hat, and will say: “Welcome, Stranger!” or, “Walk right in, boys!” or, ‘Watch your step!’ or something like that, and will hand the key of the Institute to Broxey, who will probably lose it.”

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