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Jennette Lee. Mr. Achilles
Mr. Achilles
Table of Contents
I
ACHILLES GOES TO CHICAGO
II
A BUTTERFLY SPREADS ITS WINGS
III
BETTY’S MOTHER HEARS A STORY
IV
AND ACHILLES DREAMS
V
THE GREEK PROFESSOR LAUGHS
VI
ACHILLES CALLS ON BETTY HARRIS
VII
TO MEET THE “HALCYON CLUB”
VIII
AND GIVE A SIMPLE LECTURE
IX
BETTY LEAVES HER GODS
X
FOR A LONG DRIVE
XI
TWO MEN FACE EACH OTHER
XII
THE TELEPHONE SPEAKS
XIII
EVERYONE MUST PAY
XIV
THE PRICE ACHILLES PAID
XV
THE POLICE MOVE
XVI
A CLUE GOES TO SLEEP
XVII
PHILIP HARRIS WAKES UP
XVIII
“ONCE—I—SAW—”
XIX
A WOMAN IN THE GARDEN
XX
THE TEST IS MADE
XXI
A CONNOISSEUR SPEAKS
XXII
“WHAT DID YOU SEE?”
XXIII
ACHILLES HAS A PLAN
XXIV
IT FLOATS A LITTLE
XXV
AND STARTS OFF
XXVI
AND RACES FOR THE CLUE
XXVII
THE LITTLE WHITE HOUSE
XXVIII
INSIDE THE LITTLE HOUSE
XXIX
UPSTAIRS
XXX
ASLEEP
XXXI
A BUTTERFLY FLIGHT
XXXII
AND A VOICE
XXXIII
“WAKE UP, MRS. SEABURY!”
XXXIV
THE FLIGHT OF STARS
XXXV
AND CLANGING CARS
XXXVI
THE TELEPHONE AGAIN
XXXVII
THE BIG BED
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Jennette Lee
Published by Good Press, 2021
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She raised her hand with a little “p-f-f”—it was half a quick laugh and half a sigh.
The wings fluttered free, and rose and faltered, and rose again—high and higher, between the dark walls—up to the sky, into the grey—and through.
