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Katherine Mansfield. The Garden Party and Other Stories
THE GARDEN PARTY and Other Stories
Feuille d’Album
The Doll’s House
The Garden Party
Pictures
The Little Governess
Her First Ball
The Woman at the Store
Millie
The Lady’s Maid
GLOSSARY
The Garden Party and Other Stories. ACTIVITIES
ACTIVITIES. Before Reading
ACTIVITIES. While Reading
ACTIVITIES. After Reading
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
OXFORD BOOKWORMS LIBRARY
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He really was an impossible person. Too shy, and he had nothing at all to say. When he came to your studio, he just sat there, silent. When he finally went, blushing red all over his face, you wanted to scream and throw something at him.
The strange thing was that at first sight he looked most interesting. Everybody agreed about that. You saw him in a café one evening, sitting in a corner with a glass of coffee in front of him. He was a thin, dark boy, who always wore a blue shirt and a grey jacket that was a little too small for him. He looked just like a boy who has decided to run away to sea. You expected him to get up at any moment, and walk out into the night and be drowned.
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Other women tried to help him – women can be very kind – but finally they, too, were defeated. We are all busy people, and why should we spend our valuable time on someone who refuses to be helped?
‘And anyway, I think there is something rather odd about him, don’t you agree? He can’t be as innocent as he looks. Why come to Paris if you don’t intend to have any fun?’
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