The Gentle Grafter
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O Henry. The Gentle Grafter
THE OCTOPUS MAROONED
JEFF PETERS AS A PERSONAL MAGNET
MODERN RURAL SPORTS
THE CHAIR OF PHILANTHROMATHEMATICS
THE HAND THAT RILES THE WORLD
THE EXACT SCIENCE OF MATRIMONY
A MIDSUMMER MASQUERADE
SHEARING THE WOLF
INNOCENTS OF BROADWAY
CONSCIENCE IN ART
THE MAN HIGHER UP
A TEMPERED WIND
HOSTAGES TO MOMUS
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THE ETHICS OF PIG
Отрывок из книги
Jeff Peters has been engaged in as many schemes for making money as there are recipes for cooking rice in Charleston, S.C.
Best of all I like to hear him tell of his earlier days when he sold liniments and cough cures on street corners, living hand to mouth, heart to heart with the people, throwing heads or tails with fortune for his last coin.
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"'Scientific demonstrations,' says I. 'The triumph of mind over sarsaparilla. The belief that there is no pain and sickness except what is produced when we ain't feeling well. Declare yourself in arrears. Demonstrate.'
"'What is this paraphernalia you speak of, Doc?' says the Mayor. 'You ain't a Socialist, are you?'
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