Dream Women

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Уилки Коллинз. Dream Women

Dream Women

Table of Contents

The First Narrative

The Second Narrative

The Third Narrative

Fourth (And Last) Narrative

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William Wilkie Collins

Published by Good Press, 2020

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"Good morning, sir," says the rosy old man. "I'm a little hard of hearing. Was it you that was a-calling just now in the yard?"

Before I can answer, my wife interposes. She insists (in a shrill voice, adapted to our host's hardness of hearing) on knowing who that unfortunate person is sleeping on the straw. "Where does he come from? Why does he say such dreadful things in his sleep? Is he married or single? Did he ever fall in love with a murderess? What sort of a looking woman was she? Did she really stab him or not? In short, dear Mr. Landlord, tell us the whole story!"

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