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;I know England�察─ �said Pi Bol prancingly。 ;I used to go from the
Bank to Islington three times a dayI mean�察─�he added hurriedly�察 �before I
became a screwI should say�察�a screw´gun horse。;
;And I�察─�said the Moo Kow�察 �am terrible。 When the young women
and children in the village see me approach they fly shriekingly。 My
presence alone has scattered their sacred festivalThe Sundes Kool Piknik。
I strike terror to their inmost souls�察�and am more feared by them than even
Kreep´mows�察�the insidious� �And yet�察�behold� �I have taken the place of
the mothers of men�察�and I have nourished the mighty ones of the earth� �
But that�察─ �said the Moo Kow�察 �turning her head aside bashfully�察 �that is
Anudder Story。;
A dead silence fell on the pool。
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;And I�察─�said Miaow�察�lifting up her voice�察 �I am the horror and haunter
of the night season。 When I pass like the night wind over the roofs of the
houses men shudder in their beds and tremble。 When they hear my voice
as I creep stealthily along their balconies they cry to their gods for succor。
They arise�察 �and from their windows they offer me their priceless
household treasuresthe sacred vessels dedicated to their great god Shiv
which they call 'Shivin Mugs'the Kloes Brosh�察�the Boo´jak�察�urging me to
fly them� �And yet�察─ �said Miaow mournfully�察 �it is but my love´song� �
Think ye what they would do if I were on the war´path。;
Another dead silence fell on the pool。 Then arose that strange�察�
mysterious�察 �indefinable Thing�察 �known as ;The Scent。; The animals
sniffed。
;It heralds the approach of the Stalkiesthe most famous of British
Skool Boaz�察─ �said the Moo Kow。 ;They have just placed a decaying
guinea´pig�察�two white mice in an advanced state of decomposition�察�and a
single slice of Limburger cheese in the bed of their tutor。 They had
previously skillfully diverted the drains so that they emptied into the
drawing´room of the head´master。 They have just burned down his house
in an access of noble zeal�察�and are fighting among themselves for the spoil。
Hark� �do ye hear them�拭─�
A wild medley of shrieks and howls had arisen�察�and an irregular mob
of strange creatures swept out of the distance toward the pool。 Some were
like pygmies�察�some had bloody noses。 Their talk consisted of feverish�察�
breathless ejaculations��a gibberish in which the words ;rot�察─ �oach�察─�and
;giddy; were preeminent。 Some were exciting themselves by chewing a
kind of ;bhang; made from the plant called pappahmint�察�others had their
faces streaked with djam。
;But who is this they are ducking in the pool�拭─�asked Pi Bol。
;It is one who has foolishly and wantonly conceived that his parents
have sent him here to study�察─�said the Moo Kow�察 �but that is against the
rules of the Stalkies�察�who accept study only as a punishment。;
;Then these be surely the 'Bander Log'the monkey folkof whom the
good Rhuddyidd has told us�察─ �said a Gee Gee;the ones who have no
purposeand forget everything。;
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;Fool� ─�said the Moo Kow。 ;Know ye not that the great Rhuddyidd
has said that the Stalkies become Major´Generals�察�V。 C。's�察�and C。 B's of the
English�拭 �Truly�察 �they are great。 Look now�察 �ye shall see one of the
greatest traits of the English Stalky。;
One of the pygmy Stalkies was offering a bun to a larger one�察 �who
hesitated�察�but took it coldly。
;Behold� �it is one of the greatest traits of this mighty race not to show
any emotion。 He WOULD take the bunhe HAS taken it� �He is
pleasedbut he may not show it。 Observe him eat。;
The taller Stalky�察 �after eating the bun�察 �quietly kicked the giver�察�
knocked off his hat�察�and turned away with a calm�察�immovable face。
;Good� ─ �said the Moo Kow。 ;Ye would not dream that he was
absolutely choking with grateful emotion�拭─�
;We would not�察─�said the animals。
;But why are they all running back the way they came�拭─�asked Pi Bol。
;They are going back to punishment。 Great is its power。 Have ye
not heard the gospel of Rhuddyidd the mighty�拭 �'Force is everything� �
Gentleness won't wash�察�courtesy is deceitful。 Politeness is foreign。 Be ye
beaten that ye may beat。 Pass the kick on。';
But here he was interrupted by the appearance of three soldiers who
were approaching the watering´place。
;Ye are now�察─�said the Moo Kow�察 �with the main guard。 The first is
Bleareyed�察 �who carries a raven in a cage�察 �which he has stolen from the
wife of a deputy commissioner。 He will paint the bird snow white and
sell it as a dove to the same lady。 The second is Otherwise�察 �who is
dragging a small garden engine�察 �of which he has despoiled a native
gardener�察�whom he has felled with a single blow。 The third is Mulledwiney�察�
swinging a cut´glass decanter of sherry which he has just snatched from
the table of his colonel。 Mulledwiney and Otherwise will play the engine
upon Bleareyed�察�who is suffering from heat apoplexy and djim´djams。;
The three soldiers seated themselves in the pool。
;They are going to tell awful war stories now�察─ �said the Moo Kow�察�
;stories that are large and strong� �Some people are shocked others like
'em。;
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Then he that was called Mulledwiney told a story。 In the middle of it
Miaow got up from the limb of the tree�察�coughed slightly�察�and put her paw
delicately over her mouth。 ;You must excuse me�察─�she said faintly。 ;I
am taken this way sometimesand I have left my salts at home。 Thanks� �
I can get down myself� ─ �The next moment she had disappeared�察�but was
heard coughing in the distance。
Mulledwiney winked at his companions and continued his story�此�
;Wid that we wor in the thick av the foight。 Whin I say 'thick' I mane
it�察�sorr� �We wor that jammed together�察�divil a bit cud we shoot or cut� �
At fur´rest�察�I had lashed two mushkits together wid the baynits out so�察�like
a hay fork�察 �and getting the haymaker's lift on thim�察 �I just lifted two
Paythians outone an aych baynit and passed 'em�察 �aisy´like�察 �over me
head to the rear rank for them to finish。 But what wid the blud gettin'
into me ois�察�I was blinded�察�and the pressure kept incraysin' until me arrums
was thrussed like a fowl to me sides�察�and sorra a bit cud I move but me
jaws� ─�
;And bloomin' well you knew how to use them�察─�said Otherwise。
;Thrue for youthough ye don't mane it� ─�said Mulledwiney�察�playfully
tapping Otherwise on the head with a decanter till the cut glass slowly
shivered。 ;So�察�begorra� �there wor nothing left for me to do but to ATE
thim� �Wirra� �but it was the crooel worruk。;
;Excuse me�察�my lord�察─�interrupted the gasping voice of Pi Bol as he
began to back from the pool�察 �I am but a horse�察�I know�察�and being built in
that waynaturally have the stomach of oneyet�察�really�察�my lord�察�thiser;´
´ And his voice was gone。
The next moment he had disappeared。 Mulledwiney looked around
with affected concern。
;Save us� �But we've cleaned out the Jungle� �Sure�察 �there's not a
baste left but ourselves� ─�
It was true。 The watering´place was empty。 Moo Kow�察�Miaow�察�and
the Gee Gees had disappeared。 Presently there was a booming crash and
a long�察�deep rumbling among the distant hills。 Then they knew they were
near the old Moulmein Pagoda�察�and the dawn had come up like thunder
out of China 'cross the bay。 It always came up that way there。 The
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strain was too great�察�and day was actually breaking。
;ZUT´SKI;
THE PROBLEM OF A WICKED FEME SOLE
BY MRE CRLLI
I
The great pyramid towered up from the desert with its apex toward
the moon which hung in the sky。 For centuries it had stood thus�察�
disdaining the aid of gods or man�察�being�察�as the Sphinx herself observed�察�
able to stand up for itself。 And this was no small praise from that
sublime yet mysterious female who had seen the ages come and go�察�
empires rise and fall�察 �novelist succeed novelist�察 �and who�察 �for eons and
cycles the cynosure and centre of admiration and men's idolatrous worship�察�
had yetwonderful for a woman through it all kept her head�察�which now
alone remained to survey calmly the present。 Indeed�察�at that moment that
magnificent and peaceful face seemed to have lostwith a few
unimportant features its usual expression of speculative wisdom a