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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

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