A Picnic in the Woods

Smarm If I have never succeeded in getting to the bottom of their dispute, I have no doubt of it; there has always been something equivocal in the Mistress’s attitude to the Prince. He is a disreputable fellow, she will say when her temper is roused. She will slap her thigh and curse. But if …

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Jeu du Mal

On Jeu du Mall Who is not familiar with the common garden game played with mallet, ball and hoop? The Garden game is not exactly croquet, but its roots must surely be from the same tree. If I fear I must accept some responsibility for certain irregularities and anomalies in its evolution, the Garden game …

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Siege at Flor Cottage

On Being Green Gnomes, of course, are green-skinned, which is in itself a thing rarum. Of the green-skinned gnomes there are many shades: dark and light, dappled and piebald, rich and bright to match the many shades of green in the Garden. If we can say they are green-skinned, gnomes are also green in their …

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