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A short story by Laura E. Richards |
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Title: The Neighbour Author: Laura E. Richards [More Titles by Richards] "What can you tell me of your neighbour?" asked the Angel-who-looks-into-things. "Oh, an excellent person!" said the Busy Man. "Full of wisdom and virtue; merry, too, withal; in short, a delightful companion." "You have been much together, then?" said the Angel-who-looks-into-things. "Well, scarcely that," replied the Busy Man; "in fact, I have been so excessively busy that I have seen nothing of him for a long time. But now I have every intention of doing so; indeed, I think I will ask him to dine with me to-night." "You can hardly do that!" said the Angel. "Why not?" "Because he died this morning." [The end] GO TO TOP OF SCREEN |