jeffteague1 (31)in #shade • 5 years agoShade on the porchShe left them crowded into the narrow strip of shade on the porch of the long, low house; the white sunlight was…jeffteague1 (31)in #parish • 5 years agoNeighboring parishHer face was red and disfigured from tears and excitement. She had been summoned to a neighboring parish by the…jeffteague1 (31)in #akimbo • 5 years agoArms AkimboOne morning Mamzelle Aurlie stood upon her gallery, contemplating, with arms akimbo, a small band of very small…jeffteague1 (31)in #neverbeeninlove • 5 years agoNever been in loveMy sister possessed a good strong figure, ruddy cheeks, hair that was changing from brown to gray, and a determined…jeffteague1 (31)in #fault • 5 years agoWhere was his faultTheir greetings were conventional, but she looked at him, breathless, wondering, eager. He was courteous, adamant…jeffteague1 (31)in #cactus • 5 years agoStrange cactus"I will send you my answer tomorrow," she said; and he, the indulgent, confident victor, smilingly granted the delay.…jeffteague1 (31)in #admirer • 5 years agoIncontinent AdmirerCarruthers, who was one of his incontinent admirers, was the very man to have magnified this exhibition of doubtful…jeffteague1 (31)in #scene • 5 years agoThe sceneThe scene was the night when he had asked her to come up on his pedestal with him and share his greatness. He could…jeffteague1 (31)in #egoism • 5 years agoEgoismShe had always insisted upon placing him upon a pedestal, and he had accepted her homage with royal grandeur. It had…jeffteague1 (31)in #forgotten • 5 years agoTo be ForgottenHe had told himself that her paleness was from thoughts of another than the man to whom she was about to give herself.…jeffteague1 (31)in #self • 5 years agoInnermost SelfFrom this last hopeless point of view he still strove, as if it had become a habit of his mind, to reach some…jeffteague1 (31)in #brother • 5 years agoBrother of BrideTrysdale's friend, the brother of the bride, stood at a sideboard complaining at being allowed to drink alone. Both…jeffteague1 (31)in #time • 5 years agoTime is relativeThe most notable thing about Time is that it is so purely relative. A large amount of reminiscence is, by common…jeffteague1 (31)in #bubbling • 5 years agoLong and bubbling friend'My long and bubbling friend,' said the Djinn, 'what's this I hear of your doing no work, with the world so…jeffteague1 (31)in #djinn • 5 years agoDjinn of all deserts'Djinn of All Deserts,' said the Horse, 'is it right for any one to be idle, with the world so new-and-all?'…jeffteague1 (31)in #ox • 5 years agoThe OxPresently the Ox came to him, with the yoke on his neck and said, 'Camel, O Camel, come and plough like the rest of…jeffteague1 (31)in #desert • 5 years agoHowling DesertIn the beginning of years, when the world was so new and all, and the Animals were just beginning to work for Man…jeffteague1 (31)in #mcgregor • 5 years agoMr. McGregorMR. McGREGOR came up with a sieve, which he intended to pop upon the top of Peter; but Peter wriggled out just in…jeffteague1 (31)in #lettuce • 5 years agoLettuces and French BeansFirst he ate some lettuces and some French beans; and then he ate some radishes; AND then, feeling rather sick, he…jeffteague1 (31)in #rabbits • 5 years agoFour little rabbitsOnce upon a time there were four little Rabbits, and their names were— Flopsy, Mopsy, Cotton-tail, and Peter. They…