Story: On a Baltimore street car, Doyle, a Sherlock Holmes reader, deduces that a fellow passenger will leave a kettle his wife has been nagging him about buying, on the car when he gets off. "Another Deduction" (1897) Included in: Sherlock Holmes Victorian Parodies and Pastiches: 1888-...
What the reader who demands or constantly asks for more, faster, forgets is there is a human being behind the books. A human being who needs to eat, sleep, who wants and needs to spend time with family. Who needs and is entitled to the occasional break and is not obliged to chain he...
One of the very best parts of coming home was delivering to Colt–my voracious reader–a signed copy of the new Dogman book. Happily, Dav Pilkey and I have the same agent, and she made the arrangements. As you can see, the kid was beyond thrilled. I swear every inch of him lit up...
so much more comfortable having the eyes of the ATC on you and helping you along, hats off to the guys and girls of ATC they did a great job for me, I am busy on my instrument rating now, so much to learn, what a great pleasure this flying thing is. ...
I cannot but hope the candid reader will give some allowance for it.我只有希望公正的读者多少包涵一些。 He is quite candid with his friends.他对朋友相当坦诚。 34 frisky adj.活泼的,欢闹的;n.活泼,闹着玩;adv.活泼地,闹着玩地 参考例句: I felt frisky,as if I might break into a dance....