“At first you saw only a mass of coarse, matted black hair; presently it was seen that this covered a body of fearful thinness, almost a skeleton, but with the muscles standing out like wires. The hands were of a… — M.R. James Copy Share Image
“But it was in the life-saving competition that Stanley Judkins's conduct was most blameable and had the most far-reaching effects. The practice, as you know, was to throw a selected lower boy, of suitable dimensions, fully dressed, with his hands and feet tied together, into the deepest part of Cuckoo Weir, and to time the Scout whose turn it was… — M.R. James Copy Share
“Those that spend the greater part of their time in reading or writing books are, of course, apt to take rather particular notice of accumulations of books when they come across them. They will not pass a stall, a shop, or even a bedroom-shelf without reading some title, and if they find themselves in an unfamiliar library, no host need… — M.R. James Copy Share
“Those who spend the greater part of their time in reading or writing books are, of course, apt to take rather particular notice of… — M.R. James Copy Share Image
“The door was opening again. The seer does not like to dwell upon what he saw entering the room: he says it might be… — M.R. James Copy Share Image
“At first you saw only a mass of coarse, matted black hair; presently it was seen that this covered a body of fearful thinness,… — M.R. James Copy Share Image
