E. F. Benson

Smeei V o,' said Jackson with a shy little smile. 'I'm sorry. I, ^ ^ won't play hide and seek.'It was Christmas Eve, and there were fourteen of us in the house. We had had a good dinner, and we were all in the mood for fun and games all, that is, except Jackson. When somebody suggested hide and...

^ 1 5> THE COMPLEAT SNOBS There is no more joyous couple in all Mayfair than Sir Louis Marigold, Bart, mp, and Lady Mary Marigold, and whether they are at Marigold Park, Bucks, or at Hom-burg, or in their spacious residence in Berkeley Square, their lives form one unbroken round of pomp and...

VorwortDa habt ihr mich ertappt, geschätzte Leser - bei meinem neuesten Hobby, dem Kochen. Wie ihr bald merken sollt, habe ich nicht etwa die übliche Mixtur aus Molchaugen und Fledermausflügeln, abgezogen mit Echsenei, angesetzt. In meinem Kessel brodelt ein berauschendes Gebräu aus...

Smee i To,' said Jackson with a shy Uttle smile. 'I'm sorry. 1 X ^ won't play hide and seek.', It was Christmas Eve, and there were fourteen of us in the house. We had had a good dinner, and we were all in the mood for fun and games — all, that is, except Jackson. When somebody suggested...