The Toys of Peace and Other Stories

The Toys of Peace and Other Stories

by

H. H. Munro (Saki)

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The Toys of Peace and Other Stories

The Toys Of Peace.............................................................................................................. 4

Louise.................................................................................................................................. 9

Tea..................................................................................................................................... 13

The Disappearance Of Crispina Umberleigh.................................................................... 16

The Wolves Of Cernogratz ............................................................................................... 20

Louis ................................................................................................................................. 24

The Guests ........................................................................................................................ 28

The Penance ...................................................................................................................... 31

The Phantom Luncheon .................................................................................................... 36

A Bread And Butter Miss ................................................................................................. 40

Bertie's Christmas Eve ...................................................................................................... 45

Forewarned ....................................................................................................................... 50

The Interlopers .................................................................................................................. 55

Quail Seed......................................................................................................................... 60

Canossa ............................................................................................................................. 65

The Threat......................................................................................................................... 69

Excepting Mrs. Pentherby................................................................................................. 73

Mark.................................................................................................................................. 77

The Hedgehog................................................................................................................... 81

The Mappined Life ........................................................................................................... 86

Fate.................................................................................................................................... 89

The Bull ............................................................................................................................ 93

Morlvera............................................................................................................................ 96

Shock Tatics.................................................................................................................... 100

The Seven Cream Jugs.................................................................................................... 105

The Occasional Garden................................................................................................... 110

The Sheep........................................................................................................................ 113

The Oversight.................................................................................................................. 117

Hyacinth.......................................................................................................................... 121

The Image Of The Lost Soul .......................................................................................... 126

The Purple Of The Balkan Kings.................................................................................... 128

The Cupboard Of The Yesterdays .................................................................................. 130

For The Duration Of The War ........................................................................................ 133

The Toys Of Peace

"Harvey," said Eleanor Bope, handing her brother a cutting from a London morning paper of the 19th of March, "just read this about children's toys, please; it exactly carries out some of our ideas about influence and upbringing."