h-a-b-a-k-k-u-k

Updated: June 24, 2025

"Oh yes, I own one, I believe." "And never read it! Bah, what good does it do you to have books if you don't read 'em? Now I'm going to find out about this 'H-a-b-a-k-k-u-k, and then I shall know more than you do." Mr. Ryan laughed a little, but withal seemed somewhat embarrassed. Tode left him and sped back to his dusting. "Queer chap that," muttered Mr. Ryan. "I don't know what to make of him."

Pansy - Three People

He picked up three leaves which had evidently been torn from an old book; reading matter was rather scarce with him, and he stopped the dusting to discover what new treasure might be awaiting him here. He spelled out, slowly and carefully, the name at the top: "H-a-b-a-k-k-u-k." "Queerest name for a book ever I heard of," he muttered. "Words must have been scarce, I reckon.

Pansy - Three People

"What is there so interesting about it?" "What's it got such a queer name for? What does H-a-b-a-k-k-u-k spell, and what does it mean?" "That's a man's name, I believe." "Who was he, and what about him?" "More than I know, my boy. Never heard of him before that I know of. What do you care?" It was Tode's turn to bestow a searching glance. "Got a Bible of your own?" he asked at last.

Pansy - Three People