sunperch

Updated: May 20, 2025

Dawe snapped at the cigar as a kingfisher darts at a sunperch, or a girl pecks at a chocolate cream. "I have just " began the editor. "Oh, I know; don't finish," said Dawe. "Give me a match. You have just ten minutes to spare. How did you manage to get past my office-boy and invade my sanctum? There he goes now, throwing his club at a dog that couldn't read the 'Keep off the Grass' signs."

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