W. Somerset Maugham
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first heard Sep 2026
last heard 8 Sep
W. Somerset Maugham’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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And all the affection that is then lavished upon me will be pure and disinterested.
So he straight off into the woods and came out at old Abner Davis's ranch.
The two things Abner valued most were a windmill and a scratching post for hogs.
They were equally beautiful, and the fame of their comeliness was
had gone widely abroad.
To them Huab naturally paid his attention.
The windmill, who was called Lucille Ashtonbury, Clifford.
received him with expressions of the liveliest disgust.
His protestations of affection were met by creakings of contempt.
And as he turned sadly away he was rewarded by a sound spank from one of her fans.
Like a gentleman beef, he did not deign to avenge the insult by overturning Lucille Ashtonbury.
And it was well for him that he did not.
for old Avon stood by with a pitchfork and a trinity of dogs.
Disgusted with the selfish heartlessness of society, Hoab shambled off and was passing the scratching post without noticing her.
Her name was Arabella Cliptonbury Howard.
Suddenly she kicked away a multitude of pigs who were at her feet, and called to the rolling beef of uncanny exterior.
Come here.
Hoab paused, looked at her with his ox eyes, and gravely marching up, commenced a vigorous scratching against her.
Arabella, said he, do you think you could love a shaggy hided beef with black hair?
Could you love him for himself alone?
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