W. Somerset Maugham
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1,790 appearances
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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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The attitude of utter dejection, the look of matchless misery upon that angel's face sank into my heart like water into a sponge.
I was about to offer some words of condolence when another man, similarly affected, got in before me.
and laying a rather unsteady hand upon the celestial soldier, tipped back a very senile hat, and pointing to the name on the stone, remarked with a most exact care and scrupulous accent
Friend of yours, perhaps been dead long?
There was no reply, he continued.
Very worthy man, that Jake, knew him up in Tuolamy.
Good feller, Jake.
No response, the gentleman settled his hat still farther back, and continued with a trifle less exactness of speech.
I say, young woman, Jake was my part in the mines.
Goofeller I deserved.
The last sentence was shot straight into the celestial ear at short range.
It produced no effect.
The gentleman's patience and rhetorical vigilance were
were now completely exhausted.
He walked round and planting himself defiantly in front of the vicarious mourner, he stuck his hands doggedly into his pockets and delivered the following rebuke.
Like the desultory explosions of a bunch of damaged firecrackers.
It won't do, old girl.
If Jake knowed how's you treatin' his old part, he'd just git up and snatch you bald headed, he would.
You ain't no friend on his den.
And ye ain't fur no good.
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