W. Somerset Maugham
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It came from the chimney of that house.
End of chapter seventeen
Chapter eighteen of the Fiend's Delight by Ambrose Beerce.
This Librevox recording is in the public domain.
Recording by April six zero nine zero
Johnny
Johnny is a little four year old, of bright, pleasant manners, and remarkable for intelligence.
The other evening his mother took him upon her lap.
and after stroking his curly head awhile, asked him if he knew who made him.
I grieved to state that instead of answering dog,
As might have been expected, the
Johnny commenced cramming his face full of gingerbread.
and finally took a fit of coughing that threatened the dissolution of his frame.
Having unloaded his throat and whacked him on the back,
His mother propounded the following supplementary conundrum.
Johnny, are you not aware that at your age every little boy is expected to say something brilliant in reply to my former question?
How can you so dishonor your parents as to neglect this golden opportunity?
Think again.
The little urchin cast his eyes upon the floor and meditated a long time.
Suddenly he raised his face and began to move his lips.
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