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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bit himself with a small snake of the garden variety, and either as a possible antidote or with a determination to enjoy the brief remnant of a wasted life, applied a brimming jug of whiskey to his lips, and kept it there until, like a repleted leech, it fell off.
The man fell off likewise,
The next day while the body lay in state upon a pine slab, and the bereaved partner of the deceased was unbending in a game of seven up with a friendly China man.
The game was interrupted by a familiar voice, which seemed to proceed from the jaws of the corpse.
I say, Jim.
Bereaved partner played the king of spades, claimed high, and then, looking over his shoulder at the melancholy remains, replied, Well, what is it, Dave?
I'm busy.
I say, Jim, repeated the corpse in the same measured tone.
With a look of intense annoyance and muttering something about people that could never stop dead more a minute.
The bereaved partner rose and stood over the body with the cards in his hand.
Jim, continued the mighty dead.
How far is this thing gone?
I've paid the Chinaman two and a half to dig the grave.
responded the bereaved.
Did he strike anything?
The Chinaman looked up.
Me strikey pay dirt.
Meanoberry did.
Melikin in em grave Me keep em claim
The corpse sat up erect.
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