From A Handful of Dust, by Evelyn WaughREAD TO ME
"'Yes, you shall read to me,' Mr. Todd repeated, nodding over the calabash."
From Chapter 6, Du côté de chez Todd
"I hold any writer sufficiently justified who is himself in love with his theme." -- Henry James
From A Handful of Dust, by Evelyn Waugh
For my money, Waugh's most chilling tale.
ReplyDeleteOne of the most chilling I've ever read, even the second time through.
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