DUKES AND COOKS
The waiting room of the employment agency was full of dukes who wanted cooks and cooks who wanted dukes.
THE QUAKE
The two warring parties within the family met suddenly and I may say at once that there ensued something in the nature of a family earthquake.
NIAGARA
He was silent for a long time and when he could bear no longer, he plunged into a perfect Niagara of speech.
THE CHOICE
His sternness conveyed the impression that anybody who had the choice between stealing anything from him and stirring up the hornet’s nest with a short walking stick would do well to choose the hornets.
NIGHTLY DANGER
It was a still night with deafening silence. So when she made the loud noise, she was expecting doors to open all over the castle belching forth men with pistols.
THE BIRDS
She was on a park bench reflecting on recent events. For a moment her attention was drawn to a couple of birds who were having an argument in a nearby tree.
