Chapter 5 The facts of the burglary at the vicarage came to us chiefly through the medium of the vicar and his wife. It occurred in the small hours of Whit Monday, the day devoted in Iping to the Club festivities. Mrs Bunting, it seems, woke up suddenly in the stillness that comes before the […]
Chapter 4 I have told the circumstances of the stranger’s arrival in Iping with a certain fulness of detail, in order that the curious impression he created may be understood by the reader. But excepting two odd incidents, the circumstances of his stay until the extraordinary day of the club festival may be passed over
Chapter 3 So it was that on the twenty-ninth day of February, at the beginning of the thaw, this singular person fell out of infinity into Iping village. Next day his luggage arrived through the slush—and very remarkable luggage it was. There were a couple of trunks indeed, such as a rational man might need,
Chapter 2 At four o’clock, when it was fairly dark and Mrs Hall was screwing up her courage to go in and ask her visitor if he would take some tea, Teddy Henfrey, the clock-jobber, came into the bar.“My sakes! Mrs Hall,” said he, “but this is terrible weather for thin boots!” The snow outside
Chapter 1 The stranger came early in February, one wintry day, through a biting wind and a driving snow, the last snowfall of the year, over the down, walking from Bramblehurst railway station, and carrying a little black portmanteau in his thickly gloved hand. He was wrapped up from head to foot, and the brim
Chapter 12 An Englishman, without employment and without financial reserves, was walking the streets of Philadelphia seeking a position. He entered the office of Mr. Paul Gibbons, a well-known business man of that city, and asked for an interview. Mr. Gibbons looked at the stranger distrustfully. His appearance was emphatically against him. His clothes were
Chapter 11 This page you are reading now, this sheet of paper you are looking at—it is very ordinary, isn’t it? You have seen countless thousands of such pages. It seems dull and insipid now; but if I tell you a strange fact about it, you are almost sure to be interested. Let us see!
Chapter 10 A famous English bishop, during World War I, spoke to some unlettered troops at Camp Upton. They were on their way to the trenches; but a very small percentage of them had any adequate idea why they were being sent. I know: I questioned them. Yet the Lord Bishop talked to these men
You will need: q Paper pad & penq Wooden pencils ormechanical pencilsor coloured pencils Learn the art of handwriting analysis along with your friends. INSTRUCTIONS Create a game for your friends. First ask one friend to write down demands on a paper as if he were a bank robber. Tear that paper and give it
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You will need: 6 large shallow plastictubs Shaving cream Honey or any other syrup Rice Besan/ ground gram flour Sand Soapy water Paper and Pencil Relax your over worked-legs by exploring the sensitivity of your feet to different textures. INSTRUCTIONS So as not to create a mess, conduct this experiment outside. Ask some of your
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Chapter 9 Would you like to know in what parts of your speech you are most likely to reveal inexperience or expertness, inaptitude or finesse? In the opening and the closing. There is an old saying in the theatre, referring, of course, to actors, that goes like this: “By their en trances and their exits
You will need: A large photograph of a scenery (from a magazine or a print-out) Scissors Glue Blank paper Pencil Thick chart paper Try this simple optical illusion at home and sharpen not only your observation skills but also your logical thinking. INSTRUCTIONS Take a print-out or photograph ofa scenery from a magazine. Next, take
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You will need: A few friends (to test your theory on) Blindfold Paper towels (kitchen paper tissues) Dry food-items (such as cookies, crackers, etc.) Drinking water Find out the importance of saliva through this experiment. INSTRUCTIONS Ask your friends to drink a little water and rinse their mouths clean. Blindfold them. Give them each a
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Chapter 8 I once asked Dr. Lynn Harold Hough, formerly president of Northwestern University, what was the most important fact that his long experience as a speaker had taught him. After pondering for a minute, he replied, “To get an arresting opening, something that will seize the attention immediately.” He planned in advance almost the
You will need: Clear plastic sheet (cut into 4 equal squares) Scissors Ruler Permanent marker Sunscreen lotions (with 3 different SPFs—0, 8, 15, 45) Plain tray Photo reactive paper or thermal fax paper Is a sunscreen of a higher SPF (Sun Protection Formula) actually better at protecting the skin than a sunscreen with a lower