The holiday round
Produced by Charles Aldarondo
1912
We will now bathe, said a voice at the back of my neck.
I gave a grunt and went on with my dream. It was a jolly dream, and nobody got up early in it.
We will now bathe, repeated Archie.
Go away, I said distinctly.
Archie sat down on my knees and put his damp towel on my face.
When my wife and I took this commodious residence for six weeks, he said, and engaged the sea at great expense to come up to its doors twice a day, it was on the distinct understanding that our guests should plunge into it punctually at seven o'clock every morning.
Don't be silly, it's about three now. And I wish you'd get off my knees.
It's a quarter-past seven.
Then there you are, we've missed it. Well, we must see what we can do for you to-morrow. Good-night.
Archie pulled all the clothes off me and walked with them to the window.
A. A. Milne
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THE HOLIDAY ROUND
HOLIDAY TIME
THE HOUSE-WARMING
AT PLAY
TWO STORIES
AN ODD LOT
A CHAPTER OF ACCIDENTS
STORIES OF SUCCESSFUL LIVES
A FEW FRIENDS
EPILOGUE
HOLIDAY TIME
II.—BECALMED
III.—A DAY ASHORE
IV.—IN THE WET
V.—MAROONED
VI.—A LITTLE CRICKET FOR AN ENDING
THE HOUSE-WARMING
II.—A GALA PERFORMANCE
III.—UNEXPECTED GUESTS
IV.—A WORD IN SEASON
FIRST SCENE
SECOND SCENE
V.—UNINVITED GUESTS
VI.—A FINAL ARRANGEMENT
AT PLAY
PAT BALL
THE OPENING SEASON
AN INLAND VOYAGE
TWO STORIES
A MATTER-OF-FACT FAIRY TALE
AN ODD LOT
THE ORDEAL BY FIRE
A SUMMER COLD
A LITERARY LIGHT
I
II
III
IV
"A SLIGHT MISUNDERSTANDING"
"MISS PRENDERGAST"
"AT DEAD OF NIGHT"
"THE LOST HEIRESS"
"WILLIAM SMITH, EDITOR"
A CHAPTER OF ACCIDENTS
A CROWN OF SORROWS
NAPOLEON AT WORK
A COLD WORLD
THE DOCTOR
STORIES OF SUCCESSFUL LIVES
THE PAINTER
THE BARRISTER
THE CIVIL SERVANT
THE ACTOR
THE YOUNGER SON
A FEW FRIENDS
II.—THE LITERARY ART
III.—MY SECRETARY
BETTY
FATHER CHRISTMAS
MISS MIDDLETON
II.—OUT OF THE HURLY-BURLY
III.—ANOTHER MILESTONE
EPILOGUE