It was a chilly November afternoon. I had just consummated an unusually hearty dinner, of which the dyspeptic truffe formed not the least important item, and was sitting alone in ... Read more

An old man with steel rimmed spectacles and very dusty clothes sat by the side of the road. There was a pontoon bridge across the river and carts, trucks, and ... Read more

There were only two Americans stopping at the hotel. They did not know any of the people they passed on the stairs on their way to and from their room. ... Read more