One character in this story watches starlings flying across the lawn shortly after saying of the title character, "His enemies called for peace, but he brought them death." That character believes a ritual involving nutmeg is responsible for the toothache suffered by another character, who also forbids him from eating toast, because the making of it gives trouble. The prot
One character in this story watches starlings flying across the lawn shortly after saying of the title character, "His enemies called for peace, but he brought them death." That character believes a ritual involving nutmeg is responsible for the toothache suffered by another character, who also forbids him from eating toast, because the making of it gives trouble. The protagonist keeps a Houdan hen, which he decides is an Anabaptist, in addition to the title creature. For 10 points, name this Saki short story in which Mrs. de Ropp is killed by a polecat-ferret which is worshipped as a god by Conradin.
One character in this story watches starlings flying across the lawn shortly after saying of the title character, "His enemies called for peace, but he brought them death.
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