Posted by Robert Hill on November 06, 2003 at 22:51:57 from 195.92.168.167 user eclrh.
In Reply to: Re: Ultimate Shortened Stories posted by Adam Quinan on November 06, 2003 at 22:24:04:
Call me Ishmael. Some years ago - never mind how long precisely - having little or no money in my purse, and no love of seasickness, I became a gold prospector.
The Mole was spring-cleaning his little home. "How I love spring-cleaning!" he cried.
Squire Trelawney, Dr Livesey and these gentlemen having asked me to write down the whole particulars about Treasure Island, from the beginning to the end, I determined that, living comfortably as I was on the proceeds of our enterprise, I had no need for the travails of a scribbler, and told them to sod off.