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The Truth About Pyecraft
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The story is about a man who is overweight and extremely self-conscious about his appearance. He goes to great lengths to try to lose weight, but nothing seems to work. He eventually comes across a book that claims to have the answer to his problems. The book tells him that he needs to eat lots of food and become as fat as possible. He decides to try it out, and sure enough, he starts losing weight.
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H. G. Wells
H. G. Wells (1866-1946) is best remembered for his science fiction novels, which are considered classics of the genre, including The Time Machine (1895), The Island of Doctor Moreau (1896), The Invisible Man (1897), and The War of the Worlds (1898). He was born in Bromley, Kent, and worked as a teacher, before studying biology under Thomas Huxley in London.
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The Truth About Pyecraft - H. G. Wells
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H. G. Wells
The Truth About Pyecraft
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THE TRUTH ABOUT PYECRAFT
THE TRUTH ABOUT PYECRAFT
He sits not a dozen yards away. If I glance over my shoulder I can see him. And if I catch his eye—and usually I catch his eye—it meets me with an expression——
It is mainly an imploring look—and yet with suspicion in it.
Confound his suspicion! If I wanted to tell on him I should have told long ago. I don’t tell and I don’t tell, and he ought to feel at his ease. As if anything so gross and fat as he could feel at ease! Who would believe me if I did tell?
Poor old Pyecraft! Great, uneasy jelly of substance! The fattest clubman in London.
He sits at one of the little club tables in the huge bay
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