W. W. Jacobs "The Monkey's Paw"
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W. W. Jacobs
Outside, night is cold and wet. Inside, the White family sits and waits. Where is their visitor? There is a knock at the door. A man is standing outside in the dark. Their visitor has arrived. The visitor waits. He has been in India for many years. What has he got? He has brought the hand of a small, dead animal - a monkey’s paw. Outside, in the dark, the visitor smiles and waits for the door to open…
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Text Analysis: Unique words: about 400. Total words: about 4,630
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