We’re employed by the Jesuits at the Smithsonian to find and return zoological specimens. Animals long extinct, mythological creatures the Jesuits created from papier-mâché and whole cloth.
No expense is spared. You are bedecked in the cutest outfits, we bring with us the finest cigars, we go to far away places by train and carriage. It was supposed to be a business arrangement. I fall earnestly in love with you.
We find mermen on the rocks, pterodactyls on the coast, rare flightless birds in Paris.
You always have the sweetest way with me. Our banter is like a titmouse and pussy cat on catnip.
After successfully securing the scarlet diamond, we’re making our way home in first class carriage. A gentleman joins us in the smoking car. He is witty, charming, and handsome. He tells a fantastic tale about hunting live dinosaurs with a special rifle, using apple pie as bait.
We listen with rapt attention. I turn in for a nap. When I awake, you are missing, the man is gone. I find a letter, you’ve eloped and are now Mr. and Mrs. charming-story-teller, and I’m headed back to the Smithsonian castle with dyno tale and broken heart.
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Complete Weird Tales of Robert W Chambers by Robert W Chambers
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Chapter 210: I
Chapter 210: I
Chapter 211: II
Chapter 211: II
Chapter 212: III
Chapter 213: IV
Chapter 215: VI
Chapter 215: VI
Chapter 215: VI
Chapter 216: VII
Chapter 216: VII
Chapter 216: VII
Notes: Nice.
Chapter 216: VII
Chapter 216: VII
Chapter 216: VII
Chapter 217: VIII
Notes: Hehe
Chapter 217: VIII
Notes: See you in the wilderness.
Chapter 217: VIII
Chapter 217: VIII
Chapter 217: VIII
Chapter 217: VIII
Chapter 217: VIII
Chapter 217: VIII
Chapter 217: VIII
Chapter 217: VIII
Chapter 217: VIII
Chapter 217: VIII
Chapter 218: IX
Chapter 218: IX
Chapter 218: IX
Chapter 218: IX
Notes: Invite.
Chapter 219: X
Chapter 220: XI
Chapter 220: XI
Chapter 221: XII
Chapter 223: XIV
Chapter 224: XV
Chapter 224: XV
Chapter 225: XVI
Chapter 226: XVII
Chapter 226: XVII
Chapter 226: XVII
Chapter 226: XVII
Chapter 226: XVIIhttps://pepper.works/charms/report-from-mariposa-beach-intergalactic-finance-minister/
Chapter 228: XIX https://duckduckgo.com/?q=Siegfried+dragon&ia=web
Chapter 228: XIX
Chapter 228: XIX
Chapter 228: XIX
Notes: Jesuit dinosaur hoax. Smithsonian.
Chapter 228: XIX
Chapter 228: XIX
Notes: on display. Smithsonian.
Chapter 228: XIX
Chapter 229: XX
Chapter 229: XX
Chapter 230: XXI
Chapter 230: XXI
Notes: You and me and the sea. I wrote this scene for you: https://pepper.works/charms/report-from-mariposa-beach-intergalactic-finance-minister/
Chapter 230: XXI
Chapter 231: XXIIhttps://duckduckgo.com/?q=Venus+of+Milo&iax=images&ia=images
Chapter 232: XXIII
Chapter 233: XXIV
Chapter 233: XXIV
Chapter 233: XXIV
Chapter 233: XXIV
Chapter 233: XXIV
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