Tales of the Five Towns

king chimneys, whence are derived your cups and saucers and plates, some of your coal, and a portion of your iron

ut of human existence, and the meaning of life is expressed in balances, deposits, percentages, and overdrafts-especially overdrafts. In a

eyond the human ken. And, moreover, the adventure affected the whole of his domestic life. The wonder and the pathos of the story lie in the fact that Nature, prodigal though she is known to be, s