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to one thousand one classic short Stories and Tales.

This is your host, John Hagadorn.

And today, a story from Richard Kipling

called At the Pitt's mouth.

In this story, he refers to a Tertium quid which refers to an unidentified third element that is in combination with two known ones in human relationships. It's person number three

And now our story at the Pittsmouth by Richard Kipling. Men say it was a

stolen tide, the Lord that sent it he knows all. But in mine ear will I abide the message that the bells

let fall and awesome bells they were to me that in the dark rang Enderby. John Injolo. Once upon a time there was a man and his wife and a

tersium quid. All three were unwise, but the wife was the unwise

the man should have looked after his wife who should have avoided the turgim quid

who again should have married a wife of his own after clean and open flirtations to which nobody can possibly object round Jacko or Observatory Hill.

When you see a young man with his pony and a white lather and his hat on the back of his head,

flying downhill at 15 miles an hour to meet a girl who will be

properly surprised to meet him.

You naturally approve of that young man

and wish him staff appointments

and take an interest in his welfare and as the proper

time comes give them sugar tongs or side saddles according to your means and generosity.

The tersham quid flew downhill on horseback, but it was to meet the man's wife, and when he flew

uphill it was for the same end.

The man was in the plains, earning money for his wife to spend on dresses and 400 rupee bracelets,

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