Midnight Poison

prepared expedition to conquer the elusive Arctic route, and were never heard from again. Poignant clues suggest the expedition became icebound, short on food, and that the stronger members resorted to murder and cannibalism. Or did their own provisions poison them? Now, 150 years later, a team of historians and forensic scientists journey to a bleak wilderness on a quest for the truth behind the Franklin mystery. SPEC NOTE = Ice Survivors: Following Sir Franklin, over a half-century would pass before an

She tried most sincerely to find its vulnerable spot, meaning no doubt to put Mr. Homer on his guard for the future; and she was unfeignedly surprised to discover that her best efforts were of no avail. She concluded he must have taken a counter-poison, and she was not slow in guessing its source. She had observed the peculiar fire which lighted up his eyes in the presence of Ellen Kingsbury, and she bethought her of a plan which would ensure her some amusement at the expense of these impertinent

mentait donc, il en était donc à l'eau-de-vie, maintenant! Elle rentra désespérée; toute son épouvante de l'eau-de- vie la reprenait. Le vin, elle le pardonnait, parce que le vin nourrit l'ouvrier; les alcools, au contraire, étaient des saletés, des poisons qui ôtaient à l'ouvrier le goût du pain. Ah! le gouvernement aurait bien dû empêcher la fabrication de ces cochonneries! En arrivant rue de la Goutte-d'Or, elle trouva toute la maison bouleversée. Ses ouvrières avaient quitté l'établi, et étaient

for a fancy and in twenty-four hours would gladly take it all back. Sit down here and let us talk a little." They sat in that dingy room lit only by one candle, which they forgot to snuff, and discussed the expediency of their marriage until after midnight, speaking very low, lest they should disturb the children, who were asleep with weir heads on the same pillow. And Gervaise pointed them out to Coupeau. That was an odd sort of dowry to carry a man, surely! How could she venture to go to him with

particulièrement bien garni. Un de ses amis, Cupidon, lui conseille de remettre l'argent au commissariat le plus proche… Commentaire En 1942, le roman a été porté à l’écran par Georges Lacombe, avec Raimu. En 1950, il a été adapté, sous le titre “Midnight episode”, par Gordon Parry, avec Stanley Holloway, Leslie Dwyer, Reginald Tate, Meredith Edwards, Natasha Parry. _________________________________________________________________________________ “La Marie du port” (1938) Roman Jules Le Flem,

and he said: She's gone isn't she? And he said: Yes, she is. Always so deliberate, hardly surprised by the most outlandish advents. A creation perfectly evolved to meet its own end. They sat at the window and ate in their robes by candlelight a midnight supper and watched distant cities burn. A few nights later she gave birth in their bed by the light of a drycell lamp. Gloves meant for dishwashing. The improbable appearance of the small crown of the head. Streaked with blood and lank black hair

able): a dull little ad that doesn’t so Figure 1.4 My first ad. (I know . . . I know.) 14 “Hey, Whipple, Squeeze This” much revolve around an overused play on the word interest, as it limps. Rumor has it they’re still using my first ad at poison control centers to induce vomiting. (“Come on now, Jimmy. We know you ate your sister’s antidepressant pills and that’s why you have to look at this bank ad.”) The point is, if you’re like me, you might have a slow beginning. Even my friend Bob Barrie’s

DERNIER DES HOMMES Peut-être qu'à tuer on gagne en sainteté. C'est peut-être un moyen de découvrir le mystère de Dieu. JAMES CRUMLEY, in Un pour marquer la cadence Id you hear about the midnight rambler Everybody got to go Yeah, I'm talkin'bout the midnight gambler The one you've never seen before. JAGGER/RICHARDS MIDNIGHT RAMBLER 1 Andréas Schaltzmann s'est mis à tuer parce que son estomac pourrissait. Le phénomène n'était pas isolé, tant s'en faut : cela faisait déjà longtemps que les ondes cosmiques

inside my ear | And pranced and partied all night long | And sang their same old Whatif song: | Whatif I’m dumb in school? | Whatif they’ve closed the swimming pool? | Whatif I get beat up? | UNIT 3 • 59 UNIT 3 MAKE A WISH Whatif there’s poison in my cup? | Whatif I start to cry? | Whatif I get sick and die? | Whatif I flunk that test? | Whatif green hair grows on my chest? | Whatif nobody likes me? | Whatif a bolt of lightning strikes me? | Whatif I don’t grow tall? | Whatif my head starts

underdog.” 1948 In the spring of this year, the Rothschilds’ bribe President Harry S. Truman (33rd President of the United States 1945 - 1953) to recognise Israel as a sovereign state with $2,000,000 which they give to him on his campaign train. At midnight on May 14th, the State of Israel is officially, “proclaimed,” in Tel Aviv. Eleven minutes later President Truman declares the United States as the first foreign nation to recognise it. Truman later confides to friends that he wanted to recognize