Short Stories and Essays (from Literature and Life)






SAWDUST IN THE ARENA

It was in the old Roman arena of beautiful Verona that the circus events I wish to speak of took place; in fact, I had the honor and profit of seeing two circuses there. Or, strictly speaking, it was one entire circus that I its last legs, the triumphal fall of a circus superb in adversity.




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