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"ENGLISH BY THE NATURE METHOD"
BY ARTHUR M. JENSEN
Selected
Short
Stories
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The Nature Method Institute
AMSTERDAM BRUSSELS COPENHAGEN HELSINGFORS
MILAN MUNICH OSLO STOLKHOLM VIENNA ZURICH
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SELECTED
SHORT
STORIES
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SELECTED
SHORT
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ENGLISH
BY THE NATURE METHOD
BY
ARTHUR M. JENSEN
Endorsed by the following professors of English:
S.R.T.T. D'ARDENNE OTTO FUNKE
University of Liege University of Berne
FRANZ DE BACKER P. N. U HARTING
University of Ghent University of Amsterdam

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FRANK BEHRE OTTO JESPERSEN (1)
University of Gothenburg University of Copenhagen
HELLUT BOCK B. VON LINDHEIM
University of Kiel Free University of Berlin

C.A. BODELSEN H.LUDK
University of Copenhagen University of Basel
G. BONNALD OLE REUTER
University of Lausanne University of Helsingfors
KARL BRUNNER K. SCHIBSBYE
University of Innsbruck University of Copenhagen
W. CLEMEN F. TH. VISSER

University of Munich University of Nijmegen
L. ECKHOFF MAX WILDI

University of Oslo Institute of Technology, Zurich
R.W ZANDVOORT University of Groningen


MILAN MUNICH OSLO STOLKHOLM VIENNA ZURICH
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MILAN•MUNICH•OSLO•STOLKHOLM•VIENNA•ZURICH
DET BERLINGSKE BOGTRYKKERI
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PREFACE
The purpose behind the present collection of

short stories is a double one. Firstly, it has
been my in- tention to give to those who
have gone through the main part of "English
by the Nature Method" a chance to continue
their studies in an easy and nat- ural way by
simply reading stories written in a lan-
guage that they already command. Thus, at
the be- ginning of this book, the stories
make use only of the 2300 words contained
in "English by the Nature Method". By
degrees, new words are introduced, and
these are explained by the help of the same
2300 words plus such new words as may
have been taken into use in the stories
already given. In this way the pupil's
knowledge of words is increased little by
little, until at the end of the book it includes
3700 words in all, carefully chosen among
those most frequently used in the English
language.
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In the second place, I have had in mind to try to be of
help to those who may in other ways have reached a
certain amount of knowledge of English, but who feel
that they cannot directly gain an en- trance into the
world of English writers without spending too much
time and labour. The specially prepared short stories
of this book make up a con- venient bridge leading
the reader by easy steps from the usual school
knowledge of English to an under- standing of the
language normally used by English writers. Thus the
story printed at the end of the book is given entirely
in the writer's (W. W. Ja- cobs's) own language. As to
the rest of the stories, the way in which they were
written has been more or less changed, easier words
and expressions having been used instead of more
difficult ones, or, in some cases, the hard ones having
simply been left out.
It is planned that seven book-length stories by

well-known writers shall follow the present book, all
of them prepared and explained in much the same
way as here, until at last the reader commands at least
12,000 different words, and reads and un-
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derstands English as readily as he does his
native tongue. Together with each of these
books will appear, under separate cover, a
short account of some interesting side of the
English language itself or of the different
ways of using it.
I wish to express my thanks to the writers

whose stories appear in the following pages
for per- mission to print their stories in this
form. Thanks are also offered to Messrs.
Richard Steele & Son
for agreeing to use The Man of Mystery and Eliza by
Barry Pain; to Messrs. J. W. Arrowsmith (Lon- don)
Ltd. For Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K. Jerome;
to Messrs. Hughes Massie & Co. Ltd. For The White
Line by John Ferguson and Philomel Cottage by
Agatha Christie; to Mr. Adrian M. Co- nan Doyle and
Messrs. John Murray for the Red- Headed League
from The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Sir
Arthur Conon Doyle; and to The So- ciety of Authors
for Family Cares from Deep Wa- ters by W. W.
Jacobs.
In addition, I owe a debt of thanks to professors and

teachers of English at the universities of Co-
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THE MYSTERY OF ROOM 342
The following story is said to have been taken

from the secret archives of the Paris Police
from the time of the Great Exhibition of 1889,
several writers have told the story. It seems to
have gone round the world. Here it is given for
the first time in the form of con- versation.
The story opens in Bombay. Captain Day, Bombay

who was stationed in India, has just died [bom'bei]
leaving his wife and daughter of seven- teen
alone in India.
Mrs. Day: At last, I have some good news for

you, my dear. As you know, I was down at the
officers' mess for lunch to-day, and the gen-
eral told me that his new assistant is willing
to take over the house and all the furniture as
well.
Miss Day: I'm so delighted to hear it, mother. I
never did think it was a good idea
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penhagen, Helsingfors, Oslo, and Stockholm for
many helpful suggestions in connection with pre-
paring the material for this book. I also take pleas-
ure in thanking Major R.L. Taylor for his never-
tiring help in getting together the accounts and stories
here made use of, and fitting them for the purpose
held in mind.
By way of finishing, I may, perhaps, be allowed to

point to the fact that this preface is written entirely
within the limits of the 2300 words taught and
explained in "English by the Nature Method".
ARTHUR M. JENSEN
Stockholm, January 1949.
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SELECTED SHORT STORIES
to take any of our things back to

Help = keep England with us. I know you can't
from help thinking of daddy very often,
but I'm glad we are leaving the things be-
hind. You would be thinking of daddy,
sitting there reading and writing, every
time you looked at his desk.
Mrs. Day: Perhaps you are right, Joan, but you will
understand that many of these things have a great
sentimental value.Miss Day: I understand, mother,
but we have to begin life anew in England, and we
shall do it ever so much better without all these things
around you. Mrs. Day: I'm sorry that, as soon
as we get to England, it will be necessary to
go across to Paris
and sign certain papers in
connection with your father's property. I
should just like to go toEngland and stay
there.
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Miss Day: I have a very good
Call at = idea, mother. Many of the
stop at boats call at Marseilles.
I suggest that we get
Marseilles off the boat at Marseilles
[ma:'seilz] and take the train from
there to Paris. Then you
could sign the papers, and we could
continue our journey to England. In fact, it
would be just as quick as going by boat the
whole way.
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CONTENTS
PAGE
The Mystery of Room 342 7

An Important piece of Water 34
The Man of Mystery by BARRY PAIN 44
The Cards by BARRY PAIN 71
The pleasant Surprise by BARRY PAIN 77
The Tonic Port by BARRY PAIN 83
The Englishman and his Country 89
Three Men in a Boat by JEROME K. JEROME 97
The White Line by JOHN FERGUSON 107
Wild Wales 137

A Modern Don Juan by R.L Taylor 142
Village Life in India 175
Courage 183
The Red-Headed League
By SIR ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE 188

Philomel Cottage by AGATHA CHRISTIE 233
Family Cares by W.W JACOBS 273
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"ENGLISH BY THE NATURE METHOD"

AMSTERDAM BRUSSELS COPENHAGEN HELSINGFORS

MILAN MUNICH OSLO STOLKHOLM VIENNA ZURICH

AMSTERDAM BRUSSELS COPENHAGEN HELSINGFORS

University of Liege University of Berne

FRANZ DE BACKER P. N. U HARTING

University of Ghent University of Amsterdam

University of Gothenburg University of Copenhagen

HELLUT BOCK B. VON LINDHEIM

University of Kiel Free University of Berlin

University of Copenhagen University of Basel

G. BONNALD OLE REUTER

University of Lausanne University of Helsingfors

KARL BRUNNER K. SCHIBSBYE

University of Innsbruck University of Copenhagen

W. CLEMEN F. TH. VISSER

L. ECKHOFF MAX WILDI

R.W ZANDVOORT University of Groningen

AMSTERDAM BRUSSELS COPENHAGEN HELSINGFORS

DET BERLINGSKE BOGTRYKKERI

The purpose behind the present collection of

It is planned that seven book-length stories by

I wish to express my thanks to the writers

In addition, I owe a debt of thanks to professors and

The following story is said to have been taken

The story opens in Bombay. Captain Day, Bombay

Mrs. Day: At last, I have some good news for

By way of finishing, I may, perhaps, be allowed to

Stockholm, January 1949.

to take any of our things back to

The Mystery of Room 342 7

The White Line by JOHN FERGUSON 107

Wild Wales 137

Village Life in India 175

By SIR ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE 188

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