All Sorts of Impossible Things

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All Sorts of Impossible Things (Masterplots II: Short Story Series, Revised Edition)

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The Story

“All Sorts of Impossible Things” is told in the first person, primarily through the point of view of the main character, lonely schoolmaster James Sharkey. The story begins with Sharkey and his friend Tom Lennon spending a Sunday afternoon hunting rabbits with two hounds; one, Coolcarra Queen, is a retired racing dog belonging to Lennon, and the other is a mongrel that Sharkey has borrowed from Charlie's bar. Though they are unaware of it, this will be their last Sunday spent hunting because of Lennon's failing health. After an afternoon without seeing any...

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