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The Escape of Mr. Trimm

Irvin S. Cobb

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Book Excerpt: 
. . .amp nothing living had stirred for half an hour or more. And so at length the weed-stems rustled and parted, and out from among them a man came forth silently and cautiously. He was an old man—an old man who had once been fat, but with age had grown lean again, so that now his skin was by odds too large for him. It lay on the back of his neck in folds. Under the chin he was pouched like a pelican and about the jowls was wattled like a turkey gobbler.

He came out upon the road slowly and[Pg 56] stopped there, switching his legs absently with the stalk of a horseweed. He was in his shirtsleeves—a respectable, snuffy old figure; evidently a man deliberate in words and thoughts and actions. There was something about him suggestive of an old staid sheep that had been engaged in a clandestine transaction and was afraid of being found out.

He had made amply sure no one was in sight before he came out of the swamp, but now, to be doubly certa. . . Read More

Community Reviews

5.00
- Jennifer - Sep 09, 2023

Great story

I remember the radio edition of the story. It was very good! This book expands the radio edition even more

4.00
- Frank - Apr 26, 2021

a lot of great short stories which are a smorgasbord of different genres. my favorites are 'Fishhead' and 'The Escape of Mr. Trimm'. even though Mr. Trimm has an ending that became lackluster over the past century. 'the belled buzzard' is alright, it's just a retelling of the tale-tale heart but it'

4.00
- Brian - Mar 04, 2015

Cobb is a great, witty writer. His plays on words and dialogue are on par with O'Henry's. Fun reading even though it is dated.

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