H. H. Munro (aka Saki) is the British master of satirical stories with surprise endings. As you read about this train journey by a prudish young man, you soon realize that it could end badly for him. He is returning home from a farm visit and feels what he thinks is a mouse in his pants. The only other person in his compartment is a young lady who appears to be sleeping. He must find a way of taking off his trousers without offending the woman or, even worse, giving her the wrong idea and causing a scene.
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