Round 6: Tossup 14

In this story, a “perfect fusillade of knocks” is heard before a character feels a “cold wind” rush up the stairs. A man in this story declares “hark at the wind!” in a failed attempt to distract a child during a chess match. In this story, a family is compensated two hundred pounds by (*) Maw and Meggins. To demonstrate that “fate ruled people's lives”, an old fakir in India is said to have cursed an object in this story (10[1])shown off by (10[1])Sergeant-Major Morris. In this story, Mr. and Mrs. White attempt to resurrect Herbert with the title wish-granting object. (10[2])For 10 points, name this W.W. Jacobs story about a primate’s bandaged appendage. ■END■

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