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In a story by this author, Laura torments her friend Amanda after being reincarnated as an otter. A boy created by this author decides that a Houdan hen (20[1])is an Anabaptist, (20[2])which he thinks is "dashing and not very respectable," and says another animal has "red thoughts and his teeth were white." A party decides to kill a cat who knows their secrets after it learns to talk in this author's story (*) "Tobermory." In a story by this man, Vera tells her family that Mr. Nuttel was hunted in the Ganges by a "pack of pariah dogs" to create "Romance at short notice." The sickly boy Conradin prays for a ferret to kill Mrs. de Ropp in a story by this author. For 10 points, name this author of "The Open Window" and "Sredni Vashtar." ■END■

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