3/29 He boomed on till we reached the station yard, where his eye fell upon a familiar object. "Have you still got the Chinese Puffhard ?" The vehicle thus disrespectfully alluded to was an ancient, ancient car, the pride of many a year ago, which sentiment (together with the impossibility of finding a purchaser) would not allow me to sell. It had been a splendid thing in those far-off days. It made me walk miles and miles along unknown and unfrequented roads. |