17/24 They only give you eleven penny notes for a shilling in the bank, or else it would burst. At dinner we have a lot of pudding to begin with, and it's very heavy. You can hardly eat anything afterwards. The first day Lorraine said quite out loud and very polite, 'Did you say _duff before meat_, young gentlemen ?' and I couldn't help laughing, and old Snuffy beat his head horridly with his dirty fists. |