[The Slowcoach by E. V. Lucas]@TWC D-Link bookThe Slowcoach CHAPTER 12 14/15
I'm sure she'd love this one of the curate being pulled both ways at once by two fat women.
She's so religious." After tea they walked to Shottery to see Anne Hathaway's cottage, although not even Hester could be very keen about the poet's wife. Hester, indeed, had it firmly in her head that she was not kind to him. "Otherwise," she said, "he would have left her his best bed instead of his second-best bed." None the less Hester was very glad to have Mr.Imber's present of little china models of the cottage and the birthplace.
To the others he gave either these or coloured busts of Shakespeare; and to Gregory an ivory pencil-case containing a tiny piece of glass into which you peeped and saw twelve views of Stratford-on-Avon. After dinner they sat down to the serious task of writing on the picture postcards which they had bought for themselves, while Gregory earned sixpence by sticking stamps on Mr.Imber's vast supply.
Jack felt it his duty also to write to William: DEAR WILLIAM, "Thanks for your very kind and informing letter.
We are glad you are having such a good time.
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