‘God knows if ’twill do any good, but at least I’ll have tried. And maybe you could call in to see Mrs Cartwright, if you wouldn’t mind,’ she cajoled, ‘and ask if Mr Cartwright could put in a good word for Seth. After all, Seth did save him from that attack, and Mr Cartwright always said that he ...
‘I’s only just got yere.’‘You’ve been here for the whole of visiting!’ Anna chuckled. ‘And you mustn’t come every day. I know how awkward it must be for you.’Queenie nodded. ‘Depends on ’oo can give us a lift. Been so kind everyone ’as. Pity that there bus don’t go at the right times, an’ not eve...
It was mid-September, but chilly enough to have a welcoming blaze in the fireplace. The glorious fortnight in June had rapidly deteriorated to a poor summer, and now the rain was coming down in stair rods and streaming against the windowpanes. It was only half-past three in the afternoon, but the...