Hallo! young lady, what on earth are you doing here?" and Gerrard bent down over his horse's shoulder, and looked inquiringly into the face of a small and exceedingly ill-clad girl of about ten years of age.
"Nothing, sir, I only came out for a walk, and to get some pippies."
"And where do you get them?"
"Down there, sir, on the sand," and the child pointed with a strong, sun-browned hand to the beach, which was within a mile.
"Eat them?"
"Yes-they're lovely. Jim and I roast them in the stockman's kitchen when auntie has gone to bed."
"And who is Jim?"
"Jim Incubus; I'm Mary Incubus."
"Mary what?"
"Incubus, sir."
Gerrard dismounted, and tying his reins to a stirrup, let his horse graze. Then taking his pipe out of his pocket, he filled and lit it, and motioned to the child to sit down beside him upon a fallen honeysuckle tree.
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"Nothing, sir, I only came out for a walk, and to get some pippies."
"And where do you get them?"
"Down there, sir, on the sand," and the child pointed with a strong, sun-browned hand to the beach, which was within a mile.
"Eat them?"
"Yes-they're lovely. Jim and I roast them in the stockman's kitchen when auntie has gone to bed."
"And who is Jim?"
"Jim Incubus; I'm Mary Incubus."
"Mary what?"
"Incubus, sir."
Gerrard dismounted, and tying his reins to a stirrup, let his horse graze. Then taking his pipe out of his pocket, he filled and lit it, and motioned to the child to sit down beside him upon a fallen honeysuckle tree.
Tom Gerrard
Hallo! young lady, what on earth are you doing here?" and Gerrard bent down over his horse's shoulder, and looked inquiringly into the face of a small and exceedingly ill-clad girl of about ten years of age.
"Nothing, sir, I only came out for a walk, and to get some pippies."
"And where do you get them?"
"Down there, sir, on the sand," and the child pointed with a strong, sun-browned hand to the beach, which was within a mile.
"Eat them?"
"Yes-they're lovely. Jim and I roast them in the stockman's kitchen when auntie has gone to bed."
"And who is Jim?"
"Jim Incubus; I'm Mary Incubus."
"Mary what?"
"Incubus, sir."
Gerrard dismounted, and tying his reins to a stirrup, let his horse graze. Then taking his pipe out of his pocket, he filled and lit it, and motioned to the child to sit down beside him upon a fallen honeysuckle tree.
"Nothing, sir, I only came out for a walk, and to get some pippies."
"And where do you get them?"
"Down there, sir, on the sand," and the child pointed with a strong, sun-browned hand to the beach, which was within a mile.
"Eat them?"
"Yes-they're lovely. Jim and I roast them in the stockman's kitchen when auntie has gone to bed."
"And who is Jim?"
"Jim Incubus; I'm Mary Incubus."
"Mary what?"
"Incubus, sir."
Gerrard dismounted, and tying his reins to a stirrup, let his horse graze. Then taking his pipe out of his pocket, he filled and lit it, and motioned to the child to sit down beside him upon a fallen honeysuckle tree.
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Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9789369070503 |
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| Publisher: | Double 9 Books |
| Publication date: | 12/01/2024 |
| Pages: | 164 |
| Product dimensions: | 5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.38(d) |
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