Johnny Ludlow, Sixth Series

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A series of vignettes about life in the Victorian times in Great Britain. Excerpt from Fifth Series: Let us go and give her a turn, cried the Squire. Tod laughed. What, all of us? said he. To be sure. All of us. Why not? Well start to-morrow. Oh dear! exclaimed Mrs. Todhetley, dismay in her mild tones. Children and all? Children and all; and take Hannah to see to them, said the Squire. You dont count, Joe: you will be off elsewhere. We could never be ready, said the Mater, looking the image of perplexity. To-morrows Friday. Besides, there would be no time to write to Mary. Write to her! cried the Squire, turning sharply on his heel as he paced the room in his nankeen morning-coat. And who do you suppose is going to write to her? Why, it would cause her to make all sorts of preparation, put her to no end of trouble. A pretty conjurer youd make! We will take her by surprise: thats what we will do.

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