DOI Artikel:
Grahame, Kenneth: A falling out
DOI Seite / Zitierlink: https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.21805#0201
By Kenneth Grahame 197
s. d.
By one uncle, unspent through having been lost for nearly
a week—turned up at last in the straw of the dog-
kennel . . . . . . . . .26
By advance from me on security of next uncle, and failing
that, to be called in at Christmas . . . .10
By shaken out of missionary-box with the help of a knife-
blade. (They were our own pennies and a forced
levy).4
Bybet due from Edward, forwalking across the fieldwhcre
Farmer Larkin’s bull was, and Edward bet him
twopence he wouldn’t—called in with difficulty . 2
By advance from Martha, on no security at all, only you
mustn’t teil your aunt ..... 10
Total 5 o
and at last we breathed again.
The rest promised to be easy. Selina had a tea-party at five on
the morrow, with the chipped old wooden tea-things that had
served her successive dolls from babyhood. Harold would slip
off directly after dinner, going alone, so as not to arouse
suspicicn, as we were not allowed to go into the town by our-
selves. It was nearly two miles to our small metropolis, but
there would be plenty of time for him to go and return, even
laden with the olive-branch neatly packed in shavings ; besides, he
might meet the butcher, who was his friend and would give him
a lift. Then, finally, at five, the rapture of the new tea-service,
descended from the skies ; and then, retribution made, making
up at last, without loss of dignity. With the event before us,
we thought it a small thing that twenty-four hours more of
alienation and pretended sulks must be kept up on Harold’s part;
but Selina, who naturally knew nothing of the treat in störe for
her,
s. d.
By one uncle, unspent through having been lost for nearly
a week—turned up at last in the straw of the dog-
kennel . . . . . . . . .26
By advance from me on security of next uncle, and failing
that, to be called in at Christmas . . . .10
By shaken out of missionary-box with the help of a knife-
blade. (They were our own pennies and a forced
levy).4
Bybet due from Edward, forwalking across the fieldwhcre
Farmer Larkin’s bull was, and Edward bet him
twopence he wouldn’t—called in with difficulty . 2
By advance from Martha, on no security at all, only you
mustn’t teil your aunt ..... 10
Total 5 o
and at last we breathed again.
The rest promised to be easy. Selina had a tea-party at five on
the morrow, with the chipped old wooden tea-things that had
served her successive dolls from babyhood. Harold would slip
off directly after dinner, going alone, so as not to arouse
suspicicn, as we were not allowed to go into the town by our-
selves. It was nearly two miles to our small metropolis, but
there would be plenty of time for him to go and return, even
laden with the olive-branch neatly packed in shavings ; besides, he
might meet the butcher, who was his friend and would give him
a lift. Then, finally, at five, the rapture of the new tea-service,
descended from the skies ; and then, retribution made, making
up at last, without loss of dignity. With the event before us,
we thought it a small thing that twenty-four hours more of
alienation and pretended sulks must be kept up on Harold’s part;
but Selina, who naturally knew nothing of the treat in störe for
her,