Appleby At Allington (2012)
“He had accompanied the personages of principal consideration to their platform. Now, with a money-box strapped to his back, he was moving purposively among the company at large. Rasselas was an almost depressingly well-trained dog, and his technique in the cause of charitable endeavour was simple and effective. He simply came to a halt dead in front of you. If you took evasive action, he made a little detour of his own and then planted himself firmly in your path once more. Determined that ther...e should be no mistake about buying himself off, Appleby produced a florin, held it firmly before the creature’s nose, and then dropped it as noisily as possible into the box. Rasselas gave him a polite nod and walked away. And he showed no further interest in Appleby during the remainder of the afternoon.
Judith had been detected by Lady Killcanon, and constrained to form part of her entourage as she made her ritual round of the several stalls. Although Lady Killcanon appeared now to be under the impression that she had just successfully launched a liner (‘And God bless all who sail in her,’ she had said suddenly to the astonished Mrs Pecover the cow-man’s wife), she preserved a marked acuity as a purchaser – holding up jars of jam firmly to the light, and further bewildering Mrs Pecover by referring to her gingerbread as parliament-cake and questioning her closely about the ingredients.MoreLess
Judith had been detected by Lady Killcanon, and constrained to form part of her entourage as she made her ritual round of the several stalls. Although Lady Killcanon appeared now to be under the impression that she had just successfully launched a liner (‘And God bless all who sail in her,’ she had said suddenly to the astonished Mrs Pecover the cow-man’s wife), she preserved a marked acuity as a purchaser – holding up jars of jam firmly to the light, and further bewildering Mrs Pecover by referring to her gingerbread as parliament-cake and questioning her closely about the ingredients.MoreLess
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