Return of the Prodigal Gilvry
“Yes, off to the right there were some ruins that might have been a castle once, long ago. The ducal residence was in fact a grand mansion built some time in the late seventeenth century that had somehow survived the wars between England and Scotland.
Its walls were grim and grey, as was the statuary decorating the corners and niches across its face. It had a slightly shabby look about it. Imposing, yes, but here and there brickwork showed through the stuccoed facade. And some of the statues... were missing an arm or a bit of their drapery.
A place like this would be enormously expensive to keep up.
‘Have you been here before?’ she asked Mrs Pockle seated beside her on the cart. Drew and Pockle rode either side of them, like an honour guard.
The woman nodded. ‘My family lived on the estate. So did Pockle’s, but ne’er did I expect to go inside the house.’ She might not enter upon this occasion either, if the duke turned them away at the door.MoreLess
Its walls were grim and grey, as was the statuary decorating the corners and niches across its face. It had a slightly shabby look about it. Imposing, yes, but here and there brickwork showed through the stuccoed facade. And some of the statues... were missing an arm or a bit of their drapery.
A place like this would be enormously expensive to keep up.
‘Have you been here before?’ she asked Mrs Pockle seated beside her on the cart. Drew and Pockle rode either side of them, like an honour guard.
The woman nodded. ‘My family lived on the estate. So did Pockle’s, but ne’er did I expect to go inside the house.’ She might not enter upon this occasion either, if the duke turned them away at the door.MoreLess
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