Summer's End (2015)
“Not only had the Almighty dutifully provided a warm, dry day (the sun would undoubtedly soon be shining), but He had also arranged for her junkets and jellies to set, a matter about which Mrs Dibble had been uneasy. Cautiously she went to investigate her snow cheese left in the larder to drain all night, with strict instructions that that blessed dog was to be kept out of the kitchen. There had been one terrible occasion when Ahab, strolling into the kitchen from his appointed bed in the sculle...ry in search of nocturnal amusement, found the snow cheese merrily draining away its surplus liquid, ate the lot and was promptly sick, lying wanly and reproachfully by the cause of his downfall when she arrived in the morning. This time all was well. One by one Mrs Dibble tweaked off the muslin covers from the lemon cheesy mounds to find a satisfactory amount of liquid beneath each sieve.
She drew in a satisfied breath, made herself a strengthening cup of tea, and prepared to finalise the tactics for her battlefield while the troops slumbered on.MoreLess
She drew in a satisfied breath, made herself a strengthening cup of tea, and prepared to finalise the tactics for her battlefield while the troops slumbered on.MoreLess
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