CRANFORD - 4

by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell in English Fiction Stories

CHAPTER IV. A VISIT TO AN OLD BACHELOR A few days after, a note came from Mr Holbrook, asking us—impartially asking both of us—in a formal, old-fashioned style, to spend a day at his house—a long June day—for it ...Read MoreJune now. He named that he had also invited his cousin, Miss Pole; so that we might join in a fly, which could be put up at his house. I expected Miss Matty to jump at this invitation; but, no! Miss Pole and I had the greatest difficulty in persuading her to go. She thought it was improper; and was Read Less