The English Tutor
“Each morning they listened for the postman’s shrill whistle and tore down to the gates to collect the letters, inspecting them closely for one from England, but so far there had been nothing.Clancy wished that Clodagh would arrive from Dublin with her usual accompaniment of smart luggage and new clothes, but Clodagh was having too good a time in the city just then to spare a visit to her cousins in the west, though she promised to come and inspect the new tutor when he arrived.They were all at ...breakfast when the letter came. Kevin, always restless until the morning papers arrived, paced about the room eating his porridge which he had never been known to take sitting down, while Brian plagued his aunt to know whether the English always dressed for dinner.“I don’t know, dear,” Aunt Bea said vaguely. “I shouldn’t think so, these days. In recent years there have been great changes in England.”“I don’t suppose he’ll bring anything dressy here,” remarked Clancy, with her mouth full.MoreLess
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