William in Trouble
“All except Henry – for Henry, in a spirit of gloomy resignation to fate, had gone to spend the festival season with relations in the North.
‘What’re you goin’ to get?’ demanded William of Ginger. The Outlaws generally spent the week before Christmas in ascertaining exactly what were the prospects of that day. It was quite an easy task, owing chiefly to the conservative habits of their relatives in concealing their presents in the same place year after year. The Outlaws knew exactly in which... drawer or cupboard to pursue their search, and could always tell by some unerring instinct which of the concealed presents was meant for them.
‘Nothin’ really ’citin’,’ said Ginger, without enthusiasm, ‘but nothin’ awful, ’cept what Uncle George’s giv’n me.’ ‘What’s that?’ said William.
‘An ole book,’ said Ginger with withering contempt; ‘an ole book called Kings an’ Queens of England.MoreLess
‘What’re you goin’ to get?’ demanded William of Ginger. The Outlaws generally spent the week before Christmas in ascertaining exactly what were the prospects of that day. It was quite an easy task, owing chiefly to the conservative habits of their relatives in concealing their presents in the same place year after year. The Outlaws knew exactly in which... drawer or cupboard to pursue their search, and could always tell by some unerring instinct which of the concealed presents was meant for them.
‘Nothin’ really ’citin’,’ said Ginger, without enthusiasm, ‘but nothin’ awful, ’cept what Uncle George’s giv’n me.’ ‘What’s that?’ said William.
‘An ole book,’ said Ginger with withering contempt; ‘an ole book called Kings an’ Queens of England.MoreLess
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