At Start and Finish

At Start and Finish

At Start and FinishIt is something of an experience for an Englishman, after thirty years' absence, to...
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Author: Lindsey, William,1858-1922
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At Start and Finish

At Start and Finish

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At Start and Finish

$104.68 $52.32
Author: Lindsey, William,1858-1922
Format: eBook
Language: English

At Start and Finish

It is something of an experience for an Englishman, after thirty years' absence, to stand on the steps of "Morley's" and face the sunlight of Trafalgar Square. He may not own a foot of English soil, he may have no friend left to meet him, he may even have become a citizen of the Great Republic, but he cannot look at the tall shaft on which the "little sailor" stands without a breath of pride, a mist in his eye, and a lump in his throat. It was early afternoon of a warm July day. There was barely enough wind to blow the spray of the fountains, and the water itself rose straight in the soft air. I stood contentedly watching the endless procession of busses, hansoms, and four-wheelers, with the occasional coster's cart, and asked for nothing more. Long-eared "Neddy" dragging "Arry," "Arriet," and a load of gooseberries was a combination on which my eye rested with peculiar fascination. No amateur "whip" in a red coat on a bottle-green coach could handle the "ribbons" over four[Pg 2] "choice uns" with a finer air than "Arry" as he swung through the line and came clicking up the street. I would rather see him pass than the Lord Mayor in his chariot. I must have stood on the top step of "Morley's" for a good half-hour, not caring even to smoke, so sweet was the smell of a London street to me. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 39668
Author: Lindsey, William
Release Date: May 11, 2012
Format: eBook
Language: English

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Illustrator: Gilbert, W. B., active 1902

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