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The Waters of Chastisement

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In the Vicarage, tea was finished. The Reverend Aloysius Penn, a tall, lean man whose clothes seemed to hang on him, had gone to the disused stables to feed his numerous rabbits, bred for their pelts. A kindly but colourless man, in whom ambition had long been dead, he murmured to himself as he dealt out handfuls of grass-cuttings, pushing the food into the hutches. He was mildly annoyed because during the recent meal in the dreary morning room, littered with Oddments, including a sewing machine, untidy baskets, and many letters and papers dealing with church matters, his wife had laid down the law in regard to the vexed question Of the aged Mrs. Rubens. Angela Penn, the daughter of a well known judge Should never have married a clergyman. A wisp Of a woman with unruly hair, dark eyes sparkling with vitality, She had an energy which was a never failing source of astonishment to her easy-going husband. She felt strongly on the subject of their sharp-tongued, rebellious parishioner. Mrs. Rubens rarely came to church but was always loud-voiced with complaints at the village socials, and she now was asking to be recommended for extra comforts in her Old age. The vicar was willing she should have them, but his wife had different views and did not hesitate to try to get her own way.

Why shouldn't she have her coal and stuff, poor Old thing, grumbled Mr. Penn to himself as he put down the now empty gardening basket.

He had turned away to get some drinking water when he heard his wife calling to him from somewhere on the far Side Of the house. Dusting his hands he hesitated, then wandered out on to the drive and so on to the side lawn where he saw his Wife hurrying towards him.

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California, USA : University of California Libraries., 2024

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208 p. ; 20 cm

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S.E.G. Ponder

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