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I explained that some might, but that I had spent several years in Dorking without, until that day, attending a single social function of any kind. This seemed to interest her greatly, once I had overcome her initial incredulity on the point. Then I had to answer questions about my way of living, and one or two, of a discreet and gently curious kind, about my methods of working, and the like.
And to have remained behind would have been very awkward for me; as the Captain would undoubtedly have questioned me as to my business in Ullerton. Was I not supposed to be at Dorking, enjoying the hospitality of an aged aunt? It would have been unlucky to lose that train. But what "makes" the gallant Captain in Ullerton?
To the east, in Surrey, is Burford Bridge near Dorking, where Keats wrote part of his Endymion, where George Meredith had his summer home, and where "the country of his poetry" is located. In London, it is a pleasure to trace some of the greatest literary associations in the world.
At the back of this high hill is Ranmore Common. The Denbies are the scene of the "Battle of Dorking," having been held by the English defensive army in that imaginary and disastrous conflict wherein German invaders land upon the southern coasts, destroy the British fleets by torpedoes, triumphantly march to the base of the chalk-ranges, fight a terrific battle, force their way through the gaps in the hills, capture London, and dethrone England from her high place among the great powers of Europe.
He laughs before, during, and after every remark I make, unless it be a simple request for food or drink. This is an acquaintance of Willie Beresford, the Honourable Arthur Ponsonby, who was the 'whip' on our coach drive to Dorking, dear, delightful, adorable Dorking, of hen celebrity. Salemina insisted on my taking the box seat, in the hope that the Honourable Arthur would amuse me.
She was not in the least. She said we were a sight to behold; that she was ashamed to be the mother of two children who didn't know tame ducks from wild ones. She remembered instantly that Amanda Deam had set a speckled Dorking hen on Mallard duck eggs, where she got the eggs, and what she paid for them.
"I suppose it is grass color, or sky color, or hay color, or speckled, like a sparrow's egg." "No," answered the Dorking Hen, "it is white, but it is shiny." "Shiny!" they exclaimed. "Who ever heard of a shiny egg?" "Nobody," she replied, "and that is why it is so wonderful." "Don't believe it," said the Shanghai Cock, as he turned away and began scratching the ground.
Turkey: 'Do you-think-he's-gone-for goo-o-o-d? "And the suspicious Mr. Turkey gobbled back: "'Doubtful! Doubtful! Doubtful! Doubtful! "That Mr. Rooster had a good deal more sense than our Mr. Dorking, who made such a fool of himself last summer. It isn't much of a story; but it shows how silly some people are," and once more Mrs. Goose looked at Mr. Gander.
In fact, nobody, excepting children, went into the shop when Mrs Caffyn was not to be seen there, and, if she had to go to Dorking or Letherhead on business, she always chose the middle of the day, when the folk were busy at their homes or in the fields. Poor woman! she was much tried. Half the people who dealt with her were in her debt, but she could not press them for her money.
Rather, the community divides itself into hundreds of circles, most of which meet others at some point of their circumference. My doctor in Dorking was a bachelor. I did not attend any church. There literally was no person in that district with whom I held any social intercourse whatever.
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