elderfield

Updated: June 23, 2025

Elderfield, your bill is so very moderate that I think you must have forgotten something. 'Have you looked it over, sir? 'I never trouble with the details. Please examine it. 'There is no need, sir. I never make a mistake. 'I said, Mrs. Elderfield, please examine it. She seemed to hesitate, but obeyed. 'The bill is quite correct, sir. 'Thank you. He paid it at once and said no more.

- Victorian Short Stories of Troubled Marriages