get-there-early-or-die

Updated: May 28, 2025

"There are a good many pretty walks about Belham," she said. When Patricia came down the path, her strap of books over her shoulder, and a get-there-early-or-die expression on her face, Mrs. Cory was just turning out of the gate. "Are you going in my direction, grandmother?" Patricia asked; and grandmother replied that she was. Later, sauntering slowly homewards, Mrs. Cory met the doctor.

Caroline Emilia Jacobs - Patricia