grandbebee's

Updated: May 28, 2025

I am so glad you like my grandbebee's cake, but she will be wanting me at home. Eat one piece more of grandbebee's cake, and I will go. 'I am not hungry, I will put the rest by. 'One piece more before I go, handsome brother, gray-haired brother. 'I will not eat any more, I have already eaten more than I wished to oblige you; if you must go, good-day to you.

George Henry Borrow - Lavengro; the Scholar, the Gypsy, the Priest

It is my grandbebee's cake which was sent because you were kind to the poor person's child; eat, brother, eat, and we shall be like the children in the wood that the gorgios speak of." "The children in the wood had nothing to eat." "Yes, they had hips and haws; we have better. Eat, brother." "See, sister, I do," and I ate a piece of the cake.

George Henry Borrow - Lavengro: The Scholar, the Gypsy, the Priest

'Come here, juggal, said I to the animal. 'What do you want with my juggal? said the girl. 'Only to give her a piece of cake, said I, offering the dog a piece which I had just broken off. 'What do you mean? said the girl, snatching the dog away; 'my grandbebee's cake is not for dogs. 'Why, I just now saw you give the animal a piece of yours.

George Henry Borrow - Lavengro; the Scholar, the Gypsy, the Priest

It is my grandbebee's cake which was sent because you were kind to the poor person's child; eat, brother, eat, and we shall be like the children in the wood that the gorgios speak of. 'The children in the wood had nothing to eat. 'Yes, they had hips and haws; we have better. Eat, brother. 'See, sister, I do, and I ate a piece of the cake.

George Henry Borrow - Lavengro; the Scholar, the Gypsy, the Priest

I am so glad you like my grandbebee's cake, but she will be wanting me at home. Eat one piece more of grandbebee's cake and I will go." "I am not hungry, I will put the rest by." "One piece more before I go, handsome brother, grey-haired brother." "I will not eat any more, I have already eaten more than I wished to oblige you; if you must go, good-day to you."

George Henry Borrow - Lavengro: The Scholar, the Gypsy, the Priest

"Come here, Juggal," said I to the animal. "What do you want with my juggal?" said the girl. "Only to give her a piece of cake," said I, offering the dog a piece which I had just broken off. "What do you mean?" said the girl, snatching the dog away; "my grandbebee's cake is not for dogs." "Why, I just now saw you give the animal a piece of yours."

George Henry Borrow - Lavengro: The Scholar, the Gypsy, the Priest