gravy-spoons

Updated: August 1, 2026

I thought of pawning a book or something of that sort, but I could think of nothing of obvious value in the house. My mother's silver two gravy-spoons and a salt-cellar had been pawned for some weeks, since, in fact, the June quarter day. But my mind was full of hypothetical opportunities. As I came up the steps to our door, I remarked that Mr.

H. G. (Herbert George) Wells - In the Days of the Comet