ground-six

Updated: February 12, 2026

On seeing it he slumped to the ground-six feet of lofty dignity-and began to weep violently, rocking back and forth in an excess of grief. "Why, what is it?" we inquired, alarmed. "Oh, Memsahib!" he wailed, the tears coursing down his cheeks, "I wanted a watch!"

Stewart Edward White - The Land of Footprints