hammock-strings

Updated: July 14, 2026

Now, having made a nice little mystery as to who it was lying there, I will proceed to solve it. A burst of laughter came from the hidden man, so uproarious and violent, that the hammock-strings strained and shook, and the magpie, waking up from a sound sleep, cursed and swore in a manner fearful to hear. "My dearest Jim!" said Alice, rousing herself, "What is the matter with you?"

Henry Kingsley - Recollections of Geoffrey Hamlyn