hen-of-the-walk

Updated: May 29, 2025

"It is fine to see the little hen-of-the-walk of Cocksmoor lower her crest to her!" said Gertrude, "when Ethel has not thought it worth while to assert herself, being conscious of being an old fogey." "And your Bishop?" "Norman? I do believe he is coming home next year.

Charlotte Mary Yonge - The Long Vacation