lamesters

Updated: June 16, 2025

"I am getting too old to tell stories," said Marcelline, half to herself, half to Hugh, who was following his cousin more slowly. He stopped for a moment. "Too old?" he repeated. "Yes, Monsieur Chéri, too old," the nurse replied. "The thoughts do not come so quickly as they once did, and the words, too, hobble along like lamesters on crutches."

Mrs. Molesworth - The Tapestry Room: A Child's Romance