manur

Updated: July 17, 2026

"'Tis a splendid tale; 'tis so desperate foolish," he would often say. Monday marnin' I wur to start early. Aal the village know'd I wur a-gwain, an' sum sed as how I shood be murthur'd avoor I cum back. On Sunday I called at the manur 'ouse an' asked cook if she hed any message vor Sairy Jane. She sed: "Tell Sairy Jane to look well arter 'e, Roger, vor you'll get lost, tuck in, an' done vor."

J. Arthur Gibbs - A Cotswold Village