merrith's

Updated: July 31, 2026

But perhaps you'll have to go without it. Hurry!" Arthur ran. He encountered the senior porter at the gate of the station. "Where's Merrith?" he began. "He was to have " "Merrith's mother is dead died at five o'clock," said the senior porter. "And I'm here all alone." Arthur stopped as if shot. "Well," he recovered himself. "Lend me a barrow." "I shall lend ye no barrow. It's against the rules.

Arnold Bennett - The Matador of the Five Towns and Other Stories