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N.N.E. of Crewkerne, is a parish on the Parrett. Its church has been wholly rebuilt , the only parts of the original fabric retained seemingly being a lancet-window in the N. wall of the chancel and a Perp. one in the S. Included in this parish is the village of Chinnock, Middle, which lies a little to the E. of W. Chinnock. The church has been restored, but retains several features of interest.
But ever since Mr Parrett, in the vindictiveness of his heart, had suddenly started Eutropius in the place of Caesar, and Todhunter in the place of Colenso, life had barely been worth living. It was this last grievance which was the special topic of discussion at an informal tea-party held, about a week after the Rockshire match, in Parson's study.
"He's left out a semi-colon or something; the `he's a beastly sneak' means you, old man. `King meanly tells Parrett. "Does it?" cried the indignant King "does it make it all right! I'll make it all right for him, I can promise him. I never sneaked of him in my life!" "Wire in, old man, and get to the race," urged Parson impatiently. "Here, this looks like it," said Telson, reading.
"And suppose he did," said Cusack; "the new captain's as big a muff as all the lot of them put together. He's afraid to look at a chap. Didn't you hear what he did to the Parrett's kids the other day?" "Yes; didn't I!" exclaimed Pilbury. "He let them all off, and begged their pardons or something. But I'm jolly glad Parrett was down on them.
There were indeed hills of no inconsiderable height quite within call; but those pools and flats of the old Parrett seemed to separate themselves like a central and secret sea; and in the midst of them stood up the rock of Athelney as isolate as it was to Alfred.
"Parson coxes for Parrett's," said Telson. "Parrett I mean Mr Parrett stopped my river-play a week, sir," said Parson, by way of explaining the circumstance; "but I've had captain's leave to row out since, so they kept me in the boat." This sporting conversation went on for some time longer, Mrs Patrick not venturing again to join in.
"Please, sir, it's not that," said Merrison, hurriedly, alarmed at being suspected of anything like contrition. "It's not that; we " "You can leave the impositions on the table," said the doctor, sternly, turning at the same time to continue his conversation with Mr Parrett, which the arrival of the visitors had interrupted. It was a sad blow for Willoughby, this! They had expected better things.
But on the abrupt hillock a stone still stands to say that this was that embattled islet in the Parrett where King Alfred held his last fort against the foreign invaders, in that war that nearly washed us as far from civilization as the Solomon Islands. Here he defended the island called Athelney as he afterwards did his best to defend the island called England.
And I need not tell of that time of preparation, which seemed long to me; but at last we sailed across the still sea from Worle to Caerleon my father, and my cousin, and half a dozen others of our friends for word had gone and come from Jefan by the fishers of the Parrett river, and he would welcome all whom we would bring with us. "Make it as good a wedding as you may," was his word to me.
Mr Parrett groaned and cleared his throat for another summons, but Parson was before him. "I say," cried he, in positively piteous tones, "we give in. I'll apologise, anything do you hear?" "Eh go down on your knees, then," cried the enemy. "I am," said Parson. "Is he? the rest of you? is he on his knees? both of them?" "Yes, he is," cried Bosher. "Honour bright."
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