plantagoulds

Updated: July 15, 2025

"So nearly that if Bucks and the receiver had reached Gaston last night, our road would now be in the hands of the Plantagoulds under a ninety-nine-year lease." The merest ghost of a smile flitted over the lieutenant-governor's face when he said, with his nearest approach to sarcasm: "How extremely opportune the confusion of train-orders becomes as we go along!

Francis Lynde - The Grafters