This outspoken old friend was Mr. Allen the saddler, who turned up one winter day when Vine-Pits had been thrown into a great state of excitement and confusion by the passage of the hunt right across the meadows behind the orchard.
"The Devil's Garden"
W. B. Maxwell
Mr. Allen, the saddler, had come across from his shop, and she told him the good news too.
"The Devil's Garden"
W. B. Maxwell
"No, sir," said the saddler; "that's no old person.
"Peccavi"
E. W. Hornung