Sandal's

This is the end of the things we did when we were at Lymchurch in Miss Sandal's house.

New Treasure Seekers Edith 1925

She said, "Welcome, one and all!" in a kind voice, but it was too much like Mr. Sandal's for me.

New Treasure Seekers Edith 1925

We peeped into the cupboards and drawers in Miss Sandal's room, but everything was grey or brown, not at all the sort of thing to dress up for children of the Sunny South in.

New Treasure Seekers Edith 1925

It is rather difficult to get up any good game in a house like Miss Sandal's, where there is nothing lying about, except your own things, and where everything is so neat and necessary.

New Treasure Seekers Edith 1925

Miss Sandal's was the kind of house that makes you wander all round it and say, "What shall we do next?"

New Treasure Seekers Edith 1925

We had put on all the glorious things we had bagged from Miss Sandal's attic treasures, but still Alice had a small bundle unopened.

New Treasure Seekers Edith 1925

"She's given all Miss Sandal's money to that little boy that the father of was in prison," said Alice.

New Treasure Seekers Edith 1925

MY DEAR KIDDIES, – Miss Sandal's married sister has just come home from Australia, and she feels very tired.

New Treasure Seekers Edith 1925

Father could not take us himself, so we went to stay with a sister of Mr. Sandal's.

New Treasure Seekers Edith 1925

"If it's the Holy Book you mean, sir," replied Mrs. Beale, going on with peeling the potatoes that were to be a radiant vision later on, all brown and crisp in company with a leg of mutton – "if it's the Holy Book you want there's one up on Miss Sandal's chest of drawerses."

New Treasure Seekers Edith 1925