Farm-house

In my sedentary employment as a journeyman shoemaker, I have amused and exercised my mind, I hope innocently: in putting the little events of my boyage into metre, intending it as a present to an aged mother now living on the spot; to whom the Church, the Mad Girl, the Farm-house, and all the local circumstances of the piece are intimately known.

Letter 6 2009

"You know, Anne, I don't think it could possibly have been Blue Pond Farm-house, " said Dick, as they walked beside the hedge, looking for the gate that they had come through the night before.

Five On A Hike Together Blyton, Enid, 1898?-1968 1951

Oh do let's find Blue Pond Farm-house as soon as ever we can, Dick.

Five On A Hike Together Blyton, Enid, 1898?-1968 1951

Do you suppose they're at the real Blue Pond Farm-house?

Five On A Hike Together Blyton, Enid, 1898?-1968 1951

Dragging you all that way in the dark and the rain to a horrible place that wasn't Blue Pond Farm-house after all.

Five On A Hike Together Blyton, Enid, 1898?-1968 1951

And when we did finally arrive somewhere, we thought it was Blue Pond Farm-house, and we stayed the night there.

Five On A Hike Together Blyton, Enid, 1898?-1968 1951

We didn't worry about you because we felt sure you would be safely at Blue Pond Farm-house and would guess we'd had to wait about with Timmy.

Five On A Hike Together Blyton, Enid, 1898?-1968 1951

She had thought they would have to walk all the way to find Blue Pond Farm-house before they had breakfast!

Five On A Hike Together Blyton, Enid, 1898?-1968 1951

If we hadn't lost our way we'd have come to the proper Blue Pond Farm-house I'm sure.

Five On A Hike Together Blyton, Enid, 1898?-1968 1951

Farm-house boarders from the city would sometimes enter the yard, thinking to draw water by the old well-sweep: in a few minutes it was customary to hear shrieks, and to see women and children flying over the walls, followed by air-rending "honks!" and jubilant cackles from the victorious gander and his admiring family.

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