Salted Almonds Author:F. Anstey General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1906 Original Publisher: Smith, Elder Subjects: Fiction / General Fiction / Literary History / General Literary Criticism / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be ... more »typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: LUNCH AMONG THE RUINS (A Sketch in a Baronial Stronghold) SCENE -- The Courtyard of Cromlingbury Castle. On the left is the Gateway Tower; on the right what remains of the Banqueting Hall. The walls facing us are neatly labelled: "Kitchen" and "Armoury." In the left corner is a stall where refreshments and pictorial postcards may be obtained. In the centre are three long tables, placed parallel to one another, with benches of an uninviting aspect. An elderly Female Custodian is discovered in a black bonnet, a blue print dress with white spots, a lilac apron, and low spirits. THE CUSTODIAN (bitterly, to her small grandson). Gettin' on for ar-pas one, Tommy, and not a livin' soul bin in yet -- 'cep' them two cyclissin' gents as couldn't stop fur no refreshermints ! The Publick is all fur novelties nowadays, simingly, an' Harchiology's quite hout o' date I Them rock-cakes'11 be flints by to-morrer, andmilk turnin' soon as look at it this 'ot weather ! . . . Was that wheels ? (looking through window). A long waginette, with a young ladies' school inside of it! Orter git rid o' them rock-cakes now -- young ladies gen'ally 'as good 'elthy happetites, bless their 'arts! (a bell inside the archway jangles rustily). They ain't got no call fur ter ring -- the door's hopen wide enough ! [The Pupils of Pelican House, Groyne- borough-on-Sea, enter by twos and threes, followed by Mile. SlDONIE DUVAL, the resident French Governess, and Miss MALKIN, th...« less