Friendly faces of three nationalities . ble shebecame. Upon one occasion she turned the tapof a cask of old harvest beer, and when the trickwas discovered, half the contents had run another time she locked up a somewhatprecise, elderly aunt for hours in the freaks were overlooked on account of thephenomenal acquirements of their niece. A childwho had gained the prize for a story at nine yearsof age could hardly be expected to behave asothers ! As we shall see, her exploits were notall of a disturbing nature. One at least isnoteworthy among recorded juvenile achieve-ments. C
Friendly faces of three nationalities . ble shebecame. Upon one occasion she turned the tapof a cask of old harvest beer, and when the trickwas discovered, half the contents had run another time she locked up a somewhatprecise, elderly aunt for hours in the freaks were overlooked on account of thephenomenal acquirements of their niece. A childwho had gained the prize for a story at nine yearsof age could hardly be expected to behave asothers ! As we shall see, her exploits were notall of a disturbing nature. One at least isnoteworthy among recorded juvenile achieve-ments. Creeting St. Peters, one Creeting of a group,is about a mile and a half from Needham Market,cleanest, neatest of the many neat, clean townsof Suffolk. You might, in local phraseology, eatoff the pavements of that town. The one longwinding street is by no means monotonous; beau-tiful old timbered houses with white or pinkishwalls, gables and carol windows break theuniformity, and very striking is the fine old churchin dark grey stone. 50. Amelia Blandford Edwards Needham Market no longer possessing amarket, and therefore generally called Needham,is, I should say, little changed from those earlydays. The principal modern building is thehandsome railway station fronting the Swan Inn,formerly posting-house, bicycling head-quartersat the present time. It is a delightful oldinn, and, except for paper and paint, must bejust what it was when the London coach set downthe little three-year-old Amelia and her parents;for she had paid several visits to Suffolk beforethe meeting described above. Both inside andout, the place recalls the past. You lose yourway in the numerous passages, coming now upona low-roofed, wainscoted parlour, now upon anenormous room used as a ballroom by Georgianbeaux and beauties. The house fronts the quietstreet, but close behind where the stableyardends, the country begins. You can gather cow-slips, marsh marigolds and wild roses within astones throw of your modes
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