Ship's Company - W W Jacobs - Books - Independently Published - 9798688647297 - February 22, 2021
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Ship's Company

W W Jacobs

Ship's Company

Book ExcerptMr. Jobson, junior, who had just come in from the shop, remarked, shortly, that he felt more like a blooming snowdrop."And somebody slopped a lot of water over the stairs carrying it up," said Mrs. Jobson. "I don't believe as everybody has cold baths of a morning. It don't seem wholesome to me."Mr. Jobson took a book from his pocket, and opening it at a certain page, handed it over to her."If I'm going to do the thing at all I must do it properly," he said, gravely. "I don't suppose Bill Foley ever 'ad a cold tub in his life; he don't know no better. Gladys!""Halloa!" said that young lady, with a start."Are you--are you eating that kipper with your fingers?"Gladys turned and eyed her mother appealingly."Page-page one hundred and something, I think it is," said her father, with his mouth full. "'Manners at the Dinner Table.' It's near the end of the book, I know.""If I never do no worse than that I shan't come to no harm," said his daugh

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released February 22, 2021
ISBN13 9798688647297
Publishers Independently Published
Pages 128
Dimensions 152 × 229 × 7 mm   ·   181 g
Language English  

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