“Please, sir, we were to ask for Mr. Jones,” said the servant, putting his head into the carriage after both Mr. and Mrs. Brown had seated themselves. “Mr. Jones!” exclaimed the husband. “Why ask for Mr. Jones?” demanded the wife. The servant was about to tender some explanation when Mr. Jones stepped up and said that he was Mr. Jones. “We are going to Thompson Hall,” said the lady with great vigor. The week with Anthony Trollope’s Christmas at Thompson Hall concludes as the Browns and Mr Jones (“Barnaby Jones?” Mrs Brown wonders) arrive at Thompson Hall Christmas morning. This [Read More]
Christmas at Thompson Hall: Chapter 5, Mrs. Brown at Thompson Hall
