Miss Mapp - 9781544648316

Miss Mapp's eye, as she took her seat in her window on this sunny July morning, lingered for a moment on the Major's house, before she proceeded to give a disgusted glance at the pictures on the back page of her morning illustrated paper, which chiefly represented young women dancing in rings in the surf, or lying on the beach in attitudes which Miss Mapp would have scorned to adjust herself to. Neither the Major nor Captain Puffin were very early risers, but it was about time that the first signals of animation might be expected. Indeed, at this moment, she quite distinctly heard that muffled roar which to her experienced ear was easily interpreted to be "Qui-hi!" "So the Major has just come down to breakfast," she mechanically inferred, "and it's close on ten o'clock. Let me see: Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday-Porridge morning.

Author: E. F. Benson

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

Publication Date: Mar 16, 2017

Number of Pages: 228 pages

Language: English

Binding: Paperback

ISBN-10: 1544648316

ISBN-13: 9781544648316