“Unlike most great talkers, the rooks are good workers, too.”
Flora Thompson (1876–1947) English author and poet
February Chapter The Peverel Papers - A yearbook of the countryside ed Julian Shuckburgh Century Hutchinson 1986
The Peverel Papers
“Southerners love a good tale. They are born reciters, great memory retainers, diary keepers, letter exchangers… great talkers.”
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