“Howfarourpeoplewouldtakeupthatsortofthing——“beganthevicar。
“I’mallforgettingthatgoodoldEnglishspiritbackagain。”
saidmyuncle。“Merrymakings。Ladsandlassesdancingonthevillagegreen。Harvesthome。Fairings。YuleLog——alltherestofit。”
“HowwouldoldSallyGluedoforaMayQueen？”askedoneofthesonsintheslightpausethatfollowed。
“OrAnnieGlassbound？”saidtheother，withthehugevirileguffawofayoungmanwhosevoicehasonlyrecentlybroken。