A FLATTERING ADDRESS.
“English first!” he said, making use of the vacant space.
And in Roman letters just after my aunt’s name he boldly penned the mystic words, first in English, and then, in brackets, in Dutch. This is how it ran:
To Miss REBECCA FITZGERALD O’NEILL,
Worthless Monster (zonder waarde),
Warlin castle,
KILLERY BAY
Ireland CONNEMARA.
After that I wouldn’t touch the parcel.
I declined all further responsibility in connection with it; and, leaving it with him, retired, as from a good day’s work.