"The bailiffs?" I knew I had been stupid the moment the words were uttered, but it was too late.
"I'm speaking of Tompkinses, mum."
"Of course you are."
"Why did you say bailiffs then?"
"A slip of the tongue."
Amelia with her eyes dared me to any more "slips."
"The Tompkinses had salmon twice a week and manase once."
"Did it agree with them?"
"Of course it did. We might afford salmon a bit oftener now as we's rich before it goes out."
"Goes out where?"