Just inside the back door of our house there was a coal flap in the floor .
The coalman had finished delivery , and I was standing holding my baby brother and watching over the large hole in the floor because mom had warned me that my sister Pat was due home . Sure enough , Pat , 6 , who hated me and was going through that awkward phase that girls do from the age of one onwards refused to acknowledge my warning of "Pat , the flap's open" , and saying "Blur , blur , blur" with her tongue out , she disappeared into the coal 'ole . There was a rumble of falling coal then dead silence . Mom appears and sez "Where's Pat , oi thought oi 'erd 'er" . I nodded toward the coal 'ole . Mom reached down and lifted a rather black and sheepish looking uninjured Pat out the 'ole .
My fault of course . It usually was my fault .
One thing though , with Pat , she was very loyal . I taught her some rude words , and when she repeated them in front of Mom , she refused to tell her where she had 'eard such werds .
ps please note , all the spelling is deliberate . I was lucky enough to be taught proper English by my parents and was bought countless books . So theeer .
The coalman had finished delivery , and I was standing holding my baby brother and watching over the large hole in the floor because mom had warned me that my sister Pat was due home . Sure enough , Pat , 6 , who hated me and was going through that awkward phase that girls do from the age of one onwards refused to acknowledge my warning of "Pat , the flap's open" , and saying "Blur , blur , blur" with her tongue out , she disappeared into the coal 'ole . There was a rumble of falling coal then dead silence . Mom appears and sez "Where's Pat , oi thought oi 'erd 'er" . I nodded toward the coal 'ole . Mom reached down and lifted a rather black and sheepish looking uninjured Pat out the 'ole .
My fault of course . It usually was my fault .
One thing though , with Pat , she was very loyal . I taught her some rude words , and when she repeated them in front of Mom , she refused to tell her where she had 'eard such werds .
ps please note , all the spelling is deliberate . I was lucky enough to be taught proper English by my parents and was bought countless books . So theeer .
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