Yesterday I was approached politely by several small boys sitting on the wall of the riverside cottages. They wanted to know if I would like to buy some conkers. They’d set them out in sizes and were charging between 5p and 20p each. Just a hundred yards away was the source of their produce and although I could have picked up several conkers for free, I was so enchanted by their approach, that I handed over an excess of money and chose a splendid example to take home. It reminded me so much of “Just William”, I was utterly charmed
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| My splendid purchase on the right |
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