CHAPTER V

TOWN TALK As long as idle dogs will bark, and idle asses bray, As long as hens will cackle over every egg they lay, So long will folks be chattering, And idle tongues be clattering, For the less there is to talk about, the more there is to say. The obituary notices of old Mr. Mottisfont which appeared in due course in the two local papers were of a glowingly appreciative nature, and at least as accurate as such notices usually are. David could not help thinking how much the old gentleman would ha…