Lucy Brown and Mr. Grimes

BookBook: E. Ardizzone

12 Aug

Written By Fred

Publisher: Bodley Head

Publication Date: 1937

An orphan girl and old Mr. Grimes are both lonely until they meet in the park and become friends. Then one day Mr. Grimes doesn't appear.

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A fountain splashed into a pool on which lilies bloomed and goldfish swam in the clear green water

But in spite of the eminent physicians and lots of the nastiest and most expensive medicines

Feeling rather brave she went up to him and said, 'Please, sir, are you Mr Grimes

He took Lucy by the hand and led her to the pavilion

He wrote to Lucy's aunt asking her if he could have Lucy to stay with him for always

Her aunt said she could go, as she had known Mr Grimes and knew he was most respectable

In the stable was a beautiful white pony which had been bought for Lucy to ride

Lucy at once hurried over to Mr Grimes's house

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Lucy Brown and Mr Grimes

Lucy shopping, as Mr Grimes had given her lots of money

Lucy would meet Mr Grimes every day in the Recreation Ground and go for a walk with him

Lucy's manners were so good that she was a great success

Mr Grimes looking in the advertisements for a country house to buy

Mrs Smawley packing

'Mrs Smawley,' said the Doctor. 'I don't like the look of our patient at all

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Now every day an old gentleman used to walk in the Recreation Ground

One day Mr Grimes had a terrible pain. He went to bed and the Doctor was sent for

She unpacked them at once and called to her aunt to come and see all the pretty things she had bought

Sometimes they went to the children's playground where Lucy would swing

Soon the great day for going into the country arrived

The Doctor made a thorough examination. Mr Grimes's temperature went very high

Then one day she had a letter from Mrs Smawley telling her

'Tut, tut, I am lonely too. This will never do.

When he passed little girls he could hear them snigger and say

With the rest of her money she had great difficulty in choosing between a diary in red leather and a lovely baby doll

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