When I was in England a few years ago, I took a journey by train. It took us through Yorkshire. A beautiful part of Great Britain. It was just like old times. Wonderful.
The
Toorington Bells – Raechel Hall – The Toorington Arms
There
are three very important people in every village in Britain. The
doctor, the vicar, and the lord of the pub. And, the lord of the
Toorington Arms – Toorington's pub – is no lord at all, in fact,
she's a lady. Mrs Raechel Hall. The owner, or, to be correct, the
landlady of the Toorington Arms.
And,
Ray, as she is lovingly known, is everyone's idea of what a landlady
should be. Ray is no longer young – she has wrinkles to prove it –
and her voice has been formed by many long years of drink in great
plenty and strong Cuban cigars. But, Ray is happy with life and this
shows in her dress. Nothing but the finest, the best, and most
expensive there is. Ray is a very proud lady and she likes to show
it.
But,
beware! Ray is not only very good fun, she can be very hard,
too. There's no misbehaving at the Toorington Arms.
But,
Ray, of course, has her own understanding of what's right and what's
wrong. And, closing time at the end of each day is a flexible thing.
Closing time means drawing the curtains and locking the
door. The fun then carries on until late in the night, and, the
Toorington bobby is one of the locals.
And,
the prices Ray charges are flexible, too. Drinks and cigars have
been known to alter Ray's thinking. But, this is the fun of The
Toorington Arms and nobody minds. But, all in all, the
Toorington Arms is a great little pub.
There
are three very important people in every village in Britain. The
doctor, the vicar, and the lord of the pub. But, down in Toorington,
Raechel Hall is at the top of the list. Her food is delicious, her
beer is the best beer in Europe, and there's always good fun at the
Toorington Arms.
Raechel
Hall and the Toorington Arms
Vocabulary
beware
– watch out – be careful – pay attention
-
drawing
the curtains – pulling the
curtains together (closing the curtains)
local(s)
- regular customer(s) (guest(s))
misbehaving
– people being bad – acting in a
bad way
nobody
minds – nobody thinks anything of
it - (it's no problem)
