Raechel Hall and her nice little Pub

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Photo . A well in Toorington by Nigel A. JAMES

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)

Toorington bobby – bobby = policeman