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Cowardice Court

George Barr McCutcheon

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. . . shall see him myself, if you won’t,” said her ladyship firmly. There was frigid silence at the table for a full minute, relieved only when his lordship’s monocle dropped into the glass of water he was trying to convey to his lips. He thought best to treat the subject lightly, so he laughed in his most jovial way.

“You’d better take a mackintosh with you, my dear,” he said. “Remember what he told Tompkins and James.”

“He will not throw me into the river. It might be different if you went. Therefore I think—”

“Throw me in, would he?” and Bazel-hurst laughed loudly. “I ‘m no groom, my dear. You forget that it possible for Mr. Shaw to be soused.”

“He was good enough to souse himself this morning,” volunteered Penelope. &ld. . . Read More

Community Reviews

I bought this book at a library book sale quite simply because it was very old and I already had one by McCutcheon. It surprised me by being a very pleasant (though non-demanding) little read.

“Cowardice Court” is an upbeat novella set somewhere in America’s mountains. Featuring a cast of English and Americans, this is George Barr McCutcheon in fast-paced humorous mode.

The simple yet superb plot revolves around two near neighbours that have strict boundaries on their land. To walk past a