I remember Miss Bronte once telling me that it was a saying round about Haworth, Keep a stone in thy pocket seven year; turn it, and keep it seven year longer, that it may be ever ready to thine hand when thine enemy draws near.
Elizabeth Gaskell
I remember Miss Bronte once telling me that it was a saying round about Haworth, Keep a stone in thy pocket seven year; turn it, and keep it seven year longer, that it may be ever ready to thine hand when thine enemy draws near.