The Trees of Pride 9789356562523 Ring and Ellis Lardner

Ring and Ellis Lardner

Major Philip Carteret

It was published in 1878

Sybylla declines the chance to marry a wealthy young guy

The Trees of Pride 9789356562523 Ring and Ellis LardnerGilbert K. Chesterton's fictional "The Trees of Pride" story goes around Squire Vane, who has imported three "peacock trees," which, according to the local people, spread illness and eat people. The Squire let go of these comments as simple superstitions, but while the three guests raised the point and angered the squire, he walked out to the trees to spend the night among them, to show the people that they were not risky, but the next morning he was