The Honour of the Flag
By William Clark Russell
5 Nov, 2020
It is absolutely true I pledge my word for that on the authority of the records of the Whitechapel County Court.
In the year 1851 there dwelt on the banks of the river Thames a retired tailor, whom I will call John Sloper, out of regard to the feeli
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It is absolutely true I pledge my word for that on the authority of the records of the Whitechapel County Court.
In the year 1851 there dwelt on the banks of the river Thames a retired tailor, whom I will call John Sloper, out of regard to the feelings of his posterity, if such there be. This man had for many years carried on a flourishing trade in the east end of London. Having got together as much money as he might suppose would supply his daily needs, he built himself a villa near the pleasant little town of Erith. His house overlooked the water; in front of it slo'ped a considerable piece of garden ground. Less