Instead of seeking help, the other two girls wandered about the fields, returning home three or four hours later, when they met a neighbour, Mrs Gardener, who asked where Fanny had gone.
She immediately told their story to Mrs Adams, and both women set out to look for the missing girl:. On entering the hop garden, her severed and mutilated head was found.
She had been hacked to pieces and the body parts were scattered. The awful news quickly spread:. Messengers were immediately despatched to the father, who instantly returned home, and as soon as he realised the melancholy affair, and on being told that Baker was the guilty party, seized a loaded gun, and hastened to the hop-garden with the intention of shooting him.
Not seeing him there, he returned home, when the gun was taken from him and two persons sat up with him the night. Something, anything, nothing, and everything. Browse sweepstakes. Test your vocabulary with our fun image quizzes. Image credits. Word of the Day sweetheart.
Blog Outsets and onsets! Read More. November 08, To top. Sign up for free and get access to exclusive content:. Free word lists and quizzes from Cambridge. Could someone explain that to me? Hi mietagosia, Welocme to the forums!
Hope this helps! Edit : We should wait for our BE friends like Jad below , since they should have a better idea of any particular expressions for "F. Oh, thank you guys, thanks so much! Brioche Senior Member Adelaide. Click to expand Wow, Brioche. That is quite a history, indeed. To further Brioche's explanation of "fanny," in AE, fanny is used to descreetly describe someone's backside, or bottom. In BE, it describes what can be found in the "front," but only on women.
English - British Southern England. Little late to the game here, but just to clear up some things See earlier thread: Sweet Fanny Adams. Are these your own opinions or have you some evidence for what you claim? Little late to the game here,.
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