The Holly-Tree

"The Holly-Tree" follows a lovelorn, bashful narrator who, convinced his best friend has stolen his beloved Angela, boards a coach for Liverpool and America — only to be stranded by a blizzard at a Yorkshire inn. Marooned for a week, he fills his solitude with vivid memories of inns across England and Europe, then is charmed by his boots-boy's tale of two children — aged seven and eight — who solemnly elope to Gretna Green. A final twist at the inn door upends everything the narrator believed about love and betrayal.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/ririro-com-short-stories--6577582/support.