Chapter 16: Peace to Cranford

⁠​​​‌​​​​‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​⁠It was not surprising that Mr Peter became such a favourite at Cranford. The ladies vied with each other who should admire him most; and no wonder, for their quiet lives were astonishingly stirred up by the arrival from India—especially as the person arrived told more wonderful stories than Sindbad the Sailor; and, as Miss Pole said, was quite as good as an Arabian Night any evening. For my own pa