
817. Parson’s Pleasure by Roald Dahl (Learn English with a Short Story)
Luke's ENGLISH Podcast - Learn British English with Luke Thompson
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The Reverend Cyril Winnington Bogus
The Reverend Cyril Winnington Bogus is a good name. He was President of the Society for the Prevent for the Preservation of Rare Furniture, but that's kind of what he became at the end of the story when he inadvertently prevented this rare bit of furniture from existing. From now on, every Sunday, he was going to be a nice old person traveling around on a labor of love. The scheme, the plan, worked. In fact, it became a lucrative business. If a business is lucrative, it means that it makes lots of money profitable.
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