With hushed mutterings and grumblings they all trooped down to the stables. |
So we trooped back to the farm where the entire extended family had plonked themselves in the kitchen and were devouring all the leftovers. |
The high-set teak timbered house was filled to capacity as the 200 guests trooped upstairs, sat and knelt on the floor. |
We were up at 5am for chapel service, after which we trooped to the refectory for breakfast. |
We trooped back into the car and Ken pulled out onto the road so fast that the tyres screeched in protest. |
So in a rare show of family solidarity, we all trooped out to the nursing home for tea and cake. |