hisproperty
might
descend
in
his
own
family
,
and
that
the
house
might
be
held
and
inhabited
by
some
one
bearing
the
name
of
Vavasor
.
He
then
declared
that
he
felt
himself
obliged
to
pass
over
his
natural
heir
,
believing
that
the
property
would
not
be
safe
in
his
hands
;
he
therefore
left
it
in
trust
to
his
son
John
Vavasor
,
whom
he
appointed
to
be
sole
executor
of
his
will
.
He
devised
it
to
George
's
eldest
son
,
—
should
George
ever
marry
and
have
a
son
,
—
as
soon
as
he
might
reach
the
age
of
twenty-five
.
In
the
meantime
the
property
should
remain
in
the
hands
of
John
Vavasor
for
his
use
and
benefit
,
with
a
lien
on
it
of
five
hundred
a
year
to
be
paid
annually
to
his
granddaughter
Kate
.
In
the
event
of
George
having
no
son
,
the
property
was
to
go
to
the
eldest
son
of
Kate
,
or
failing
that
to
the
eldest
son
of
his
other
granddaughter
who
might
take
the
name
of
Vavasor
.
All
his
personal
property
he
left
to
his
son
,
John
Vavasor
.
"
And
,
Mr.
Vavasor
,
"
said
the
attorney
,
as
he
finished
his
reading
,
"
you
will
,
I
fear
,
get
very
little
by
that
latter
clause
.
The
estate
now
owes
nothing
;
but
I
doubt
whether
the
Squire
had
fifty
pounds
in
his
banker
's
hands
when
he
died
,
and
the
value
of
the
property
about
the
place
is
very
small
.
He
has
been
unwilling
to
spend
anything
during
the
last
ten
years
,
but
has
paid
off
every
shilling
that
the
property
owed
.
"
"
It
is
as
I
supposed
,
"
said
George
.
His
voice
was
very
unpleasant
,
and
so
was
the
fire
of
his
eyes
and
the
ghastly
rage
of
his
scarred
face
.
"
The
old
man
has
endeavoured
in
his
anger
to
rob
me
of
everything
because
I
would
not
obey
him
in
his
wickedness
when
I
was
here
with
him
a
short
while
before
he
died
.
Such
a
will
as
that
can
stand
nowhere
.
"
"
As
to
that
I
have
nothing
to
say
at
present
,
"
said
the
attorney
.
"
Where
is
his
other
will
,
—
the
one
he
made
before
that
?
"
"
If
I
remember
rightly
we
executed
two
before
this
.
"
"
And
where
are
they
?
"
"
It
is
not
my
business
to
know
,
Mr.
Vavasor
.
I
believe
that
I
saw
him
destroy
one
,
but
I
have
no
absolute
knowledge
.
As
to
the
other
,
I
can
say
nothing
.
"
"
And
what
do
you
mean
to
do
?
"
said
George
,
turning
to
his
uncle
.
"
Do
!
I
shall
carry
out
the
will
.
I
have
no
alternative
.
Your
sister
is
the
person
chiefly
interested
under
it
.
She
gets
five
hundred
a
year
for
her
life
;
and
if
she
marries
and
you
do
n't
,
or
if
she
has
a
son
and
you
do
n't
,
her
son
will
have
the
whole
property
.
"
George
stood
for
a
few
moments
thinking
.
Might
it
not
be
possible
that
by
means
of
Alice
and
Kate
together
,
—
by
marrying
the
former
,
—
perhaps
,
he
might
still
obtain
possession
of
the
property
?
But
that
which
he
wanted
was
the
command
of
the
property
at
once
,
—
the
power
of
raising
money
upon
it
instantly
.
The
will
had
been
so
framed
as
to
make
that
impossible
in
any
way
.
Kate
's
share
in
it
had
not
been
left
to
her
unconditionally
,
but
was
to
be
received
even
by
her
through
the
hands
of
her
uncle
John
.
Such
a
will
shut
him
out
from
all
his
hopes
.
"
It
is
a
piece
of
d
–
–
–
–
roguery
,
"
he
said
.
"
What
do
you
mean
by
that
,
sir
?
"
said
Gogram
,
turning
round
towards
him
.
"
I
mean
exactly
what
I
say
.
It
is
a
piece
of
d
–
–
–
–
roguery
.
Who
was
in
the
room
when
that
thing
was
written
?
"
"
The
signature
was
witnessed
by
—
"
"
I
do
n't
ask
as
to
the
signature
.
Who
was
in
the
room
when
the
thing
was
written
?
"
"
I
was
here
with
your
grandfather
.
"
"
And
no
one
else
?
"
"
No
one
else
.
The
presence
of
any
one
else
at
such
a
time
would
be
very
unusual
.
"
"
Then
I
regard
the
document
simply
as
waste
paper
.
"
After
saying
this
,
George
Vavasor
left
the
room
,
and
slammed
the
door
after
him
.
"
I
never
was
insulted
in
such
a
way
before
,
"
said
the
attorney
,
almost
with
tears
in
his
eyes
.
"
He
is
a
disappointed
and
I
fear
a
ruined
man
,
"
said
John
Vavasor
.
"
I
do
not
think
you
need
regard
what
he
says
.
"
"
But
he
should
not
on
that
account
insult
me
.
I
have
only
done
my
duty
.
I
did
not
even
advise
his
grandfather
.
It
is
mean
on
his
part
and
unmanly
.
If
he
comes
in
my
way
again
I
shall
tell
him
so
.
"
"
He
probably
will
not
put
himself
in
your
way
again
,
Mr.
Gogram
.
"
Then
the
attorney
went
,
having
suggested
to
Mr.
Vavasor
that
he
should
instruct
his
attorney
in
London
to
take
steps
in
reference
to
the
proving
of
the
will
.
"
It
's
as
good
a
will
as
ever
was
made
,
"
said
Mr.
Gogram
.
"
If
he
can
set
that
aside
,
I
'll
give
up
making
wills
altogether
.
"
Who
was
to
tell
Kate
?
That
was
John
Vavasor
's
first
thought
when
he
was
left
alone
at
the
hall-door
,
after
seeing
the
lawyer
start
away
.
And
how
was
he
to
get
himself
back
to
London
without
further
quarrelling
with
his
nephew
?
And
what
was
he
to
do
at
once
with
reference
to
the
immediate
duties
of
proprietorship
which
were
entailed
upon
him
as
executor
?
It
was
by
no
means
improbable
,
as
he
thought
,
that
George
might
assume
to
himself
the
position
of
master
of
the
house
;
that
he
might
demand
the
keys
,
for
instance
,
which
no
doubt
were
in
Kate
's
hands
at
present
,
and
that
he
would
take
possession
with
violence
.
What
should
he
do
under
such
circumstances
?
It
was
clear
that
he
could
not
run
away
and
get
back
to
his
club
by
the
night
mail
train
.
He
had
duties
there
at
the
Hall
,
and
these
duties
were
of
a
nature
to
make
him
almost
regret
the
position
in
which
his
father
's
will
had
placed
him
.
Eventually
he
would
gain
some
considerable
increase
to
his
means
,
but
the
immediate
effect
would
be
terribly
troublesome
.
As
he
looked
up
at
the
melancholy
pines
which
were
slowly
waving
their
heads
in
the
wind
before
the
door
he
declared
to
himself
that
he
would
sell
his
inheritance
and
his
executorship
very
cheaply
,
if
such
a
sale
were
possible
.
In
the
dining-room
he
found
his
sister
alone
.
"
Well
,
John
,
"
said
she
;
"
well
?
How
is
it
left
?
"
"
Where
is
Kate
?
"
he
asked
.
"
She
has
gone
out
with
her
brother
.
"
"
Did
he
take
his
hat
?
"
"
Oh
,
yes
.
He
asked
her
to
walk
,
and
she
went
with
him
at
once
.
"
"
Then
,
I
suppose
,
he
will
tell
her
,
"
said
John
Vavasor
.
After
that
he
explained
the
circumstances
of
the
will
to
Mrs.
Greenow
.
"
Bravo
,
"
exclaimed
the
widow
.
"
I
'm
delighted
.
I
love
Kate
dearly
:
and
now
she
can
marry
almost
whom
she
pleases
.
"
CHAPTER
LVI
.
Another
Walk
on
the
Fells
.
George
when
he
left
the
room
in
which
he
had
insulted
the
lawyer
,
went
immediately
across
to
the
parlour
in
which
his
aunt
and
sister
were
sitting
.
"
Kate
,
"
said
he
,
"
put
on
your
hat
and
come
and
walk
with
me
.
That
business
is
over
.
"
Kate
's
hat
and
shawl
were
in
the
room
,
and
they
were
out
of
the
house
together
within
a
minute
.
They
walked
down
the
carriage-road
,
through
the
desolate
,
untenanted
grounds
,
to
the
gate
,
before
either
of
them
spoke
a
word
.
Kate
was
waiting
for
George
to
tell
her
of
the
will
,
but
did
not
dare
to
ask
any
question
.
George
intended
to
tell
her
of
the
will
,
but
was
not
disposed
to
do
so
without
some
preparation
.
It
was
a
thing
not
to
be
spoken
of
open-mouthed
,
as
a
piece
of
ordinary
news
.
"
Which
way
shall
we
go
?
"
said
Kate
,
as
soon
as
they
had
passed
through
the
old
rickety
gate
,
which
swung
at
the
entrance
of
the
place
.
"
Up
across
the
fell
,
"
said
George
;
"
the
day
is
fine
,
and
I
want
to
get
away
from
my
uncle
for
a
time
.
"
She
turned
round
,
therefore
,
outside
the
hill
of
firs
,
and
led
the
way
back
to
the
beacon
wood
through
which
she
and
Alice
had
walked
across
to
Haweswater
upon
a
memorable
occasion
.
They
had
reached
the
top
of
the
beacon
hill
,
and
were
out
upon
the
Fell
,
before
George
had
begun
his
story
.
Kate
was
half
beside
herself
with
curiosity
,
but
still
she
was
afraid
to
ask
.
"
Well
,
"
said
George
,
when
they
paused
a
moment
as
they
stepped
over
a
plank
that
crossed
the
boundary
ditch
of
the
wood
:
"
do
n't
you
want
to
know
what
that
dear
old
man
has
done
for
you
?
"
Then
he
looked
into
her
face
very
steadfastly
.
"
But
perhaps
you
know
already
,
"
he
added
.
He
had
come
out
determined
not
to
quarrel
with
his
sister
.
He
had
resolved
,
in
that
moment
of
thought
which
had
been
allowed
to
him
,
that
his
best
hope
for
the
present
required
that
he
should
keep
himself
on
good
terms
with
her
,
at
any
rate
till
he
had
settled
what
line
of
conduct
he
would
pursue
.
But
he
was
,
in
truth
,
so
sore
with
anger
and
disappointment
,
—
he
had
become
so
nearly
mad
with
that
continued
,
unappeased
wrath
in
which
he
now
indulged
against
all
the
world
,
that
he
could
not
refrain
himself
from
bitter
words
.
He
was
as
one
driven
by
the
Furies
,
and
was
no
longer
able
to
control
them
in
their
driving
of
him
.
"
I
know
nothing
of
it
,
"
said
Kate
.
"
Had
I
known
I
should
have
told
you
.
Your
question
is
unjust
to
me
.
"
"
I
am
beginning
to
doubt
,
"
said
he
,
"
whether
a
man
can
be
safe
in
trusting
any
one
.
My
grandfather
has
done
his
best
to
rob
me
of
the
property
altogether
.
"
"
I
told
you
that
I
feared
he
would
do
so
.
"
"
And
he
has
made
you
his
heir
.
"
"
Me
?
"
"
Yes
;
you
.
"
"
He
told
me
distinctly
that
he
would
not
do
that
.
"
"
But
he
has
,
I
tell
you
.
"
"
Then
,
George
,
I
shall
do
that
which
I
told
him
I
should
do
in
the
event
of
his
making
such
a
will
;
for
he
asked
me
the
question
.
I
told
him
I
should
restore
the
estate
to
you
,
and
upon
that
he
swore
that
he
would
not
leave
it
to
me
.
"
"
And
what
a
fool
you
were
,
"
said
he
,
stopping
her
in
the
pathway
.
"
What
an
ass
!
Why
did
you
tell
him
that
?
You
knew
that
he
would
not
,
on
that
account
,
do
justice
to
me
.
"
"
He
asked
me
,
George
.
"
"
Psha
!
now
you
have
ruined
me
,
and
you
might
have
saved
me
.
"
"
But
I
will
save
you
still
,
if
he
has
left
the
estate
to
me
.
I
do
not
desire
to
take
it
from
you
.
As
God
in
heaven
sees
me
,
I
have
never
ceased
to
endeavour
to
protect
your
interests
here
at
Vavasor
.
I
will
sign
anything
necessary
to
make
over
my
right
in
the
property
to
you
.
"
Then
they
walked
on
over
the
Fell
for
some
minutes
without
speaking
.
They
were
still
on
the
same
path
,
—
that
path
which
Kate
and
Alice
had
taken
in
the
winter
,
—
and
now
poor
Kate
could
not
but
think
of
all
that
she
had
said
that
day
on
George
's
behalf
;
—
how
had
she
mingled
truth
and
falsehood
in
her
efforts
to
raise
her
brother
's
character
in
her
cousin
's
eyes
!
It
had
all
been
done
in
vain
.
At
this
very
moment
of
her
own
trouble
Kate
thought
of
John
Grey
,
and
repented
of
what
she
had
done
.
Her
hopes
in
that
direction
were
altogether
blasted
.
She
knew
that
her
brother
had
ill-treated
Alice
,
and
that
she
must
tell
him
so
if
Alice
's
name
were
mentioned
between
them
.
She
could
no
longer
worship
her
brother
,
and
hold
herself
at
his
command
in
all
things
.
But
,
as
regarded
the
property
to
which
he
was
naturally
the
heir
,
if
any
act
of
hers
could
give
it
to
him
,
that
act
would
be
done
.
"
If
the
will
is
as
you
say
,
George
,
I
will
make
over
my
right
to
you
.
"
"
You
can
make
over
nothing
,
"
he
answered
.
"
The
old
robber
has
been
too
cunning
for
that
;
he
has
left
it
all
in
the
hands
of
my
uncle
John
.
D
–
–
–
–
him
.
D
–
–
–
–
them
both
.
"
"
George
!
George
!
he
is
dead
now
.
"
"
Dead
;
of
course
he
is
dead
.
What
of
that
?
I
wish
he
had
been
dead
ten
years
ago
,
—
or
twenty
.
Do
you
suppose
I
am
to
forgive
him
because
he
is
dead
?
I
'll
heap
his
grave
with
curses
,
if
that
can
be
of
avail
to
punish
him
.
"
"
You
can
only
punish
the
living
that
way
.
"
"
And
I
will
punish
them
;
—
but
not
by
cursing
them
.
My
uncle
John
shall
have
such
a
life
of
it
for
the
next
year
or
two
that
he
shall
bitterly
regret
the
hour
in
which
he
has
stepped
between
me
and
my
rights
.
"
"
I
do
not
believe
that
he
has
done
so
.
"
"
Not
done
so
!
What
was
he
down
here
for
at
Christmas
?
Do
you
pretend
to
think
that
that
make-believe
will
was
concocted
without
his
knowledge
?
"
"
I
'm
sure
that
he
knew
nothing
of
it
.
I
do
n't
think
my
grandfather
's
mind
was
made
up
a
week
before
he
died
.
"
"
You
'll
have
to
swear
that
,
remember
,
in
a
court
.
I
'm
not
going
to
let
the
matter
rest
,
I
can
tell
you
.
You
'll
have
to
prove
that
.
How
long
is
it
since
he
asked
you
what
you
would
do
with
the
estate
if
he
left
it
to
you
?
"
Kate
thought
for
a
moment
before
she
answered
.
"
It
was
only
two
days
before
he
died
,
if
I
remember
rightly
.
"
"
But
you
must
remember
rightly
.
You
'll
have
to
swear
to
it
.
And
now
tell
me
this
honestly
;
do
you
believe
,
in
your
heart
,
that
he
was
in
a
condition
fit
for
making
a
will
?
"
"
I
advised
him
not
to
make
it
.
"
"
Why
?
why
?
What
reason
did
you
give
?
"
"
I
told
him
that
I
thought
no
man
should
alter
family
arrangements
when
he
was
so
ill.
"
"
Exactly
.
You
told
him
that
.
And
what
did
he
say
?
"
"
He
was
very
angry
,
and
made
me
send
for
Mr.
Gogram
.
"
"
Now
,
Kate
,
think
a
little
before
you
answer
me
again
.
If
ever
you
are
to
do
me
a
good
turn
,
you
must
do
it
now
.
And
remember
this
,
I
do
n't
at
all
want
to
take
anything
away
from
you
.
Whatever
you
think
is
fair
you
shall
have
.
"
He
was
a
fool
not
to
have
known
her
better
than
that
.
"
I
want
nothing
,
"
she
said
,
stopping
,
and
stamping
with
her
foot
upon
the
crushed
heather
.
"
George
,
you
do
n't
understand
what
it
is
to
be
honest
.
"
He
smiled
,
—
with
a
slight
provoking
smile
that
passed
very
rapidly
from
his
face
.
The
meaning
of
the
smile
was
to
be
read
,
had
Kate
been
calm
enough
to
read
it
.
"
I
ca
n't
say
that
I
do
.
"
That
was
the
meaning
of
the
smile
.
"
Well
,
never
mind
about
that
,
"
said
he
;
"
you
advised
my
grandfather
not
to
make
his
will
,
—
thinking
,
no
doubt
,
that
his
mind
was
not
clear
enough
?
"
She
paused
a
moment
again
before
she
answered
him
.
"
His
mind
was
clear
,
"
she
said
;
"
but
I
thought
that
he
should
not
trust
his
judgement
while
he
was
so
weak
.
"
"
Look
here
,
Kate
;
I
do
believe
that
you
at
any
rate
have
no
mind
to
assist
in
this
robbery
.
That
it
is
a
robbery
you
ca
n't
have
any
doubt
.
I
said
he
had
left
the
estate
to
you
.
That
is
not
what
he
has
done
.
He
has
left
the
estate
to
my
uncle
John
.
"
"
Why
tell
me
,
then
,
what
was
untrue
?
"
"
Are
you
disappointed
?
"
"
Of
course
I
am
;
uncle
John
wo
n't
give
it
you
.
George
,
I
do
n't
understand
you
;
I
do
n't
,
indeed
.
"
"
Never
mind
about
that
,
but
listen
to
me
.
The
estate
is
left
in
the
hands
of
John
Vavasor
;
but
he
has
left
you
five
hundred
a
year
out
of
it
till
somebody
is
twenty-five
years
old
who
is
not
yet
born
,
and
probably
never
will
be
born
.
The
will
itself
shows
the
old
fool
to
have
been
mad
.
"
"
He
was
no
more
mad
than
you
are
,
George
.
"
"
Listen
to
me
,
I
tell
you
.
I
do
n't
mean
that
he
was
a
raging
maniac
.
Now
,
you
had
advised
him
not
to
make
any
new
will
because
you
thought
he
was
not
in
a
fit
condition
?
"
"
Yes
;
I
did
.
"
"
You
can
swear
to
that
?
"
"
I
hope
I
may
not
be
called
on
to
do
so
.
I
hope
there
may
be
no
swearing
about
it
.
But
if
I
am
asked
the
question
I
must
swear
it
.
"
"
Exactly
.
Now
listen
till
you
understand
what
it
is
I
mean
.
That
will
,
if
it
stands
,
gives
all
the
power
over
the
estate
to
John
Vavasor
.
It
renders
you
quite
powerless
as
regards
any
help
or
assistance
that
you
might
be
disposed
to
give
to
me
.
But
,
nevertheless
,
your
interest
under
the
will
is
greater
than
his
,
—
or
than
that
of
any
one
else
,
—
for
your
son
would
inherit
if
I
have
none
.
Do
you
understand
?
"
"
Yes
;
I
think
so
.
"
"
And
your
testimony
as
to
the
invalidity
of
the
will
would
be
conclusive
against
all
the
world
.
"
"
I
would
say
in
a
court
what
I
have
told
you
,
if
that
will
do
any
good
.
"
"
It
will
not
be
enough
.
Look
here
,
Kate
;
you
must
be
steadfast
here
;
everything
depends
on
you
.
How
often
have
you
told
me
that
you
will
stick
to
me
throughout
life
?
Now
you
will
be
tried
.
"
Kate
felt
that
her
repugnance
towards
him
,
—
towards
all
that
he
was
doing
and
wished
her
to
do
,
—
was
growing
stronger
within
her
at
every
word
he
spoke
.
She
was
becoming
gradually
aware
that
he
desired
from
her
something
which
she
could
not
and
would
not
do
,
and
she
was
aware
also
that
in
refusing
him
she
would
have
to
encounter
him
in
all
his
wrath
.
She
set
her
teeth
firmly
together
,
and
clenched
her
little
fist
.
If
a
fight
was
necessary
,
she
would
fight
with
him
.
As
he
looked
at
her
closely
with
his
sinister
eyes
,
her
love
towards
him
was
almost
turned
to
hatred
.
"
But
that
was
what
you
meant
when
you
advised
him
not
to
make
the
will
because
you
thought
his
intellect
was
impaired
!
"
"
No
;
not
so
.
"
"
Stop
,
Kate
,
stop
.
If
you
will
think
of
it
,
It
was
so
.
What
is
the
meaning
of
his
judgement
being
weak
?
"
"
I
did
n't
say
his
judgement
was
weak
.
"
"
But
that
was
what
you
meant
when
you
advised
him
not
to
trust
it
!
"
"
Look
here
,
George
;
I
think
I
know
now
what
you
mean
.
If
anybody
asks
me
if
his
mind
was
gone
,
or
his
intellect
deranged
,
I
cannot
say
that
there
was
anything
of
the
kind
.
"
"
You
will
not
?
"
"
Certainly
not
.
It
would
be
untrue
.
"
"
Then
you
are
determined
to
throw
me
over
and
claim
the
property
for
yourself
.
"
Again
he
turned
towards
and
looked
at
her
as
though
he
were
resolved
to
frighten
her
.
"
And
I
am
to
count
you
also
among
my
enemies
?
You
had
better
take
care
,
Kate
.
"
They
were
now
upon
the
fell
side
,
more
than
three
miles
away
from
the
Hall
;
and
Kate
,
as
she
looked
round
,
saw
that
they
were
all
alone
.
Not
a
cottage
,
—
not
a
sign
of
humanity
was
within
sight
.
Kate
saw
that
it
was
so
,
and
was
aware
that
the
fact
pressed
itself
upon
her
as
being
of
importance
.
Then
she
thought
again
of
her
resolution
to
fight
with
him
,
if
any
fight
were
necessary
;
to
tell
him
,
in
so
many
words
,
that
she
would
separate
herself
from
him
and
defy
him
.
She
would
not
fear
him
,
let
his
words
and
face
be
ever
so
terrible
!
Surely
her
own
brother
would
do
her
no
bodily
harm
.
And
even
though
he
should
do
so
,
—
though
he
should
take
her
roughly
by
the
arm
as
he
had
done
to
Alice
,
—
though
he
should
do
worse
than
that
,
still
she
would
fight
him
.
Her
blood
was
the
same
as
his
,
and
he
should
know
that
her
courage
was
,
at
any
rate
,
as
high
.
And
,
indeed
,
when
she
looked
at
him
,
she
had
cause
to
fear
.
He
intended
that
she
should
fear
.
He
intended
that
she
should
dread
what
he
might
do
to
her
at
that
moment
.
As
to
what
he
would
do
he
had
no
resolve
made
.
Neither
had
he
resolved
on
anything
when
he
had
gone
to
Alice
and
had
shaken
her
rudely
as
she
sat
beside
him
.
He
had
been
guided
by
no
fixed
intent
when
he
had
attacked
John
Grey
,
or
when
he
insulted
the
attorney
;
but
a
Fury
was
driving
him
,
and
he
was
conscious
of
being
so
driven
.
He
almost
wished
to
be
driven
to
some
act
of
frenzy
.
Everything
in
the
world
had
gone
against
him
,
and
he
desired
to
expend
his
rage
on
some
one
.
"
Kate
,
"
said
he
,
stopping
her
,
"
we
will
have
this
out
here
,
if
you
please
.
So
much
,
at
any
rate
,
shall
be
settled
to-day
.
You
have
made
many
promises
to
me
,
and
I
have
believed
them
.
You
can
now
keep
them
all
,
by
simply
saying
what
you
know
to
be
the
truth
,
—
that
that
old
man
was
a
drivelling
idiot
when
he
made
this
will
.
Are
you
prepared
to
do
me
that
justice
?
Think
before
you
answer
me
,
for
,
by
G
–
–
–
–
,
if
I
cannot
have
justice
among
you
,
I
will
have
revenge
.
"
And
he
put
his
hand
upon
her
breast
up
near
to
her
throat
.
"
Take
your
hand
down
,
George
,
"
said
she
.
"
I
'm
not
such
a
fool
that
you
can
frighten
me
in
that
way
.
"
"
Answer
me
!
"
he
said
,
and
shook
her
,
having
some
part
of
her
raiment
within
his
clutch
.
"
Oh
,
George
,
that
I
should
live
to
be
so
ashamed
of
my
brother
!
"
"
Answer
me
,
"
he
said
again
;
and
again
he
shook
her
.
"
I
have
answered
you
.
I
will
say
nothing
of
the
kind
that
you
want
me
to
say
.
My
grandfather
,
up
to
the
latest
moment
that
I
saw
him
,
knew
what
he
was
about
.
He
was
not
an
idiot
.
He
was
,
I
believe
,
only
carrying
out
a
purpose
fixed
long
before
.
You
will
not
make
me
change
what
I
say
by
looking
at
me
like
that
,
nor
get
it
by
shaking
me
.
You
do
n't
know
me
,
George
,
if
you
think
you
can
frighten
me
like
a
child
.
"
He
heard
her
to
the
last
word
,
still
keeping
his
hand
upon
her
,
and
holding
her
by
the
cloak
she
wore
;
but
the
violence
of
his
grasp
had
relaxed
itself
,
and
he
let
her
finish
her
words
,
as
though
his
object
had
simply
been
to
make
her
speak
out
to
him
what
she
had
to
say
.
"
Oh
,
"
said
he
,
when
she
had
done
,
"
That
's
to
be
it
;
is
it
?
That
's
your
idea
of
honesty
.
The
very
name
of
the
money
being
your
own
has
been
too
much
for
you
.
I
wonder
whether
you
and
my
uncle
had
contrived
it
all
between
you
beforehand
?
"
"
You
will
not
dare
to
ask
him
,
because
he
is
a
man
,
"
said
Kate
,
her
eyes
brimming
with
tears
,
not
through
fear
,
but
in
very
vexation
at
the
nature
of
the
charge
he
had
brought
against
her
.
"
Shall
I
not
?
You
will
see
what
I
dare
do
.
As
for
you
,
with
all
your
promises
—
.
Kate
,
you
know
that
I
keep
my
word
.
Say
that
you
will
do
as
I
desire
you
,
or
I
will
be
the
death
of
you
.
"
"
Do
you
mean
that
you
will
murder
me
?
"
said
she
.
"
Murder
you
!
yes
;
why
not
?
Treated
as
I
have
been
among
you
,
do
you
suppose
that
I
shall
stick
at
anything
?
Why
should
I
not
murder
you
—
you
and
Alice
,
too
,
seeing
how
you
have
betrayed
me
?
"
"
Poor
Alice
!
"
As
she
spoke
the
words
she
looked
straight
into
his
eyes
,
as
though
defying
him
,
as
far
as
she
herself
were
concerned
.
"
Poor
Alice
,
indeed
!
D
–
–
–
–
hypocrite
!
There
's
a
pair
of
you
;
cursed
,
whining
,
false
,
intriguing
hypocrites
.
There
;
go
down
and
tell
your
uncle
and
that
old
woman
there
that
I
threatened
to
murder
you
.
Tell
the
judge
so
,
when
you
're
brought
into
court
to
swear
me
out
of
my
property
.
You
false
liar
!
"
Then
he
pushed
her
from
him
with
great
violence
,
so
that
she
fell
heavily
upon
the
stony
ground
.
He
did
not
stop
to
help
her
up
,
or
even
to
look
at
her
as
she
lay
,
but
walked
away
across
the
heath
,
neither
taking
the
track
on
towards
Haweswater
,
nor
returning
by
the
path
which
had
brought
them
thither
.
He
went
away
northwards
across
the
wild
fell
;
and
Kate
,
having
risen
up
and
seated
herself
on
a
small
cairn
of
stones
which
stood
there
,
watched
him
as
he
descended
the
slope
of
the
hill
till
he
was
out
of
sight
.
He
did
not
run
,
but
he
seemed
to
move
rapidly
,
and
he
never
once
turned
round
to
look
at
her
.
He
went
away
,
down
the
hill
northwards
,
and
presently
the
curving
of
the
ground
hid
him
from
her
view
.
When
she
first
seated
herself
her
thoughts
had
been
altogether
of
him
.
She
had
feared
no
personal
injury
,
even
when
she
had
asked
him
whether
he
would
murder
her
.
Her
blood
had
been
hot
within
her
veins
,
and
her
heart
had
been
full
of
defiance
.
Even
yet
she
feared
nothing
,
but
continued
to
think
of
him
and
his
misery
,
and
his
disgrace
.
That
he
was
gone
for
ever
,
utterly
and
irretrievably
ruined
,
thrown
out
,
as
it
were
,
beyond
the
pale
of
men
,
was
now
certain
to
her
.
And
this
was
the
brother
in
whom
she
had
believed
;
for
whom
she
had
not
only
been
willing
to
sacrifice
herself
,
but
for
whose
purposes
she
had
striven
to
sacrifice
her
cousin
!
What
would
he
do
now
?
As
he
passed
from
out
of
her
sight
down
the
hill
,
it
seemed
to
her
as
though
he
were
rushing
straight
into
some
hell
from
which
there
could
be
no
escape
.
She
knew
that
her
arm
had
been
hurt
in
the
fall
,
but
for
a
while
she
would
not
move
it
or
feel
it
,
being
resolved
to
take
no
account
of
what
might
have
happened
to
herself
.
But
when
he
had
been
gone
some
ten
minutes
,
she
rose
to
her
feet
,
and
finding
that
the
movement
pained
her
greatly
,
and
that
her
right
arm
was
powerless
,
she
put
up
her
left
hand
and
became
aware
that
the
bone
of
her
arm
was
broken
below
the
elbow
.
Her
first
thought
was
given
to
the
telling
him
of
this
,
or
the
not
telling
,
when
she
should
meet
him
below
at
the
house
.
How
should
she
mention
the
accident
to
him
?
Should
she
lie
,
and
say
that
she
had
fallen
as
she
came
down
the
hill
alone
?
Of
course
he
would
not
believe
her
,
but
still
some
such
excuse
as
that
might
make
the
matter
easier
for
them
all
.
It
did
not
occur
to
her
that
she
might
not
see
him
again
at
all
that
day
;
and
that
,
as
far
as
he
was
concerned
,
there
might
be
need
for
no
lie
.
She
started
off
to
walk
down
home
,
holding
her
right
arm
steadily
against
her
body
with
her
left
hand
.
Of
course
she
must
give
some
account
of
herself
when
she
got
to
the
house
;
but
it
was
of
the
account
to
be
given
to
him
that
she
thought
.
As
to
the
others
she
cared
little
for
them
.
"
Here
I
am
;
my
arm
is
broken
;
and
you
had
better
send
for
a
doctor
.
"
That
would
be
sufficient
for
them
.
When
she
got
into
the
wood
the
path
was
very
dark
.
The
heavens
were
overcast
with
clouds
,
and
a
few
drops
began
to
fall
.
Then
the
rain
fell
faster
and
faster
,
and
before
she
had
gone
a
quarter
of
a
mile
down
the
beacon
hill
,
the
clouds
had
opened
themselves
,
and
the
shower
had
become
a
storm
of
water
.
Suffering
as
she
was
she
stood
up
for
a
few
moments
under
a
large
tree
,
taking
the
excuse
of
the
rain
for
some
minutes
of
delay
,
that
she
might
make
up
her
mind
as
to
what
she
would
say
.
Then
it
occurred
to
her
that
she
might
possibly
meet
him
again
before
she
reached
the
house
;
and
,
as
she
thought
of
it
,
she
began
for
the
first
time
to
fear
him
.
Would
he
come
out
upon
her
from
the
trees
and
really
kill
her
?
Had
he
made
his
way
round
,
when
he
got
out
of
her
sight
,
that
he
might
fall
upon
her
suddenly
and
do
as
he
had
threatened
?
As
the
idea
came
upon
her
,
she
made
a
little
attempt
to
run
,
but
she
found
that
running
was
impracticable
from
the
pain
the
movement
caused
her
.
Then
she
walked
on
through
the
hard
rain
,
steadily
holding
her
arm
against
her
side
,
but
still
looking
every
moment
through
the
trees
on
the
side
from
which
George
might
be
expected
to
reach
her
.
But
no
one
came
near
her
on
her
way
homewards
.
Had
she
been
calm
enough
to
think
of
the
nature
of
the
ground
,
she
might
have
known
that
he
could
not
have
returned
upon
her
so
quickly
.
He
must
have
come
back
up
the
steep
hill-side
which
she
had
seen
him
descend
.
No
;
—
he
had
gone
away
altogether
,
across
the
fells
towards
Bampton
,
and
was
at
this
moment
vainly
buttoning
his
coat
across
his
breast
,
in
his
unconscious
attempt
to
keep
out
the
wet
.
The
Fury
was
driving
him
on
,
and
he
himself
was
not
aware
whither
he
was
driven
.
Dinner
at
the
Hall
had
been
ordered
at
five
,
the
old
hour
;
or
rather
that
had
been
assumed
to
be
the
hour
for
dinner
without
any
ordering
.
It
was
just
five
when
Kate
reached
the
front
door
.
This
she
opened
with
her
left
hand
,
and
turning
at
once
into
the
dining-room
,
found
her
uncle
and
her
aunt
standing
before
the
fire
.
"
Dinner
is
ready
,
"
said
John
Vavasor
;
"
where
is
George
?
"
"
You
are
wet
,
Kate
,
"
said
aunt
Greenow
.
"
Yes
,
I
am
very
wet
,
"
said
Kate
.
"
I
must
go
up-stairs
.
Perhaps
you
'll
come
with
me
,
aunt
?
"
"
Come
with
you
,
—
of
course
I
will
.
"
Aunt
Greenow
had
seen
at
once
that
something
was
amiss
.
"
Where
's
George
?
"
said
John
Vavasor
.
"
Has
he
come
back
with
you
,
or
are
we
to
wait
for
him
?
"
Kate
seated
herself
in
her
chair
.
"
I
do
n't
quite
know
where
he
is
,
"
she
said
.
In
the
meantime
her
aunt
had
hastened
up
to
her
side
just
in
time
to
catch
her
as
she
was
falling
from
her
chair
.
"
My
arm
,
"
said
Kate
,
very
gently
;
"
my
arm
!
"
Then
she
slipped
down
against
her
aunt
,
and
had
fainted
.
"
He
has
done
her
a
mischief
,
"
said
Mrs.
Greenow
,
looking
up
at
her
brother
.
"
This
is
his
doing
.
"
John
Vavasor
stood
confounded
,
wishing
himself
back
in
Queen
Anne
Street
.
CHAPTER
LVII
.
Showing
How
the
Wild
Beast
Got
Himself
Back
from
the
Mountains
.
About
eleven
o'clock
on
that
night
,
—
the
night
of
the
day
on
which
Kate
Vavasor
's
arm
had
been
broken
,
—
there
came
a
gentle
knock
at
Kate
's
bedroom
door
.
There
was
nothing
surprising
in
this
,
as
of
all
the
household
Kate
only
was
in
bed
.
Her
aunt
was
sitting
at
this
time
by
her
bedside
,
and
the
doctor
,
who
had
been
summoned
from
Penrith
and
who
had
set
her
broken
arm
,
was
still
in
the
house
,
talking
over
the
accident
with
John
Vavasor
in
the
dining-room
,
before
he
proceeded
back
on
his
journey
home
.
"
She
will
do
very
well
,
"
said
the
doctor
.
"
It
's
only
a
simple
fracture
.
I
'll
see
her
the
day
after
to-morrow
.
"
"
Is
it
not
odd
that
such
an
accident
should
come
from
a
fall
whilst
walking
?
"
asked
Mr.
Vavasor
.
The
doctor
shrugged
his
shoulders
.
"
One
never
can
say
how
anything
may
occur
,
"
said
he
.
"
I
know
a
young
woman
who
broke
the
os
femoris
by
just
kicking
her
cat
;
—
at
least
,
she
said
she
did
.
"
"
Indeed
!
I
suppose
you
did
n't
take
any
trouble
to
inquire
?
"
"
Not
much
.
My
business
was
with
the
injury
,
not
with
the
way
she
got
it
.
Somebody
did
make
inquiry
,
but
she
stuck
to
her
story
and
nothing
came
of
it
.
Good
night
,
Mr.
Vavasor
.
Do
n't
trouble
her
with
questions
till
she
has
had
some
hours
'
sleep
,
at
any
rate
.
"
Then
the
doctor
went
,
and
John
Vavasor
was
left
alone
,
standing
with
his
back
to
the
dining-room
fire
.
There
had
been
so
much
trouble
and
confusion
in
the
house
since
Kate
had
fainted
,
almost
immediately
upon
her
reaching
home
,
that
Mr.
Vavasor
had
not
yet
had
time
to
make
up
his
mind
as
to
the
nature
of
the
accident
which
had
occurred
.
Mrs.
Greenow
had
at
once
ascertained
that
the
bone
was
broken
,
and
the
doctor
had
been
sent
for
.
Luckily
he
had
been
found
at
home
,
and
had
reached
the
Hall
a
little
before
ten
o'clock
.
In
the
meantime
,
as
soon
as
Kate
recovered
her
senses
,
she
volunteered
her
account
of
what
had
occurred
.
Her
brother
had
quarrelled
with
her
about
the
will
,
she
said
,
and
had
left
her
abruptly
on
the
mountain
.
She
had
fallen
,
she
went
on
to
say
,
as
she
turned
from
him
,
and
had
at
once
found
that
she
had
hurt
herself
.
But
she
had
been
too
angry
with
him
to
let
him
know
it
;
and
,
indeed
,
she
had
not
known
the
extent
herself
till
he
had
passed
out
of
her
sight
.
This
was
her
story
;
and
there
was
nothing
in
it
that
was
false
by
the
letter
,
though
there
was
much
that
was
false
in
the
spirit
.
It
was
certainly
true
that
George
had
not
known
that
she
was
injured
.
It
was
true
that
she
had
asked
him
for
no
help
.
It
was
true
,
in
one
sense
,
that
she
had
fallen
,
and
it
was
true
that
she
had
not
herself
known
how
severe
had
been
the
injury
done
to
her
till
he
had
gone
beyond
the
reach
of
her
voice
.
But
she
repressed
all
mention
of
his
violence
,
and
when
she
was
pressed
as
to
the
nature
of
the
quarrel
,
she
declined
to
speak
further
on
that
matter
.
Neither
her
uncle
nor
her
aunt
believed
her
.
That
was
a
matter
of
course
,
and
she
knew
that
they
did
not
believe
her
.
George
's
absence
,
their
recent
experience
of
his
moods
,
and
the
violence
by
which
her
arm
must
have
been
broken
,
made
them
certain
that
Kate
had
more
to
tell
if
she
chose
to
tell
it
.
But
in
her
present
condition
they
could
not
question
her
.
Mrs.
Greenow
did
ask
as
to
the
probability
of
her
nephew
's
return
.
"
I
can
only
tell
you
,
"
said
Kate
,
"
that
he
went
away
across
the
Fell
in
the
direction
of
Bampton
.
Perhaps
he
has
gone
on
to
Penrith
.
He
was
very
angry
with
us
all
;
and
as
the
house
is
not
his
own
,
he
has
probably
resolved
that
he
will
not
stay
another
night
under
the
roof
.
But
,
who
can
say
?
He
is
not
in
his
senses
when
he
is
angered
.
"
John
Vavasor
,
as
he
stood
alone
after
the
doctor
's
departure
,
endeavoured
to
ascertain
the
truth
by
thinking
of
it
.
"
I
am
sure
,
"
he
said
to
himself
,
"
that
the
doctor
suspects
that
there
has
been
violence
.
I
know
it
from
his
tone
,
and
I
can
see
it
in
his
eye
.
But
how
to
prove
it
?
and
would
there
be
good
in
proving
it
?
Poor
girl
!
Will
it
not
be
better
for
her
to
let
it
pass
as
though
we
believed
her
story
?
"
He
made
up
his
mind
that
it
would
be
better
.
Why
should
he
take
upon
himself
the
terrible
task
of
calling
this
insane
relation
to
account
for
an
act
which
he
could
not
prove
?
The
will
itself
,
without
that
trouble
,
would
give
him
trouble
enough
.
Then
he
began
to
long
that
he
was
back
at
his
club
,
and
to
think
that
the
signing-room
in
Chancery
Lane
was
not
so
bad
.
And
so
he
went
up
to
his
bed
,
calling
at
Kate
's
door
to
ask
after
the
patient
.
In
the
meantime
there
had
come
a
messenger
to
Mrs.
Greenow
,
who
had
stationed
herself
with
her
niece
.
One
of
the
girls
of
the
house
brought
up
a
scrap
of
paper
to
the
door
,
saying
that
a
boy
had
brought
it
over
with
a
cart
from
Shap
,
and
that
it
was
intended
for
Miss
Vavasor
,
and
it
was
she
who
knocked
at
the
sickroom
door
.
The
note
was
open
and
was
not
addressed
;
indeed
,
the
words
were
written
on
a
scrap
of
paper
that
was
crumpled
up
rather
than
folded
,
and
were
as
follows
:
"
Send
me
my
clothes
by
the
bearer
.
I
shall
not
return
to
the
house
.
"
Mrs.
Greenow
took
it
in
to
Kate
,
and
then
went
away
to
see
her
nephew
's
things
duly
put
into
his
portmanteau
.
This
was
sent
away
in
the
cart
,
and
Mr.
Vavasor
,
as
he
went
up-stairs
,
was
told
what
had
been
done
.
Neither
on
that
night
or
on
the
following
day
did
Mrs.
Greenow
ask
any
further
questions
;
but
on
the
morning
after
that
,
when
the
doctor
had
left
them
with
a
good
account
of
the
broken
limb
,
her
curiosity
would
brook
no
further
delay
.
And
,
indeed
,
indignation
as
well
as
curiosity
urged
her
on
.
In
disposition
she
was
less
easy
,
and
,
perhaps
,
less
selfish
,
than
her
brother
.
If
it
were
the
case
that
that
man
had
ill-treated
his
sister
,
she
would
have
sacrificed
much
to
bring
him
to
punishment
.
"
Kate
,
"
she
said
,
when
the
doctor
was
gone
,
"
I
expect
that
you
will
tell
me
the
whole
truth
as
to
what
occurred
between
you
and
your
brother
when
you
had
this
accident
.
"
"
I
have
told
you
the
truth
.
"
"
But
not
the
whole
truth
.
"
"
All
the
truth
I
mean
to
tell
,
aunt
.
He
has
quarrelled
with
me
,
as
I
think
,
most
unnecessarily
,
but
you
do
n't
suppose
that
I
am
going
to
give
an
exact
account
of
the
quarrel
?
We
were
both
wrong
,
probably
,
and
so
let
there
be
an
end
of
it
.
"
"
Was
he
violent
to
you
when
he
quarrelled
with
you
?
"
"
When
he
is
angry
he
is
always
violent
in
his
language
.
"
"
But
,
did
he
strike
you
?
"
"
Dear
aunt
,
do
n't
be
angry
with
me
if
I
say
that
I
wo
n't
be
cross-examined
.
I
would
rather
answer
no
more
questions
about
it
.
I
know
that
questioning
can
do
no
good
.
"
Mrs.
Greenow
knew
her
niece
well
enough
to
be
aware
that
nothing
more
would
be
told
her
,
but
she
was
quite
sure
now
that
Kate
had
not
broken
her
arm
by
a
simple
fall
.
She
was
certain
that
the
injury
had
come
from
positive
violence
.
Had
it
not
been
so
,
Kate
would
not
have
contented
herself
with
refusing
to
answer
the
last
question
that
had
been
asked
,
but
would
also
have
repelled
the
charge
made
against
her
brother
with
indignation
.
"
You
must
have
it
your
own
way
,
"
said
Mrs.
Greenow
;
"
but
let
me
just
tell
you
this
,
that
your
brother
George
had
better
keep
out
of
my
way
.
"
"
It
is
probable
that
he
will
,
"
said
Kate
.
"
Especially
if
you
remain
here
to
nurse
me
.
"
Kate
's
conduct
in
answering
all
the
questions
made
to
her
was
not
difficult
,
but
she
found
that
there
was
much
difficulty
in
planning
her
own
future
behaviour
towards
her
own
brother
.
Must
she
abandon
him
altogether
from
henceforth
;
divide
herself
from
him
,
as
it
were
;
have
perfectly
separate
interests
,
and
interests
that
were
indeed
hostile
?
and
must
she
see
him
ruined
and
overwhelmed
by
want
of
money
,
while
she
had
been
made
a
rich
woman
by
her
grandfather
's
will
?
It
will
be
remembered
that
her
life
had
hitherto
been
devoted
to
him
;
that
all
her
schemes
and
plans
had
had
his
success
as
their
object
;
that
she
had
taught
herself
to
consider
it
to
be
her
duty
to
sacrifice
everything
to
his
welfare
.
It
is
very
sad
to
abandon
the
only
object
of
a
life
!
It
is
very
hard
to
tear
out
from
one
's
heart
and
fling
away
from
it
the
only
love
that
one
has
cherished
!
What
was
she
to
say
to
Alice
about
all
this
—
to
Alice
whom
she
had
cheated
of
a
husband
worthy
of
her
,
that
she
might
allure
her
into
the
arms
of
one
so
utterly
unworthy
?
Luckily
for
Kate
,
her
accident
was
of
such
a
nature
that
any
writing
to
Alice
was
now
out
of
the
question
.
But
a
blow
!
What
woman
can
bear
a
blow
from
a
man
,
and
afterwards
return
to
him
with
love
?
A
wife
may
have
to
bear
it
and
to
return
.
And
she
may
return
with
that
sort
of
love
which
is
a
thing
of
custom
.
The
man
is
the
father
of
her
children
,
and
earns
the
bread
which
they
eat
and
which
she
eats
.
Habit
and
the
ways
of
the
world
require
that
she
should
be
careful
in
his
interests
,
and
that
she
should
live
with
him
in
what
amity
is
possible
to
them
.
But
as
for
love
,
—
all
that
we
mean
by
love
when
we
speak
of
it
and
write
of
it
,
—
a
blow
given
by
the
defender
to
the
defenceless
crushes
it
all
!
A
woman
may
forgive
deceit
,
treachery
,
desertion
,
—
even
the
preference
given
to
a
rival
.
She
may
forgive
them
and
forget
them
;
but
I
do
not
think
that
a
woman
can
forget
a
blow
.
And
as
for
forgiveness
,
—
it
is
not
the
blow
that
she
cannot
forgive
,
but
the
meanness
of
spirit
that
made
it
possible
.
Kate
,
as
she
thought
of
it
,
told
herself
that
everything
in
life
was
over
for
her
.
She
had
long
feared
her
brother
's
nature
,
—
had
feared
that
he
was
hard
and
heartless
;
but
still
there
had
been
some
hope
with
her
fear
.
Success
,
if
he
could
be
made
to
achieve
it
,
would
soften
him
,
and
then
all
might
be
right
.
But
now
all
was
wrong
,
and
she
knew
that
it
was
so
.
When
he
had
compelled
her
to
write
to
Alice
for
money
,
her
faith
in
him
had
almost
succumbed
.
That
had
been
very
mean
,
and
the
meanness
had
shocked
her
.
But
now
he
had
asked
her
to
perjure
herself
that
he
might
have
his
own
way
,
and
had
threatened
to
murder
her
,
and
had
raised
his
hand
against
her
because
she
had
refused
to
obey
him
.
And
he
had
accused
her
of
treachery
to
himself
,
—
had
accused
her
of
premeditated
deceit
in
obtaining
this
property
for
herself
!
"
But
he
does
not
believe
it
,
"
said
Kate
to
herself
.
"
He
said
that
because
he
thought
it
would
vex
me
;
but
I
know
he
does
not
think
it
.
"
Kate
had
watched
her
brother
longing
for
money
all
his
life
,
—
had
thoroughly
understood
the
intensity
of
his
wish
for
it
,
—
the
agony
of
his
desire
.
But
so
far
removed
was
she
from
any
such
longing
on
her
own
account
,
that
she
could
not
believe
that
her
brother
would
in
his
heart
accuse
her
of
it
.
How
often
had
she
offered
to
give
him
,
on
the
instant
,
every
shilling
that
she
had
in
the
world
!
At
this
moment
she
resolved
,
in
her
mind
,
that
she
never
wished
to
see
him
more
;
but
even
now
,
had
it
been
practicable
,
she
would
have
made
over
to
him
,
without
any
drawback
,
all
her
interest
in
the
Vavasor
estate
.
But
any
such
making
over
was
impossible
.
John
Vavasor
remained
in
Westmoreland
for
a
week
,
and
during
that
time
many
discussions
were
,
of
course
,
held
about
the
property
.
Mr.
Round
came
down
from
London
,
and
met
Mr.
Gogram
at
Penrith
.
As
to
the
validity
of
the
will
Mr.
Round
said
that
there
was
no
shadow
of
a
doubt
.
So
an
agent
was
appointed
for
receiving
the
rents
,
and
it
was
agreed
that
the
old
Hall
should
be
let
in
six
months
from
that
date
.
In
the
meantime
Kate
was
to
remain
there
till
her
arm
should
become
strong
,
and
she
could
make
her
plans
for
the
future
.
Aunt
Greenow
promised
to
remain
at
the
Hall
for
the
present
,
and
offered
,
indeed
,
indefinite
services
for
the
future
,
as
though
she
were
quite
forgetful
of
Captain
Bellfield
.
Of
Mr.
Cheesacre
she
was
not
forgetful
,
for
she
still
continued
to
speak
of
that
gentleman
to
Kate
,
as
though
he
were
Kate
's
suitor
.
But
she
did
not
now
press
upon
her
niece
the
acceptance
of
Mr.
Cheesacre
's
hand
as
an
absolute
duty
.
Kate
was
mistress
of
a
considerable
fortune
,
and
though
such
a
marriage
might
be
comfortable
,
it
was
no
longer
necessary
.
Mrs.
Greenow
called
him
poor
Cheesacre
,
pointing
out
how
easily
he
might
be
managed
,
and
how
indubitable
were
his
possessions
;
but
she
no
longer
spoke
of
Kate
's
chances
in
the
marriage
market
as
desperate
,
even
though
she
should
decline
the
Cheesacre
alliance
.
"
A
young
woman
,
with
six
hundred
a
year
,
my
dear
,
may
do
pretty
nearly
what
she
pleases
,
"
said
aunt
Greenow
.
"
It
's
better
than
having
ten
years
'
grace
given
you
.
"
"
And
will
last
longer
,
certainly
,
"
said
Kate
.
Kate
's
desire
was
that
Alice
should
come
down
to
her
for
a
while
in
Westmoreland
,
before
the
six
months
were
over
,
and
this
desire
she
mentioned
to
her
uncle
.
He
promised
to
carry
the
message
up
to
Alice
,
but
could
not
be
got
to
say
more
than
that
upon
the
subject
.
Then
Mr.
Vavasor
went
away
,
leaving
the
aunt
and
niece
together
at
the
Hall
.
"
What
on
earth
shall
we
do
if
that
wild
beast
shows
himself
suddenly
among
us
women
?
"
asked
Mrs.
Greenow
of
her
brother
.
The
brother
could
only
say
,
"
that
he
hoped
the
wild
beast
would
keep
his
distance
.
"
And
the
wild
beast
did
keep
his
distance
,
at
any
rate
as
long
as
Mrs.
Greenow
remained
at
the
Hall
.
We
will
now
go
back
to
the
wild
beast
,
and
tell
how
he
walked
across
the
mountains
,
in
the
rain
,
to
Bampton
,
a
little
village
at
the
foot
of
Haweswater
.
It
will
be
remembered
that
after
he
had
struck
his
sister
,
he
turned
away
from
her
,
and
walked
with
quick
steps
down
the
mountain-side
,
never
turning
back
to
look
at
her
.
He
had
found
himself
to
be
without
any
power
of
persuasion
over
her
,
as
regarded
her
evidence
to
be
given
,
if
the
will
were
questioned
.
The
more
he
threatened
her
the
steadier
she
had
been
in
asserting
her
belief
in
her
grandfather
's
capacity
.
She
had
looked
into
his
eye
and
defied
him
,
and
he
had
felt
himself
to
be
worsted
.
What
was
he
to
do
?
In
truth
,
there
was
nothing
for
him
to
do
.
He
had
told
her
that
he
would
murder
her
;
and
in
the
state
of
mind
to
which
his
fury
had
driven
him
,
murder
had
suggested
itself
to
him
as
a
resource
to
which
he
might
apply
himself
.
But
what
could
he
gain
by
murdering
her
,
—
or
,
at
any
rate
,
by
murdering
her
then
,
out
on
the
mountain-side
?
Nothing
but
a
hanging
!
There
would
be
no
gratification
even
to
his
revenge
.
If
,
indeed
,
he
had
murdered
that
old
man
,
who
was
now
,
unfortunately
,
gone
beyond
the
reach
of
murder
;
—
if
he
could
have
poisoned
the
old
man
's
cup
before
that
last
will
had
been
made
—
there
might
have
been
something
in
such
a
deed
!
But
he
had
merely
thought
of
it
,
letting
"
I
dare
not
wait
upon
I
would
"
—
as
he
now
told
himself
,
with
much
self-reproach
.
Nothing
was
to
be
got
by
killing
his
sister
.
So
he
restrained
himself
in
his
passion
,
and
walked
away
from
her
,
solitary
,
down
the
mountain
.
The
rain
soon
came
on
,
and
found
him
exposed
on
the
hill-side
.
He
thought
little
about
it
,
but
buttoned
his
coat
,
as
I
have
said
before
,
and
strode
on
.
It
was
a
storm
of
rain
,
so
that
he
was
forced
to
hold
his
head
to
one
side
,
as
it
hit
him
from
the
north
.
But
with
his
hand
to
his
hat
,
and
his
head
bent
against
the
wind
,
he
went
on
till
he
had
reached
the
valley
at
the
foot
,
and
found
that
the
track
by
which
he
had
been
led
thither
had
become
a
road
.
He
had
never
known
the
mountains
round
the
Hall
as
Kate
had
known
them
,
and
was
not
aware
whither
he
was
going
.
On
one
thing
only
had
he
made
up
his
mind
since
he
had
left
his
sister
,
and
that
was
that
he
would
not
return
to
the
house
.
He
knew
that
he
could
do
nothing
there
to
serve
his
purpose
;
his
threats
would
be
vain
impotence
;
he
had
no
longer
any
friend
in
the
house
.
He
could
hardly
tell
himself
what
line
of
conduct
he
would
pursue
,
but
he
thought
that
he
would
hurry
back
to
London
,
and
grasp
at
whatever
money
he
could
get
from
Alice
.
He
was
still
,
at
this
moment
,
a
Member
of
Parliament
;
and
as
the
rain
drenched
him
through
and
through
,
he
endeavoured
to
get
consolation
from
the
remembrance
of
that
fact
in
his
favour
.
As
he
got
near
the
village
he
overtook
a
shepherd
boy
coming
down
from
the
hills
,
and
learned
his
whereabouts
from
him
.
"
Baampton
,
"
said
the
boy
,
with
an
accent
that
was
almost
Scotch
,
when
he
was
asked
the
name
of
the
place
.
When
Vavasor
further
asked
whether
a
gig
were
kept
there
,
the
boy
simply
stared
at
him
,
not
knowing
a
gig
by
that
name
.
At
last
,
however
,
he
was
made
to
understand
the
nature
of
his
companion
's
want
,
and
expressed
his
belief
that
"
John
Applethwaite
,
up
at
the
Craigs
yon
,
had
got
a
mickle
cart
.
"
But
the
Craigs
was
a
farm-house
,
which
now
came
in
view
about
a
mile
off
,
up
across
the
valley
;
and
Vavasor
,
hoping
that
he
might
still
find
a
speedier
conveyance
than
John
Applethwaite
's
mickle
cart
,
went
on
to
the
public-house
in
the
village
.
But
,
in
truth
,
neither
there
,
nor
yet
from
John
Applethwaite
,
to
whom
at
last
an
application
was
sent
,
could
he
get
any
vehicle
;
and
between
six
and
seven
he
started
off
again
,
through
the
rain
,
to
make
his
weary
way
on
foot
to
Shap
.
The
distance
was
about
five
miles
,
and
the
little
byways
,
lying
between
walls
,
were
sticky
,
and
almost
glutinous
with
light-coloured
,
chalky
mud
.
Before
he
started
he
took
a
glass
of
hot
rum-and-water
,
but
the
effect
of
that
soon
passed
away
from
him
,
and
then
he
became
colder
and
weaker
than
he
had
been
before
.
Wearily
and
