doubtabout
that
.
A
gentleman
does
n't
bring
cream
and
turkeys
to
—
I
've
never
heard
of
such
a
thing
!
"
"
I
do
n't
see
why
a
gentleman
should
n't
bring
cream
and
turkeys
to
you
just
as
well
as
to
me
.
Indeed
,
he
told
me
once
as
much
himself
.
"
"
Then
,
if
they
're
for
me
,
I
'll
leave
them
down
outside
the
front
door
,
and
he
may
find
his
provisions
there
.
"
And
Kate
proceeded
to
lift
the
basket
off
the
table
.
"
Leave
it
alone
,
Kate
,
"
said
Mrs.
Greenow
,
with
a
voice
that
was
rather
solemn
;
and
which
had
,
too
,
something
of
sadness
in
its
tone
.
"
Leave
it
alone
.
I
'll
see
Mr.
Cheesacre
myself
.
"
"
And
I
do
hope
you
wo
n't
mention
my
name
.
It
's
the
most
absurd
thing
in
the
world
.
The
man
never
spoke
two
dozen
words
to
me
in
his
life
.
"
"
He
speaks
to
me
,
though
,
"
said
Mrs.
Greenow
.
"
I
dare
say
he
does
,
"
said
Kate
.
"
And
about
you
,
too
,
my
dear
.
"
"
He
does
n't
come
here
with
those
big
flowers
in
his
button-hole
for
nothing
,
"
said
Jeannette
,
—
"
not
if
I
knows
what
a
gentleman
means
.
"
"
Of
course
he
does
n't
,
"
said
Mrs.
Greenow
.
"
If
you
do
n't
object
,
aunt
,
"
said
Kate
,
"
I
will
write
to
grandpapa
and
tell
him
that
I
will
return
home
at
once
.
"
"
What
!
—
because
of
Mr.
Cheesacre
?
"
said
Mrs.
Greenow
.
"
I
do
n't
think
you
'll
be
so
silly
as
that
,
my
dear
.
"
On
the
present
occasion
Mrs.
Greenow
undertook
that
she
would
see
the
generous
gentleman
,
and
endeavour
to
stop
the
supplies
from
his
farmyard
.
It
was
well
understood
that
he
would
call
about
four
o'clock
,
when
his
business
in
the
town
would
be
over
;
and
that
he
would
bring
with
him
a
little
boy
,
who
would
carry
away
the
basket
.
At
that
hour
Kate
of
course
was
absent
,
and
the
widow
received
Mr.
Cheesacre
alone
.
The
basket
and
cloth
were
there
,
in
the
sitting-room
,
and
on
the
table
were
laid
out
the
rich
things
which
it
had
contained
;
—
the
turkey
poult
first
,
on
a
dish
provided
in
the
lodging-house
,
then
a
dozen
fresh
eggs
in
a
soup
plate
,
then
the
cream
in
a
little
tin
can
,
which
,
for
the
last
fortnight
,
had
passed
regularly
between
Oileymead
and
the
house
in
the
Close
,
and
as
to
which
Mr.
Cheesacre
was
very
pointed
in
his
inquiries
with
Jeannette
.
Then
behind
the
cream
there
were
two
or
three
heads
of
broccoli
,
and
a
stick
of
celery
as
thick
as
a
man
's
wrist
.
Altogether
the
tribute
was
a
very
comfortable
assistance
to
the
housekeeping
of
a
lady
living
in
a
small
way
in
lodgings
.
Mr.
Cheesacre
,
when
he
saw
the
array
on
the
long
sofa-table
,
knew
that
he
was
to
prepare
himself
for
some
resistance
;
but
that
resistance
would
give
him
,
he
thought
,
an
opportunity
of
saying
a
few
words
that
he
was
desirous
of
speaking
,
and
he
did
not
altogether
regret
it
.
"
I
just
called
in
,
"
he
said
,
"
to
see
how
you
were
.
"
"
We
are
not
likely
to
starve
,
"
said
Mrs.
Greenow
,
pointing
to
the
delicacies
from
Oileymead
.
"
Just
a
few
trifles
that
my
old
woman
asked
me
to
bring
in
,
"
said
Cheesacre
.
"
She
insisted
on
putting
them
up
.
"
"
But
your
old
woman
is
by
far
too
magnificent
,
"
said
Mrs.
Greenow
.
"
She
really
frightens
Kate
and
me
out
of
our
wits
.
"
Mr.
Cheesacre
had
no
wish
that
Miss
Vavasor
's
name
should
be
brought
into
play
upon
the
occasion
.
"
Dear
Mrs.
Greenow
,
"
said
he
,
"
there
is
no
cause
for
you
to
be
alarmed
,
I
can
assure
you
.
Mere
trifles
;
—
light
as
air
,
you
know
.
I
do
n't
think
anything
of
such
things
as
these
.
"
"
But
I
and
Kate
think
a
great
deal
of
them
,
—
a
very
great
deal
,
I
can
assure
you
.
Do
you
know
,
we
had
a
long
debate
this
morning
whether
or
no
we
would
return
them
to
Oileymead
?
"
"
Return
them
,
Mrs.
Greenow
!
"
"
Yes
,
indeed
:
what
are
women
,
situated
as
we
are
,
to
do
under
such
circumstances
?
When
gentlemen
will
be
too
liberal
,
their
liberality
must
be
repressed
.
"
"
And
have
I
been
too
liberal
,
Mrs.
Greenow
?
What
is
a
young
turkey
and
a
stick
of
celery
when
a
man
is
willing
to
give
everything
that
he
has
in
the
world
?
"
"
You
've
got
a
great
deal
more
in
the
world
,
Mr.
Cheesacre
,
than
you
'd
like
to
part
with
.
But
we
wo
n't
talk
of
that
,
now
.
"
"
When
shall
we
talk
of
it
?
"
"
If
you
really
have
anything
to
say
,
you
had
by
far
better
speak
to
Kate
herself
.
"
"
Mrs.
Greenow
,
you
mistake
me
.
Indeed
,
you
mistake
me
.
"
Just
at
this
moment
,
as
he
was
drawing
close
to
the
widow
,
she
heard
,
or
fancied
that
she
heard
,
Jeannette
's
step
,
and
,
going
to
the
sitting-room
door
,
called
to
her
maid
.
Jeannette
did
not
hear
her
,
but
the
bell
was
rung
,
and
then
Jeannette
came
.
"
You
may
take
these
things
down
,
Jeannette
,
"
she
said
.
"
Mr.
Cheesacre
has
promised
that
no
more
shall
come
.
"
"
But
I
have
n't
promised
,
"
said
Mr.
Cheesacre
.
"
You
will
oblige
me
and
Kate
,
I
know
;
—
and
,
Jeannette
,
tell
Miss
Vavasor
that
I
am
ready
to
walk
with
her
.
"
Then
Mr.
Cheesacre
knew
that
he
could
not
say
those
few
words
on
that
occasion
;
and
as
the
hour
of
his
train
was
near
,
he
took
his
departure
,
and
went
out
of
the
Close
,
followed
by
the
little
boy
,
carrying
the
basket
,
the
cloth
,
and
the
tin
can
.
CHAPTER
XX
.
Which
Shall
It
Be
?
The
next
day
was
Sunday
,
and
it
was
well
known
at
the
lodging-house
in
the
Close
that
Mr.
Cheesacre
would
not
be
seen
there
then
.
Mrs.
Greenow
had
specially
warned
him
that
she
was
not
fond
of
Sunday
visitors
,
fearing
that
otherwise
he
might
find
it
convenient
to
give
them
too
much
of
his
society
on
that
idle
day
.
In
the
morning
the
aunt
and
niece
both
went
to
the
Cathedral
,
and
then
at
three
o'clock
they
dined
.
But
on
this
occasion
they
did
not
dine
alone
.
Charlie
Fairstairs
,
who
,
with
her
family
,
had
come
home
from
Yarmouth
,
had
been
asked
to
join
them
;
and
in
order
that
Charlie
might
not
feel
it
dull
,
Mrs.
Greenow
had
,
with
her
usual
good-nature
,
invited
Captain
Bellfield
.
A
very
nice
little
dinner
they
had
.
The
captain
carved
the
turkey
,
giving
due
honour
to
Mr.
Cheesacre
as
he
did
so
;
and
when
he
nibbled
his
celery
with
his
cheese
,
he
was
prettily
jocose
about
the
richness
of
the
farmyard
at
Oileymead
.
"
He
is
the
most
generous
man
I
ever
met
,
"
said
Mrs.
Greenow
.
"
So
he
is
,
"
said
Captain
Bellfield
,
"
and
we
'll
drink
his
health
.
Poor
old
Cheesy
!
It
's
a
great
pity
he
should
n't
get
himself
a
wife
.
"
"
I
do
n't
know
any
man
more
calculated
to
make
a
young
woman
happy
,
"
said
Mrs.
Greenow
.
"
No
,
indeed
,
"
said
Miss
Fairstairs
.
"
I
'm
told
that
his
house
and
all
about
it
is
quite
beautiful
.
"
"
Especially
the
straw-yard
and
the
horse-pond
,
"
said
the
Captain
.
And
then
they
drank
the
health
of
their
absent
friend
.
It
had
been
arranged
that
the
ladies
should
go
to
church
in
the
evening
,
and
it
was
thought
that
Captain
Bellfield
would
,
perhaps
,
accompany
them
;
but
when
the
time
for
starting
came
,
Kate
and
Charlie
were
ready
,
but
the
widow
was
not
,
and
she
remained
,
—
in
order
,
as
she
afterwards
explained
to
Kate
,
that
Captain
Bellfield
might
not
seem
to
be
turned
out
of
the
house
.
He
had
made
no
offer
churchwards
,
and
,
—
"
Poor
man
,
"
as
Mrs.
Greenow
said
in
her
little
explanation
,
"
if
I
had
n't
let
him
stay
there
,
he
would
have
had
no
resting-place
for
the
sole
of
his
foot
,
but
some
horrid
barrack-room
!
"
Therefore
the
Captain
was
allowed
to
find
a
resting-place
in
Mrs.
Greenow
's
drawing-room
;
but
on
the
return
of
the
young
ladies
from
church
,
he
was
not
there
,
and
the
widow
was
alone
,
"
looking
back
,
"
she
said
,
"
to
things
that
were
gone
;
—
that
were
gone
.
But
come
,
dears
,
I
am
not
going
to
make
you
melancholy
.
"
So
they
had
tea
,
and
Mr.
Cheesacre
's
cream
was
used
with
liberality
.
Captain
Bellfield
had
not
allowed
the
opportunity
to
slip
idly
from
his
hands
.
In
the
first
quarter
of
an
hour
after
the
younger
ladies
had
gone
,
he
said
little
or
nothing
,
but
sat
with
a
wine-glass
before
him
,
which
once
or
twice
he
filled
from
the
decanter
.
"
I
'm
afraid
the
wine
is
not
very
good
,
"
said
Mrs.
Greenow
.
"
But
one
ca
n't
get
good
wine
in
lodgings
.
"
"
I
'm
not
thinking
very
much
about
it
,
Mrs.
Greenow
;
that
's
the
truth
,
"
said
the
Captain
.
"
I
daresay
the
wine
is
very
good
of
its
kind
.
"
Then
there
was
another
period
of
silence
between
them
.
"
I
suppose
you
find
it
rather
dull
,
living
in
lodgings
;
do
n't
you
?
"
asked
the
Captain
.
"
I
do
n't
know
quite
what
you
mean
by
dull
,
Captain
Bellfield
;
but
a
woman
circumstanced
as
I
am
,
ca
n't
find
her
life
very
gay
.
It
's
not
a
full
twelvemonth
yet
since
I
lost
all
that
made
life
desirable
,
and
sometimes
I
wonder
at
myself
for
holding
up
as
well
as
I
do
.
"
"
It
's
wicked
to
give
way
to
grief
too
much
,
Mrs.
Greenow
.
"
"
That
's
what
my
dear
Kate
always
says
to
me
,
and
I
'm
sure
I
do
my
best
to
overcome
it
.
"
Upon
this
soft
tears
trickled
down
her
cheek
,
showing
in
their
course
that
she
at
any
rate
used
no
paint
in
producing
that
freshness
of
colour
which
was
one
of
her
great
charms
.
Then
she
pressed
her
handkerchief
to
her
eyes
,
and
removing
it
,
smiled
faintly
on
the
Captain
.
"
I
did
n't
intend
to
treat
you
to
such
a
scene
as
this
,
Captain
Bellfield
.
"
"
There
is
nothing
on
earth
,
Mrs.
Greenow
,
I
desire
so
much
,
as
permission
to
dry
those
tears
.
"
"
Time
alone
can
do
that
,
Captain
Bellfield
;
—
time
alone
.
"
"
But
cannot
time
be
aided
by
love
and
friendship
and
affection
?
"
"
By
friendship
,
yes
.
What
would
life
be
worth
without
the
solace
of
friendship
?
"
"
And
how
much
better
is
the
warm
glow
of
love
?
"
Captain
Bellfield
,
as
he
asked
this
question
,
deliberately
got
up
,
and
moved
his
chair
over
to
the
widow
's
side
.
But
the
widow
as
deliberately
changed
her
position
to
the
corner
of
a
sofa
.
The
Captain
did
not
at
once
follow
her
,
nor
did
he
in
any
way
show
that
he
was
aware
that
she
had
fled
from
him
.
"
How
much
better
is
the
warm
glow
of
love
?
"
he
said
again
,
contenting
himself
with
looking
into
her
face
with
all
his
eyes
.
He
had
hoped
that
he
would
have
been
able
to
press
her
hand
by
this
time
.
"
The
warm
,
glow
of
love
,
Captain
Bellfield
,
if
you
have
ever
felt
it
—
"
"
If
I
have
ever
felt
it
!
Do
I
not
feel
it
now
,
Mrs.
Greenow
?
There
can
be
no
longer
any
mask
kept
upon
my
feelings
.
I
never
could
restrain
the
yearnings
of
my
heart
when
they
have
been
strong
.
"
"
Have
they
often
been
strong
,
Captain
Bellfield
?
"
"
Yes
;
often
;
—
in
various
scenes
of
life
;
on
the
field
of
battle
—
"
"
I
did
not
know
that
you
had
seen
active
service
.
"
"
What
!
—
not
on
the
plains
of
Zuzuland
,
when
with
fifty
picked
men
I
kept
five
hundred
Caffres
at
bay
for
seven
weeks
;
—
never
knew
the
comfort
of
a
bed
,
or
a
pillow
to
my
head
,
for
seven
long
weeks
!
"
"
Not
for
seven
weeks
?
"
said
Mrs.
Greenow
.
"
No.
Did
I
not
see
active
service
at
Essiquebo
,
on
the
burning
coast
of
Guiana
,
when
all
the
wild
Africans
from
the
woods
rose
up
to
destroy
the
colony
;
or
again
at
the
mouth
of
the
Kitchyhomy
River
,
when
I
made
good
the
capture
of
a
slaver
by
my
own
hand
and
my
own
sword
!
"
"
I
really
had
n't
heard
,
"
said
Mrs.
Greenow
.
"
Ah
,
I
understand
.
I
know
.
Cheesy
is
the
best
fellow
in
the
world
in
some
respects
,
but
he
cannot
bring
himself
to
speak
well
of
a
fellow
behind
his
back
.
I
know
who
has
belittled
me
.
Who
was
the
first
to
storm
the
heights
of
Inkerman
?
"
demanded
the
Captain
,
thinking
in
the
heat
of
the
moment
that
he
might
as
well
be
hung
for
a
sheep
as
a
lamb
.
"
But
when
you
spoke
of
yearnings
,
I
thought
you
meant
yearnings
of
a
softer
kind
.
"
"
So
I
did
.
So
I
did
.
I
do
n't
know
why
I
have
been
led
away
to
speak
of
deeds
that
are
very
seldom
mentioned
,
at
any
rate
by
myself
.
But
I
cannot
bear
that
a
slanderous
backbiting
tongue
should
make
you
think
that
I
have
seen
no
service
.
I
have
served
her
Majesty
in
the
four
quarters
of
the
globe
,
Mrs.
Greenow
;
and
now
I
am
ready
to
serve
you
in
any
way
in
which
you
will
allow
me
to
make
my
service
acceptable
.
"
Whereupon
he
took
one
stride
over
to
the
sofa
,
and
went
down
upon
his
knees
before
her
.
"
But
,
Captain
Bellfield
,
I
do
n't
want
any
services
.
Pray
get
up
now
;
the
girl
will
come
in
.
"
"
I
care
nothing
for
any
girl
.
I
am
planted
here
till
some
answer
shall
have
been
made
to
me
;
till
some
word
shall
have
been
said
that
may
give
me
a
little
hope
.
"
Then
he
attempted
to
get
hold
of
her
hand
,
but
she
put
them
behind
her
back
and
shook
her
head
.
"
Arabella
,
"
he
said
,
"
will
you
not
speak
a
word
to
me
?
"
"
Not
a
word
,
Captain
Bellfield
,
till
you
get
up
;
and
I
wo
n't
have
you
call
me
Arabella
.
I
am
the
widow
of
Samuel
Greenow
,
than
whom
no
man
was
more
respected
where
he
was
known
,
and
it
is
not
fitting
that
I
should
be
addressed
in
that
way
.
"
"
But
I
want
you
to
become
my
wife
,
—
and
then
—
"
"
Ah
,
then
indeed
!
But
that
then
is
n't
likely
to
come
.
Get
up
,
Captain
Bellfield
,
or
I
'll
push
you
over
and
then
ring
the
bell
.
A
man
never
looks
so
much
like
a
fool
as
when
he
's
kneeling
down
,
—
unless
he
's
saying
his
prayers
,
as
you
ought
to
be
doing
now
.
Get
up
,
I
tell
you
.
It
's
just
half
past
seven
,
and
I
told
Jeannette
to
come
to
me
then
.
"
There
was
that
in
the
widow
's
voice
which
made
him
get
up
,
and
he
rose
slowly
to
his
feet
.
"
You
've
pushed
all
the
chairs
about
,
you
stupid
man
,
"
she
said
.
Then
in
one
minute
she
had
restored
the
scattered
furniture
to
their
proper
places
,
and
had
rung
the
bell
.
When
Jeannette
came
she
desired
that
tea
might
be
ready
by
the
time
that
the
young
ladies
returned
,
and
asked
Captain
Bellfield
if
a
cup
should
be
set
for
him
.
This
he
declined
,
and
bade
her
farewell
while
Jeannette
was
still
in
the
room
.
She
shook
hands
with
him
without
any
sign
of
anger
,
and
even
expressed
a
hope
that
they
might
see
him
again
before
long
.
"
He
's
a
very
handsome
man
,
is
the
Captain
,
"
said
Jeannette
,
as
the
hero
of
the
Kitchyhomy
River
descended
the
stairs
.
"
You
should
n't
think
about
handsome
men
,
child
,
"
said
Mrs.
Greenow
.
"
And
I
'm
sure
I
do
n't
,
"
said
Jeannette
.
"
Not
no
more
than
anybody
else
;
but
if
a
man
is
handsome
,
ma'am
,
why
it
stands
to
reason
that
he
is
handsome
.
"
"
I
suppose
Captain
Bellfield
has
given
you
a
kiss
and
a
pair
of
gloves
.
"
"
As
for
gloves
and
such
like
,
Mr.
Cheesacre
is
much
better
for
giving
than
the
Captain
;
as
we
all
know
;
do
n't
we
,
ma'am
?
But
in
regard
to
kisses
,
they
're
presents
as
I
never
takes
from
anybody
.
Let
everybody
pay
his
debts
.
If
the
Captain
ever
gets
a
wife
,
let
him
kiss
her
.
"
On
the
following
Tuesday
morning
Mr.
Cheesacre
as
usual
called
in
the
Close
,
but
he
brought
with
him
no
basket
.
He
merely
left
a
winter
nosegay
made
of
green
leaves
and
laurestinus
flowers
,
and
sent
up
a
message
to
say
that
he
should
call
at
half
past
three
,
and
hoped
that
he
might
then
be
able
to
see
Mrs.
Greenow
—
on
particular
business
.
"
That
means
you
,
Kate
,
"
said
Mrs.
Greenow
.
"
No
,
it
does
n't
;
it
does
n't
mean
me
at
all
.
At
any
rate
he
wo
n't
see
me
.
"
"
I
dare
say
it
's
me
he
wishes
to
see
.
It
seems
to
be
the
fashionable
plan
now
for
gentlemen
to
make
offers
by
deputy
.
If
he
says
anything
,
I
can
only
refer
him
to
you
,
you
know
.
"
"
Yes
,
you
can
;
you
can
tell
him
simply
that
I
wo
n't
have
him
.
But
he
is
no
more
thinking
of
me
than
—
"
"
Than
he
is
of
me
,
you
were
going
to
say
.
"
"
No
,
aunt
;
I
was
n't
going
to
say
that
at
all
.
"
"
Well
,
we
shall
see
.
If
he
does
mean
anything
,
of
course
you
can
please
yourself
;
but
I
really
think
you
might
do
worse
.
"
"
But
if
I
do
n't
want
to
do
at
all
?
"
"
Very
well
;
you
must
have
your
own
way
.
I
can
only
tell
you
what
I
think
.
"
At
half
past
three
o'clock
punctually
Mr.
Cheesacre
came
to
the
door
,
and
was
shown
up-stairs
.
He
was
told
by
Jeannette
that
Captain
Bellfield
had
looked
in
on
the
Sunday
afternoon
,
but
that
Miss
Fairstairs
and
Miss
Vavasor
had
been
there
the
whole
time
.
He
had
not
got
on
his
black
boots
nor
yet
had
his
round
topped
hat
.
And
as
he
did
wear
a
new
frock
coat
,
and
had
his
left
hand
thrust
into
a
kid
glove
,
Jeannette
was
quite
sure
that
he
intended
business
of
some
kind
.
With
new
boots
,
creaking
loudly
,
he
walked
up
into
the
drawing-room
,
and
there
he
found
the
widow
alone
.
"
Thanks
for
the
flowers
,
"
she
said
at
once
.
"
It
was
so
good
of
you
to
bring
something
that
we
could
accept
.
"
"
As
for
that
,
"
said
he
,
"
I
do
n't
see
why
you
should
scruple
about
a
trifle
of
cream
,
but
I
hope
that
any
such
feeling
as
that
will
be
over
before
long
.
"
To
this
the
widow
made
no
answer
,
but
she
looked
very
sweetly
on
him
as
she
bade
him
sit
down
.
He
did
sit
down
;
but
first
he
put
his
hat
and
stick
carefully
away
in
one
corner
,
and
then
he
pulled
off
his
glove
—
somewhat
laboriously
,
for
his
hand
was
warm
.
He
was
clearly
prepared
for
great
things
.
As
he
pushed
up
his
hair
with
his
hands
there
came
from
his
locks
an
ambrosial
perfume
,
—
as
of
marrow-oil
,
and
there
was
a
fixed
propriety
of
position
of
every
hair
of
his
whiskers
,
which
indicated
very
plainly
that
he
had
been
at
a
hairdresser
's
shop
since
he
left
the
market
.
Nor
do
I
believe
that
he
had
worn
that
coat
when
he
came
to
the
door
earlier
in
the
morning
.
If
I
were
to
say
that
he
had
called
at
his
tailor
's
also
,
I
do
not
think
that
I
should
be
wrong
.
"
How
goes
everything
at
Oileymead
?
"
said
Mrs.
Greenow
,
seeing
that
her
guest
wanted
some
little
assistance
in
leading
off
the
conversation
.
"
Pretty
well
,
Mrs.
Greenow
;
pretty
well
.
Everything
will
go
very
well
if
I
am
successful
in
the
object
which
I
have
on
hand
to-day
.
"
"
I
'm
sure
I
hope
you
'll
be
successful
in
all
your
undertakings
.
"
"
In
all
my
business
undertakings
I
am
,
Mrs.
Greenow
.
There
is
n't
a
shilling
due
on
my
land
to
e'er
a
bank
in
Norwich
;
and
I
have
n't
thrashed
out
a
quarter
of
last
year
's
corn
yet
,
which
is
more
than
many
of
them
can
say
.
But
there
ai
n't
many
of
them
who
do
n't
have
to
pay
rent
,
and
so
perhaps
I
ought
n't
to
boast
.
"
"
I
know
that
Providence
has
been
very
good
to
you
,
Mr.
Cheesacre
,
as
regards
worldly
matters
.
"
"
And
I
have
n't
left
it
all
to
Providence
,
either
.
Those
who
do
,
generally
go
to
the
wall
,
as
far
as
I
can
see
.
I
'm
always
at
work
late
and
early
,
and
I
know
when
I
get
a
profit
out
of
a
man
's
labour
and
when
I
do
n't
,
as
well
as
though
it
was
my
only
chance
of
bread
and
cheese
.
"
"
I
always
thought
you
understood
farming
business
,
Mr.
Cheesacre
.
"
"
Yes
,
I
do
.
I
like
a
bit
of
fun
well
enough
,
when
the
time
for
it
comes
,
as
you
saw
at
Yarmouth
.
And
I
keep
my
three
or
four
hunters
,
as
I
think
a
country
gentleman
should
;
and
I
shoot
over
my
own
ground
.
But
I
always
stick
to
my
work
.
There
are
men
,
like
Bellfield
,
who
wo
n't
work
.
What
do
they
come
to
?
They
're
always
borrowing
.
"
"
But
he
has
fought
his
country
's
battles
,
Mr.
Cheesacre
.
"
"
He
fight
!
I
suppose
he
's
been
telling
you
some
of
his
old
stories
.
He
was
ten
years
in
the
West
Indies
,
and
all
his
fighting
was
with
the
mosquitoes
.
"
"
But
he
was
in
the
Crimea
.
At
Inkerman
,
for
instance
—
"
"
He
in
the
Crimea
!
Well
,
never
mind
.
But
do
you
inquire
before
you
believe
that
story
.
But
as
I
was
saying
,
Mrs.
Greenow
,
you
have
seen
my
little
place
at
Oileymead
.
"
"
A
charming
house
.
All
you
want
is
a
mistress
for
it
.
"
"
That
's
it
;
that
's
just
it
.
All
I
want
is
a
mistress
for
it
.
And
there
's
only
one
woman
on
earth
that
I
would
wish
to
see
in
that
position
.
Arabella
Greenow
,
will
you
be
that
woman
?
"
As
he
made
the
offer
he
got
up
and
stood
before
her
,
placing
his
right
hand
upon
his
heart
.
"
I
,
Mr.
Cheesacre
!
"
she
said
.
"
Yes
,
you
.
Who
else
?
Since
I
saw
you
what
other
woman
has
been
anything
to
me
;
or
,
indeed
,
I
may
say
before
?
Since
the
first
day
I
saw
you
I
felt
that
there
my
happiness
depended
.
"
"
Oh
,
Mr.
Cheesacre
,
I
thought
you
were
looking
elsewhere
.
"
"
No
,
no
,
no.
There
never
was
such
a
mistake
as
that
.
I
have
the
highest
regard
and
esteem
for
Miss
Vavasor
,
but
really
—
"
"
Mr.
Cheesacre
,
what
am
I
to
say
to
you
?
"
"
What
are
you
to
say
to
me
?
Say
that
you
'll
be
mine
.
Say
that
I
shall
be
yours
.
Say
that
all
I
have
at
Oileymead
shall
be
yours
.
Say
that
the
open
carriage
for
a
pair
of
ponies
to
be
driven
by
a
lady
which
I
have
been
looking
at
this
morning
shall
be
yours
.
Yes
,
indeed
;
the
sweetest
thing
you
ever
saw
in
your
life
,
—
just
like
one
that
the
lady
of
the
Lord
Lieutenant
drives
about
in
always
.
That
's
what
you
must
say
.
Come
,
Mrs.
Greenow
!
"
"
Ah
,
Mr.
Cheesacre
,
you
do
n't
know
what
it
is
to
have
buried
the
pride
of
your
youth
hardly
yet
twelve
months
.
"
"
But
you
have
buried
him
,
and
there
let
there
be
an
end
of
it
.
Your
sitting
here
all
alone
,
morning
,
noon
,
and
night
,
wo
n't
bring
him
back
.
I
'm
sorry
for
him
;
I
am
indeed
.
Poor
Greenow
!
But
what
more
can
I
do
?
"
"
I
can
do
more
,
Mr.
Cheesacre
.
I
can
mourn
for
him
in
solitude
and
in
silence
.
"
"
No
,
no
,
no.
What
's
the
use
of
it
,
—
breaking
your
heart
for
nothing
,
—
and
my
heart
too
.
You
never
think
of
that
.
"
And
Mr.
Cheesacre
spoke
in
a
tone
that
was
full
of
reproach
.
"
It
cannot
be
,
Mr.
Cheesacre
.
"
"
Ah
,
but
it
can
be
.
Come
,
Mrs.
Greenow
.
We
understand
each
other
well
enough
now
,
surely
.
Come
,
dearest
.
"
And
he
approached
her
as
though
to
put
his
arm
round
her
waist
.
But
at
that
moment
there
came
a
knock
at
the
door
,
and
Jeannette
,
entering
the
room
,
told
her
mistress
that
Captain
Bellfield
was
below
and
wanted
to
know
whether
he
could
see
her
for
a
minute
on
particular
business
.
"
Show
Captain
Bellfield
up
,
certainly
,
"
said
Mrs.
Greenow
.
"
D
–
–
–
–
Captain
Bellfield
!
"
said
Mr.
Cheesacre
.
CHAPTER
XXI
.
Alice
Is
Taught
to
Grow
Upwards
,
Towards
the
Light
.
Before
the
day
came
on
which
Alice
was
to
go
to
Matching
Priory
,
she
had
often
regretted
that
she
had
been
induced
to
make
the
promise
,
and
yet
she
had
as
often
resolved
that
there
was
no
possible
reason
why
she
should
not
go
to
Matching
Priory
.
But
she
feared
this
commencement
of
a
closer
connection
with
her
great
relations
.
She
had
told
herself
so
often
that
she
was
quite
separated
from
them
,
that
the
slight
accident
of
blood
in
no
way
tied
her
to
them
or
them
to
her
,
—
this
lesson
had
been
so
thoroughly
taught
to
her
by
the
injudicious
attempts
of
Lady
Macleod
to
teach
an
opposite
lesson
,
that
she
did
not
like
the
idea
of
putting
aside
the
effect
of
that
teaching
.
And
perhaps
she
was
a
little
afraid
of
the
great
folk
whom
she
might
probably
meet
at
her
cousin
's
house
.
Lady
Glencora
herself
she
had
liked
,
—
and
had
loved
too
with
that
momentary
love
which
certain
circumstances
of
our
life
will
sometimes
produce
,
a
love
which
is
strong
while
it
lasts
,
but
which
can
be
laid
down
when
the
need
of
it
is
passed
.
She
had
liked
and
loved
Lady
Glencora
,
and
had
in
no
degree
been
afraid
of
her
during
those
strange
visitings
in
Queen
Anne
Street
;
—
but
she
was
by
no
means
sure
that
she
should
like
Lady
Glencora
in
the
midst
of
her
grandeur
and
surrounded
by
the
pomp
of
her
rank
.
She
would
have
no
other
friend
or
acquaintance
in
that
house
,
and
feared
that
she
might
find
herself
desolate
,
cold
,
and
wounded
in
her
pride
.
She
had
been
tricked
into
the
visit
,
too
,
or
rather
had
tricked
herself
into
it
.
She
had
been
sure
that
there
had
been
a
joint
scheme
between
her
cousin
and
Lady
Midlothian
,
and
could
not
resist
the
temptation
of
repudiating
it
in
her
letter
to
Lady
Glencora
.
But
there
had
been
no
such
scheme
;
she
had
wronged
Lady
Glencora
,
and
had
therefore
been
unable
to
resist
her
second
request
.
But
she
felt
unhappy
,
fearing
that
she
would
be
out
of
her
element
,
and
more
than
once
half
made
up
her
mind
to
excuse
herself
.
Her
aunt
had
,
from
the
first
,
thought
well
of
her
going
,
believing
that
it
might
probably
be
the
means
of
reconciling
her
to
Mr.
Grey
.
Moreover
,
it
was
a
step
altogether
in
the
right
direction
.
Lady
Glencora
would
,
if
she
lived
,
become
a
Duchess
,
and
as
she
was
decidedly
Alice
's
cousin
,
of
course
Alice
should
go
to
her
house
when
invited
.
It
must
be
acknowledged
that
Lady
Macleod
was
not
selfish
in
her
worship
of
rank
.
She
had
played
out
her
game
in
life
,
and
there
was
no
probability
that
she
would
live
to
be
called
cousin
by
a
Duchess
of
Omnium
.
She
bade
Alice
go
to
Matching
Priory
,
simply
because
she
loved
her
niece
,
and
therefore
wished
her
to
live
in
the
best
and
most
eligible
way
within
her
reach
.
"
I
think
you
owe
it
as
a
duty
to
your
family
to
go
,
"
said
Lady
Macleod
.
What
further
correspondence
about
her
affairs
had
passed
between
Lady
Macleod
and
Lady
Midlothian
Alice
never
knew
.
She
steadily
refused
all
entreaty
made
that
she
would
answer
the
Countess
's
letter
,
and
at
last
threatened
her
aunt
that
if
the
request
were
further
urged
she
would
answer
it
,
—
telling
Lady
Midlothian
that
she
had
been
very
impertinent
.
"
I
am
becoming
a
very
old
woman
,
Alice
,
"
the
poor
lady
said
,
piteously
,
"
and
I
suppose
I
had
better
not
interfere
any
further
.
Whatever
I
have
said
I
have
always
meant
to
be
for
your
good
.
"
Then
Alice
got
up
,
and
kissing
her
aunt
,
tried
to
explain
to
her
that
she
resented
no
interference
from
her
,
and
felt
grateful
for
all
that
she
both
said
and
did
;
but
that
she
could
not
endure
meddling
from
people
whom
she
did
not
know
,
and
who
thought
themselves
entitled
to
meddle
by
their
rank
.
"
And
because
they
are
cousins
as
well
,
"
said
Lady
Macleod
,
in
a
softly
sad
,
apologetic
voice
.
Alice
left
Cheltenham
about
the
middle
of
November
on
her
road
to
Matching
Priory
.
She
was
to
sleep
in
London
one
night
,
and
go
down
to
Matching
in
Yorkshire
with
her
maid
on
the
following
day
.
Her
father
undertook
to
meet
her
at
the
Great
Western
Station
,
and
to
take
her
on
the
following
morning
to
the
Great
Northern
.
He
said
nothing
in
his
letter
about
dining
with
her
,
but
when
he
met
her
,
muttered
something
about
an
engagement
,
and
taking
her
home
graciously
promised
that
he
would
breakfast
with
her
on
the
following
morning
.
"
I
'm
very
glad
you
are
going
,
Alice
,
"
he
said
when
they
were
in
the
cab
together
.
"
Why
,
papa
?
"
"
Why
?
—
because
I
think
it
's
the
proper
thing
to
do
.
You
know
I
've
never
said
much
to
you
about
these
people
.
They
're
not
connected
with
me
,
and
I
know
that
they
hate
the
name
of
Vavasor
;
—
not
but
what
the
name
is
a
deal
older
than
any
of
theirs
,
and
the
family
too
.
"
"
And
therefore
I
do
n't
understand
why
you
think
I
'm
specially
right
.
If
you
were
to
say
I
was
specially
wrong
,
I
should
be
less
surprised
,
and
of
course
I
should
n't
go
.
"
"
You
should
go
by
all
means
.
Rank
and
wealth
are
advantages
,
let
anybody
say
what
they
will
to
the
contrary
.
Why
else
does
everybody
want
to
get
them
?
"
"
But
I
sha
n't
get
them
by
going
to
Matching
Priory
.
"
"
You
'll
get
part
of
their
value
.
Take
them
as
a
whole
,
the
nobility
of
England
are
pleasant
acquaintances
to
have
.
I
have
n't
run
after
them
very
much
myself
,
though
I
married
,
as
I
may
say
,
among
them
.
That
very
thing
rather
stood
in
my
way
than
otherwise
.
But
you
may
be
sure
of
this
,
that
men
and
women
ought
to
grow
,
like
plants
,
upwards
.
Everybody
should
endeavour
to
stand
as
well
as
he
can
in
the
world
,
and
if
I
had
a
choice
of
acquaintance
between
a
sugar-baker
and
a
peer
,
I
should
prefer
the
peer
,
—
unless
,
indeed
,
the
sugar-baker
had
something
very
strong
on
his
side
to
offer
.
I
do
n't
call
that
tuft-hunting
,
and
it
does
not
necessitate
toadying
.
It
's
simply
growing
up
,
towards
the
light
,
as
the
trees
do
.
"
Alice
listened
to
her
father
's
worldly
wisdom
with
a
smile
,
but
she
did
not
attempt
to
answer
him
.
It
was
very
seldom
,
indeed
,
that
he
took
upon
himself
the
labour
of
lecturing
her
,
or
that
he
gave
her
even
as
much
counsel
as
he
had
given
now
.
"
Well
,
papa
,
I
hope
I
shall
find
myself
growing
towards
the
light
,
"
she
said
as
she
got
out
of
the
cab
.
Then
he
had
not
entered
the
house
,
but
had
taken
the
cab
on
with
him
to
his
club
.
On
her
table
Alice
found
a
note
from
her
cousin
George
.
"
I
hear
you
are
going
down
to
the
Pallisers
at
Matching
Priory
to-morrow
,
and
as
I
shall
be
glad
to
say
one
word
to
you
before
you
go
,
will
you
let
me
see
you
this
evening
,
—
say
at
nine
?
—
G
.
V.
"
She
felt
immediately
that
she
could
not
help
seeing
him
,
but
she
greatly
regretted
the
necessity
.
She
wished
that
she
had
gone
directly
from
Cheltenham
to
the
North
,
—
regardless
even
of
those
changes
of
wardrobe
which
her
purposed
visit
required
.
Then
she
set
herself
to
considering
.
How
had
George
heard
of
her
visit
to
the
Priory
,
and
how
had
he
learned
the
precise
evening
which
she
would
pass
in
London
?
Why
should
he
be
so
intent
on
watching
all
her
movements
as
it
seemed
that
he
was
?
As
to
seeing
him
she
had
no
alternative
,
so
she
completed
her
arrangements
for
her
journey
before
nine
,
and
then
awaited
him
in
the
drawing-room
.
"
I
'm
so
glad
you
're
going
to
Matching
Priory
,
"
were
the
first
words
he
said
.
He
,
too
,
might
have
taught
her
to
grow
towards
the
light
,
if
she
had
asked
him
for
his
reasons
;
—
but
this
she
did
not
do
just
then
.
"
How
did
you
learn
that
I
was
going
?
"
she
said
.
"
I
heard
it
from
a
friend
of
mine
.
Well
;
—
from
Burgo
Fitzgerald
,
if
you
must
know
.
"
"
From
Mr.
Fitzgerald
?
"
said
Alice
,
in
profound
astonishment
:
"
How
could
Mr.
Fitzgerald
have
heard
of
it
?
"
"
That
's
more
than
I
know
,
Alice
.
Not
directly
from
Lady
Glencora
,
I
should
say
.
"
"
That
would
be
impossible
.
"
"
Yes
;
quite
so
,
no
doubt
.
I
think
she
keeps
up
her
intimacy
with
Burgo
's
sister
,
and
perhaps
it
got
round
to
him
in
that
way
.
"
"
And
did
he
tell
you
also
that
I
was
going
to-morrow
?
He
must
have
known
all
about
it
very
accurately
.
"
"
No
;
then
I
asked
Kate
,
and
Kate
told
me
when
you
were
going
.
Yes
;
I
know
.
Kate
has
been
wrong
,
has
n't
she
?
Kate
was
cautioned
,
no
doubt
,
to
say
nothing
about
your
comings
and
goings
to
so
inconsiderable
a
person
as
myself
.
But
you
must
not
be
down
upon
Kate
.
She
never
mentioned
it
till
I
showed
by
my
question
to
her
that
I
knew
all
about
your
journey
to
Matching
.
I
own
I
do
not
understand
why
it
should
be
necessary
to
keep
me
so
much
in
the
dark
.
"
Alice
felt
that
she
was
blushing
.
The
caution
had
been
given
to
Kate
because
Kate
still
transgressed
in
her
letters
,
by
saying
little
words
about
her
brother
.
And
Alice
did
not
even
now
believe
Kate
to
have
been
false
to
her
;
but
she
saw
that
she
herself
had
been
imprudent
.
"
I
cannot
understand
it
,
"
continued
George
,
speaking
without
looking
at
her
.
"
It
was
but
the
other
day
that
we
were
such
dear
friends
!
Do
you
remember
the
balcony
at
Basle
?
and
now
it
seems
that
we
are
quite
estranged
;
—
nay
,
worse
than
estranged
;
that
I
am
,
as
it
were
,
under
some
ban
.
Have
I
done
anything
to
offend
you
,
Alice
?
If
so
,
speak
out
,
like
a
woman
of
spirit
as
you
are
.
"
"
Nothing
,
"
said
Alice
.
"
Then
why
am
I
tabooed
?
Why
was
I
told
the
other
day
that
I
might
not
congratulate
you
on
your
happy
emancipation
?
I
say
boldly
,
that
had
you
resolved
on
that
while
we
were
together
in
Switzerland
,
you
would
have
permitted
me
,
as
a
friend
,
almost
as
a
brother
,
to
discuss
it
with
you
.
"
"
I
think
not
,
George
.
"
"
I
am
sure
you
would
.
And
why
has
Kate
been
warned
not
to
tell
me
of
this
visit
to
the
Pallisers
?
I
know
she
has
been
warned
though
she
has
not
confessed
it
.
"
Alice
sat
silent
,
not
knowing
what
to
say
in
answer
to
this
charge
brought
against
her
,
—
thinking
,
perhaps
,
that
the
questioner
would
allow
his
question
to
pass
without
an
answer
.
But
Vavasor
was
not
so
complaisant
.
"
If
there
be
any
reason
,
Alice
,
I
think
that
I
have
a
right
to
ask
it
.
"
For
a
few
seconds
she
did
not
speak
a
word
,
but
sat
considering
.
He
also
remained
silent
with
his
eyes
fixed
upon
her
.
She
looked
at
him
and
saw
nothing
but
his
scar
,
—
nothing
but
his
scar
and
the
brightness
of
his
eyes
,
which
was
almost
fierce
.
She
knew
that
he
was
in
earnest
,
and
therefore
resolved
that
she
would
be
in
earnest
also
.
"
I
think
that
you
have
such
a
right
,
"
she
said
at
last
.
"
Then
let
me
exercise
it
.
"
"
I
think
that
you
have
such
a
right
,
but
I
think
also
that
you
are
ungenerous
to
exercise
it
.
"
"
I
cannot
understand
that
.
By
heavens
,
Alice
,
I
cannot
be
left
in
this
suspense
!
If
I
have
done
anything
to
offend
you
,
perhaps
I
can
remove
the
offence
by
apology
.
"
"
You
have
done
nothing
to
offend
me
.
"
"
Or
if
there
be
any
cause
why
our
friendship
should
be
dropped
,
—
why
we
should
be
on
a
different
footing
to
each
other
in
London
than
we
were
in
Switzerland
,
I
may
acknowledge
it
,
if
it
be
explained
to
me
.
But
I
cannot
put
up
with
the
doubt
,
when
I
am
told
that
I
have
a
right
to
demand
its
solution
.
"
"
Then
I
will
be
frank
with
you
,
George
,
though
my
being
so
will
,
as
you
may
guess
,
be
very
painful
.
"
She
paused
again
,
looking
at
him
to
see
if
yet
he
would
spare
her
;
but
he
was
all
scar
and
eyes
as
before
,
and
there
was
no
mercy
in
his
face
.
"
Your
sister
,
George
,
has
thought
that
my
parting
with
Mr.
Grey
might
lead
to
a
renewal
of
a
purpose
of
marriage
between
you
and
me
.
You
know
her
eagerness
,
and
will
understand
that
it
may
have
been
necessary
that
I
should
require
silence
from
her
on
that
head
.
You
ought
now
to
understand
it
all
.
"
"
I
then
am
being
punished
for
her
sins
,
"
he
said
;
and
suddenly
the
scar
on
his
face
was
healed
up
again
,
and
there
was
something
of
the
old
pleasantness
in
his
eyes
.
"
I
have
said
nothing
about
any
sins
,
George
,
but
I
have
found
it
necessary
to
be
on
my
guard
.
"
"
Well
,
"
he
said
,
after
a
short
pause
,
"
You
are
an
honest
woman
,
Alice
,
—
the
honestest
I
ever
knew
.
I
will
bring
Kate
to
order
,
—
and
,
now
,
we
may
be
friends
again
;
may
we
not
?
"
And
he
extended
his
hand
to
her
across
the
table
.
"
Yes
,
"
she
said
,
"
certainly
,
if
you
wish
it
.
"
She
spoke
doubtingly
,
with
indecision
in
her
voice
,
as
though
remembering
at
the
moment
that
he
had
given
her
no
pledge
.
"
I
certainly
do
wish
it
very
much
,
"
said
he
;
and
then
she
gave
him
her
hand
.
"
And
I
may
now
talk
about
your
new
freedom
?
"
"
No
,
"
said
she
;
"
no.
Do
not
speak
of
that
.
A
woman
does
not
do
what
I
have
done
in
that
affair
without
great
suffering
.
I
have
to
think
of
it
daily
;
but
do
not
make
me
speak
of
it
.
"
"
But
this
other
subject
,
this
visit
to
Matching
;
surely
I
may
speak
of
that
?
"
There
was
something
now
in
his
voice
so
bright
,
that
she
felt
the
influence
of
it
,
and
answered
him
cheerfully
,
"
I
do
n't
see
what
you
can
have
to
say
about
it
.
"
"
But
I
have
a
great
deal
.
I
am
so
glad
you
are
going
.
Mind
you
cement
a
close
intimacy
with
Mr.
Palliser
.
"
"
With
Mr.
Palliser
?
"
"
Yes
;
with
Mr.
Palliser
.
You
must
read
all
the
blue
books
about
finance
.
I
'll
send
them
to
you
if
you
like
it
.
"
"
Oh
,
George
!
"
"
I
'm
quite
in
earnest
.
That
is
,
not
in
earnest
about
the
blue
books
,
as
you
would
not
have
time
;
but
about
Mr.
Palliser
.
He
will
be
the
new
Chancellor
of
the
Exchequer
without
a
doubt
.
"
"
Will
he
indeed
?
But
why
should
I
make
a
bosom
friend
of
the
Chancellor
of
the
Exchequer
.
I
do
n't
want
any
public
money
.
"
"
But
I
do
,
my
girl
.
Do
n't
you
see
?
"
"
No
;
I
do
n't
.
"
"
I
think
I
shall
get
returned
at
this
next
election
.
"
"
I
'm
sure
I
hope
you
will
.
"
"
And
if
I
do
,
of
course
it
will
be
my
game
to
support
the
ministry
;
—
or
rather
the
new
ministry
;
for
of
course
there
will
be
changes
.
"
"
I
hope
they
will
be
on
the
right
side
.
"
"
Not
a
doubt
of
that
,
Alice
.
"
"
I
wish
they
might
be
changed
altogether
.
"
"
Ah
!
that
's
impossible
.
It
's
very
well
as
a
dream
;
but
there
are
no
such
men
as
you
want
to
see
,
—
men
really
from
the
people
,
—
strong
enough
to
take
high
office
.
A
man
ca
n't
drive
four
horses
because
he
's
a
philanthropist
,
—
or
rather
a
philhorseophist
,
and
is
desirous
that
the
team
should
be
driven
without
any
hurt
to
them
.
A
man
ca
n't
govern
well
,
simply
because
he
is
genuinely
anxious
that
men
should
be
well
governed
.
"
"
And
will
there
never
be
any
such
men
?
"
"
I
wo
n't
say
that
.
I
do
n't
mind
confessing
to
you
that
it
is
my
ambition
to
be
such
a
one
myself
.
But
a
child
must
crawl
before
he
can
walk
.
Such
a
one
as
I
,
hoping
to
do
something
in
politics
,
must
spare
no
chance
.
It
would
be
something
to
me
that
Mr.
Palliser
should
become
the
friend
of
any
dear
friend
of
mine
,
—
especially
of
a
dear
friend
bearing
the
same
name
.
"
"
I
'm
afraid
,
George
,
you
'll
find
me
a
bad
hand
at
making
any
such
friendship
.
"
"
They
say
he
is
led
immensely
by
his
wife
,
and
that
she
is
very
clever
.
But
I
mean
this
chiefly
,
Alice
,
that
I
do
hope
I
shall
have
all
your
sympathy
in
any
political
career
that
I
may
make
,
and
all
your
assistance
also
.
"
"
My
sympathy
I
think
I
can
promise
you
.
My
assistance
,
I
fear
,
would
be
worthless
.
"
"
By
no
means
worthless
,
Alice
;
not
if
I
see
you
take
that
place
in
the
world
which
I
hope
to
see
you
fill
.
Do
you
think
women
nowadays
have
no
bearing
upon
the
politics
of
the
times
?
Almost
as
much
as
men
have
.
"
In
answer
to
which
Alice
shook
her
head
;
but
,
nevertheless
,
she
felt
in
some
way
pleased
and
flattered
.
George
left
her
without
saying
a
word
more
about
her
marriage
prospects
past
or
future
,
and
Alice
as
she
went
to
bed
felt
glad
that
this
explanation
between
them
had
been
made
.
CHAPTER
XXII
.
Dandy
and
Flirt
.
Alice
reached
the
Matching
Road
Station
about
three
o'clock
in
the
afternoon
without
adventure
,
and
immediately
on
the
stopping
of
the
train
became
aware
that
all
trouble
was
off
her
own
hands
.
A
servant
in
livery
came
to
the
open
window
,
and
touching
his
hat
to
her
,
inquired
if
she
were
Miss
Vavasor
.
Then
her
dressing-bag
and
shawls
and
cloaks
were
taken
from
her
,
and
she
was
conveyed
through
the
station
by
the
station-master
on
one
side
of
her
,
the
footman
on
the
other
,
and
by
the
railway
porter
behind
.
She
instantly
perceived
that
she
had
become
possessed
of
great
privileges
by
belonging
even
for
a
time
to
Matching
Priory
,
and
that
she
was
essentially
growing
upwards
towards
the
light
.
Outside
,
on
the
broad
drive
before
the
little
station
,
she
saw
an
omnibus
that
was
going
to
the
small
town
of
Matching
,
intended
for
people
who
had
not
grown
upwards
as
had
been
her
lot
;
and
she
saw
also
a
light
stylish-looking
cart
which
she
would
have
called
a
Whitechapel
had
she
been
properly
instructed
in
such
matters
,
and
a
little
low
open
carriage
with
two
beautiful
small
horses
,
in
which
was
sitting
a
lady
enveloped
in
furs
.
Of
course
this
was
Lady
Glencora
.
Another
servant
was
standing
on
the
ground
,
holding
the
horses
of
the
carriage
and
the
cart
.
"
Dear
Alice
,
I
'm
so
glad
you
've
come
,
"
said
a
voice
from
the
furs
.
"
Look
here
,
dear
;
your
maid
can
go
in
the
dog-cart
with
your
things
,
"
—
it
was
n't
a
dog-cart
,
but
Lady
Glencora
knew
no
better
;
—
"
she
'll
be
quite
comfortable
there
;
and
do
you
get
in
here
.
Are
you
very
cold
?
"
"
Oh
,
no
;
not
cold
at
all
.
"
"
But
it
is
awfully
cold
.
You
've
been
in
the
stuffy
carriage
,
but
you
'll
find
it
cold
enough
out
here
,
I
can
tell
you
.
"
"
Oh
!
Lady
Glencora
,
I
am
so
sorry
that
I
've
brought
you
out
on
such
a
morning
,
"
said
Alice
,
getting
in
and
taking
the
place
assigned
her
next
to
the
charioteer
.
"
What
nonsense
!
Sorry
!
Why
I
've
looked
forward
to
meeting
you
all
alone
,
ever
since
I
knew
you
were
coming
.
If
it
had
snowed
all
the
morning
I
should
have
come
just
the
same
.
I
drive
out
almost
every
day
when
I
'm
down
here
,
—
that
is
,
when
the
house
is
not
too
crowded
,
or
I
can
make
an
excuse
.
Wrap
these
things
over
you
;
there
are
plenty
of
them
.
You
shall
drive
if
you
like
.
"
Alice
,
however
,
declined
the
driving
,
expressing
her
gratitude
in
what
prettiest
words
she
could
find
.
"
I
like
driving
better
than
anything
,
I
think
.
Mr.
Palliser
does
n't
like
ladies
to
hunt
,
and
of
course
it
would
n't
do
as
he
does
not
hunt
himself
.
I
do
ride
,
but
he
never
gets
on
horseback
.
I
almost
fancy
I
should
like
to
drive
four-in-hand
,
—
only
I
know
I
should
be
afraid
.
"
"
It
would
look
very
terrible
,
"
said
Alice
.
"
Yes
;
would
n't
it
?
The
look
would
be
the
worst
of
it
;
as
it
is
all
the
world
over
.
Sometimes
I
wish
there
were
no
such
things
as
looks
.
I
do
n't
mean
anything
improper
,
you
know
;
only
one
does
get
so
hampered
,
right
and
left
,
for
fear
of
Mrs.
Grundy
.
I
endeavour
to
go
straight
,
and
get
along
pretty
well
on
the
whole
,
I
suppose
.
Baker
,
you
must
put
Dandy
in
the
bar
;
he
pulls
so
,
going
home
,
that
I
ca
n't
hold
him
in
the
check
.
"
She
stopped
the
horses
,
and
Baker
,
a
very
completely-got-up
groom
of
some
forty
years
of
age
,
who
sat
behind
,
got
down
and
put
the
impetuous
Dandy
"
in
the
bar
,
"
thereby
changing
the
rein
,
so
that
the
curb
was
brought
to
bear
on
him
.
"
They
're
called
Dandy
and
Flirt
,
"
continued
Lady
Glencora
,
speaking
to
Alice
.
"
Ai
n't
they
a
beautiful
match
?
The
Duke
gave
them
to
me
and
named
them
himself
.
Did
you
ever
see
the
Duke
?
"
"
Never
,
"
said
Alice
.
"
He
wo
n't
be
here
before
Christmas
,
but
you
shall
be
introduced
some
day
in
London
.
He
's
an
excellent
creature
and
I
'm
a
great
pet
of
his
;
though
,
after
all
,
I
never
speak
half
a
dozen
words
to
him
when
I
see
him
.
He
's
one
of
those
people
who
never
talk
.
I
'm
one
of
those
who
like
talking
,
as
you
'll
find
out
.
I
think
it
runs
in
families
;
and
the
Pallisers
are
non-talkers
.
That
does
n't
mean
that
they
are
not
speakers
,
for
Mr.
Palliser
has
plenty
to
say
in
the
House
,
and
they
declare
that
he
's
one
of
the
few
public
men
who
've
got
lungs
enough
to
make
a
financial
statement
without
breaking
down
.
"
Alice
was
aware
that
she
had
as
yet
hardly
spoken
herself
,
and
began
to
bethink
herself
that
she
did
n't
know
what
to
say
.
Had
Lady
Glencora
paused
on
the
subject
of
Dandy
and
Flirt
,
she
might
have
managed
to
be
enthusiastic
about
the
horses
,
but
she
could
not
discuss
freely
the
general
silence
of
the
Palliser
family
,
nor
the
excellent
lungs
,
as
regarded
public
purposes
,
of
the
one
who
was
the
husband
of
her
present
friend
.
So
she
asked
how
far
it
was
to
Matching
Priory
.
"
You
're
not
tired
of
me
already
,
I
hope
,
"
said
Lady
Glencora
.
"
I
did
n't
mean
that
,
"
said
Alice
.
"
I
delight
in
the
drive
.
But
somehow
one
expects
Matching
Station
to
be
near
Matching
.
"
"
Ah
,
yes
;
that
's
a
great
cheat
.
It
's
not
Matching
Station
at
all
but
Matching
Road
Station
,
and
it
's
eight
miles
.
It
is
a
great
bore
,
for
though
the
omnibus
brings
our
parcels
,
we
have
to
be
constantly
sending
over
,
and
it
's
very
expensive
,
I
can
assure
you
.
I
want
Mr.
Palliser
to
have
a
branch
,
but
he
says
he
would
have
to
take
all
the
shares
himself
,
and
that
would
cost
more
,
I
suppose
.
"
"
Is
there
a
town
at
Matching
?
"
"
Oh
,
a
little
bit
of
a
place
.
I
'll
go
round
by
it
if
you
like
,
and
in
at
the
further
gate
.
"
"
Oh
,
no
!
"
said
Alice
.
"
Ah
,
but
I
should
like
.
It
was
a
borough
once
,
and
belonged
to
the
Duke
;
but
they
put
it
out
at
the
Reform
Bill
.
They
made
some
kind
of
bargain
;
—
he
was
to
keep
either
Silverbridge
or
Matching
,
but
not
both
.
Mr.
Palliser
sits
for
Silverbridge
,
you
know
.
The
Duke
chose
Silverbridge
,
—
or
rather
his
father
did
,
as
he
was
then
going
to
build
his
great
place
in
Barsetshire
;
—
that
's
near
Silverbridge
.
But
the
Matching
people
have
n't
forgiven
him
yet
.
He
was
sitting
for
Matching
himself
when
the
Reform
Bill
passed
.
Then
his
father
died
,
and
he
has
n't
lived
there
much
since
.
It
's
a
great
deal
nicer
place
than
Gatherum
Castle
,
only
not
half
so
grand
.
I
hate
grandeur
;
do
n't
you
?
"
"
I
never
tried
much
of
it
,
as
you
have
.
"
"
Come
now
;
that
's
not
fair
.
There
's
no
one
in
the
world
less
grand
than
I
am
.
"
"
I
mean
that
I
've
not
had
grand
people
about
me
.
"
"
Having
cut
all
your
cousins
,
—
and
Lady
Midlothian
in
particular
,
like
a
naughty
girl
as
you
are
.
I
was
so
angry
with
you
when
you
accused
me
of
selling
you
about
that
.
You
ought
to
have
known
that
I
was
the
last
person
in
the
world
to
have
done
such
a
thing
.
"
"
I
did
not
think
you
meant
to
sell
me
,
but
I
thought
—
"
"
Yes
,
you
did
,
Alice
.
I
know
what
you
thought
;
you
thought
that
Lady
Midlothian
was
making
a
tool
of
me
that
I
might
bring
you
under
her
thumb
,
so
that
she
might
bully
you
into
Mr.
Grey
's
arms
.
That
's
what
you
thought
.
I
do
n't
know
that
I
was
at
all
entitled
to
your
good
opinion
,
but
I
was
not
entitled
to
that
special
bad
opinion
.
"
"
I
had
no
bad
opinion
;
—
but
it
was
so
necessary
that
I
should
guard
myself
.
"
"
You
shall
be
guarded
.
I
'll
take
you
under
my
shield
.
Mr.
Grey
sha
n't
be
named
to
you
,
except
that
I
shall
expect
you
to
tell
me
all
about
it
;
and
you
must
tell
me
all
about
that
dangerous
cousin
,
too
,
of
whom
they
were
saying
such
terrible
things
down
in
Scotland
.
I
had
heard
of
him
before
.
"
These
last
words
Lady
Glencora
spoke
in
a
lower
voice
and
in
an
