convenienceof
the
two
parties
,
there
was
no
question
.
The
master
must
be
the
first
object
,
the
servants
'
remedy
was
in
their
own
hands
.
Amiable
as
was
Mr.
Rivers
,
this
,
merely
from
indulgence
and
want
of
reflection
,
was
his
principle
;
and
his
daughter
had
only
been
acting
on
it
,
though
she
did
not
know
it
,
till
the
feelings
,
that
she
had
never
thought
of
,
were
thus
displayed
before
her
.
These
were
her
first
practical
lessons
that
life
was
not
meant
to
be
passed
in
pleasing
ourselves
,
and
being
good-natured
at
small
cost
.
It
was
an
effort
.
Meta
was
very
dependant
,
never
having
been
encouraged
to
be
otherwise
,
and
Bellairs
was
like
a
necessary
of
life
in
her
estimation
;
but
strength
of
principle
came
to
aid
her
naturally
kind-hearted
feeling
,
and
she
was
pleased
by
the
idea
of
voluntarily
undergoing
a
privation
,
so
as
to
test
her
sincerity
.
So
when
her
father
told
her
of
the
inconvenient
times
of
the
trains
,
and
declared
that
Bellairs
must
give
it
up
,
she
answered
,
by
proposing
to
let
her
sleep
a
night
or
two
there
,
gaily
promised
to
manage
very
well
,
and
satisfied
him
.
Her
maid
's
grateful
looks
and
thanks
recompensed
her
when
she
made
the
offer
to
her
,
and
inspirited
her
to
an
energetic
coaxing
of
Mrs.
Larpent
,
who
,
being
more
fully
aware
than
her
father
,
of
the
needfulness
of
the
lady
's
maid
,
and
also
very
anxious
that
her
darling
should
appear
to
the
best
advantage
before
the
expected
aunt
,
Lady
Leonora
Langdale
,
was
unwilling
to
grant
more
than
one
night
at
the
utmost
.
Meta
carried
the
day
,
and
her
last
assurance
to
Bellairs
was
,
that
she
might
stay
as
long
as
seemed
necessary
to
make
her
mother
comfortable
.
Thereupon
Meta
found
herself
more
helpful
in
some
matters
than
she
had
expected
,
but
at
a
loss
in
others
.
Susan
,
with
all
Mrs.
Larpent
's
supervision
,
could
not
quite
bring
her
dress
to
the
air
that
was
so
peculiarly
graceful
and
becoming
;
and
she
often
caught
her
papa
's
eye
,
looking
at
her
as
if
he
saw
something
amiss
,
and
could
not
discover
what
it
was
.
Then
came
aunt
Leonora
,
always
very
kind
to
Meta
,
but
the
dread
of
the
rest
of
the
household
,
whom
she
was
wont
to
lecture
on
the
proper
care
of
her
niece
.
Miss
Rivers
was
likely
to
have
a
considerable
fortune
,
and
Lady
Leonora
intended
her
to
be
a
very
fashionable
and
much
admired
young
lady
,
under
her
own
immediate
protection
.
The
two
cousins
,
Leonora
and
Agatha
,
talked
to
her
;
the
one
of
her
balls
,
the
other
of
her
music
—
patronized
her
,
and
called
her
their
good
little
cousin
—
while
they
criticised
the
stiff
set
of
those
unfortunate
plaits
made
by
Susan
,
and
laughed
,
as
if
it
was
an
unheard-of
concession
,
at
Bellairs
'
holiday
.
Nevertheless
,
when
'
Honoured
Miss
'
received
a
note
,
begging
for
three
days
'
longer
grace
,
till
a
niece
should
come
,
in
whom
Bellairs
could
place
full
confidence
,
she
took
it
on
herself
to
return
free
consent
.
Lady
Leonora
found
out
what
she
had
done
,
and
reproved
her
,
telling
her
it
was
only
the
way
to
make
'
those
people
'
presume
,
and
Mrs.
Larpent
was
also
taken
to
task
;
but
,
decidedly
,
Meta
did
not
regret
what
she
had
done
,
though
she
felt
as
if
she
had
never
before
known
how
to
appreciate
comfort
,
when
she
once
more
beheld
Bellairs
stationed
at
her
toilette
table
.
Meta
was
asked
about
her
friends
.
She
could
not
mention
anyone
but
Mrs.
Charles
Wilmot
and
the
Miss
Mays
.
'
Physician
's
daughters
;
oh
!
'
said
Lady
Leonora
.
And
she
proceeded
to
exhort
Mr.
Rivers
to
bring
his
daughter
to
London
,
or
its
neighbourhood
,
where
she
might
have
masters
,
and
be
in
the
way
of
forming
intimacies
suited
to
her
connections
.
Mr.
Rivers
dreaded
London
—
never
was
well
there
,
and
did
not
like
the
trouble
of
moving
—
while
Meta
was
so
attached
to
the
Grange
,
that
she
entreated
him
not
to
think
of
leaving
it
,
and
greatly
dreaded
her
aunt
's
influence
.
Lady
Leonora
did
,
indeed
,
allow
that
the
Grange
was
a
very
pretty
place
;
her
only
complaint
was
,
the
want
of
suitable
society
for
Meta
;
she
could
not
bear
the
idea
of
her
growing
accustomed
—
for
want
of
something
better
—
to
the
Vicar
's
wife
,
and
the
pet
Doctor
's
daughters
.
Flora
had
been
long
desirous
to
effect
a
regular
call
at
Abbotstoke
,
and
it
was
just
now
that
she
succeeded
.
Mrs.
Charles
Wilmot
's
little
girl
was
to
have
a
birth-day
feast
,
at
which
Mary
,
Blanche
,
and
Aubrey
were
to
appear
.
Flora
went
in
charge
of
them
,
and
as
soon
as
she
had
safely
deposited
them
,
and
appointed
Mary
to
keep
Aubrey
out
of
mischief
,
she
walked
up
to
the
Grange
,
not
a
whit
daunted
by
the
report
of
the
very
fine
ladies
,
who
were
astonishing
the
natives
of
Abbotstoke
.
She
was
admitted
,
and
found
herself
in
the
drawing-room
,
with
a
quick
lively-looking
lady
,
whom
she
perceived
to
be
Lady
Leonora
,
and
who
instantly
began
talking
to
her
very
civilly
.
Flora
was
never
at
a
loss
,
and
they
got
on
extremely
well
;
her
ease
and
self-possession
,
without
forwardness
,
telling
much
to
her
advantage
.
Meta
came
in
,
delighted
to
see
her
,
but
,
of
course
,
the
visit
resulted
in
no
really
intimate
talk
,
though
it
was
not
without
effect
.
Flora
declared
Lady
Leonora
Langdale
to
be
a
most
charming
person
;
and
Lady
Leonora
,
on
her
side
,
asked
Meta
who
was
that
very
elegant
conversible
girl
.
'
Flora
May
,
'
was
the
delighted
answer
,
now
that
the
aunt
had
committed
herself
by
commendation
.
And
she
did
not
retract
it
;
she
pronounced
Flora
to
be
something
quite
out
of
the
common
way
,
and
supposed
that
she
had
had
unusual
advantages
.
Mr.
Rivers
took
care
to
introduce
to
his
sister-in-law
,
Dr.
May
,
(
who
would
fain
have
avoided
it
,
)
but
ended
by
being
in
his
turn
pleased
and
entertained
by
her
brilliant
conversation
,
which
she
put
forth
for
him
,
as
her
instinct
showed
her
that
she
was
talking
to
a
man
of
high
ability
.
A
perfect
gentleman
she
saw
him
to
be
,
and
making
out
some
mutual
connections
far
up
in
the
family
tree
of
the
Mackenzies
,
she
decided
that
the
May
family
were
an
acquisition
,
and
very
good
companions
for
her
niece
at
present
,
while
not
yet
come
out
.
So
ended
the
visit
,
with
this
great
triumph
for
Meta
,
who
had
a
strong
belief
in
Aunt
Leonora
's
power
and
infallibility
,
and
yet
had
not
consulted
her
about
Bellairs
,
nor
about
the
school
question
.
She
had
missed
one
Sunday
's
school
on
account
of
her
aunt
's
visit
,
but
the
resolution
made
beside
Margaret
's
sofa
had
not
been
forgotten
.
She
spent
her
Saturday
afternoon
in
a
call
on
Mrs.
Wilmot
,
ending
with
a
walk
through
the
village
;
she
confessed
her
ignorance
,
apologized
for
her
blunders
,
and
put
herself
under
the
direction
which
once
she
had
fancied
too
strict
and
harsh
to
be
followed
.
And
on
Sunday
,
she
was
content
to
teach
the
stupid
girls
,
and
abstain
from
making
much
of
the
smooth-faced
engaging
set
.
She
thought
it
very
dull
work
,
but
she
could
feel
that
it
was
something
not
done
to
please
herself
;
and
whereas
her
father
had
feared
she
would
be
dull
when
her
cousins
were
gone
,
he
found
her
more
joyous
than
ever
.
There
certainly
was
a
peculiar
happiness
about
Margaret
Rivers
;
her
vexations
were
but
ripples
,
rendering
the
sunny
course
of
her
life
more
sparkling
,
and
each
exertion
in
the
way
of
goodness
was
productive
of
so
much
present
joy
,
that
the
steps
of
her
ladder
seemed
,
indeed
,
to
be
of
diamonds
.
Her
ladder
—
for
she
was
,
indeed
,
mounting
upwards
.
She
was
very
earnest
in
her
Confirmation
preparation
,
most
anxious
to
do
right
and
to
contend
with
her
failings
;
but
the
struggle
at
present
was
easy
;
and
the
hopes
,
joys
,
and
incentives
,
shone
out
more
and
more
upon
her
in
this
blithe
stage
of
her
life
.
She
knew
there
was
a
dark
side
,
but
hope
and
love
were
more
present
to
her
than
was
fear
.
Happy
those
to
whom
such
young
days
are
granted
.
CHAPTER
XXIV
.
'
It
is
the
generous
spirit
,
who
,
when
brought
Among
the
tasks
of
real
life
,
hath
wrought
Upon
the
plan
that
pleased
his
childish
thought
,
Whose
high
endeavours
are
an
inward
light
,
Making
the
path
before
him
always
bright
.
'
Wordsworth
.
The
holidays
had
commenced
about
a
week
when
Harry
,
now
duly
appointed
to
H
.
M
.
S.
Alcestis
,
was
to
come
home
on
leave
,
as
he
proudly
expressed
it
.
A
glad
troop
of
brothers
and
sisters
,
with
the
Doctor
himself
,
walked
up
to
the
station
to
meet
him
,
and
who
was
happiest
when
,
from
the
window
,
was
thrust
out
the
rosy
face
,
with
the
gold
band
?
Mary
gave
such
a
shriek
and
leap
,
that
two
passengers
and
one
guard
turned
round
to
look
at
her
,
to
the
extreme
discomfiture
of
Flora
and
Norman
,
evidenced
by
one
by
a
grave
'
Mary
!
Mary
!
'
by
the
other
,
by
walking
off
to
the
extreme
end
of
the
platform
,
and
trying
to
look
as
if
he
did
not
belong
to
them
,
in
which
he
was
imitated
by
his
shadow
,
Tom
.
Sailor
already
,
rather
than
school-boy
,
Harry
cared
not
for
spectators
;
his
bound
from
the
carriage
,
and
the
hug
between
him
and
Mary
would
have
been
worthy
of
the
return
from
the
voyage
.
The
next
greeting
was
for
his
father
,
and
the
sisters
had
had
their
share
by
the
time
the
two
brothers
thought
fit
to
return
from
their
calm
walk
on
the
platform
.
Grand
was
it
to
see
that
party
return
to
the
town
—
the
naval
cadet
,
with
his
arm
linked
in
Mary
's
,
and
Aubrey
clinging
to
his
hand
,
and
the
others
walking
behind
,
admiring
him
as
he
turned
his
bright
face
every
moment
with
some
glad
question
or
answer
,
'
How
was
Margaret
?
'
Oh
,
so
much
better
;
she
had
been
able
to
walk
across
the
room
,
with
Norman
's
arm
round
her
—
they
hoped
she
would
soon
use
crutches
—
and
she
sat
up
more
.
'
And
the
baby
?
'
More
charming
than
ever
—
four
teeth
—
would
soon
walk
—
such
a
darling
!
Then
came
'
my
dirk
,
the
ship
,
our
berth
.
'
'
Papa
,
do
ask
Mr.
Ernescliffe
to
come
here
.
I
know
he
could
get
leave
.
'
'
Mr
.
Ernescliffe
!
You
used
to
call
him
Alan
!
'
said
Mary
.
'
Yes
,
but
that
is
all
over
now
.
You
forget
what
we
do
on
board
.
Captain
Gordon
himself
calls
me
Mr.
May
!
'
Some
laughed
,
others
were
extremely
impressed
.
'
Ha
!
There
's
Ned
Anderson
coming
,
'
cried
Mary
.
'
Now
!
Let
him
see
you
,
Harry
.
'
'
What
matters
Ned
Anderson
to
me
?
'
said
Harry
;
and
,
with
an
odd
mixture
of
shame-facedness
and
cordiality
,
he
marched
full
up
to
his
old
school-fellow
,
and
shook
hands
with
him
,
as
if
able
,
in
the
plenitude
of
his
officership
,
to
afford
plenty
of
good-humoured
superiority
.
Tom
had
meantime
subsided
out
of
all
view
.
But
poor
Harry
's
exultation
had
a
fall
.
'
Well
!
'
graciously
inquired
'
Mr
.
May
,
'
'
and
how
is
Harvey
?
'
'
O
very
well
.
We
are
expecting
him
home
to-morrow
.
'
'
Where
has
he
been
?
'
'
To
Oxford
,
about
the
Randall
.
'
Harry
gave
a
disturbed
,
wondering
look
round
,
on
seeing
Edward
's
air
of
malignant
satisfaction
.
He
saw
nothing
that
reassured
him
,
except
the
quietness
of
Norman
's
own
face
,
but
even
that
altered
as
their
eyes
met
.
Before
another
word
could
be
said
,
however
,
the
Doctor
's
hand
was
on
Harry
's
shoulder
.
'
You
must
not
keep
him
now
,
Ned
,
'
said
he
—
'
his
sister
has
not
seen
him
yet
.
'
And
he
moved
his
little
procession
onwards
,
still
resting
on
Harry
's
shoulder
,
while
a
silence
had
fallen
on
all
,
and
even
the
young
sailor
ventured
no
question
.
Only
Tom
's
lips
were
quivering
,
and
Ethel
had
squeezed
Norman
's
hand
.
'
Poor
Harry
!
'
he
muttered
,
'
this
is
worst
of
all
!
I
wish
we
had
written
it
to
him
.
'
'
So
do
I
now
,
but
we
always
trusted
it
would
come
right
.
Oh
!
if
I
were
but
a
boy
to
flog
that
Edward
!
'
'
Hush
,
Ethel
,
remember
what
we
resolved
.
'
They
were
entering
their
own
garden
,
where
,
beneath
the
shade
of
the
tulip-tree
,
Margaret
lay
on
her
couch
.
Her
arms
were
held
out
,
and
Harry
threw
himself
upon
her
,
but
when
he
rose
from
her
caress
,
Norman
and
Tom
were
gone
.
'
What
is
this
?
'
he
now
first
ventured
to
ask
.
'
Come
with
me
,
'
said
Dr.
May
,
leading
the
way
to
his
study
,
where
he
related
the
whole
history
of
the
suspicion
that
Norman
had
incurred
.
He
was
glad
that
he
had
done
so
in
private
,
for
Harry
's
indignation
and
grief
went
beyond
his
expectations
;
and
when
at
last
it
appeared
that
Harvey
Anderson
was
actually
Randall
scholar
,
after
opening
his
eyes
with
the
utmost
incredulity
,
and
causing
it
to
be
a
second
time
repeated
,
he
gave
a
gulp
or
two
,
turned
very
red
,
and
ended
by
laying
his
head
on
the
table
,
and
fairly
sobbing
and
crying
aloud
,
in
spite
of
dirk
,
uniform
,
and
manhood
.
'
Harry
!
why
Harry
,
my
boy
!
We
should
have
prepared
you
for
this
,
'
said
the
Doctor
,
affectionately
.
'
We
have
left
off
breaking
our
hearts
about
it
.
I
do
n't
want
any
comfort
now
,
for
having
gold
instead
of
glitter
;
though
at
first
I
was
as
bad
as
you
.
'
'
O
if
I
had
but
been
there
!
'
said
Harry
,
combating
unsuccessfully
with
his
tears
.
'
Ah
!
so
we
all
said
,
Norman
and
all
.
Your
word
would
have
cleared
him
—
that
is
,
if
you
had
not
been
in
the
thick
of
the
mischief
.
Ha
!
July
,
should
not
you
have
been
on
the
top
of
the
wall
?
'
'
I
would
have
stood
by
him
,
at
least
.
Would
not
I
have
given
Axworthy
and
Anderson
two
such
black
eyes
as
they
could
not
have
shown
in
school
for
a
week
?
They
had
better
look
out
!
'
cried
Harry
,
savagely
.
'
What
!
Ah
officer
in
Her
Majesty
's
service
!
Eh
,
Mr.
May
?
'
'
Do
n't
,
papa
,
do
n't
.
Oh
!
I
thought
it
would
have
been
so
happy
,
when
I
came
home
,
to
see
Norman
Randall-scholar
.
Oh
!
now
I
do
n't
care
for
the
ship
,
nor
anything
.
'
Again
Harry
's
face
went
down
on
the
table
.
'
Come
,
come
,
Harry
,
'
said
Dr.
May
,
pulling
off
the
spectacles
that
had
become
very
dewy
,
'
do
n't
let
us
make
fools
of
ourselves
,
or
they
will
think
we
are
crying
for
the
scholarship
.
'
'
I
do
n't
care
for
the
scholarship
,
but
to
have
June
turned
down
—
and
disgrace
—
'
'
What
I
care
for
,
Harry
,
is
having
June
what
he
is
,
and
that
I
know
better
now
.
'
'
He
is
!
he
is
—
he
is
June
himself
,
and
no
mistake
!
'
cried
Harry
,
with
vehemence
.
'
The
prime
of
the
year
,
is
not
it
?
'
said
the
Doctor
,
smiling
,
as
he
stroked
down
the
blue
sleeve
,
as
if
he
thought
that
generous
July
did
not
fall
far
short
of
it
.
'
That
he
is
!
'
exclaimed
Harry
.
'
I
have
never
met
one
fellow
like
him
.
'
'
It
will
be
a
chance
if
you
ever
do
,
'
said
Dr.
May
.
'
That
is
better
than
scholarships
!
'
'
It
should
have
been
both
,
'
said
Harry
.
'
Norman
thinks
the
disappointment
has
been
very
good
for
him
,
'
said
the
Doctor
.
'
Perhaps
it
made
him
what
he
is
now
.
All
success
is
no
discipline
,
you
know
.
'
Harry
looked
as
if
he
did
not
know
.
'
Perhaps
you
will
understand
better
by-and-by
,
but
this
I
can
tell
you
,
Harry
,
that
the
patient
bearing
of
his
vexation
,
has
done
more
to
renew
Norman
's
spirits
,
than
all
his
prosperity
.
See
if
it
has
not
.
I
believe
it
is
harder
to
everyone
of
us
,
than
to
him
.
To
Ethel
,
especially
,
it
is
a
struggle
to
be
in
charity
with
the
Andersons
.
'
'
In
charity
!
'
repeated
Harry
.
'
Papa
!
you
do
n't
want
us
to
like
a
horrid
,
sneaking
,
mean-spirited
pair
like
those
,
that
have
used
Norman
in
that
shameful
way
?
'
'
No
,
certainly
not
;
I
only
want
you
to
feel
no
more
personal
anger
,
than
if
it
had
been
Cheviot
,
or
some
indifferent
person
,
that
had
been
injured
.
'
'
I
should
have
hated
them
all
the
same
!
'
cried
Harry
.
'
If
it
is
all
the
same
,
and
it
is
the
treachery
you
hate
,
I
ask
no
more
,
'
said
the
Doctor
.
'
I
cant
help
it
,
papa
,
I
ca
n't
!
If
I
were
to
meet
those
fellows
,
do
you
think
I
could
shake
hands
with
them
?
If
I
did
not
lick
Ned
all
down
Minster-street
,
he
might
think
himself
lucky
.
'
'
Well
,
Harry
,
I
wo
n't
argue
any
more
.
I
have
no
right
to
preach
forbearance
.
Your
brother
's
example
is
better
worth
than
my
precept
.
Shall
we
go
back
to
Margaret
,
or
have
you
anything
to
say
to
me
?
'
Harry
made
no
positive
answer
,
but
pressed
close
to
his
father
,
who
put
his
arm
round
him
,
while
the
curly-head
was
laid
on
his
shoulder
.
Presently
,
he
said
,
with
a
great
sigh
,
'
There
's
nothing
like
home
.
'
'
Was
that
what
you
wanted
to
say
?
'
asked
Dr.
May
,
smiling
,
as
he
held
the
boy
more
closely
to
him
.
'
No
;
but
it
will
be
a
long
time
before
I
come
back
.
They
think
we
shall
have
orders
for
the
Pacific
.
'
'
You
will
come
home
our
real
lion
,
'
said
the
Doctor
.
'
How
much
you
will
have
to
tell
!
'
'
Yes
,
'
said
Harry
;
'
but
,
oh
!
it
is
very
different
from
coming
home
every
night
,
not
having
anyone
to
tell
a
thing
to
.
'
'
Do
you
want
to
say
anything
now
?
'
'
I
do
n't
know
.
I
told
you
in
my
letter
about
the
half-sovereign
.
'
'
Aye
,
never
mind
that
.
'
And
there
was
one
night
,
I
am
afraid
,
I
did
not
stand
by
a
little
fellow
that
they
bullied
about
his
prayers
.
Perhaps
he
would
have
gone
on
,
if
I
had
helped
him
!
'
'
Does
he
sail
with
you
?
'
'
No
,
he
was
at
school
.
If
I
had
told
him
that
he
and
I
would
stand
by
each
other
—
but
he
looked
so
foolish
,
and
began
to
cry
!
I
am
sorry
now
.
'
'
Weak
spirits
have
much
to
bear
,
'
said
the
Doctor
,
'
and
you
stronger
ones
,
who
do
n't
mind
being
bullied
,
are
meant
,
I
suppose
,
to
help
them
,
as
Norman
has
been
doing
by
poor
little
Tommy
'
'
It
was
thinking
of
Norman
—
that
made
me
sorry
.
I
knew
there
was
something
else
,
but
you
see
I
forget
,
when
I
do
n't
see
you
and
Margaret
every
day
.
'
'
You
have
One
always
near
,
my
boy
.
'
'
I
know
,
but
I
cannot
always
recollect
.
And
there
is
such
a
row
at
night
on
board
,
I
cannot
think
or
attend
as
I
ought
,
'
murmured
Harry
.
'
Yes
,
your
life
,
sleeping
at
home
in
quiet
,
has
not
prepared
you
for
that
trial
,
'
said
the
Doctor
.
'
But
others
have
kept
upright
habits
under
the
same
,
you
know
—
and
God
helps
those
who
are
doing
their
best
.
'
Harry
sighed
.
'
I
mean
to
do
my
best
,
'
he
added
;
'
and
if
it
was
not
for
feeling
bad
,
I
should
like
it
.
I
do
like
it
'
—
and
his
eye
sparkled
,
and
his
smile
beamed
,
though
the
tear
was
undried
.
'
I
know
you
do
!
'
said
Dr.
May
,
smiling
,
'
and
for
feeling
bad
,
my
Harry
,
I
fear
you
must
do
that
by
sea
,
or
land
,
as
long
as
you
are
in
this
world
.
God
be
thanked
that
you
grieve
over
the
feeling
.
But
He
is
ready
to
aid
,
and
knows
the
trial
,
and
you
will
be
brought
nearer
to
Him
,
before
you
leave
us
.
'
'
Margaret
wrote
about
the
Confirmation
.
Am
I
old
enough
?
'
'
If
you
wish
it
,
Harry
,
under
these
circumstances
.
'
'
I
suppose
I
do
,
'
said
Harry
,
uneasily
twirling
a
button
.
'
But
then
,
if
I
've
got
to
forgive
the
Andersons
—
'
'
We
wo
n't
talk
any
more
of
that
,
'
said
the
Doctor
—
'
here
is
poor
Mary
,
reconnoitring
,
to
know
why
I
am
keeping
you
from
her
.
'
Then
began
the
scampering
up
and
down
the
house
,
round
and
round
the
garden
,
visiting
every
pet
or
haunt
,
or
contrivance
;
Mary
and
Harry
at
the
head
,
Blanche
and
Tom
in
full
career
after
them
,
and
Aubrey
stumping
and
scrambling
at
his
utmost
speed
,
far
behind
.
Not
a
word
passed
between
Norman
and
Harry
on
the
school
misadventure
,
but
,
after
the
outbreak
of
the
latter
,
he
treated
it
as
a
thing
forgotten
,
and
brought
all
his
high
spirits
to
enliven
the
family
party
.
Richard
,
too
,
returned
later
on
the
same
day
,
and
though
not
received
with
the
same
uproarious
joy
as
Harry
,
the
elder
section
of
the
family
were
as
happy
in
their
way
as
what
Blanche
called
the
middle-aged
.
The
Daisy
was
brought
down
,
and
the
eleven
were
again
all
in
the
same
room
,
though
there
were
suppressed
sighs
from
some
,
who
reflected
how
long
it
might
be
before
they
could
again
assemble
.
Tea
went
off
happily
in
the
garden
,
with
much
laughing
and
talking
.
'
Pity
to
leave
such
good
company
!
'
said
the
Doctor
,
unwillingly
rising
at
last
—
'
but
I
must
go
to
the
Union
—
I
promised
Ward
to
meet
him
there
.
'
'
O
let
me
walk
with
you
!
'
cried
Harry
.
'
And
me
!
'
cried
other
voices
,
and
the
Doctor
proposed
that
they
should
wait
for
him
in
the
meads
,
and
extend
the
walk
after
the
visit
.
Richard
and
Ethel
both
expressing
their
intention
of
adhering
to
Margaret
—
the
latter
observing
bow
nice
it
would
be
to
get
rid
of
everybody
,
and
have
a
talk
.
'
What
have
we
been
doing
all
this
time
?
'
said
Dr.
May
,
laughing
.
'
Chattering
,
not
conversing
,
'
said
Ethel
,
saucily
.
'
Aye
!
the
Cocksmoor
board
is
going
to
sit
,
'
said
Dr.
May
.
'
What
is
a
board
?
'
inquired
Blanche
,
who
had
just
come
down
prepared
for
her
walk
.
'
Richard
,
Margaret
,
and
Ethel
,
when
they
sit
upon
Cocksmoor
,
'
said
Dr.
May
.
'
But
Margaret
never
does
sit
on
Cocksmoor
,
papa
.
'
'
Only
allegorically
,
Blanche
,
'
said
Norman
.
'
But
I
do
n't
understand
what
is
a
board
?
'
pursued
Blanche
.
'
Mr
.
May
in
his
ship
,
'
was
Norman
's
suggestion
.
Poor
Blanche
stood
in
perplexity
.
'
What
is
it
really
?
'
'
Something
wooden-headed
,
'
continued
the
provoking
papa
.
'
A
board
is
all
wooden
,
not
only
its
head
,
'
said
Blanche
.
'
Exactly
so
,
especially
at
Stoneborough
!
'
said
the
Doctor
.
'
It
is
what
papa
is
when
he
comes
out
of
the
council-room
,
added
Ethel
.
'
Or
what
everyone
is
while
the
girls
are
rigging
themselves
,
'
sighed
Harry
.
'
Ha
!
here
's
Polly
—
now
we
only
want
Flora
.
'
'
And
my
stethoscope
!
Has
anyone
seen
my
stethoscope
?
'
exclaimed
the
Doctor
,
beginning
to
rush
frantically
into
the
study
,
dining-room
,
and
his
own
room
;
but
failing
,
quietly
took
up
a
book
,
and
gave
up
the
search
,
which
was
vigorously
pursued
by
Richard
,
Flora
,
and
Mary
,
until
the
missing
article
was
detected
,
where
Aubrey
had
left
it
in
the
nook
on
the
stairs
,
after
using
it
for
a
trumpet
and
a
telescope
.
'
Ah
!
now
my
goods
will
have
a
chance
!
'
said
Dr.
May
,
as
he
took
it
,
and
patted
Richard
's
shoulder
.
'
I
have
my
best
righthand
,
and
Margaret
will
be
saved
endless
sufferings
.
'
'
Papa
!
'
'
Aye
!
poor
dear
!
do
n't
I
see
what
she
undergoes
,
when
nobody
will
remember
that
useful
proverb
,
"
A
place
for
everything
,
and
everything
in
its
place
.
"
I
believe
one
use
of
her
brains
is
to
make
an
inventory
of
all
the
things
left
about
the
drawing-room
;
but
,
beyond
it
,
it
is
past
her
power
.
'
'
Yes
,
'
said
Flora
,
rather
aggrieved
;
'
I
do
the
best
I
can
,
but
when
nobody
ever
puts
anything
into
its
place
,
what
can
I
do
,
single-handed
?
So
no
one
ever
goes
anywhere
without
first
turning
the
house
up-side
down
,
for
their
property
;
and
Aubrey
,
and
now
even
baby
,
are
always
carrying
whatever
they
can
lay
hands
on
into
the
nursery
.
I
ca
n't
bear
it
;
and
the
worst
of
it
is
,
that
—
'
she
added
,
finishing
her
lamentation
,
after
the
others
were
out
at
the
door
,
'
Papa
and
Ethel
have
neither
of
them
the
least
shame
about
it
.
'
'
No
,
no
,
Flora
,
that
is
not
fair
!
'
exclaimed
Margaret
—
but
Flora
was
gone
.
'
I
have
shame
,
'
sighed
Ethel
,
walking
across
the
room
,
disconsolately
,
to
put
a
book
into
a
shelf
.
'
And
you
do
n't
leave
things
trainants
as
you
used
,
'
said
Margaret
.
'
That
is
what
I
meant
.
'
'
I
wish
I
did
not
,
'
said
Ethel
;
'
I
was
thinking
whether
I
had
better
not
make
myself
pay
a
forfeit
.
Suppose
you
keep
a
book
for
me
,
Margaret
,
and
make
a
mark
against
me
at
everything
I
leave
about
,
and
if
I
pay
a
farthing
for
each
,
it
will
be
so
much
away
from
Cocksmoor
,
so
I
must
cure
myself
!
'
'
And
what
shall
become
of
the
forfeits
?
'
asked
Richard
.
'
Oh
,
they
wo
n't
be
enough
to
be
worth
having
,
I
hope
,
'
said
Margaret
.
'
Give
them
to
the
Ladies
'
Committee
,
'
said
Ethel
,
making
a
face.'Oh
,
Ritchie
!
they
are
worse
than
ever
.
We
are
so
glad
that
Flora
is
going
to
join
it
,
and
see
whether
she
can
do
any
good
.
'
'
We
?
'
said
Margaret
,
hesitating
.
'
Ah
!
I
know
you
ar
n't
,
but
papa
said
she
might
—
and
you
know
she
has
so
much
tact
and
management
—
'
'
As
Norman
says
,
'
observed
Margaret
,
doubtfully
.
'
I
cannot
like
the
notion
of
Flora
going
and
squabbling
with
Mrs.
Ledwich
and
Louisa
Anderson
!
'
'
What
do
you
think
,
Ritchie
?
'
asked
Ethel
.
'
Is
it
not
too
bad
that
they
should
have
it
all
their
own
way
,
and
spoil
the
whole
female
population
?
Why
,
the
last
thing
they
did
was
to
leave
off
reading
the
Prayer-book
prayers
morning
and
evening
!
And
it
is
much
expected
that
next
they
will
attack
all
learning
by
heart
.
'
'
It
is
too
bad
,
'
said
Richard
,
'
but
Flora
can
hardly
hinder
them
.
'
'
It
will
be
one
voice
,
'
said
Ethel
;
'
but
oh
!
if
I
could
only
say
half
what
I
have
in
my
mind
,
they
must
see
the
error
.
'
Why
,
these
,
these
—
what
they
call
formal
—
these
the
ties
—
links
on
to
the
Church
—
on
to
what
is
good
—
if
they
do
n't
learn
them
soundly
—
rammed
down
hard
—
you
know
what
I
mean
—
so
that
they
ca
n't
remember
the
first
—
remember
when
they
did
not
know
them
—
they
will
never
get
to
learn
—
know
—
understand
when
they
can
understand
!
'
'
My
dear
Ethel
do
n't
frown
so
horribly
,
or
it
will
spoil
your
eloquence
,
'
said
Margaret
.
'
I
do
n't
understand
either
,
'
said
Richard
,
gravely
.
'
Not
understand
when
they
can
understand
?
What
do
you
mean
?
'
'
Why
,
Ritchie
,
do
n't
you
see
?
If
they
do
n't
learn
them
—
hard
,
firm
,
by
rote
when
they
ca
n't
—
they
wo
n't
understand
when
they
can
.
'
'
If
they
do
n't
learn
when
they
ca
n't
,
they
wo
n't
understand
when
they
can
?
'
—
puzzled
Richard
—
making
Margaret
laugh
—
but
Ethel
was
too
much
in
earnest
for
amusement
.
'
If
they
do
n't
learn
them
by
rote
when
they
have
strong
memories
.
Yes
,
that
's
it
!
'
she
continued
,
'
they
will
not
know
them
well
enough
to
understand
them
when
they
are
old
enough
!
'
'
Who
wo
n't
learn
or
understand
what
?
'
said
Richard
.
'
Oh
!
Ritchie
,
Ritchie
!
Why
the
children
—
the
Psalms
—
the
Gospels
—
the
things
.
They
ought
to
know
them
,
love
them
,
grow
up
to
them
,
before
they
know
the
meaning
,
or
they
wo
n't
care
.
Memory
,
association
,
affection
,
all
those
come
when
one
is
younger
than
comprehension
!
'
'
Younger
than
one
's
own
comprehension
?
'
'
Richard
,
you
are
grown
more
tiresome
than
ever
.
Are
you
laughing
at
me
?
'
'
Indeed
,
I
beg
your
pardon
—
I
did
not
mean
it
,
'
said
Richard
.
'
I
am
very
sorry
to
be
so
stupid
.
'
'
My
dear
Ritchie
,
it
was
only
my
blundering
—
never
mind
.
'
'
But
what
did
you
mean
?
I
want
to
know
,
indeed
,
Ethel
.
'
'
I
mean
that
memory
and
association
come
before
comprehension
,
so
that
one
ought
to
know
all
good
things
—
fa
—
with
familiarity
before
one
can
understand
,
because
understanding
does
not
make
one
love
.
Oh
!
one
does
that
before
,
and
,
when
the
first
little
gleam
,
little
bit
of
a
sparklet
of
the
meaning
does
come
,
then
it
is
so
valuable
and
so
delightful
.
'
'
I
never
heard
of
a
little
bit
of
a
sparklet
before
,
'
said
Richard
,
'
but
I
think
I
do
see
what
Ethel
means
;
and
it
is
like
what
I
heard
and
liked
in
a
University
sermon
some
Sundays
ago
,
saying
that
these
lessons
and
holy
words
were
to
be
impressed
on
us
here
from
infancy
on
earth
,
that
we
might
be
always
unravelling
their
meaning
,
and
learn
it
fully
at
last
—
where
we
hope
to
be
.
'
'
The
very
same
thought
!
'
exclaimed
Margaret
,
delighted
;
'
but
,
'
after
a
pause
,
'
I
am
afraid
the
Ladies
'
Committee
might
not
enter
into
it
in
plain
English
,
far
less
in
Ethel
's
language
.
'
'
Now
,
Margaret
!
You
know
I
never
meant
myself
.
I
never
can
get
the
right
words
for
what
I
mean
.
'
'
And
you
leave
about
your
faux
commencements
,
as
M
.
Ballomprê
would
call
them
,
for
us
to
stumble
over
,
'
said
Margaret
.
'
But
Flora
would
manage
!
'
said
Ethel
.
'
She
has
power
over
people
,
and
can
influence
them
.
O
Ritchie
,
do
n't
persuade
papa
out
of
letting
her
go
.
'
'
Does
Mr.
Wilmot
wish
it
?
'
asked
Richard
.
'
I
have
not
heard
him
say
,
but
he
was
very
much
vexed
about
the
prayers
,
'
said
Ethel
.
'
Will
he
stay
here
for
the
holidays
?
'
'
No
,
his
father
has
not
been
well
,
and
he
is
gone
to
take
his
duty
.
He
walked
with
us
to
Cocksmoor
before
he
went
,
and
we
did
so
wish
for
you
.
'
'
How
have
you
been
getting
on
?
'
'
Pretty
well
,
on
the
whole
,
'
said
Ethel
,
'
but
,
oh
dear
!
oh
dear
,
Richard
,
the
M'Carthys
are
gone
!
'
'
Gone
,
where
?
'
'
Oh
,
to
Wales
.
I
knew
nothing
of
it
till
they
were
off
.
Una
and
Fergus
were
missing
,
and
Jane
Taylor
told
me
they
were
all
gone
.
Oh
,
it
is
so
horrid
!
Una
had
really
come
to
be
so
good
and
so
much
in
earnest
.
She
behaved
so
well
at
school
and
Church
,
that
even
Mrs.
Ledwich
liked
her
,
and
she
used
to
read
her
Testament
half
the
day
,
and
bring
her
Sunday-school
lessons
to
ask
me
about
!
Oh
!
I
was
so
fond
of
her
,
and
it
really
seemed
to
have
done
some
good
with
her
.
And
now
it
is
all
lost
!
Oh
!
I
wish
I
knew
what
would
become
of
my
poor
child
!
'
The
only
hope
is
that
it
may
not
be
all
lost
,
'
said
Margaret
.
'
With
such
a
woman
for
a
mother
!
'
said
Ethel
;
'
and
going
to
some
heathenish
place
again
!
If
I
could
only
have
seen
her
first
,
and
begged
her
to
go
to
Church
and
say
her
prayers
.
If
I
only
knew
where
she
is
gone
!
but
I
do
n't
.
I
did
think
Una
would
have
come
to
wish
me
good-bye
!
'
'
I
am
very
sorry
to
lose
her
,
'
said
Richard
.
'
Mr
.
Wilmot
says
it
is
bread
cast
on
the
waters
,
'
said
Margaret
—
'
he
was
very
kind
in
consoling
Ethel
,
who
came
home
quite
in
despair
.
'
'
Yes
,
he
said
it
was
one
of
the
trials
,
'
said
Ethel
,
'
and
that
it
might
be
better
for
Una
as
well
as
for
me
.
And
I
am
trying
to
care
for
the
rest
still
,
but
I
cannot
yet
as
I
did
for
her
.
There
are
none
of
the
eyes
that
look
as
if
they
were
eating
up
one
's
words
before
they
come
,
and
that
smile
of
comprehension
!
Oh
!
they
all
are
such
stupid
little
dolts
,
and
so
indifferent
!
'
'
Why
,
Ethel
!
'
'
Fancy
last
Friday
—
Mary
and
I
found
only
eight
there
—
'
'
Do
you
remember
what
a
broiling
day
Friday
was
?
'
interrupted
Margaret
.
'
Miss
Winter
and
Norman
both
told
me
I
ought
not
to
let
them
go
,
and
I
began
to
think
so
when
they
came
home
.
Mary
was
the
colour
of
a
peony
!
'
'
Oh
!
it
would
not
have
signified
if
the
children
had
been
good
for
anything
,
but
all
their
mothers
were
out
at
work
,
and
,
of
those
that
did
come
,
hardly
one
had
learnt
their
lessons
—
Willy
Blake
had
lost
his
spelling-card
—
Anne
Harris
kicked
Susan
Pope
,
and
would
not
say
she
was
sorry
.
Mary
Hale
would
not
know
M
from
N
,
do
all
our
Mary
would
;
and
Jane
Taylor
,
after
all
the
pains
I
have
taken
with
her
,
when
I
asked
how
the
Israelites
crossed
the
Red
Sea
,
seemed
never
to
have
heard
of
them
.
'
Margaret
could
have
said
that
Ethel
had
come
in
positively
crying
with
vexation
,
but
with
no
diminution
of
the
spirit
of
perseverance
.
'
I
am
so
glad
you
are
come
,
Richard
!
'
she
continued
.
'
You
will
put
a
little
new
life
into
them
.
They
all
looked
so
pleased
,
when
we
told
them
Mr.
Richard
was
coming
.
'
'
I
hope
we
shall
get
on
,
'
said
Richard
.
'
I
want
you
to
judge
whether
the
Popes
are
civilized
enough
to
be
dressed
for
sunday-school
.
Oh
!
and
the
money
.
Here
is
the
account-book
—
'
'
How
neatly
you
have
kept
it
,
Ethel
.
'
'
Ah
!
it
was
for
you
,
you
know
.
Receipts
—
see
,
ar'
n't
you
surprised
?
'
'
Four
pounds
,
eighteen
and
eightpence
!
That
is
a
great
deal
!
'
'
The
three
guineas
were
Mr.
Rivers
's
fees
,
you
know
;
then
,
Margaret
gave
us
half-a-sovereign
,
and
Mary
a
shilling
,
and
there
was
one
that
we
picked
up
,
tumbling
about
the
house
,
and
papa
said
we
might
have
,
and
the
two-pence
were
little
Blanche
's
savings
.
Oh
,
Ritchie
!
'
as
a
bright
coin
appeared
on
the
book
.
'
That
is
all
I
could
save
this
term
,
'
he
said
.
'
Oh
!
it
is
famous
.
Now
,
I
do
think
I
may
put
another
whole
sovereign
away
into
the
purse
for
the
Church
.
See
,
here
is
what
we
have
paid
.
Shoes
—
those
did
bring
our
money
very
low
,
and
then
I
bought
a
piece
of
print
which
cost
sixteen
shillings
,
but
it
will
make
plenty
of
frocks
.
So
,
you
see
,
the
balance
is
actually
two
pounds
nine
!
That
is
something
.
The
nine
shillings
will
go
on
till
we
get
another
fee
;
for
I
have
two
frocks
ready
made
for
the
Popes
,
so
the
two
pounds
are
a
real
nest-egg
towards
the
Church
.
'
'
The
Church
!
'
repeated
Richard
,
half-smiling
.
'
I
looked
in
the
paper
the
other
day
,
and
saw
that
a
chapel
had
been
built
for
nine
hundred
pounds
,
'
said
Ethel
.
'
And
you
have
two
!
'
'
Two
in
eight
months
,
Ritchie
,
and
more
will
come
as
we
get
older
.
I
have
a
scheme
in
my
head
,
but
I
wo
n't
tell
you
now
.
'
Nine
hundred
!
And
a
Church
has
to
be
endowed
as
well
as
built
,
you
know
,
Ethel
.
'
'
Oh
!
never
mind
that
now
.
If
we
can
begin
and
build
,
some
good
person
will
come
and
help
.
I
'll
run
and
fetch
it
,
Ritchie
.
I
drew
out
a
sketch
of
what
I
want
it
to
be
.
'
'
What
a
girl
that
is
!
'
said
Richard
,
as
Ethel
dashed
away
.
'
Is
not
she
?
'
said
Margaret
.
'
And
she
means
all
so
heartily
.
Do
you
know
she
has
spent
nothing
on
her
own
pleasures
,
not
a
book
,
not
a
thing
has
she
bought
this
year
,
except
a
present
for
Blanche
's
birthday
,
and
some
silk
to
net
a
purse
for
Harry
.
'
'
I
cannot
help
being
sometimes
persuaded
that
she
will
succeed
,
'
said
Richard
.
'
Faith
,
energy
,
selfdenial
,
perseverance
,
they
go
a
great
way
,
'
said
Margaret
.
'
And
yet
when
we
look
at
poor
dear
Ethel
,
and
her
queer
ungainly
ways
,
and
think
of
her
building
a
Church
!
'
Neither
Richard
nor
Margaret
could
help
laughing
,
but
they
checked
it
at
once
,
and
the
former
said
,
'
That
brave
spirit
is
a
reproof
to
us
all
.
'
'
Yes
,
'
said
Margaret
;
'
and
so
is
the
resolution
to
mend
her
little
faults
.
'
Ethel
came
back
,
having
,
of
course
,
mislaid
her
sketch
,
and
,
much
vexed
,
wished
to
know
if
it
ought
to
cause
her
first
forfeit
,
but
Margaret
thought
these
should
not
begin
till
the
date
of
the
agreement
,
and
the
three
resumed
the
Cocksmoor
discussion
.
It
lasted
till
the
return
of
the
walking
party
,
so
late
,
that
they
had
been
star-gazing
,
and
came
in
,
in
full
dispute
as
to
which
was
Cygnus
and
which
Aquila
,
while
Blanche
was
talking
very
grandly
of
Taurus
Poniatouski
,
and
Harry
begging
to
be
told
which
constellations
he
should
still
see
in
the
southern
hemisphere
.
Dr.
May
was
the
first
to
rectify
the
globe
for
the
southern
latitudes
,
and
fingers
were
affectionately
laid
on
Orion
's
studded
belt
,
as
though
he
were
a
friend
who
would
accompany
the
sailor-boy
.
Voices
grew
loud
and
eager
in
enumerating
the
stars
common
to
both
;
and
so
come
bed-time
,
and
the
globe
stood
on
the
table
in
danger
of
being
forgotten
.
Ethel
diligently
lifted
it
up
;
and
while
Norman
exclaimed
at
her
tidiness
,
Margaret
told
how
a
new
leaf
was
to
be
turned
,
and
of
her
voluntary
forfeits
.
'
A
very
good
plan
,
'
cried
the
Doctor
.
'
We
ca
n't
do
better
than
follow
her
example
.
'
'
What
you
,
papa
?
Oh
!
what
fun
!
'
exclaimed
Harry
.
'
So
you
think
I
shall
be
ruined
,
Mr.
Monkey
.
How
do
you
know
I
shall
not
be
the
most
orderly
of
all
?
A
penny
for
everything
left
about
,
confiscated
for
the
benefit
of
Cocksmoor
,
eh
?
'
'
And
twopence
for
pocket-handkerchiefs
,
if
you
please
,
'
said
Norman
,
with
a
gesture
of
disgust
.
'
Very
well
.
From
Blanche
,
upwards
.
Margaret
shall
have
a
book
,
and
set
down
marks
against
us
—
hold
an
audit
every
Saturday
night
.
What
say
you
,
Blanche
?
'
'
O
I
hope
Flora
will
leave
something
about
!
'
cried
Blanche
,
dancing
with
glee
.
CHAPTER
XXV
.
'
O
no
,
we
never
mention
her
,
We
never
breathe
her
name
.
'
—
Song
.
A
great
deal
of
merriment
had
come
home
with
Harry
,
who
never
was
grave
for
ten
minutes
without
a
strong
reaction
,
and
distracted
the
house
with
his
noise
and
his
antics
,
in
proportion
,
as
it
sometimes
seemed
,
to
the
spaces
of
serious
thought
and
reading
spent
in
the
study
,
where
Dr.
May
did
his
best
to
supply
Mr.
Ramsden
's
insufficient
attention
to
his
Confirmation
candidates
,
by
giving
an
hour
every
day
to
Norman
,
Ethel
,
and
Harry
.
He
could
not
lecture
,
but
he
read
with
them
,
and
his
own
earnestness
was
very
impressive
.
The
two
eldest
felt
deeply
,
but
Harry
often
kept
it
in
doubt
,
whether
he
were
not
as
yet
too
young
and
wild
for
permanent
impressions
,
so
rapid
were
his
transitions
,
and
so
overpowering
his
high
spirits
.
Not
that
these
were
objected
to
;
but
there
was
a
feeling
that
there
might
as
well
be
moderation
in
all
things
,
and
that
it
would
have
been
satisfactory
if
,
under
present
circumstances
,
he
had
been
somewhat
more
subdued
and
diligent
.
'
There
are
your
decimals
not
done
yet
,
Harry
.
'
For
Harry
being
somewhat
deficient
in
arithmetic
,
had
been
recommended
to
work
in
that
line
during
his
visit
at
home
—
an
operation
usually
deferred
,
as
at
present
,
to
the
evening
.
'
I
am
going
to
do
my
sums
now
,
Flora
,
'
said
Harry
,
somewhat
annoyed
.
He
really
fetched
his
arithmetic
,
and
his
voice
was
soon
heard
asking
how
he
was
ever
to
put
an
end
to
a
sum
that
would
turn
to
nothing
but
everlasting
threes
.
'
What
have
you
been
doing
,
young
ladies
?
'
asked
Dr.
May
.
'
Did
you
call
on
Miss
Walkingham
?
'
'
Flora
and
Blanche
did
,
'
said
Ethel
;
'
I
thought
you
did
not
want
me
to
go
,
and
I
had
not
time
.
Besides
,
a
London
grand
young
lady
—
Oh
!
'
and
Ethel
shook
her
head
in
disgust
.
'
That
is
not
the
way
you
treat
Meta
Rivers
.
'
'
Oh
!
Meta
is
different
.
She
has
never
been
out
!
'
'
I
should
have
been
glad
for
you
to
have
seen
Miss
Walkingham
,
'
said
her
father
.
'
Pretty
manners
are
improving
;
besides
,
old
Lady
Walkingham
begged
me
to
send
my
daughters
.
'
'
I
should
not
have
seen
her
,
'
said
Ethel
,
'
for
she
was
not
well
enough
to
let
us
in
.
'
'
Was
it
not
pushing
?
'
said
Flora
.
'
There
were
the
Andersons
leaving
their
card
!
'
'
Those
Andersons
!
'
exclaimed
the
Doctor
;
'
I
am
sick
of
the
very
sound
of
the
name
.
As
sure
as
my
name
is
Dick
May
,
I
'll
include
it
in
Margaret
's
book
of
fines
.
'
Flora
looked
dignified
.
'
They
are
always
harping
on
that
little
trumpery
girl
's
nonsense
,
'
said
Harry
—
'
Aught
,
aught
,
eight
,
that
is
eight
thousandths
,
eh
,
Norman
!
If
it
was
about
those
two
fellows
,
the
boys
—
'
'
You
would
harp
only
on
what
affects
you
?
'
said
the
Doctor
.
'
No
,
I
do
n't
;
men
never
do
.
That
is
one
hundred
and
twenty-fifth
.
'
'
One
man
does
it
to
an
hundred
and
twenty-five
women
?
'
said
Dr.
May
.
'
It
is
rather
a
female
defect
,
indeed
,
'
said
Margaret
.
'
Defect
!
'
said
Flora
.
'
Yes
,
'
said
Dr.
May
,
'
since
it
is
not
only
irksome
to
the
hearers
,
but
leads
to
the
breaking
of
the
ninth
commandment
.
'
Many
voices
declared
,
in
forms
of
varying
severity
,
that
it
was
impossible
to
speak
worse
of
the
Andersons
than
they
deserved
.
'
Andersons
again
!
'
cried
Dr.
May
,
'
One
,
two
,
three
,
four
,
five
,
six
forfeits
!
'
'
Papa
himself
,
for
he
said
the
name
,
'
saucily
put
in
Blanche
.
'
I
think
I
should
like
the
rule
to
be
made
in
earnest
,
'
said
Ethel
.
'
What
!
in
order
to
catch
Flora
's
pence
for
Cocksmoor
?
'
suggested
Harry
.
'
No
,
but
because
it
is
malice
.
I
mean
,
that
is
,
if
there
is
dislike
,
or
a
grudge
in
our
hearts
at
them
—
talking
for
ever
of
nasty
little
miserable
irritations
makes
it
worse
.
'
'
Then
why
do
you
do
it
?
'
asked
Flora
.
'
I
heard
you
only
on
Sunday
declaiming
about
Fanny
Anderson
.
'
'
Ha
!
'
cried
out
all
at
once
.
'
There
goes
Flora
!
'
She
looked
intensely
serious
and
innocent
.
'
I
know
,
'
said
Ethel
.
'
It
is
the
very
reason
I
want
the
rule
to
be
made
,
just
to
stop
us
,
for
I
am
sure
we
must
often
say
more
than
is
right
.
'
'
Especially
when
we
come
to
the
pass
of
declaring
that
the
ninth
commandment
cannot
be
broken
with
regard
to
them
,
'
observed
the
Doctor
.
'
Most
likely
they
are
saying
much
the
same
of
us
,
'
said
Richard
.
'
Or
worse
,
'
rejoined
Dr.
May
.
'
The
injured
never
hates
as
much
as
the
injurer
.
'
'
Now
papa
has
said
the
severest
thing
of
all
!
'
whispered
Ethel
.
'
Proving
the
inexpedience
of
personalities
,
'
said
Dr.
May
,
'
and
in
good
time
enter
the
evening
post
.
—
Why
!
how
now
,
Mr.
May
,
are
you
gone
mad
?
'
'
Hallo
!
why
ho
,
ha
!
hurrah
!
'
and
up
went
Harry
's
book
of
decimals
to
the
ceiling
,
coming
down
upon
a
candle
,
which
would
have
been
overturned
on
Ethel
's
work
,
if
it
had
not
been
dexterously
caught
by
Richard
.
'
Harry
!
'
indignantly
cried
Ethel
and
Flora
,
'
see
what
you
have
done
;
'
and
the
Doctor
's
voice
called
to
order
,
but
Harry
could
not
heed
.
'
Hear
!
hear
!
he
has
a
fortune
,
an
estate
.
'
'
Who
?
Tell
us
—
do
n't
be
so
absurd
.
Who
?
'
'
Why
,
Mr.
Ernescliffe
.
Here
is
a
letter
from
Hector
.
Only
listen
:
'
"
Did
you
know
we
had
an
old
far-away
English
cousin
,
one
Mr.
Halliday
?
I
hardly
did
,
though
Alan
was
named
after
him
,
and
he
belonged
to
my
mother
.
He
was
a
cross
old
fellow
,
and
took
no
notice
of
us
,
but
within
the
last
year
or
two
,
his
nephew
,
or
son
,
or
something
,
died
,
and
now
he
is
just
dead
,
and
the
lawyer
wrote
to
tell
Alan
he
is
heir-at-law
.
Mr.
Ernescliffe
of
Maplewood
!
Does
it
not
sound
well
?
It
is
a
beautiful
great
place
in
Shropshire
,
and
Alan
and
I
mean
to
run
off
to
see
it
as
soon
as
he
can
have
any
time
on
shore
.
"
'
Ethel
could
not
help
looking
at
Margaret
,
but
was
ashamed
of
her
impertinence
,
and
coloured
violently
,
whereas
her
sister
did
not
colour
at
all
,
and
Norman
,
looking
down
,
wondered
whether
Alan
would
make
the
voyage
.
'
Oh
!
of
course
he
will
;
he
must
,
'
said
Harry
.
'
He
would
never
give
up
now
.
'
Norman
further
wondered
whether
Hector
would
remain
on
the
Stoneborough
foundation
,
and
Mary
hoped
they
should
not
lose
him
;
but
there
was
no
great
readiness
to
talk
over
the
event
,
and
there
soon
was
a
silence
broken
by
Flora
saying
,
'
He
is
no
such
nobody
,
as
Louisa
Anderson
said
,
when
we
—
'
Another
shout
,
which
caused
Flora
to
take
refuge
in
playing
waltzes
for
the
rest
of
the
evening
.
Moreover
,
to
the
extreme
satisfaction
of
Mary
,
she
left
her
crochet-needle
on
the
floor
at
night
.
While
a
tumultuous
party
were
pursuing
her
with
it
to
claim
the
penny
,
and
Richard
was
conveying
Margaret
up-stairs
,
Ethel
found
an
opportunity
of
asking
her
father
if
he
were
not
very
glad
of
Mr.
Ernescliffe
's
good
fortune
.
'
Yes
,
very
.
He
is
a
good
fellow
,
and
will
make
a
good
use
of
it
.
'
'
And
now
,
papa
,
does
it
not
make
—
you
wo
n't
say
now
you
are
sorry
he
came
here
.
'
She
had
no
answer
but
a
sigh
,
and
a
look
that
made
her
blush
for
having
ventured
so
far
.
She
was
so
much
persuaded
that
great
events
must
ensue
,
that
,
all
the
next
day
,
she
listened
to
every
ring
of
the
bell
,
and
when
one
at
last
was
followed
by
a
light
,
though
,
to
her
ears
,
manly
sounding
tread
,
she
looked
up
flushing
with
expectation
.
Behold
,
she
was
disappointed
.
'
Miss
Walkingham
'
was
announced
,
and
she
rose
surprised
,
for
the
lady
in
question
had
only
come
to
Stoneborough
for
a
couple
of
days
with
an
infirm
mother
,
who
,
having
known
Dr.
May
in
old
times
,
had
made
it
her
especial
request
that
he
would
let
her
see
his
daughters
.
She
was
to
proceed
on
her
journey
to-day
,
and
the
return
of
the
visit
had
been
by
no
means
expected
.
Flora
went
forward
to
receive
her
,
wondering
to
see
her
so
young
looking
,
and
so
unformed
.
She
held
out
her
hand
,
with
a
red
wrist
,
and
,
as
far
as
could
be
seen
under
her
veil
,
coloured
when
presented
to
the
recumbent
Margaret
.
How
she
got
into
her
chair
,
they
hardly
knew
,
for
Flora
was
at
that
moment
extremely
annoyed
by
hearing
an
ill-bred
peal
of
Mary
's
laughter
in
the
garden
,
close
to
the
window
;
but
she
thought
it
best
to
appear
unconscious
,
since
she
had
no
power
to
stop
it
.
Margaret
thought
the
stranger
embarrassed
,
and
kindly
inquired
for
Lady
Walkingham
.
'
Much
the
same
,
thank
you
,
'
mumbled
a
voice
down
in
the
throat
.
A
silence
,
until
Margaret
tried
another
question
,
equally
briefly
answered
;
and
,
after
a
short
interval
,
the
young
lady
contrived
to
make
her
exit
,
with
the
same
amount
of
gaucherie
as
had
marked
her
entrance
.
Expressions
of
surprise
at
once
began
,
and
were
so
loud
,
that
when
Harry
entered
the
room
,
his
inquiry
was
,
'
What
's
the
row
?
'
'
Miss
Walkingham
,
'
said
Ethel
,
'
but
you
wo
n't
understand
.
She
seemed
half
wild
!
Worse
than
me
!
'
'
How
did
you
like
the
pretty
improving
manners
?
'
asked
Harry
.
'
Manners
!
she
had
none
,
'
said
Flora
.
'
She
,
highly
connected
!
used
to
the
best
society
!
'
'
How
do
you
know
what
the
best
society
do
?
'
asked
Harry
.
'
The
poor
thing
seemed
very
shy
,
'
said
Margaret
.
'
I
do
n't
know
about
shyness
,
'
said
Flora
.
'
She
was
stifling
a
laugh
all
the
time
,
like
a
rude
school-boy
.
And
I
thought
papa
said
she
was
pretty
!
'
'
Aye
?
Did
you
think
her
so
?
'
asked
Harry
.
'
A
great
broad
red
face
—
and
so
awkward
!
'
cried
Flora
,
indignantly
.
'
If
one
could
have
seen
her
face
,
I
think
she
might
have
been
nice-looking
,
'
said
Margaret
.
'
She
had
pretty
golden
curls
,
and
merry
blue
eyes
,
rather
like
Harry
's
.
'
'
Umph
!
'
said
Flora
—
'
beauty
and
manners
seemed
to
me
much
on
a
par
!
This
is
one
of
papa
's
swans
,
indeed
!
'
'
I
ca
n't
believe
it
was
Miss
Walkingham
at
all
!
'
said
Ethel
.
'
It
must
have
been
some
boy
in
disguise
.
'
'
Dear
me
!
'
cried
Margaret
,
starting
with
the
painful
timidity
of
helplessness
.
'
Do
look
whether
anything
is
gone
.
Where
's
the
silver
inkstand
?
'
'
You
do
n't
think
she
could
put
that
into
her
pocket
,
'
said
Ethel
,
laughing
as
she
held
it
up
.
'
I
do
n't
know
.
Do
,
Harry
,
see
if
the
umbrellas
are
safe
in
the
hall
.
I
wish
you
would
,
for
now
I
come
to
remember
,
the
Walkinghams
went
at
nine
this
morning
.
Miss
Winter
said
that
she
saw
the
old
lady
helped
into
the
carriage
,
as
she
passed
.
'
Margaret
