himself,
and
to
make
conversation
,
not
,
however
,
about
Cocksmoor
,
but
asking
Mr.
Wilmot
what
his
brother
thought
of
his
new
squire
,
Mr.
Rivers
.
'
He
likes
him
very
much
,
'
said
Mr.
Wilmot
.
'
He
is
a
very
pleasing
person
,
particularly
kind-hearted
and
gentle
,
and
likely
to
do
a
great
deal
for
the
parish
.
They
have
been
giving
away
beef
and
blankets
at
a
great
rate
this
Christmas
.
'
'
What
family
is
there
?
'
asked
Flora
.
'
One
daughter
,
about
Ethel
's
age
,
is
there
with
her
governess
.
He
has
been
twice
married
,
and
the
first
wife
left
a
son
,
who
is
in
the
dragoons
,
I
believe
.
This
girl
's
mother
was
Lord
Cosham
's
daughter
.
'
So
the
talk
lingered
on
,
without
much
interest
or
life
.
It
was
rather
keeping
from
saying
nothing
than
conversation
,
and
no
one
was
without
the
sensation
that
she
was
missing
,
round
whom
all
had
been
free
and
joyous
—
not
that
she
had
been
wont
to
speak
much
herself
,
but
nothing
would
go
on
smoothly
or
easily
without
her
.
So
long
did
this
last
,
that
Ethel
began
to
think
her
father
meant
to
punish
her
by
not
beginning
the
subject
that
night
,
and
though
she
owned
that
she
deserved
it
,
she
could
not
help
being
very
much
disappointed
.
At
length
,
however
,
her
father
began
:
'
We
wanted
you
to
talk
over
a
scheme
that
these
young
ones
have
been
concocting
.
You
see
,
I
am
obliged
to
keep
Richard
at
home
this
next
term
—
it
wo
n't
do
to
have
no
one
in
the
house
to
carry
poor
Margaret
.
We
ca
n't
do
without
him
any
way
,
so
he
and
Ethel
have
a
scheme
of
seeing
what
can
be
done
for
that
wretched
place
,
Cocksmoor
.
'
'
Indeed
!
'
said
Mr.
Wilmot
,
brightening
and
looking
interested
.
'
It
is
sadly
destitute
.
It
would
be
a
great
thing
if
anything
could
be
done
for
it
.
You
have
brought
some
children
to
school
already
,
I
think
.
I
saw
some
rough-looking
boys
,
who
said
they
came
from
Cocksmoor
.
'
This
embarked
the
Doctor
in
the
history
of
the
ladies
being
too
fine
to
teach
the
poor
Cocksmoor
girls
,
which
he
told
with
kindling
vehemence
and
indignation
,
growing
more
animated
every
moment
,
as
he
stormed
over
the
wonted
subject
of
the
bad
system
of
management
—
ladies
'
committee
—
negligent
incumbent
—
incumbent
—
insufficient
clergy
—
misappropriated
tithes
—
while
Mr.
Wilmot
,
who
had
mourned
over
it
,
within
himself
,
a
hundred
times
already
,
and
was
doing
a
Curate
's
work
on
sufferance
,
with
no
pay
,
and
little
but
mistrust
from
Mr.
Ramsden
,
and
absurd
false
reports
among
the
more
foolish
part
of
the
town
,
sat
listening
patiently
,
glad
to
hear
the
Doctor
in
his
old
strain
,
though
it
was
a
hopeless
matter
for
discussion
,
and
Ethel
dreaded
that
the
lamentation
would
go
on
till
bed-time
,
and
Cocksmoor
be
quite
forgotten
.
After
a
time
they
came
safely
back
to
the
project
,
and
Richard
was
called
on
to
explain
.
Ethel
left
it
all
to
him
,
and
he
with
rising
colour
,
and
quiet
,
unhesitating
,
though
diffident
manner
,
detailed
designs
that
showed
themselves
to
have
been
well
matured
.
Mr.
Wilmot
heard
,
cordially
approved
,
and
,
as
all
agreed
that
no
time
was
to
be
lost
,
while
the
holidays
lasted
,
he
undertook
to
speak
to
Mr.
Ramsden
on
the
subject
the
next
morning
,
and
if
his
consent
to
their
schemes
could
be
gained
,
to
come
in
the
afternoon
to
walk
with
Richard
and
Ethel
to
Cocksmoor
,
and
set
their
affairs
in
order
.
All
the
time
Ethel
said
not
a
word
,
except
when
referred
to
by
her
brother
;
but
when
Mr.
Wilmot
took
leave
,
he
shook
her
hand
warmly
,
as
if
he
was
much
pleased
with
her
.
'
Ah
!
'
she
thought
,
'
if
he
knew
how
ill
I
have
behaved
!
It
is
all
show
and
hollowness
with
me
.
'
She
did
not
know
that
Mr.
Wilmot
thought
her
silence
one
of
the
best
signs
for
the
plan
,
nor
how
much
more
doubtful
he
would
have
thought
her
perseverance
,
if
he
had
seen
her
wild
and
vehement
.
As
it
was
,
he
was
very
much
pleased
,
and
when
the
Doctor
came
out
with
him
into
the
hall
,
he
could
not
help
expressing
his
satisfaction
in
Richard
's
well-judged
,
and
sensibly-described
project
.
'
Aye
,
aye
!
'
said
the
Doctor
,
'
there
's
much
more
in
the
boy
than
I
used
to
think
.
He
's
a
capital
fellow
,
and
more
like
his
mother
than
any
of
them
.
'
'
He
is
,
'
said
Mr.
Wilmot
;
'
there
was
a
just
,
well-weighed
sense
and
soberness
in
his
plans
that
put
me
in
mind
of
her
every
moment
.
'
Dr.
May
gave
his
hand
a
squeeze
,
full
of
feeling
,
and
went
up
to
tell
Margaret
.
She
,
on
the
first
opportunity
,
told
Richard
,
and
made
him
happier
than
he
had
been
for
months
,
not
so
much
in
Mr.
Wilmot
's
words
,
as
in
his
father
's
assent
to
,
and
pleasure
in
them
.
CHAPTER
XV
.
'
Pitch
thy
behaviour
low
,
thy
projects
high
,
So
shalt
thou
humble
and
magnanimous
be
;
Sink
not
in
spirit
;
who
aimeth
at
the
sky
Shoots
higher
much
than
he
that
means
a
tree
.
A
grain
of
glory
mixed
with
humbleness
,
Cures
both
a
fever
and
lethargieness
.
'
Herbert
.
'
Norman
,
do
you
feel
up
to
a
long
day
's
work
?
'
said
Dr.
May
,
on
the
following
morning
.
'
I
have
to
set
off
after
breakfast
to
see
old
Mrs.
Gould
,
and
to
be
at
Abbotstoke
Grange
by
twelve
;
then
I
thought
of
going
to
Fordholm
,
and
getting
Miss
Cleveland
to
give
us
some
luncheon
—
there
are
some
poor
people
on
the
way
to
look
at
;
and
that
girl
on
Far-view
Hill
;
and
there
's
another
place
to
call
at
in
coming
home
.
You
'll
have
a
good
deal
of
sitting
in
the
carriage
,
holding
Whitefoot
,
so
if
you
think
you
shall
be
cold
or
tired
,
do
n't
scruple
to
say
so
,
and
I
'll
take
Adams
to
drive
me
.
'
'
No
,
thank
you
,
'
said
Norman
,
briskly
.
'
This
frost
is
famous
.
'
'
It
will
turn
to
rain
,
I
expect
—
it
is
too
white
,
'
said
the
Doctor
,
looking
out
at
the
window
.
'
How
will
you
get
to
Cocksmoor
,
good
people
?
'
'
Ethel
wo
n't
believe
it
rains
unless
it
is
very
bad
,
'
said
Richard
.
Norman
set
out
with
his
father
,
and
prosperously
performed
the
expedition
,
arriving
at
Abbotstoke
Grange
at
the
appointed
hour
.
'
Ha
!
'
said
the
Doctor
,
as
the
iron
gates
of
ornamental
scroll
work
were
swung
back
,
'
there
's
a
considerable
change
in
this
place
since
I
was
here
last
.
Well
kept
up
indeed
!
Not
a
dead
leaf
left
under
the
old
walnuts
,
and
the
grass
looks
as
smooth
as
if
they
had
a
dozen
gardeners
rolling
it
every
day
.
'
'
And
the
drive
,
'
said
Norman
,
'
more
like
a
garden
walk
than
a
road
!
But
oh
!
what
a
splendid
cedar
!
'
'
Is
n't
it
!
I
remember
that
as
long
as
I
remember
anything
.
All
this
fine
rolling
of
turf
,
and
trimming
up
of
the
place
,
does
not
make
much
difference
to
you
,
old
fellow
,
does
it
?
You
do
n't
look
altered
since
I
saw
you
last
,
when
old
Jervis
was
letting
the
place
go
to
rack
and
ruin
.
So
they
have
a
new
entrance
—
very
handsome
conservatory
—
flowers
—
the
banker
does
things
in
style
.
There
,
'
as
Norman
helped
him
off
with
his
plaid
,
'
wrap
yourself
up
well
,
do
n't
get
cold
.
The
sun
is
gone
in
,
and
I
should
not
wonder
if
the
rain
were
coming
after
all
.
I
'll
not
be
longer
than
I
can
help
.
'
Dr.
May
disappeared
from
his
son
's
sight
through
the
conservatory
,
where
,
through
the
plate-glass
,
the
exotics
looked
so
fresh
and
perfumy
,
that
Norman
almost
fancied
that
the
scent
reached
him
.
'
How
much
poor
Margaret
would
enjoy
one
of
those
camellias
,
'
thought
he
,
'
and
these
people
have
bushels
of
them
for
mere
show
.
If
I
were
papa
,
I
should
be
tempted
to
be
like
Beauty
's
father
,
and
carry
off
one
.
How
she
would
admire
it
!
'
Norman
had
plenty
of
time
to
meditate
on
the
camellias
,
and
then
to
turn
and
speculate
on
the
age
of
the
cedar
,
whether
it
could
have
been
planted
by
the
monks
of
Stoneborough
Abbey
,
to
whom
the
Grange
had
belonged
,
brought
from
Lebanon
by
a
pilgrim
,
perhaps
;
and
then
he
tried
to
guess
at
the
longevity
of
cedars
,
and
thought
of
asking
Margaret
,
the
botanist
of
the
family
.
Then
he
yawned
,
moved
the
horse
a
little
about
,
opined
that
Mr.
Rivers
must
be
very
prosy
,
or
have
some
abstruse
complaint
,
considered
the
sky
,
and
augured
rain
,
buttoned
another
button
of
his
rough
coat
,
and
thought
of
Miss
Cleveland
's
dinner
.
Then
he
thought
there
was
a
very
sharp
wind
,
and
drove
about
till
he
found
a
sheltered
place
on
the
lee
side
of
the
great
cedar
,
looked
up
at
it
,
and
thought
it
would
be
a
fine
subject
for
verse
,
if
Mr.
Wilmot
knew
of
it
,
and
then
proceeded
to
consider
what
he
should
make
of
them
.
In
the
midst
he
was
suddenly
roused
by
the
deep-toned
note
of
a
dog
,
and
beheld
a
large
black
Newfoundland
dog
leaping
about
the
horse
in
great
indignation
.
'
Rollo
!
Rollo
!
'
called
a
clear
young
voice
,
and
he
saw
two
ladies
returning
from
a
walk
.
Rollo
,
at
the
first
call
,
galloped
back
to
his
mistress
,
and
was
evidently
receiving
an
admonition
,
and
promising
good
behaviour
.
The
two
ladies
entered
the
house
,
while
he
lay
down
on
the
step
,
with
his
lion-like
paw
hanging
down
,
watching
Norman
with
a
brilliant
pair
of
hazel
eyes
.
Norman
,
after
a
little
more
wondering
when
Mr.
Rivers
would
have
done
with
his
father
,
betook
himself
to
civil
demonstrations
to
the
creature
,
who
received
them
with
dignity
,
and
presently
,
after
acknowledging
with
his
tail
,
various
whispers
of
'
Good
old
fellow
,
'
and
'
Here
,
old
Rollo
!
'
having
apparently
satisfied
himself
that
the
young
gentleman
was
respectable
,
he
rose
,
and
vouchsafed
to
stand
up
with
his
fore-paws
in
the
gig
,
listening
amiably
to
Norman
's
delicate
flatteries
.
Norman
even
began
to
hope
to
allure
him
into
jumping
on
the
seat
;
but
a
great
bell
rang
,
and
Rollo
immediately
turned
round
,
and
dashed
off
,
at
full
speed
,
to
some
back
region
of
the
house
.
'
So
,
old
fellow
,
you
know
what
the
dinner-bell
means
,
'
thought
Norman
.
'
I
hope
Mr.
Rivers
is
hungry
too
.
Miss
Cleveland
will
have
eaten
up
her
whole
luncheon
,
if
this
old
bore
wo
n't
let
my
father
go
soon
!
I
hope
he
is
desperately
ill
—
'
tis
his
only
excuse
!
Heigh
ho
!
I
must
jump
out
to
warm
my
feet
soon
!
There
,
there
's
a
drop
of
rain
!
Well
,
there
's
no
end
to
it
!
I
wonder
what
Ethel
is
doing
about
Cocksmoor
.
It
is
setting
in
for
a
wet
afternoon
!
'
and
Norman
disconsolately
put
up
his
umbrella
.
At
last
Dr.
May
and
another
gentleman
were
seen
in
the
conservatory
,
and
Norman
gladly
proceeded
to
clear
the
seat
;
but
Dr.
May
called
out
,
'
Jump
out
,
Norman
,
Mr.
Rivers
is
so
kind
as
to
ask
us
to
stay
to
luncheon
.
'
With
boyish
shrinking
from
strangers
,
Norman
privately
wished
Mr.
Rivers
at
Jericho
,
as
he
gave
the
reins
to
a
servant
,
and
entered
the
conservatory
,
where
a
kindly
hand
was
held
out
to
him
by
a
gentleman
of
about
fifty
,
with
a
bald
smooth
forehead
,
soft
blue
eyes
,
and
gentle
pleasant
face
.
'
Is
this
your
eldest
son
?
'
said
he
,
turning
to
Dr.
May
,
—
and
the
manner
of
both
was
as
if
they
were
already
well
acquainted
.
'
No
,
this
is
my
second
.
The
eldest
is
not
quite
such
a
long-legged
fellow
,
'
said
Dr.
May
.
And
then
followed
the
question
addressed
to
Norman
himself
,
where
he
was
at
school
.
'
At
Stoneborough
,
'
said
Norman
,
a
little
amused
at
the
thought
how
angry
Ethel
and
Harry
would
be
that
the
paragraph
of
the
county
paper
,
where
'
N
.
W
.
May
'
was
recorded
as
prizeman
and
foremost
in
the
examination
,
had
not
penetrated
even
to
Abbotstoke
Grange
,
or
rather
to
its
owner
's
memory
.
However
,
his
father
could
not
help
adding
,
'
He
is
the
head
of
the
school
—
a
thing
we
Stoneborough
men
think
much
of
.
'
This
,
and
Mr.
Rivers
's
civil
answer
,
made
Norman
so
hot
,
that
he
did
not
notice
much
in
passing
through
a
hall
full
of
beautiful
vases
,
stuffed
birds
,
busts
,
etc.
tastefully
arranged
,
and
he
did
not
look
up
till
they
were
entering
a
handsome
dining-room
,
where
a
small
square
table
was
laid
out
for
luncheon
near
a
noble
fire
.
The
two
ladies
were
there
,
and
Mr.
Rivers
introduced
them
as
his
daughter
and
Mrs.
Larpent
.
It
was
the
most
luxurious
meal
that
Norman
had
ever
seen
,
the
plate
,
the
porcelain
,
and
all
the
appointments
of
the
table
so
elegant
,
and
the
viands
,
all
partaking
of
the
Christmas
character
,
and
of
a
recherché
delicate
description
quite
new
to
him
.
He
had
to
serve
as
his
father
's
right
hand
,
and
was
so
anxious
to
put
everything
as
Dr.
May
liked
it
,
and
without
attracting
notice
,
that
he
hardly
saw
or
listened
till
Dr.
May
began
to
admire
a
fine
Claude
,
on
the
opposite
wall
,
and
embarked
in
a
picture
discussion
.
The
Doctor
had
much
taste
for
art
,
and
had
made
the
most
of
his
opportunities
of
seeing
paintings
during
his
time
of
study
at
Paris
,
and
in
a
brief
tour
to
Italy
.
Since
that
time
,
few
good
pictures
had
come
in
his
way
,
and
these
were
a
great
pleasure
to
him
,
while
Mr.
Rivers
,
a
regular
connoisseur
,
was
delighted
to
meet
with
one
who
could
so
well
appreciate
them
.
Norman
perceived
how
his
father
was
enjoying
the
conversation
,
and
was
much
interested
both
by
the
sight
of
the
first
fine
paintings
he
had
ever
seen
,
and
by
the
talk
about
their
merits
;
but
the
living
things
in
the
room
had
more
of
his
attention
and
observation
,
especially
the
young
lady
who
sat
at
the
head
of
the
table
;
a
girl
about
his
own
age
;
she
was
on
a
very
small
scale
,
and
seemed
to
him
like
a
fairy
,
in
the
airy
lightness
and
grace
of
her
movements
,
and
the
blithe
gladsomeness
of
her
gestures
,
and
countenance
.
Form
and
features
,
though
perfectly
healthful
and
brisk
,
had
the
peculiar
finish
and
delicacy
of
a
miniature
painting
,
and
were
enhanced
by
the
sunny
glance
of
her
dark
soft
smiling
eyes
.
Her
hair
was
in
black
silky
braids
,
and
her
dress
,
with
its
gaiety
of
well-assorted
colour
,
was
positively
refreshing
to
his
eye
,
so
long
accustomed
to
the
deep
mourning
of
his
sisters
.
A
little
Italian
greyhound
,
perfectly
white
,
was
at
her
side
,
making
infinite
variations
of
the
line
of
beauty
and
grace
,
with
its
elegant
outline
,
and
S-like
tail
,
as
it
raised
its
slender
nose
in
hopes
of
a
fragment
of
bread
which
she
from
time
to
time
dispensed
to
it
.
Luncheon
over
,
Mr.
Rivers
asked
Dr.
May
to
step
into
his
library
,
and
Norman
guessed
that
they
had
been
talking
all
this
time
,
and
had
never
come
to
the
medical
opinion
.
However
,
a
good
meal
and
a
large
fire
made
a
great
difference
in
his
toleration
,
and
,
it
was
so
new
a
scene
,
that
he
had
no
objection
to
a
prolonged
'
waiting
,
especially
when
Mrs.
Larpent
said
,
in
a
very
pleasant
tone
,
'
Will
you
come
into
the
drawing-room
with
us
?
'
He
felt
somewhat
as
if
he
was
walking
in
enchanted
ground
as
he
followed
her
into
the
large
room
,
the
windows
opening
into
the
conservatory
,
the
whole
air
fragrant
with
flowers
,
the
furniture
and
ornaments
so
exquisite
of
their
kind
,
and
all
such
a
fit
scene
for
the
beautiful
little
damsel
,
who
,
with
her
slender
dog
by
her
side
,
tripped
on
demurely
,
and
rather
shyly
,
but
with
a
certain
skipping
lightness
in
her
step
.
A
very
tall
overgrown
school-boy
did
Norman
feel
himself
for
one
bashful
moment
,
when
he
found
himself
alone
with
the
two
ladies
;
but
he
was
ready
to
be
set
at
ease
by
Mrs.
Larpent
's
good-natured
manner
,
when
she
said
something
of
Rollo
's
discourtesy
.
He
smiled
,
and
answered
that
he
had
made
great
friends
with
the
fine
old
dog
,
and
spoke
of
his
running
off
to
the
dinner
,
at
which
little
Miss
Rivers
laughed
,
and
looked
delighted
,
and
began
to
tell
of
Rollo
's
perfections
and
intelligence
.
Norman
ventured
to
inquire
the
name
of
the
little
Italian
,
and
was
told
it
was
Nipen
,
because
it
had
once
stolen
a
cake
,
much
like
the
wind-spirit
in
"
Feats
on
the
Fiord
.
"
Its
beauty
and
tricks
were
duly
displayed
,
and
a
most
beautiful
Australian
parrot
was
exhibited
.
Mrs.
Larpent
taking
full
interest
in
the
talk
,
in
so
lively
and
gentle
a
manner
,
and
she
and
her
pretty
pupil
evidently
on
such
sister-like
terms
,
that
Norman
could
hardly
believe
her
to
be
the
governess
,
when
he
thought
of
Miss
Winter
.
Miss
Rivers
took
up
some
brown
leaves
which
she
was
cutting
out
with
scissors
,
and
shaping
.
—
'
Our
holiday
work
,
'
said
Mrs.
Larpent
,
in
answer
to
the
inquiring
look
of
Norman
's
eyes
.
'
Meta
has
been
making
a
drawing
for
her
papa
,
and
is
framing
it
in
leather
work
.
Have
you
ever
seen
any
?
'
'
Never
!
'
and
Norman
looked
eagerly
,
asking
questions
,
and
watching
while
Miss
Rivers
cut
out
her
ivy
leaf
and
marked
its
veins
,
and
showed
how
she
copied
it
from
nature
.
He
thanked
her
,
saying
,
'
I
wanted
to
learn
all
about
it
,
for
I
thought
it
would
be
such
nice
work
for
my
eldest
sister
.
'
A
glance
of
earnest
interest
from
little
Meta
's
bright
eyes
at
her
governess
,
and
Mrs.
Larpent
,
in
a
kind
,
soft
tone
that
quite
gained
his
heart
,
asked
,
'
Is
she
the
invalid
?
'
'
Yes
,
'
said
Norman
.
'
New
fancy
work
is
a
great
gain
to
her
.
'
Mrs.
Larpent
's
sympathetic
questions
,
and
Meta
's
softening
eyes
,
gradually
drew
from
him
a
great
deal
about
Margaret
's
helpless
state
,
and
her
patience
,
and
capabilities
,
and
how
everyone
came
to
her
with
all
their
cares
;
and
Norman
,
as
he
spoke
,
mentally
contrasted
the
life
,
untouched
by
trouble
and
care
,
led
by
the
fair
girl
before
him
,
with
that
atmosphere
of
constant
petty
anxieties
round
her
namesake
's
couch
,
at
years
so
nearly
the
same
.
'
How
very
good
she
must
be
,
'
said
little
Meta
,
quickly
and
softly
;
and
a
tear
was
sparkling
on
her
eyelashes
.
'
She
is
indeed
,
'
said
Norman
,
earnestly
.
'
I
do
n't
know
what
papa
would
do
but
for
her
.
'
Mrs.
Larpent
asked
kind
questions
whether
his
father
's
arm
was
very
painful
,
and
the
hopes
of
its
cure
;
and
he
felt
as
if
she
was
a
great
friend
already
.
Thence
they
came
to
books
.
Norman
had
not
read
for
months
past
,
but
it
happened
that
Meta
was
just
now
reading
'
Woodstock
,
'
with
which
he
was
of
course
familiar
;
and
both
grew
eager
in
discussing
that
and
several
others
.
Of
one
,
Meta
spoke
in
such
terms
of
delight
,
that
Norman
thought
it
had
been
very
stupid
of
him
to
let
it
lie
on
the
table
for
the
last
fortnight
without
looking
into
it
.
He
was
almost
sorry
to
see
his
father
and
Mr.
Rivers
come
in
,
and
hear
the
carriage
ordered
,
but
they
were
not
off
yet
,
thought
the
rain
was
now
only
Scotch
mist
.
Mr.
Rivers
had
his
most
choice
little
pictures
still
to
display
,
his
beautiful
early
Italian
masters
,
finished
like
illuminations
,
and
over
these
there
was
much
lingering
and
admiring
.
Meta
had
whispered
something
to
her
governess
,
who
smiled
,
and
advanced
to
Norman
.
Meta
wishes
to
know
if
your
sister
would
like
to
have
a
few
flowers
?
'
said
she
.
No
sooner
said
than
done
;
the
door
into
the
conservatory
was
opened
,
and
Meta
,
cutting
sprays
of
beautiful
geranium
,
delicious
heliotrope
,
fragrant
calycanthus
,
deep
blue
tree
violet
,
and
exquisite
hothouse
ferns
;
perfect
wonders
to
Norman
,
who
,
at
each
addition
to
the
bouquet
,
exclaimed
by
turns
,
'
Oh
!
thank
you
,
'
and
'
how
she
will
like
it
!
'
Her
father
reached
a
magnolia
blossom
from
on
high
,
and
the
quick
warm
grateful
emotion
trembled
in
Dr.
May
's
features
and
voice
,
as
he
said
,
'
It
is
very
kind
in
you
;
you
have
given
my
poor
girl
a
great
treat
.
Thank
you
with
all
my
heart
.
'
Margaret
Rivers
cast
down
her
eyes
,
half
smiled
,
and
shrank
back
,
thinking
she
had
never
felt
anything
like
the
left-handed
grasp
,
so
full
of
warmth
and
thankfulness
.
It
gave
her
confidence
to
venture
on
the
one
question
on
which
she
was
bent
.
Her
father
was
in
the
hall
,
showing
Norman
his
Greek
nymph
;
and
lifting
her
eyes
to
Dr.
May
's
face
,
then
casting
them
down
,
she
coloured
deeper
than
ever
,
as
she
said
,
in
a
stammering
whisper
,
'
O
please
—
if
you
would
tell
me
—
do
you
think
—
is
papa
very
ill
?
'
Dr.
May
answered
in
his
softest
,
most
re-assuring
tones
:
'
You
need
not
be
alarmed
about
him
,
I
assure
you
.
You
must
keep
him
from
too
much
business
,
'
he
added
,
smiling
;
'
make
him
ride
with
you
,
and
not
let
him
tire
himself
,
and
I
am
sure
you
can
be
his
best
doctor
.
'
'
But
do
you
think
,
'
said
Meta
,
earnestly
looking
up
,
'
do
you
think
he
will
be
quite
well
again
?
'
'
You
must
not
expect
doctors
to
be
absolute
oracles
,
'
said
he
.
'
I
will
tell
you
what
I
told
him
—
I
hardly
think
his
will
ever
be
sound
health
again
,
but
I
see
no
reason
why
he
should
not
have
many
years
of
comfort
,
and
there
is
no
cause
for
you
to
disquiet
yourself
on
his
account
—
you
have
only
to
be
careful
of
him
.
'
Meta
tried
to
say
'
thank
you
,
'
but
not
succeeding
,
looked
imploringly
at
her
governess
,
who
spoke
for
her
.
'
Thank
you
,
it
is
a
great
relief
to
have
an
opinion
,
for
we
were
not
at
all
satisfied
about
Mr.
Rivers
.
'
A
few
words
more
,
and
Meta
was
skipping
about
like
a
sprite
finding
a
basket
for
the
flowers
—
she
had
another
shake
of
the
hand
,
another
grateful
smile
,
and
'
thank
you
,
'
from
the
Doctor
;
and
then
,
as
the
carriage
disappeared
,
Mrs.
Larpent
exclaimed
,
'
What
a
very
nice
intelligent
boy
that
was
.
'
'
Particularly
gentlemanlike
,
'
said
Mr.
Rivers
.
'
Very
clever
—
the
head
of
the
school
,
as
his
father
tells
me
—
and
so
modest
and
unassuming
—
though
I
see
his
father
is
very
proud
of
him
.
'
'
O
,
I
am
sure
they
are
so
fond
of
each
other
,
'
said
Meta
;
'
did
n't
you
see
his
attentive
ways
to
his
father
at
luncheon
.
And
,
papa
,
I
am
sure
you
must
like
Dr.
May
,
Mr.
Wilmot
's
doctor
,
as
much
as
I
said
you
would
.
'
'
He
is
the
most
superior
man
I
have
met
with
for
a
long
time
,
'
said
Mr.
Rivers
.
'
It
is
a
great
acquisition
to
find
a
man
of
such
taste
and
acquirements
in
this
country
neighbourhood
,
when
there
is
not
another
who
can
tell
a
Claude
from
a
Poussin
.
I
declare
,
when
once
we
began
talking
,
there
was
no
leaving
off
—
I
have
not
met
a
person
of
so
much
conversation
since
I
left
town
.
I
thought
you
would
like
to
see
him
,
Meta
.
'
'
I
hope
I
shall
know
the
Miss
Mays
some
time
or
other
.
'
'
That
is
the
prettiest
little
fairy
I
ever
did
see
!
'
was
Dr.
May
's
remark
,
as
Norman
drove
from
the
door
.
'
How
good-natured
they
are
!
'
said
Norman
;
'
I
just
said
something
about
Margaret
,
and
she
gave
me
all
these
flowers
.
How
Margaret
will
be
delighted
!
I
wish
the
girls
could
see
it
all
!
'
'
So
you
got
on
well
with
the
ladies
,
did
you
?
'
'
They
were
very
kind
to
me
.
It
was
very
pleasant
!
'
said
Norman
,
with
a
tone
of
enjoyment
that
did
his
father
's
heart
good
.
'
I
was
glad
you
should
come
in
.
Such
a
curiosity
shop
is
a
sight
,
and
those
pictures
were
some
of
them
well
worth
seeing
.
That
was
a
splendid
Titian
.
'
'
That
cast
of
the
Pallas
of
the
Parthenon
—
how
beautiful
it
was
—
I
knew
it
from
the
picture
in
Smith
's
dictionary
.
Mr.
Rivers
said
he
would
show
me
all
his
antiques
if
you
would
bring
me
again
.
'
'
I
saw
he
liked
your
interest
in
them
.
He
is
a
good
,
kindhearted
dilettante
sort
of
old
man
;
he
has
got
all
the
talk
of
the
literary
,
cultivated
society
in
London
,
and
must
find
it
dullish
work
here
.
'
'
You
liked
him
,
did
n't
you
?
'
'
He
is
very
pleasant
—
I
found
he
knew
my
old
friend
,
Benson
,
whom
I
had
not
seen
since
we
were
at
Cambridge
together
,
and
we
got
on
that
and
other
matters
—
London
people
have
an
art
of
conversation
not
learnt
here
,
and
I
do
n't
know
how
the
time
slipped
away
,
but
you
must
have
been
tolerably
tired
of
waiting
.
'
'
Not
to
signify
,
'
said
Norman
.
'
I
only
began
to
think
he
must
be
very
ill
;
I
hope
there
is
not
much
the
matter
with
him
.
'
'
I
ca
n't
say
.
I
am
afraid
there
is
organic
disease
,
but
I
think
it
may
be
kept
quiet
a
good
while
yet
,
and
he
may
have
a
pleasant
life
for
some
time
to
come
,
arranging
his
prints
,
and
petting
his
pretty
daughter
.
He
has
plenty
to
fall
back
upon
.
'
'
Do
you
go
there
again
?
'
'
Yes
,
next
week
.
I
am
glad
of
it
.
I
shall
like
to
have
another
look
at
that
little
Madonna
of
his
—
it
is
the
sort
of
picture
that
does
one
good
to
carry
away
in
one
's
eye
.
Whay
!
Stop
.
There
's
an
old
woman
in
here
.
It
is
too
late
for
Fordholm
,
but
these
cases
wo
n't
wait
.
'
He
went
into
the
cottage
,
and
soon
returned
,
saying
,
'
Fine
new
blankets
,
and
a
great
kettle
of
soup
,
and
such
praises
of
the
ladies
at
the
Grange
!
'
And
,
at
the
next
house
,
it
was
the
same
story
.
'
Well
,
'
tis
no
mockery
now
,
to
tell
the
poor
creatures
they
want
nourishing
food
.
Slices
of
meat
and
bottles
of
port
wine
rain
down
on
Abbotstoke
.
'
A
far
more
talkative
journey
than
usual
ensued
;
the
discussion
of
the
paintings
and
antiques
was
almost
equally
delightful
to
the
father
and
son
,
and
lasted
till
,
about
a
mile
from
Stoneborough
,
they
descried
three
figures
in
the
twilight
.
'
Ha
!
How
are
you
,
Wilmot
?
So
you
braved
the
rain
,
Ethel
.
Jump
in
,
'
called
the
Doctor
,
as
Norman
drew
up
.
'
I
shall
crowd
you
—
I
shall
hurt
your
arm
,
papa
;
thank
you
.
'
'
No
,
you
wo
n't
—
jump
in
—
there
's
room
for
three
thread-papers
in
one
gig
.
Why
,
Wilmot
,
your
brother
has
a
very
jewel
of
a
squire
!
How
did
you
fare
?
'
'
Very
well
on
the
whole
,
was
Mr.
Wilmot
's
answer
,
while
Ethel
scrambled
in
,
and
tried
to
make
herself
small
,
an
art
in
which
she
was
not
very
successful
;
and
Norman
gave
an
exclamation
of
horrified
warning
,
as
she
was
about
to
step
into
the
flower-
basket
;
then
she
nearly
tumbled
out
again
in
dismay
,
and
was
relieved
to
find
herself
safely
wedged
in
,
without
having
done
any
harm
,
while
her
father
called
out
to
Mr.
Wilmot
,
as
they
started
,
'
I
say
!
You
are
coming
back
to
tea
with
us
.
'
That
cheerful
tone
,
and
the
kindness
to
herself
,
were
a
refreshment
and
revival
to
Ethel
,
who
was
still
sobered
and
shocked
by
her
yesterday
's
adventure
,
and
by
the
sense
of
her
father
's
sorrowful
displeasure
.
Expecting
further
to
be
scolded
for
getting
in
so
awkwardly
,
she
did
not
venture
to
volunteer
anything
,
and
even
when
he
kindly
said
,
'
I
hope
you
were
prosperous
in
your
expedition
,
'
she
only
made
answer
,
in
a
very
grave
voice
,
'
Yes
,
papa
,
we
have
taken
a
very
nice
tidy
room
.
'
'
What
do
you
pay
for
it
?
'
'
Fourpence
for
each
time
.
'
'
Well
,
here
's
for
you
,
'
said
Dr.
May
.
'
It
is
only
two
guineas
to-day
;
that
banker
at
the
Grange
beguiled
us
of
our
time
,
but
you
had
better
close
the
bargain
for
him
,
Ethel
—
he
will
be
a
revenue
for
you
,
for
this
winter
at
least
.
'
'
O
thank
you
,
papa
,
'
was
all
Ethel
could
say
;
overpowered
by
his
kindness
,
and
more
repressed
by
what
she
felt
so
unmerited
,
than
she
would
have
been
by
coldness
,
she
said
few
words
,
and
preferred
listening
to
Norman
,
who
began
to
describe
their
adventures
at
the
Grange
.
All
her
eagerness
revived
,
however
,
as
she
sprung
out
of
the
carriage
,
full
of
tidings
for
Margaret
;
and
it
was
almost
a
race
between
her
and
Norman
to
get
up-stairs
,
and
unfold
their
separate
budgets
.
Margaret
's
lamp
had
just
been
lighted
,
when
they
made
their
entrance
,
Norman
holding
the
flowers
on
high
.
'
Oh
!
how
beautiful
,
how
delicious
!
For
me
?
Where
did
you
get
them
?
'
'
From
Abbotstoke
Grange
;
Miss
Rivers
sent
them
to
you
.
'
'
How
very
kind
!
What
a
lovely
geranium
,
and
oh
,
that
fern
!
I
never
saw
anything
so
choice
.
How
came
she
to
think
of
me
?
'
'
They
asked
me
in
because
it
rained
,
and
she
was
making
the
prettiest
things
,
leather
leaves
and
flowers
for
picture
frames
.
I
thought
it
was
work
that
would
just
suit
you
,
and
learnt
how
to
do
it
.
That
made
them
ask
about
you
,
and
it
ended
by
her
sending
you
this
nosegay
.
'
'
How
very
kind
everybody
is
!
Well
,
Ethel
,
are
you
come
home
too
?
'
'
Papa
picked
me
up
—
O
Margaret
,
we
have
found
such
a
nice
room
,
a
clean
sanded
kitchen
—
'
'
You
never
saw
such
a
conservatory
—
'
'
And
it
is
to
be
let
to
us
for
fourpence
a
time
—
'
'
The
house
is
full
of
beautiful
things
,
pictures
and
statues
.
Only
think
of
a
real
Titian
,
and
a
cast
of
the
Apollo
!
'
'
Twenty
children
to
begin
with
,
and
Richard
is
going
to
make
some
forms
.
'
'
Mr
.
Rivers
is
going
to
show
me
all
his
casts
.
'
'
O
,
is
he
?
But
only
think
how
lucky
we
were
to
find
such
a
nice
woman
;
Mr.
Wilmot
was
so
pleased
with
her
.
'
Norman
found
one
story
at
a
time
was
enough
,
and
relinquished
the
field
,
contenting
himself
with
silently
helping
Margaret
to
arrange
the
flowers
,
holding
the
basket
for
her
,
and
pleased
with
her
gestures
of
admiration
.
Ethel
went
on
with
her
history
.
'
The
first
place
we
thought
of
would
not
do
at
all
;
the
woman
said
she
would
not
take
half-a-crown
a
week
to
have
a
lot
of
children
stabbling
about
,
as
she
called
it
;
so
we
went
to
another
house
,
and
there
was
a
very
nice
woman
indeed
,
Mrs.
Green
,
with
one
little
boy
,
whom
she
wanted
to
send
to
school
,
only
it
is
too
far
.
She
says
she
always
goes
to
Church
at
Fordholm
because
it
is
nearer
,
and
she
is
quite
willing
to
let
us
have
the
room
.
So
we
settled
it
,
and
next
Friday
we
are
to
begin
.
Papa
has
given
us
two
guineas
,
and
that
will
pay
for
,
let
me
see
,
a
hundred
and
twenty-six
times
,
and
Mr.
Wilmot
is
going
to
give
us
some
books
,
and
Ritchie
will
print
some
alphabets
.
We
told
a
great
many
of
the
people
,
and
they
are
so
glad
.
Old
Granny
Hall
said
,
'
Well
,
I
never
!
'
and
told
the
girls
they
must
be
as
good
as
gold
now
the
gentlefolks
was
coming
to
teach
them
.
Mr.
Wilmot
is
coming
with
us
every
Friday
as
long
as
the
holidays
last
.
"
Ethel
departed
on
her
father
's
coming
in
to
ask
Margaret
if
she
would
like
to
have
a
visit
from
Mr.
Wilmot
.
She
enjoyed
this
very
much
,
and
he
sat
there
nearly
an
hour
,
talking
of
many
matters
,
especially
the
Cocksmoor
scheme
,
on
which
she
was
glad
to
hear
his
opinion
at
first
hand
.
'
I
am
very
glad
you
think
well
of
it
,
'
she
said
.
'
It
is
most
desirable
that
something
should
be
done
for
those
poor
people
,
and
Richard
would
never
act
rashly
;
but
I
have
longed
for
advice
whether
it
was
right
to
promote
Ethel
's
undertaking
.
I
suppose
Richard
told
you
how
bent
on
it
she
was
,
long
before
papa
was
told
of
it
.
'
'
He
said
it
was
her
great
wish
,
and
had
been
so
for
a
long
time
past
.
'
Margaret
,
in
words
more
adequate
to
express
the
possession
the
project
had
gained
of
Ethel
's
ardent
mind
,
explained
the
whole
history
of
it
.
'
I
do
believe
she
looks
on
it
as
a
sort
of
call
,
'
said
she
,
'
and
I
have
felt
as
if
I
ought
not
to
hinder
her
,
and
yet
I
did
not
know
whether
it
was
right
,
at
her
age
,
to
let
her
undertake
so
much
.
'
'
I
understand
,
'
said
Mr.
Wilmot
,
'
but
,
from
what
I
have
seen
of
Ethel
,
I
should
think
you
had
decided
rightly
.
There
seems
to
me
to
be
such
a
spirit
of
energy
in
her
,
that
if
she
does
not
act
,
she
will
either
speculate
and
theorize
,
or
pine
and
prey
on
herself
.
I
do
believe
that
hard
homely
work
,
such
as
this
school-keeping
,
is
the
best
outlet
for
what
might
otherwise
run
to
extravagance
—
more
especially
as
you
say
the
hope
of
it
has
already
been
an
incentive
to
improvement
in
home
duties
.
'
'
That
I
am
sure
it
has
,
'
said
Margaret
.
'
Moreover
,
'
said
Mr.
Wilmot
,
'
I
think
you
were
quite
right
in
thinking
that
to
interfere
with
such
a
design
was
unsafe
.
I
do
believe
that
a
great
deal
of
harm
is
done
by
student
friends
,
who
dread
to
let
young
people
do
anything
out
of
the
common
way
,
and
so
force
their
aspirations
to
ferment
and
turn
sour
,
for
,
want
of
being
put
to
use
.
'
'
Still
girls
are
told
they
ought
to
wait
patiently
,
and
not
to
be
eager
for
self-imposed
duties
.
'
'
I
am
not
saying
that
it
is
not
the
appointed
discipline
for
the
girls
themselves
,
'
said
Mr.
Wilmot
.
If
they
would
submit
,
and
do
their
best
,
it
would
doubtless
prove
the
most
beneficial
thing
for
them
;
but
it
is
a
trial
in
which
they
often
fail
,
and
I
had
rather
not
be
in
the
place
of
such
friends
.
'
'
It
is
a
great
puzzle
!
'
said
Margaret
,
sighing
.
'
Ah
!
I
daresay
you
are
often
perplexed
,
'
said
her
friend
,
kindly
.
'
Indeed
I
am
.
There
are
so
many
little
details
that
I
cannot
be
always
teasing
papa
with
,
and
yet
which
I
do
believe
form
the
character
more
than
the
great
events
,
and
I
never
know
whether
I
act
for
the
best
.
And
there
are
so
many
of
us
,
so
many
duties
,
I
cannot
half
attend
to
any
.
Lately
,
I
have
been
giving
up
almost
everything
to
keep
this
room
quiet
for
Norman
in
the
morning
,
because
he
was
so
much
harassed
and
hurt
by
bustle
and
confusion
,
and
I
found
to-day
that
things
have
gone
wrong
in
consequence
.
'
'
You
must
do
the
best
you
can
,
and
try
to
trust
that
while
you
work
in
the
right
spirit
,
your
failures
will
be
compensated
,
'
said
Mr.
Wilmot
.
'
It
is
a
hard
trial
.
'
'
I
like
your
understanding
it
,
'
said
Margaret
,
smiling
sadly
.
'
I
do
n't
know
whether
it
is
silly
,
but
I
do
n't
like
to
be
pitied
for
the
wrong
thing
.
My
being
so
helpless
is
what
everyone
laments
over
;
but
,
after
all
,
that
is
made
up
to
me
by
the
petting
and
kindness
I
get
from
all
of
them
:
but
it
is
the
being
mistress
of
the
house
,
and
having
to
settle
for
everyone
,
without
knowing
whether
I
do
right
or
wrong
,
that
is
my
trouble
.
'
'
I
am
not
sure
,
however
,
that
it
is
right
to
call
it
a
trouble
,
though
it
is
a
trial
.
'
'
I
see
what
you
mean
,
'
said
Margart
.
'
I
ought
to
be
thankful
.
I
know
it
is
an
honour
,
and
I
am
quite
sure
I
should
be
grieved
if
they
did
not
all
come
to
me
and
consult
me
as
they
do
.
I
had
better
not
have
complained
,
and
yet
I
am
glad
I
did
,
for
I
like
you
to
understand
my
difficulties
.
'
'
And
,
indeed
,
I
wish
to
enter
into
them
,
and
do
or
say
anything
in
my
power
to
help
you
.
But
I
do
n't
know
anything
that
can
be
of
so
much
comfort
as
the
knowledge
that
He
who
laid
the
burden
on
you
,
will
help
you
to
bear
it
.
'
'
Yes
,
'
said
Margaret
,
pausing
;
and
then
,
with
a
sweet
look
,
though
a
heavy
sigh
,
she
said
,
'
It
is
very
odd
how
things
turn
out
!
I
always
had
a
childish
fancy
that
I
would
be
useful
and
important
,
but
I
little
thought
how
it
would
be
!
However
,
as
long
as
Richard
is
in
the
house
,
I
always
feel
secure
about
the
others
,
and
I
shall
soon
be
downstairs
myself
.
Do
n't
you
think
dear
papa
in
better
spirits
?
'
'
I
thought
so
to-day
—
'
and
here
the
Doctor
returned
,
talking
of
Abbotstoke
Grange
,
where
he
had
certainly
been
much
pleased
.
'
It
was
a
lucky
chance
,
'
he
said
,
'
that
they
brought
Norman
in
.
It
was
exactly
what
I
wanted
to
rouse
and
interest
him
,
and
he
took
it
all
in
so
well
,
that
I
am
sure
they
were
pleased
with
him
.
I
thought
he
looked
a
very
lanky
specimen
of
too
much
leg
and
arm
when
I
called
him
in
,
but
he
has
such
good
manners
,
and
is
so
ready
and
understanding
,
that
they
could
not
help
liking
him
.
It
was
fortunate
I
had
him
instead
of
Richard
—
Ritchie
is
a
very
good
fellow
,
certainly
,
but
he
had
rather
look
at
a
steam-engine
,
any
day
,
than
at
Raffaelle
himself
.
'
Norman
had
his
turn
by-and-by
.
He
came
up
after
tea
,
reporting
that
papa
was
fast
asleep
in
his
chair
,
and
the
others
would
go
on
about
Cocksmoor
till
midnight
,
if
they
were
let
alone
;
and
made
up
for
his
previous
yielding
to
Ethel
,
by
giving
,
with
much
animation
,
and
some
excitement
,
a
glowing
description
of
the
Grange
,
so
graphic
,
that
Margaret
said
she
could
almost
fancy
she
had
been
there
.
'
O
Margaret
,
I
wonder
if
you
ever
will
!
I
would
give
something
for
you
to
see
the
beautiful
conservatory
.
It
is
a
real
bower
for
a
maiden
of
romance
,
with
its
rich
green
fragrance
in
the
midst
of
winter
.
It
is
like
a
picture
in
a
dream
.
One
could
imagine
it
a
fairy
land
,
where
no
care
,
or
grief
,
or
weariness
could
come
,
all
choice
beauty
and
sweetness
waiting
on
the
creature
within
.
I
can
hardly
believe
that
it
is
a
real
place
,
and
that
I
have
seen
it
.
'
'
Though
you
have
brought
these
pretty
tokens
that
your
fairy
is
as
good
as
she
is
fair
,
'
said
Margaret
,
smiling
.
CHAPTER
XVI
.
Peace
your
tattlings
.
What
is
fair
,
William
?
Poulcats
!
there
are
fairer
things
than
poulcats
sure
!
I
pray
you
have
your
remembrance
,
child
,
accusativo
HING
HANG
HOG
.
is
Latin
for
bacon
,
I
warrant
you
.
Shakespeare
.
In
a
large
family
it
must
often
happen
,
that
since
every
member
of
it
cannot
ride
the
same
hobby
,
nor
at
the
same
time
,
their
several
steeds
must
sometimes
run
counter
to
each
other
;
and
so
Ethel
found
it
,
one
morning
when
Miss
Winter
,
having
a
bad
cold
,
had
given
her
an
unwonted
holiday
.
Mr.
Wilmot
had
sent
a
large
parcel
of
books
for
her
to
choose
from
for
Cocksmoor
,
but
this
she
could
not
well
do
without
consultation
.
The
multitude
bewildered
her
,
she
was
afraid
of
taking
too
many
or
too
few
,
and
the
being
brought
to
these
practical
details
made
her
sensible
that
though
her
schemes
were
very
grand
and
full
for
future
doings
,
they
passed
very
lightly
over
the
intermediate
ground
.
The
'
Paulò
post
futurum
'
was
a
period
much
more
developed
in
her
imagination
than
the
future
,
that
the
present
was
flowing
into
.
Where
was
her
coadjutor
,
Richard
?
Writing
notes
for
papa
,
and
not
to
be
disturbed
.
She
had
better
have
waited
tranquilly
,
but
this
would
not
suit
her
impatience
,
and
she
ran
up
to
Margaret
's
room
.
There
she
found
a
great
display
of
ivy
leaves
,
which
Norman
,
who
had
been
turning
half
the
shops
in
the
town
upside
down
in
search
of
materials
,
was
instructing
her
to
imitate
in
leather
work
—
a
regular
mania
with
him
,
and
apparently
the
same
with
Margaret
.
In
came
Ethel
.
'
Oh
!
Margaret
,
will
you
look
at
these
"
First
Truths
?
"
Do
you
think
they
would
be
easy
enough
?
Shall
I
take
some
of
the
"
Parables
"
and
"
Miracles
"
at
once
,
or
content
myself
with
the
book
about
"
Jane
Sparks
?
"
'
'
There
's
some
very
easy
reading
in
"
Jane
Sparks
,
"
is
n't
there
?
I
would
not
make
the
little
books
from
the
New
Testament
too
common
.
'
'
Take
care
,
that
leaf
has
five
points
,
'
said
Norman
.
'
Shall
I
bring
you
up
"
Jane
Sparks
"
to
see
?
Because
then
you
can
judge
,
'
said
Ethel
.
'
There
,
Norman
,
is
that
right
?
—
what
a
beauty
!
I
should
like
to
look
over
them
by-and-by
,
dear
Ethel
,
very
much
.
'
Ethel
gazed
and
went
away
,
more
put
out
than
was
usual
with
her
.
'
When
Margaret
has
a
new
kind
of
fancy
work
,
'
she
thought
,
'
she
cares
for
nothing
else
!
as
if
my
poor
children
did
not
signify
more
than
trumpery
leather
leaves
!
'
She
next
met
Flora
.
'
O
Flora
,
see
here
,
what
a
famous
parcel
of
books
Mr.
Wilmot
has
sent
us
to
choose
from
.
'
'
All
those
!
'
said
Flora
,
turning
them
over
as
they
lay
heaped
on
the
drawing-room
sofa
;
'
what
a
confusion
!
'
'
See
,
such
a
parcel
of
reading
books
.
I
want
to
know
what
you
think
of
setting
them
up
with
"
Jane
Sparks
,
"
as
it
is
week-day
teaching
.
'
'
You
will
be
very
tired
of
hearing
those
spelt
over
for
ever
;
they
have
some
nicer
books
at
the
national
school
.
'
'
What
is
the
name
of
them
?
Do
you
see
any
of
them
here
?
'
'
No
,
I
do
n't
think
I
do
,
but
I
ca
n't
wait
to
look
now
.
I
must
write
some
letters
.
You
had
better
put
them
together
a
little
.
If
you
were
to
sort
them
,
you
would
know
what
is
there
.
Now
,
what
a
mess
they
are
in
.
'
Ethel
could
not
deny
it
,
and
began
to
deal
them
out
in
piles
,
looking
somewhat
more
fitting
,
but
still
felt
neglected
and
aggrieved
,
at
no
one
being
at
leisure
but
Harry
,
who
was
not
likely
to
be
of
any
use
to
her
.
Presently
she
heard
the
study
door
open
,
and
hoped
;
but
though
it
was
Richard
who
entered
the
room
,
he
was
followed
by
Tom
,
and
each
held
various
books
that
boded
little
good
to
her
.
Miss
Winter
had
,
much
to
her
own
satisfaction
,
been
relieved
from
the
charge
of
Tom
,
whose
lessons
Richard
had
taken
upon
himself
;
and
thus
Ethel
had
heard
so
little
about
them
for
a
long
time
past
,
that
even
in
her
vexation
and
desire
to
have
them
over
,
she
listened
with
interest
,
desirous
to
judge
what
sort
of
place
Tom
might
be
likely
to
take
in
school
.
She
did
not
perceive
that
this
made
Richard
nervous
and
uneasy
.
He
had
a
great
dislike
to
spectators
of
Latin
lessons
;
he
never
had
forgotten
an
unlucky
occasion
,
some
years
back
,
when
his
father
was
examining
him
in
the
Georgics
,
and
he
,
dull
by
nature
,
and
duller
by
confusion
and
timidity
,
had
gone
on
rendering
word
for
word
—
enim
for
,
seges
a
crop
,
lini
of
mud
,
urit
burns
,
campum
the
field
,
avenæ
a
crop
of
pipe
,
urit
burns
it
,
when
Norman
and
Ethel
had
first
warned
him
of
the
beauty
of
his
translation
by
an
explosion
of
laughing
,
when
his
father
had
shut
the
book
with
a
bounce
,
shaken
his
head
in
utter
despair
,
and
told
him
to
give
up
all
thoughts
of
doing
anything
—
and
when
Margaret
had
cried
with
vexation
.
Since
that
time
,
he
had
never
been
happy
when
anyone
was
in
earshot
of
a
lesson
;
but
to-day
he
had
no
escape
—
Harry
lay
on
the
rug
reading
,
and
Ethel
sat
forlorn
over
her
books
on
the
sofa
.
Tom
,
however
,
was
bright
enough
,
declined
his
Greek
nouns
irreproachably
,
and
construed
his
Latin
so
well
,
that
Ethel
could
not
help
putting
in
a
word
or
two
of
commendation
,
and
auguring
the
third
form
.
'
Do
let
him
off
the
parsing
,
Ritchie
,
'
said
she
,
coaxingly
—
'
he
has
said
it
so
well
,
and
I
want
you
so
much
.
'
'
I
am
afraid
I
must
not
,
'
said
Richard
;
who
,
to
her
surprise
,
did
not
look
pleased
or
satisfied
with
the
prosperous
translation
;
'
but
come
,
Tom
,
you
sha
n't
have
many
words
,
if
you
really
know
them
.
'
Tom
twisted
and
looked
rather
cross
,
but
when
asked
to
parse
the
word
viribus
,
answered
readily
and
correctly
.
'
Very
well
,
only
two
more
—
affuit
?
'
'
Third
person
singular
,
præter
perfect
tense
of
the
verb
affo
,
affis
,
affui
,
affere
,
'
gabbled
off
Tom
with
such
confidence
,
that
though
Ethel
gave
an
indignant
jump
,
Richard
was
almost
startled
into
letting
it
pass
,
and
disbelieving
himself
.
He
remonstrated
in
a
somewhat
hesitating
voice
.
'
Did
you
find
that
in
the
dictionary
,
'
said
he
,
'
I
thought
affui
came
from
adsum
.
'
'
O
to
be
sure
,
stupid
fool
of
a
word
,
so
it
does
!
'
said
Tom
,
hastily
.
'
I
had
forgot
—
adsum
,
ades
,
affui
,
adesse
.
'
Richard
said
no
more
,
but
proposed
the
word
oppositus
.
'
Adjective
.
'
Ethel
was
surprised
,
for
she
remembered
that
it
was
,
in
this
passage
,
part
of
a
passive
verb
,
which
Tom
had
construed
correctly
,
'
it
was
objected
,
'
and
she
had
thought
this
very
creditable
to
him
,
whereas
he
now
evidently
took
it
for
opposite
;
however
,
on
Richard
's
reading
the
line
,
he
corrected
himself
and
called
it
a
participle
,
but
did
not
commit
himself
further
,
till
asked
for
its
derivation
.
'
From
oppositor
.
'
'
Hallo
!
'
cried
Harry
,
who
hitherto
had
been
abstracted
in
his
book
,
but
now
turned
,
raised
himself
on
his
elbow
,
and
,
at
the
blunder
,
shook
his
thick
yellow
locks
,
and
showed
his
teeth
like
a
young
lion
.
'
No
,
now
,
Tom
,
pay
attention
,
'
said
Richard
,
resignedly
.
'
If
you
found
out
its
meaning
,
you
must
have
seen
its
derivation
.
'
'
Oppositus
,
'
said
Tom
,
twisting
his
fingers
,
and
gazing
first
at
Ethel
,
then
at
Harry
,
in
hopes
of
being
prompted
,
then
at
the
ceiling
and
floor
,
the
while
he
drawled
out
the
word
with
a
whine
,
'
why
,
oppositus
from
op-posor
.
'
'
A
poser
!
aint
it
?
'
said
Harry
.
'
Do
n't
Harry
,
you
distract
him
,
'
said
Richard
.
'
Come
,
Tom
,
say
at
once
whether
you
know
it
or
not
—
it
is
of
no
use
to
invent
.
'
'
From
op
—
'
and
a
mumble
.
'
What
?
I
do
n't
hear
—
op
—
'
Tom
again
looked
for
help
to
Harry
,
who
made
a
mischevious
movement
of
his
lips
,
as
if
prompting
,
and
,
deceived
by
it
,
he
said
boldly
,
'
From
op-possum
.
'
'
That
's
right
!
let
us
hear
him
decline
it
!
'
cried
Harry
,
in
an
ecstasy
,
'
Oppossum
,
opottis
,
opposse
,
or
oh-pottery
!
'
'
Harry
,
'
said
Richard
,
in
a
gentle
reasonable
voice
,
'
I
wish
you
would
be
so
kind
as
not
to
stay
,
if
you
cannot
help
distracting
him
.
'
And
Harry
,
who
really
had
a
tolerable
share
of
forbearance
and
consideration
,
actually
obeyed
,
contenting
himself
with
tossing
his
book
into
the
air
and
catching
it
again
,
while
he
paused
at
the
door
to
give
his
last
unsolicited
assistance
.
'
Decline
oppossum
,
you
say
.
I
'll
tell
you
how
:
O-possum
re-poses
up
a
gum
tree
.
O-pot-you-I
will
,
says
the
O-posse
of
Yankees
,
come
out
to
ketch
him
.
Opossum
poses
them
and
declines
in
O-pot-esse
by
any
manner
of
means
of
o-potting-di-do-dum
,
was
quite
oppositum-oppositu
,
in
fact
,
quite
contrairy
.
'
Richard
,
with
the
gravity
of
a
victim
,
heard
this
sally
of
schoolboy
wit
,
which
threw
Ethel
back
on
the
sofa
in
fits
of
laughing
,
and
declaring
that
the
Opossum
declined
,
not
that
he
was
declined
;
but
,
in
the
midst
of
the
disturbance
thus
created
,
Tom
stepped
up
to
her
,
and
whispered
,
'
Do
tell
me
,
Ethel
.
'
'
Indeed
I
sha
n't
,
'
said
she
.
'
Why
do
n't
you
say
fairly
if
you
do
n't
know
?
'
He
was
obliged
to
confess
his
ignorance
,
and
Richard
made
him
conjugate
the
whole
verb
opponor
from
beginning
to
end
,
in
which
he
wanted
a
good
deal
of
help
.
Ethel
could
not
help
saying
,
'
How
did
you
find
out
the
meaning
of
that
word
,
Tom
,
if
you
did
n't
look
out
the
verb
?
'
'
I
—
do
n't
know
,
'
drawled
Tom
,
in
the
voice
,
half
sullen
,
half
piteous
,
which
he
always
assumed
when
out
of
sorts
.
'
It
is
very
odd
,
'
she
said
,
decidedly
;
but
Richard
took
no
notice
,
and
proceeded
to
the
other
lessons
,
which
went
off
tolerably
well
,
except
the
arithmetic
,
where
there
was
some
great
misunderstanding
,
into
which
Ethel
did
not
enter
for
some
time
.
When
she
did
attend
,
she
perceived
that
Tom
had
brought
a
right
answer
,
without
understanding
the
working
of
the
sum
,
and
that
Richard
was
putting
him
through
it
.
She
began
to
be
worked
into
a
state
of
dismay
and
indignation
at
Tom
's
behaviour
,
and
Richard
's
calm
indifference
,
which
made
her
almost
forget
Jane
Sparks
,
and
long
to
be
alone
with
Richard
;
but
all
the
world
kept
coming
into
the
room
,
and
going
out
,
and
she
could
not
say
what
was
in
her
mind
till
after
dinner
,
when
,
seeing
Richard
go
up
into
Margaret
's
room
,
she
ran
after
him
,
and
entering
it
,
surprised
Margaret
,
by
not
beginning
on
her
books
,
but
saying
at
once
,
'
Ritchie
,
I
wanted
to
speak
to
you
about
Tom
.
I
am
sure
he
shuffled
about
those
lessons
.
'
'
I
am
afraid
he
does
,
'
said
Richard
,
much
concerned
.
'
What
,
do
you
mean
that
it
is
often
so
?
'
'
Much
too
often
,
'
said
Richard
;
'
but
I
have
never
been
able
to
detect
him
;
he
is
very
sharp
,
and
has
some
underhand
way
of
preparing
his
lessons
that
I
cannot
make
out
.
'
'
Did
you
know
it
,
Margaret
?
'
said
Ethel
,
astonished
not
to
see
her
sister
looked
shocked
as
well
as
sorry
.
'
Yes
,
'
said
Margaret
,
'
Ritchie
and
I
have
often
talked
it
over
,
and
tried
to
think
what
was
to
be
done
.
'
'
Dear
me
!
why
do
n't
