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Only think what trouble we might have if Dr Grantly, or Dr Hyandry, or any of that way of thinking, were to get it. 'It is not very probable that Lord will give it to any of that school; why should he? 'No. Not probable; certainly not; but it's possible. Great interest will probably be made.
He made up his mind that the first person to be seen was Mr Walker, and after that he would, if possible, go to Archdeacon Grantly.
Mrs Grantly, understanding well what had passed, knew that nothing could be done at the present moment to restore family comfort; so she sat by the fire and knitted. Exactly at ten they all went to bed. "Dear Henry," said the mother to her son the next morning; "think much of yourself, and of your child, and of us, before you take any great step in life." "I will, mother," said he.
At any rate it would be pleasant to be at Framley Court, if he would come and occasionally notice her. But she did not admit to herself that such a visit would be intolerable if his whole time were devoted to Griselda Grantly. She neither admitted it, nor thought it; but nevertheless, in a strange unconscious way, such a feeling did find entrance in her bosom.
Mrs Grantly was quite as anxious as was her husband to keep her son at home, and therefore she omitted in her story those little sneers against Grace which she herself had been tempted to make by the archdeacon's fervour in the girl's favour.
And then Lady Lufton entered the room, and Miss Dunstable came forward to meet her with more quiet respect in her manner than she had as yet shown to many of her guests. "I am much obliged to you for coming, Lady Lufton," she said, "and the more so, for bringing Miss Grantly with you." Lady Lufton uttered some pretty little speech, during which Dr.
But Grace Crawley, from the moment that she had heard the description of the gentleman who looked out of the window with his glass in his eye, had by no means been at her ease. Lily saw at once that she could not be brought to join in any conversation, and both John and Lady Julia, in their ignorance of the matter in hand, made matters worse. "So that was Major Grantly?" said John.
"Papa," said Mrs Grantly to him as soon as she had succeeded in getting both Posy and Mrs Baxter out of the room, against the doing of which, Mr Harding had manoeuvred with all his little impotent skill, "Papa, you must promise me that you will not go to the cathedral again alone, till Eleanor comes home." When he heard the sentence he looked at her with blank misery in his eyes.
'I do not wish her to marry him, said the perplexed father; 'I do not like him, and do not think he would make a good husband. But if Eleanor decides to do so, I shall certainly not think that she has disgraced herself. 'Good heavens! exclaimed Dr Grantly, and threw himself back into the corner of his brougham.
"He must be the oddest man that ever lived," said Mrs Grantly, "not to have known where he got the cheque." The archdeacon shook his head, and rubbed his hands as he walked about the room. "I suppose too much learning has upset him," said the archdeacon. "They say he's not very good at talking English, but put him on in Greek and he never stops."
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