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A private tutor was employed for them in the house of Mr. Edwards. For a considerable portion of the time, Judge Reeve was engaged in that capacity. When about ten years old, Aaron evinced a desire to make a voyage to sea; and, with this object in view, ran away from his uncle Edwards, and came to the city of New-York. He entered on board an outward-bound vessel as cabin-boy.
Well, Armstrong trotted out some chuck for Reeve, and after Pete had eaten, Johnny Strange suggested a game. They sat in at three-handed stud poker. "Things went along pretty good for Johnny. He made a considerable winning. Then it come late in the afternoon, and he seen he'd have to be getting back home.
And in the silence, Giles spake: "Now, by the ever-blessed Saint Giles, there spake the summons of Robert of Hurstmanswyke I know his challenge of old ha, bows and bills!" So saying he bent and strung his bow. "Aye," nodded Roger, loosening sword in sheath, "and Sir Robert is a dour fighter I've heard." "So soon!" groaned the Reeve, "so very soon! Now God pity Belsaye!"
There were present Ethelred himself, his irrepressible son, the traitor Edric, the bishop, the sheriff of the shire, and the reeve of the borough, with the captain of the hus-carles, or royal guard.
The vice-domini, or nominees of the alderman, were abolished, and an officer substituted for them called the reeve of the shire, or sheriff, who carried out the decrees of the courts.
Mr. and Mrs. Reeve were well a few days ago. She rides every morning to visit the boy, and returns before breakfast. I fear they will disappoint me in the promised visit. We were obliged to Dr. Cutting for the most pleasing account of your health and spirits. Also, of your great progress in law.
It was this letter which suggested to Reeve to propose to Lord Clarendon the advisability of coming over to Paris himself 'to see the Emperor and endeavour to settle joint action on the Danish question. He wrote also to the same effect to Lord Granville. From Lord Granville London, April 9th. My dear Reeve, Many thanks for your note, and for the suggestion it contains.
In the same way, I cannot dwell upon dozens of delightful men and women with whom I became acquainted through my wife and her people, and who remained fast and good friends, though, alas! many of them have long since joined the majority, for example, Lecky, Leslie Stephen, and Mr. Justice Stephen, and Mr. Henry Reeve of the Edinburgh.
Go, say I crave instant speech with him on matters of state, moreover, say I bring fifty and three for him to hang to-morrow go!" But now, while the Reeve yet stood, pale in the torchlight, finding nought to say, came Beltane beside him. "My lord," quoth he, "fifty and three is a goodly number; must they all die to-morrow?" "To-morrow? Aye or whensoever Sir Gui wills."
I am, dear Mr. Reeve, yours faithfully, And the Journal winds up the year with December 31st To Hinton St. George, on a visit to Lord Westbury. The year opened at Hinton, shooting with Lord Westbury. Montague Smith was there. Nothing ever amused me more than Lord Westbury's society, and I became intimate with him.
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