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I went to Lord Lepel's house sorely against my will; longing already for the day when it would be time to say good-by. The routine of my uncle's establishment had remained unaltered since my last experience of it. The one change that presented itself was a change out of the house. Death had removed the lodgekeeper at the park-gate.
"Yes, it's the Prince who sets out to seek his fortune, isn't it? The Princess has to sit at home and wait for hers to come to her. It generally does if she's a real Princess." "But half the fun must be the seeking for it," said Betty. "You're right," said he, "it is." The labourer had reached the park-gate.
The Black Bear is an ancient inn, large and respectable, with balustraded staircases, and intricate passages and corridors, and queer old pictures and engravings hanging in the entries and apartments. The park-gate of Blenheim stands close to the end of the village-street of Woodstock.
Nevertheless in defiance of the poet's wrathful concern for undefiled refinement there were some quiet, melancholy strolls to and fro in the great avenue of chestnuts leading to the park-gate, during which Mrs. de Barral came to call Miss Anthony 'my dear' and even 'my poor dear. The lonely soul had no one to talk to but that not very happy girl. The governess despised her.
He said something about hoping for permission to repeat his visit, upon which Shandon, with a rueful grin, said he was always to be found at home, and should be delighted to see Mr. Pennington. "I'll see you to my park-gate, gentlemen," said Captain Shandon, seizing his hat, in spite of a deprecatory look and a faint cry of "Charles" from Mrs. Shandon.
Sir John and Lady Belfield having withdrawn to write letters; and that individual having quitted the room, whose presence would have reconciled me to the absence of all the rest, I stole out to take a solitary walk. At the distance of a quarter of a mile from the park-gate, on a little common, I observed, for the first time, the smallest and neatest cottage I ever beheld.
The white park-gate is held wide open by a poor ne'er-do-weel in a shabby old red coat John Ellis by name. How he gets his living no one knows, but if there is a meet of fox-hounds anywhere within ten miles, there he is sure to be, holding people's horses or ready at a gate for stray pennies and sixpences.
He knocked his knee against the swinging park-gate last night, as he was riding home, and can scarce move it now. 'Not against Castle Brady gate, says I: 'that has been off the hinges these ten years. On which Fagan said it must have been some other gate, and repeated what he had said to Mr. Quin and my cousins, when, on alighting from our horses, we joined and saluted those gentlemen.
One Tuesday morning, in the spring, the curate received by the local post the following letter dated from The Park-Gate. "Respected Sir, "An obligation on my part which you have no doubt forgotten gives me courage to address you on a matter which seems to me of no small consequence concerning yourself.
I did not for a moment slack my speed, and I had now gained the centre point between the park-gate and the mansion-house.
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