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It does not become Mistress Patience and you to be intimate with such as we are, especially now that Mistress Patience is a great heiress: for her father has obtained the large property of Arnwood, and it will be hers after his death.
You remained in the house together, and it was with pleasure that I watched the intimacy between you; and then I exerted myself to get Arnwood restored to him. I could not ask it for him, but I prevented it being given to any other by laying claim to it myself. Had Edward remained with us, all might have succeeded as I wished; but he would join in the unfortunate insurrection.
"She married a trooper the jilt! and went off to London when Agatha did. If I'd have thought that she would have done so I would not have carried her away from Arnwood behind me on a pillion, as I did; she might have been burnt with the poor children, for all as I cared." "Was not the old lady killed?" "Yes; that is to say, she killed herself, rather than not kill Southwold."
"I do know one dell, within a mile of Arnwood," replied James Southwold, "which might cover double our troop from the eyes of the most wary." "We will ride there, then," replied the leader. "Arnwood, sayest thou? Is not that the property of the Malignant, Cavalier Beverley, who was shot down at Naseby?"
"What do you think he is, Edward?" said Humphrey. "Some poor beggar lad, who has been crossing the forest." "No, not exactly: he appears to me to be one of the Zingaros or Gipsies, as they call them: he is very dark, and has black eyes and white teeth, just like those I saw once near Arnwood, when I was out with Jacob.
"This is your future lodging," said Patience; "I hope you will like it." "Why, he never saw any thing like it before," said Clara. "Yes I have, Clara," replied Edward. "Where did you?" "At Arnwood; the apartments were on a much larger scale." "Arnwood! oh yes, I have heard my father speak of it," said Clara, with the tears starting in her eyes at his memory.
"I did not know it, certainly, but I dare say you are right," replied Edward. "And now, children, tell me," said Jacob, "has not this year passed very quickly and very happily quite as quickly and quite as happily as if you had been staying at Arnwood?"
And then he said 'But were his two sisters brought up at Arnwood also? I replied, that I believed not, although they were often there, and were allowed to play with the children of the house. He looked at me steadfastly, as if he would read my thoughts, and then went on writing.
"Yes, it is indeed," replied Edward; "but it can't be helped." "No, of course not, but it may be made more easy. I know what will do it some good; for I recollect when Benjamin burnt his hand at Arnwood, what they applied to it, and it gave him great relief." "Yes, very likely; but I am not aware that we have any drugs or medicine in the cottage.
The cottage in the New Forest was held by, and eventually made over to, Pablo, who became a very steady character, and in the course of time married a young girl from Arnwood, and had a houseful of young gipsies.
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