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Cross's good graces since his failure to become her tenant a couple of years ago, the artist had but to present himself again to be forgiven, and when it grew evident that he came to the house on Bertha's account, he rose into higher favour than ever. But this promising state of things abruptly ended. One morning, Bertha, with a twinkle in her eyes, announced the fact of Franks' marriage.
"Take the letter which I read from Miss Lytton, which was found following the strange disappearance of the note from Thurston." He dipped a pen into a little bottle, and wrote on a piece of paper: * What is your opinion about Cross's Headache Cure? Would you recommend it for a nervous headache? Burgess Thurston, c/o Mrs. S. Boncour.
"We will at least ascertain whether there are any human beings on board her. Mr Ritson," to the carpenter, who since Cross's impressment had acted in the capacity of second mate "steer your present course, please, as long as the wind will allow you; crack on all you can; and, as soon as the burning ship or whatever it is is fairly in sight, give me a call."
Cross's Hospital near Winchester, which the queen had promised him when the present holder should be made a bishop. But this never happened. He obtained however in lieu of it the chancellorship of St. Paul's cathedral, 8 December 1594, which in the following year he exchanged for the wardenship of the college at Manchester.
"I'se got sorter hard er heahin', Marse Gabriel, but dar's al'ays a tur'able lot er fuss gwine on w'en de chillen begin ter come up f'om de fields. 'T wuz becase uv oner dem ar boys dat I sont fur you," she pursued. "He went plum outer his haid yestiddy en fout wid a w'ite man down yonder at Cross's Co'nder, en dar's gwine ter be trouble about'n hit des ez sho' ez you live."
Besides, you do not make half enough show. You ought to go with the times. Why, at Cross's at Cambridge their upstairs windows are hung full of spades and hoes and such things, and you can see it is business up to the garret. I should turn the parlour into a counting-house.
"The stern mournfulness which is produced by most of her novels gives us the idea of one who does not know, or who has forgotten, that the stone was rolled away from the heart of the world on the morning when Christ arose from the tomb." Miss Blind's Life of George Eliot. Mr. Cross's Life of George Eliot, I regret to say, did not reach me until after the foregoing pages had gone to press.
Cross's nephews to fish last summer when they were staying at the Rectory, and he said I might too, if I ever felt inclined." "I've never seen trout tickled," said Lindsay. "It will be a case of 'First catch your fish, then cook it'," laughed Rhoda. "It isn't at all easy to whisk them out they're the most slippery things you can imagine.
But I don't care even if I only get half that, I shall be married all the same. Rosamund has plenty of pluck. I couldn't ask her to start life on a pound a week about my average for the last two years; but with two or three hundred in hand, and a decent little house, like that of Mrs. Cross's, at a reasonable rent well, we shall risk it. I'm sick of waiting.
Shall I begin with yours? It is quite unnecessary; they are always immaculate but rules are rules." She smiled pleasantly, and glancing through the drawers found them neat and orderly. She then turned to Blue Bonnet's bureau. Under the usual pallor of Joy Cross's face a dull red mounted, dying out quickly, leaving it whiter than before. "Miss Ashe is away, isn't she? Gone home for the week-end.
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