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Before I went to my bed, I had left her quiet and happy; I had arranged with Herr Grosse that he was still to keep his excitable patient secluded from visitors all through the next day; and I had secured as an ally to help me in preventing Nugent from entering the house, no less a person than Reverend Finch himself.
The line of our route to this river described no great detour, and the trees being marked, as also the ground, by the cartwheels, Mr. Finch could have no difficulty in following our track THUS far. We were now however to turn from a northern, to a western course, and I accordingly explained this to Mr. Finch in a letter which I deposited in a marked tree, as arranged with him before I set out.
Oscar had only to tell us where the lady lived and Lucilla would be found! I stopped Mr. Finch, in the act of maddening Oscar by administering pastoral consolation to him. "Leave it to me," I said, showing him the letter. "I know what you want." The rector stared at me indignantly. I turned to Mrs. Finch. "We have had a weary journey," I went on. "Oscar is not so well used to traveling as I am.
Then came the Marmadukes and the Marygolds, and old Miss Finch in a sedan-chair from the adjoining village, and a goodish-looking man whose name I never made out, and Mr. Sprigges the curate; and lastly, in a white heat and a state of utter confusion, my shy acquaintance of the railway and the pointers, who was ushered in by Lady Horsingham's pompous butler under the style and title of Mr.
"Delighted to make your acquaintance, Mrs. Finch I have long wished for this pleasure. Thank you, Mr. Finch, for all your kindness to my brother. Madame Pratolungo, I presume? Permit me to shake hands. It is needless to say, I have heard of your illustrious husband. Aha! here's a baby. Yours, Mrs. Finch? Girl or boy, ma'am? A fine child if a bachelor may be allowed to pronounce an opinion.
Bachelor uncle Batchford, and his old maiden sister, both conceived the strongest affection for the child. "Our niece Lucilla," they said, "has justified our fondest hopes she is a Batchford, not a Finch!" "Wait a bit, and money will come of it," was all he said. Truly money was wanted! with fruitful Mrs. Finch." Lucilla grew up from childhood to womanhood.
Miss Finch, the new housekeeper, arrived a few days before they started: so Katy had time to take her over the house and explain all the different things she wanted done and not done, to secure papa's comfort and the children's. Miss Finch was meek and gentle. She seemed glad of a comfortable home.
To this list my ornithological comrade before mentioned added seven species, namely: white-winged scoter, barred owl, cowbird, purple finch, white-winged crossbill, fox sparrow, and winter wren. Between us, as far as land birds went, we did pretty well.
'This will not do, Georgina. It is vain to turn aside now from what will and must come on you some day. 'Don't! don't, Theodora! said she, petulantly. 'Everything goes against me! There's Jane taken to lecturing, and even Mr. Finch is growing crabbed, and declares he shall take me to vegetate in this horrid place he has bought in the country. 'Oh, I am so glad! exclaimed Theodora.
As they stood there looking at each other, uncertain as to the next step, there came a knock at the back door. The mother went to open it, pausing on her way to push back some chairs and put the room to rights, thus allowing the family to regain its composure. "Good morning, Mrs. Finch. You will be thinking I have slept in your barn all night." It was Long John Cameron. "Come away in, Mr. Cameron.
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