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Updated: September 13, 2025
But for you, I should be dead, or mad. You have pulled me through." "Through the window I did. Lord, forgive me for it," said Joseph. "Well, I'll go up to town with you; but I can't be always tied to your tail. I haven't got twenty pounds a week. To be sure," he added, dryly, "I haven't earned it. That is one comfort." He telegraphed Hillstoke, and took Severne up to London.
No lime in it, and too many reptiles. It was the children gave me the clew. I suspected the cherry stones at first: but when I came to look into it, I found they eat just as many cherry stones in the valley, and are as rosy as apples; but, then, there is well water in the valleys. So I put this and that together, and I examined the water they drink at Hillstoke. Sir, it is full of animalcula.
"Ah, Zoe, you know your power. Have a little mercy." "Perhaps I may have a great deal if you obey me." "I will obey you." "Then go to bed this minute." She gave him a heavenly smile, and closed the window. Next morning, as soon as breakfast was over, Ned Severne said, "Any messages for Hillstoke? I am going to walk up there this morning." "Embrace my virago for me," said Vizard.
Gale now leases the Hillstoke farm of Vizard, and does pretty well. She breeds a great many sheep and cattle. The high ground and sheltering woods suit them. She makes a little money every year, and gets a very good house for nothing. Doctress Gale is still all eyes, and notices everything. She studies hard, and practices a little.
Refreshed by this aspiration, the like of which I have not yet heard delivered in churches but the rising generation will perhaps be more fortunate in that respect she went into the kitchen, ordered tea, bread and butter, and one egg for dinner at seven o'clock, and walked instantly back to Hillstoke to inspect the village, according to her ideas of inspection.
"For," said she, "the people at Hillstoke are relenting; at least, they run to me with their cut fingers and black eyes, though they won't trust me with their sacred rheumatics. I must also supply myself with vermifuges till the well is dug, and so mitigate puerile puttiness and internal torments."
Lord Uxmoor was presented to her, at his own request. Soon after this luncheon was announced. Vizard joined them, welcomed Rhoda genially, and told the party he had ordered the break, and Uxmoor would drive them to the farm round by Hillstoke and the Common.
These, however, came in through a country agent from a town agent, and left no clew. But one fine day, with no warning except to his own people, Lord Uxmoor came home; and the next day rode to Hillstoke to talk matters over with Miss Gale. He was fortunate enough to find her at home.
"Do you hear that?" said Vizard, piteously, to Uxmoor. "Threatened and cajoled in one breath. Who can resist this fatal sex? Miss Gale, I will bore a well on Hillstoke common. Any idea how deep we must go to the antipodes, or only to the center?" "Three hundred and thirty feet, or thereabouts." "No more? Any idea what it will cost?" "Of course I have.
Ah, how I envy you to be able to do such great things so easily! Water to poisoned Hillstoke with one hand; milk to starved Islip with the other. This is to be indeed a king!" The enthusiast rose from the table in her excitement, and her face was transfigured; she looked beautiful for the moment. "I'll do it," shouted Vizard; "and you are a trump."
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