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I think people should be as particular over choosing their daughter's governess as their son's wife; and having chosen, should show her almost equal honour." "You'll have your sons choosing themselves wives soon, John. I fancy Guy has a soft place in his heart for that pretty Grace Oldtower." But the father made no answer. He was always tenacious over the slightest approach to such jests as these.
But concealments were idle she would read everything hear everything meet everything even those neighbours who out of curiosity or sympathy called at Beechwood. Not many times, though; they said they could not understand Mrs. Halifax. So, after a while, they all left her alone, except good little Grace Oldtower.
"But I ought to tell you, Sir Ralph, that my wife and I are very simple people that we make no mere acquaintances, and only desire friends." "It is fortunate that Lady Oldtower and myself share the same peculiarity." And, shaking hands with a stately cordiality, the old man took his leave. "John, you have made a step in the world to-day."
Edwin, standing talking to the good old soul, who admired her baby-boy very much, but wouldn't allow there could be any children like Mrs. Halifax's children. There was Edwin, deep in converse with his brother Guy, while beside them prettier and younger-looking than ever Grace Oldtower was making a posy for little Louise.
Yet this feeling had made him doubly careful to give his boys every possible advantage of study, short of sending them from home, to which he had an invincible objection. And three finer lads, or better educated, there could not be found in the whole country. "I think, John, Guy has quite got over his fancy of going to Cambridge with Ralph Oldtower."
We entered, making little noise; but John's head was taller than most heads present; the sheriff saw him at once, and bowed courteously. So did young Mr. Herbert Oldtower, so did the Earl of Luxmore. Richard Brithwood alone took no notice, but turned his back and looked another way. It was now many years since I had seen the 'squire, Lady Caroline's husband.
And as if, even to this day, the mention of the young man's name brought back thoughts of the last day we had seen him a day which, its sadness having gone by, still kept its unspoken sacredness, distinct from all other days John moved away and went and talked to a girl whom both he and the mother liked above most young girls we knew simple, sunny-faced Grace Oldtower. Dancing began.
Dust, venerable and beloved but still only dust. The conversation ending, we took our diverse ways; Sir Ralph giving Mr. Halifax a hearty invitation to the manor-house, and seeing him hesitate, added, that "Lady Oldtower would shortly have the honour of calling upon Mrs. Halifax." John bowed.
A carriage overtook us here; in it were two gentlemen, one of whom bowed in a friendly manner to John. He returned it. "This is well; I shall have one honest gentleman to deal with to-day." "Who is he?" "Sir Ralph Oldtower, from whom I bought Longfield. An excellent man I like him even his fine old Norman face, like one of his knightly ancestors on the tomb in Kingswell church.
Halifax, prejudiced by a certain French lady who had for a few months completely upset the peace of the manor-house, and even slightly tainted her own favourite, pretty Grace Oldtower, had received coldly this governess plan from the beginning. "Would she have to live with us?" "I think so, decidedly." "Then it can't be. The house will not accommodate her. It will hardly hold even ourselves.
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