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Indeed, this man was quite close to him, although, from the want of light and the posture of the man, the face was invisible to him. But he knew the fellow to be a stranger to Bullhampton. The dress was strange, the manner was strange, and the mode of standing was strange. Gilmore had lived at Bullhampton all his life, and, without much thought on the subject, knew Bullhampton ways.
"He gives this as copied from the terrier of the parish, my lord." "I don't believe a word of it," said the Marquis. "You didn't look at the plan of the estate, my lord?" "I don't think we did; but Packer had no doubt. No one knows the property in Bullhampton so well as Packer, and Packer said "
The next week was one of considerable perturbation, trouble, and excitement at Bullhampton, and in the neighbourhood of Warminster and Heytesbury. It soon became known generally that Jack the Grinder and Lawrence Acorn were in Salisbury gaol, and that Sam Brattle was wanted. The perturbation and excitement at Bullhampton were, of course, greater than elsewhere.
There was a train which took them to the Bullhampton Road station, and from thence they walked to the mill. It was a weary journey both for the poor girl and for the old man; but anything was better than delay for another night in Trotter's Buildings. And then the miller was unwilling to be absent from his mill one hour longer than was necessary.
The strangest and most important piece of business going on at this time in Bullhampton was the building of a new chapel or tabernacle, the people called it a Salem, for Mr. Puddleham. The first word as to the erection reached Mr.
Grimes was a staunch Churchman; and though in the way of business he was very glad to have the building of a Methodist chapel, or of a Pagan temple, if such might come in his way, yet, even though he possibly might give some offence to the great man's shadow in Bullhampton, he was willing to postpone his work for two or three days at the Vicar's request.
But nevertheless Jacob Brattle is ever at war with his landlord in regard to repairs wanted for his mill, and Mr. Gilmore, the landlord in question, declares that he wishes that the Avon would some night run so high as to carry off the mill altogether. Bullhampton is very quiet. There is no special trade in the place. Its interests are altogether agricultural. It has no newspaper.
Sir Gregory is all very well; but one does like one's own house." From all which Mary understood that her dear aunt still wished that she might have had her own way in disposing of her niece's hand, as her dear friends at Bullhampton had wished to have theirs. The following were the answers from Mary to the two letters given above; Loring, 3rd September, 186 . I am very, very, very sorry.
"I fancy they can make you have it pulled down." "Then their making me shall be my hair shirt, and I shall be fitted just as well." Upon that they went back to Bullhampton, and the Squire told the two ladies what had passed; as to the hair shirt and all. Mr. Fenwick in making for himself his hair shirt did not think it necessary to abstain from writing to the Marquis of Trowbridge.
As yet, however, he had made no impression in that direction. At last they parted on an understanding that they were to breakfast together the next morning at Fenwick's hotel, and then go to the eleven o'clock Sunday service at a certain noted metropolitan church. At breakfast, and during the walk to church, Fenwick said not a word to his friend about Bullhampton.
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