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Updated: June 1, 2025
Walking round the garden with Mr. and Mrs. Treane, members of our congregation who had walked back with us, I was much annoyed to find a large newspaper full of bones on the gravel-path, evidently thrown over by those young Griffin boys next door; who, whenever we have friends, climb up the empty steps inside their conservatory, tap at the windows, making faces, whistling, and imitating birds.
If shaken to bring down the fruit, they will discharge a shower upon the head of him who stands beneath. The rain is warm, coming from some southern region; but the willow attests that it is an autumnal spell of weather, by scattering down no infrequent multitude of yellow leaves, which rest upon the sloping roof of the house, and strew the gravel-path and the grass.
At last steps were heard on the gravel-path; a novice entered the arbour, and placed a bowl of bread and milk by the Abbot. The latter started, as though he had been recalled from far away, and exclaimed, "Leave me in peace!" The novice remained standing, frightened and troubled. Then a little bird, which had been sitting in the arbour, struck up its song.
His voice was heard in the porch, alternating with deeper and less carefully restrained tones. Then there was a sound of steps on the gravel-path. Presently he came back. Mrs. Middleton's attitude was unchanged, except that she had drawn a little closer to the wall.
"You could do so quite well if you came to time," said the clerk, turning away to his walnut-tree. "Why don't you?" "I overslept myself this morning. Father never called me afore he went out. No doubt he had a drop too much last night." She went flying up the gravel-path as she spoke. Gum's cousin.
Is there a more thrilling sight? I stood with one foot forward on the gravel-path, and with folded arms and bowed head I waited. I saw the scarf fringe before seeing the face. I looked up, and there stood before me a lovely woman ... but it was not Irene!... It was Mad. de Lorgeville. She knew me and I recognised her, having known her before her marriage.
He felt the tears start to his eyes; he scarcely could restrain them; he abruptly bowed his head, and began to examine a beautiful horned beetle, which was just crossing the gravel-path at a quick pace, apparently having some very important affairs to regulate. When M. Langis raised his head his eyes were dry, his face serene, his lips smiling.
"The rose between," suggested Chester. "The tie that binds," corrected the girl, placing an arm about each of them. Then they all laughed so merrily, that the infection reached a ragged urchin playing on the gravel-path near by. "My dear," said the father. "Chester has promised to stay with us, and be " "Your man about the house," finished Chester. "Which we certainly need," agreed Lucy.
The expected footsteps were at last heard on the gravel-path, and a moment or two afterwards Janet ushered the father and son into the room. The squire did not look very well. He was worn and sorrowful, and rather pale.
Vixen walked slowly along the shining gravel-path with her black and gold mantle folded round her, looking altogether statuesque and unapproachable. They took one turn in absolute silence, and then Captain Winstanley, who was not inclined to beat about the bush when he had something particular to say, and a good opportunity for saying it, broke the spell.
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