‘Yes; and when they go, I shall return to the parsonage at Morton: Hannah will accompany me; and this old house will be shut up.’ I waited a few moments, expecting he would go on with the subject first broached: but he seemed to…

As to Mr. St John, the intimacy which had arisen so naturally and rapidly between me and his sisters did not extend to him. One reason of the distance yet observed between us was, that he was comparatively seldom at home: a large proportion…

‘She has already said that she is willing to do anything honest she can do,’ answered Diana for me; ‘and you know, St. John, she has no choice of helpers: she is forced to put up with such crusty people as you.’ ‘I will…

It was full of the fragrance of new bread and the warmth of a generous fire. Hannah was baking. Prejudices, it is well known, are most difficult to eradicate from the heart whose soil has never been loosened or fertilised by education: they grow…

Where do you come from?’ ‘I am a stranger.’ ‘What is your business here at this hour?’ ‘I want a night’s shelter in an out-house or anywhere, and a morsel of bread to eat.’ Distrust, the very feeling I dreaded, appeared in Hannah’s face.…