were more frequent and at length a white or red mansion looked down from a moderate eminence or allowed adam to be aware of its and chimneys among the masses of and elms � masses now with early and close at hand came the village the small church with its red roof looking humble even among the faded half houses the old green grave stones with round them nothing fresh and bright but the children opening round eyes at the post chaise nothing noisy and busy but the gaping of mysterious what a much prettier village was i and it should not be neglected like this place vigorous should go on every where among farm buildings and cottages in coming along the road should do nothing but e as they went and adam should all the for he had a share in s business now and if he liked arthur would put money into the concern and buy the old man out in another year or two that was an ugly fault in arthur s life that last summer but the future should make amends many men would have retained a feeling of toward adam but he would � he would resolutely overcome all of that kind for he had certainly been very much in the wrong and though adam had been and violent and had thrust on him a painful the poor fellow was in love and had real provocation no arthur had not an evil feeling in his mind toward any human being he was happy and would make every one else happy that came within his reach and here was dear old at last sleeping on the hill like a quiet old place as it was in the late afternoon sunlight and opposite to it the great shoulders of the below them the blackness of the hanging woods and at last the pale front of the abbey looking out from among the oaks of the chase as if anxious for the heir s return poor grandfather and he lies dead there was a young fellow once coming into the estate and making his plans so the world goes round aunt must feel very desolate poor thing but she shall be as much as she her fat the wheels of arthur s chaise had been anxiously listened for at the chase for to day was friday and the funeral had already been deferred two days before it drew up on the gravel of the court yard all the servants in the house were assembled to receive him with a grave decent welcome a house of death a month ago perhaps it would have been difficult for them to have a suitable sadness in their when mr arthur was come to take possession but the hearts of the head were heavy that day for another adam cause than tjie death of the old squire and more than one of them was longing to be twenty miles away as mr was knowing what was to become of son el � pretty � whom they used to see every week they had the of household servants who like their places and were not inclined to go the full length of the severe indignation felt against him by the farming tenants but rather to make excuses for him nevertheless the sen who had been on terms of with the for many years could not help that the longed for event of the young squire s coming into the estate had been robbed of all its to arthur it was nothing surprising that the servants looked grave and sad was very much touched on seeing them all again and feeling that he was in a new relation to them it was that sort of pathetic emotion which has more than pain in it which is perhaps one of the most of all states to a good natured man conscious of the power to satisfy his good nature his heart swelled agreeably as he said well mills how is my aunt but now mr the lawyer who had been in the house ever since the came forward to give greetings and answer all questions and arthur walked with hun toward the library his aunt was him aunt was the only person in the house who knew nothing about her sorrow as a maiden daughter was with any other thoughts than those of anxiety funeral arrangements and her own future lot and after the manner of women she mourned for the father who had made her ufe important all the more because she had a secret sense that there was little mourning for him in other hearts but arthur kissed her tearful face more tenderly than he had ever done in his life before dear aunt he affectionately as he held her hand loss is the greatest of all but you must tell me how to try and make it up to yon all the rest of your ufe it was so sudden and so arthur poor miss began pouring out her little and arthur sat down to listen with impatient patience when a pause came he said now aunt i ll leave you for a quarter of an hour to go to my own room and then i shall come and give full attention to every thing my room is all ready for me i suppose mills he said to the butler who seemed to bo lingering uneasily about the entrance hall yes sir and there are letters for you they are all laid od the � writing table in your room on entering the small room which was called a but which arthur really only to and write in lie just cast his eyes on the wi table and saw that there were several letters and lying there bat he was in the uncomfortable dusty condition of a man who has had a long hurried journey and he must really refresh himself by 