That was my view of the matter; and, twist and turn it as he might, he was forced in the end to make it his view too.

We arranged that he was to ride over, after lunch, to Frizinghall, and bring the Diamond back, with Mr.Godfrey and the two young ladies, in all probability, to keep him company on the way home again.
This settled, our young gentleman went back to Miss Rachel.
They consumed the whole morning, and part of the afternoon, in the everlasting business of decorating the door, Penelope standing by to mix the colours, as directed; and my lady, as luncheon time drew near, going in and out of the room, with her handkerchief to her nose (for they used a deal of Mr.Franklin's vehicle that day), and trying vainly to get the two artists away from their work.

It was three o'clock before they took off their aprons, and released Penelope (much the worse for the vehicle), and cleaned themselves of their mess.

But they had done what they wanted--they had finished the door on the birthday, and proud enough they were of it.

The griffins, cupids, and so on, were, I must own, most beautiful to behold; though so many in number, so entangled in flowers and devices, and so topsy-turvy in their actions and attitudes, that you felt them unpleasantly in your head for hours after you had done with the pleasure of looking at them.