6/24 The old dean would crawl in, if it were but for half an hour. The chancellor, treasurer, archdeacon, prebendaries, and minor canons would all go, and would all take their wives. Mr.Harding was especially bidden to do so, resolving in his heart to keep himself far removed from Mrs. And Mrs.Bold was determined to go, though assured by her father that there was no necessity for such a sacrifice on her part. Had they not been invited separately? |