I call this snug: a good fire, a clean pipe, a comfortable chair, and a steaming bowl at one's elbow." The Rector smiled faintly.
"It seems unnatural--" he began.
"Not at all, not at all," the Squire broke in.

"You have had a tremendous load on your mind, and now it is lifted off; the thundercloud has burst, and though damage has been done, one is thankful that it is no worse.

Now I can talk to you of a matter that has been on my mind for the last three weeks.

What steps do you think that I ought to take to find a successor for you?
It is most important to have a man who will be a real help in the parish, as you have been, would pull with one comfortably, and be a pleasant associate.

I don't want too young a fellow, and I don't want too old a one.