"Mr.Thorndyke has been good enough to offer me the living of Crowswood." Then he recovered himself.

"I beg your pardon, sir, for my unmannerliness in not first introducing my wife to you." "It was natural that you should think of telling her the news first of all," the Squire said courteously.

"Madam, I am your obedient servant, and I hope that soon we shall get to know each other well.

I consider it of great importance that the Squire of a parish and the Rector should work well together, and see a great deal of each other.

I don't know whether you are aware, Mr.Greg, that the living is worth 200 pounds a year, besides which there is a paddock of about ten acres, which is sufficient for the keep of a horse and cow.