'Well, and then he died and the family lived on ?' 'Yes, he died the year after he bought the place.

And perhaps the most interesting thing of all has been the development of his eldest daughter.

She has watched over her mother, she has brought up her sisters; but much more than that: she has become a sort of Deborah in these valleys,' said the vicar smiling.

'I don't count for much, she counts for a great deal.

I can't get the people to tell me their secrets, she can.