"Oh, Mr Bold," said he, "papa, I'm sure, will be glad to see you; I suppose you want to see papa.

Shall I hold your horse for you?
Oh what a very pretty horse!" and he turned his head and winked funnily at his brothers.

"Papa has heard such good news about the old hospital to-day.

We know you'll be glad to hear it, because you're such a friend of grandpapa Harding, and so much in love with Aunt Nelly!" "How d'ye do, lads ?" said Bold, dismounting.

"I want to see your father if he's at home." "Lads!" said Henry, turning on his heel and addressing himself to his brother, but loud enough to be heard by Bold; "lads, indeed! if we're lads, what does he call himself ?" Charles James condescended to say nothing further, but cocked his hat with much precision, and left the visitor to the care of his youngest brother.
Samuel stayed till the servant came, chatting and patting the horse; but as soon as Bold had disappeared through the front door, he stuck a switch under the animal's tail to make him kick if possible.
The church reformer soon found himself _tete-a-tete_ with the archdeacon in that same room, in that sanctum sanctorum of the rectory, to which we have already been introduced.