I only told you that to show you how you can always expect her to turn up unexpected." "Mrs.Brinkly spoke of Miss Panney," said Cicely; "she said that she was the first one to come and see her about rooms for us." "That was certainly very kind," said Mrs.Drane, "considering that she does not know us at all, except through Dr.Tolbridge.I remember his speaking of her." "That place over there," said Andy, "you can jest see the tops of the chimneys, that's called Cobhurst; that's where old Matthias Butterwood used to live.

It was an awful big house for one man, but he was queer.
There's nobody livin' there now but two young people, sort of temporary, I guess, though the place belongs to 'em.

I don't think they are any too well off.

They don't give us hack-drivers much custom, never havin' any friends comin' or goin', or trunks or anything.

He's got no other business, they say, and don't know no more about farmin' than a potato knows about preachin'.