Write now as soon as you like, and the sooner the better." In a very few hours Jennie had acted on this advice, and, though the writing and spelling were wonderful, the poor sick general, nursing himself at the Bath waters, felt the love that spoke in every word.

He had not expected much from his brothers; it was Jennie and Jennie's bairns he wanted to see.

He was soon afterwards an honored guest in Esthwaite Grange, and the handsome old soldier, riding slowly among the lovely dales, surrounded by his nephews and nieces, became a well-known sight to the villages around.
Many in Thirlston remembered him, and none of his old companions found themselves forgotten.

Nor did he neglect his brothers.

These cautious men had become of late years manufacturers, and it was said were growing fabulously rich.