You have reason to be proud of him.

He managed his sermon well at a short notice, clear, poetical, etc., and all that sort of thing.' The abrupt termination to the speech was occasioned by the approach of Lady Mary Nugent, who also congratulated Mr Prothero.
'Thank you, sir; thank your ladyship; glad you approve,' was all the proud father could say, with the tears in his eyes all the while.
As to Rowland, he was undergoing an ovation of hand-shakings and praises from everybody present, which he was fain to put an end to, by beginning to organise the procession to the tent.

One simple sentence, however, rang in his ears for the remainder of that day.
'Thank you, Mr Rowland, for your sermon.

I hope you have done us all good,' said Miss Gwynne.
She began to think more highly of him than she had ever thought before, and owned to Miss Hall that he had words at command, and that at a short notice.
The procession was very pretty.

The school-children walked two and two, and looked like so many large scarlet poppies, as they wended their way through the avenue.