I told him that there was no need for Gladys to do quite so much; in fact, she was putting herself a little too forward in the parish, considering how young she was, and the vicar an unmarried man.

So Giles and I gave her a word.

I am sure he spoke most gently, and I was very careful indeed in only giving her a hint that people, and even Mr.Cunliffe, might misconstrue such devotion.

I never saw Gladys in such a passion; and the next day she had flung everything up.

She told the vicar that the schoolroom made her head ache, and that her throat was delicate, and she could not sing.