Her mother died when she was two years old, and Ralph Lugur hes been mother and father both to her.

He took her with him wherever he went except into the pulpit." "The pulpit?
What do you mean ?" "He was a Methodist preacher, but he left the pulpit and went into the schoolroom.

The Conference was glad he did so, for he was little in the way of preaching but he's a great scholar, and I should say he hesn't his equal as a teacher in all England.

He has the boys and girls of Hatton at a word.

Sir, you'll allow that I am no coward, but I wouldn't touch the hem of Lucy Lugur's skirt, if it wasn't in respect and honor, for a goodish bit o' brass.