5/36 I had a terrible time with him, and then he set to work to find the child; but, as I told you, we never did find it, or hear a word of it from that time to this, and the squire has never held up his head. He will be pretty well out of his mind with joy." "I am very glad to hear what you say, John," Mrs.Walsham said. "I could hardly fancy the squire, who always has borne such a name for kindness, being so hard that he would not listen to his dying son's entreaties." "No, ma'am. The squire was hard for a bit. Master Herbert's marriage was a sad disappointment to him. |