So that Dickey had considerably modified his views as to the desirability of Mrs.
Hackit's kisses.
The Misses Farquhar made particular pets of Fred and Sophy, to whom they undertook to give lessons twice a-week in writing and geography; and Mrs.
Farquhar devised many treats for the little ones.

Patty's treat was to stay at home, or walk about with her papa; and when he sat by the fire in an evening, after the other children were gone to bed, she would bring a stool, and, placing it against his feet, would sit down upon it and lean her head against his knee.

Then his hand would rest on that fair head, and he would feel that Milly's love was not quite gone out of his life.
So the time wore on till it was May again, and the church was quite finished and reopened in all its new splendour, and Mr.Barton was devoting himself with more vigour than ever to his parochial duties.

But one morning--it was a very bright morning, and evil tidings sometimes like to fly in the finest weather--there came a letter for Mr.Barton, addressed in the Vicar's handwriting.

Amos opened it with some anxiety--somehow or other he had a presentiment of evil.