He has fine curly hair of sandy hue, which forms an aureole on his brow, and a reddish beard, which makes another inverted aureole to match, round his chin.

One cannot look at him, especially when the sun shines through him, without thinking how lovely he would be if stuffed and set on wheels, with a little string to drag him about.
{The Woodmancote carrier: p13.jpg} Phoebe confided to me that she was on the eve of loving the postman when the carrier came across her horizon.
"It doesn't do to be too hysty, does it, miss ?" she asked me as we were weeding the onion bed.

"I was to give the postman his answer on the Monday night, and it was on the Monday morning that Mr.Gladwish made his first trip here as carrier.

I may say I never wyvered from that moment, and no more did he.

When I think how near I came to promising the postman it gives me a turn." (I can understand that, for I once met the man I nearly promised years before to marry, and we both experienced such a sense of relief at being free instead of bound that we came near falling in love for sheer joy.) {Picture of toy on wheels: p14.jpg} The last and most important member of the household is the Square Baby.
His name is Albert Edward, and he is really five years old and no baby at all; but his appearance on this planet was in the nature of a complete surprise to all parties concerned, and he is spoiled accordingly.