He accordingly ordered his groom to take the light cart and drive over to Lewes, the next day, to meet the coach when it came in; and to bring over the new schoolmaster, his wife, and their belongings.
Mrs.Ellison at once went down to the village, and got a woman to scrub the cottage from top to bottom, and put everything tidy.

The furniture went with the house, and had been provided by the squire.
Mrs.Ellison went over it, and ordered a few more things to be sent down from the house to make it more comfortable for a married couple and, driving over to Lewes, ordered a carpet, curtains, and a few other little comforts for it.
James Shrewsbury was, upon his arrival, much pleased with his cottage, which contrasted strongly with the room in a crowded street which he had occupied in London; and his wife was still more pleased.
"I am sure we shall be happy and comfortable here, James," she said, "and the air feels so fresh and pure that I am convinced you will soon get strong and well again.

What is money to health?
I am sure I shall be ten times as happy, here, as I was when you were earning three or four times as much, in London." The squire and Mrs.Ellison came down the next morning, at the opening of the school; and after a chat with the new schoolmaster and his wife, the squire accompanied the former into the school room.
"Look here, boys and girls," he said, "Mr.Shrewsbury has come down from London to teach you.

He has been ill, and is not very strong.
I hope you will give him no trouble, and I can tell you it will be the worse for you, if you do.

I am going to look into matters myself; and I shall have a report sent me in, regularly, as to how each of you is getting on, with a special remark as to conduct; and I can tell you, if any of you are troublesome you will find me down at your father's, in no time." The squire's words had considerable effect, and an unusual quiet reigned in the school, after he had left and the new schoolmaster opened a book.
They soon found that his method of teaching was very different to that which they were accustomed to.