And Mark, among others, so declared--and was so convinced in spite of his own little disappointment.

And on the third morning after the reading of the will Squire Crowdy, of Creamclotted Hall, altogether got over his grief, and said that it was all right.

And then it was decided that Jane should go home with him--for there was a brother squire who, it was thought, might have an eye to Jane;--and Lucy, the younger, should be taken to Framley parsonage.

In a fortnight from the receipt of that letter Mark arrived at his own house with his sister Lucy under his wing.
All this interfered greatly with Mark's wise resolution as to the Sowerby-bill incubus.

In the first place, he could not get to Barchester as soon as he had intended, and then an idea came across him that possibly it might be well that he should borrow the money of his brother John, explaining the circumstances, of course, and paying him due interest.