Why had he come to this horrid place?
Had he not everything at home at Framley which the heart of man could desire?
No; the heart of man can desire deaneries--the heart, that is, of the man vicar; and the heart of the man dean can desire bishoprics; and before the eyes of the man bishop does there not loom the transcendental glory of Lambeth?
He had owned to himself that he was ambitious; but he had to own to himself now also that he had hitherto taken but a sorry path towards the object of his ambition.

On the next morning at breakfast-time, before his horse and gig arrived for him, no one was so bright as his friend Sowerby.

"So you are off, are you ?" said he.
"Yes, I shall go this morning." "Say everything that's kind from me to Lufton.

I may possibly see him out hunting; otherwise we shan't meet till the spring.

As to my going to Framley, that's out of the question.