His father was bishop of the diocese." "Yes, sir.

Archdeacon Grantly lives at Plumstead." "I was staying once with an old friend of mine, Mr.Thorne of Ullathorne, who lives close to Plumstead, and saw a good deal of them.

I remember thinking Henry Grantly was a very nice lad.

He married afterwards." "Yes, sir; but his wife is dead now, and he has got a little girl,--Edith Grantly." "Is there no other child ?" "No, sir; only Edith." "You know him, then ?" "Yes, sir; I know Major Grantly,--and Edith.

I never saw Archdeacon Grantly." "Then, my dear, you never saw a very famous pillar of the church.
I remember when people used to talk a great deal about Archdeacon Grantly; but when his time came to be made a bishop, he was not sufficiently new-fangled; and so he got passed by.