CHAPTER V.
LET such amongst us as are willing to be children again, if it be only for an hour, resign ourselves to the sweet enchantment that steals upon the spirit when it indulges in the memory of early and innocent enjoyment.
D.L.

RICHARDSON.
AT dinner, Caroline's lively recital of their adventures was received with much interest, not only by the Merton family, but by some of the neighbouring gentry who shared the rector's hospitality.

The sudden return of any proprietor to his old hereditary seat after a prolonged absence makes some sensation in a provincial neighbourhood.

In this case, where the proprietor was still young, unmarried, celebrated, and handsome, the sensation was of course proportionably increased.

Caroline and Evelyn were beset by questions, to which the former alone gave any distinct reply.