The whole affair, you see, is already settled, and that with very little trouble or expense.

Bold has been compelled to abandon his action, and all you have to do is to remain quiet at the hospital." Mr Harding still made no reply, but looked meekly into his son-in-law's face.

The archdeacon thought he knew his father-in-law, but he was mistaken; he thought that he had already talked over a vacillating man to resign his promise.

"Come," said he, "promise Susan to give up this idea of resigning the wardenship." The warden looked at his daughter, thinking probably at the moment that if Eleanor were contented with him, he need not so much regard his other child, and said, "I am sure Susan will not ask me to break my word, or to do what I know to be wrong." "Papa," said she, "it would be madness in you to throw up your preferment.

What are you to live on ?" "God, that feeds the young ravens, will take care of me also," said Mr Harding, with a smile, as though afraid of giving offence by making his reference to scripture too solemn.
"Pish!" said the archdeacon, turning away rapidly.