Good luck to you! I don't envy you your job.' 'Good Lord, no! But you see I'm Chairman of this blessed show, and they all fixed on me to bell the cat.

We want a hundred acres of the Park, a new agent, notices for three farmers, etcetera!' The Rector whistled.

'I shall wait, on tiptoe, to see what happens! What are your powers ?' 'Oh, tremendous!' 'So you have him?
Well, good-day.' And the Rector was passing on.

But Sir Henry stooped over his horse's neck--'As you know, perhaps, it would be very inconvenient to my poor little Beryl if Mannering were to make a quarrel of it with me.' 'Ah, I gathered that she and Aubrey were engaged,' said the Rector cordially.

'Best congratulations! Has the Squire behaved well ?' 'Moderately.