So you see that my friend Manners was tickling death with a straw for Dorothy's sake.
One day Dawson approached Sir George and told him that a man sought employment in the household of Haddon Hall.

Sir George placed great confidence in his forester; so he told Dawson to employ the man if his services were needed.

The new servant proved to be a fine, strong fellow, having a great shock of carrot-colored hair and a bushy beard of rusty red.
Dawson engaged the newcomer, and assigned to him the duty of kindling the fires in the family apartments of the Hall.

The name of the new servant was Thomas Thompson, a name that Dorothy soon abbreviated to Tom-Tom.
One day she said to him, by way of opening the acquaintance, "Thomas, you and I should be good friends; we have so much in common." "Thank you, my lady," responded Thomas, greatly pleased.

"I hope we shall be good friends; indeed, indeed I do, but I cannot tell wherein I am so fortunate as to have anything in common with your Ladyship.