mournedoldMrs。Martin。’ButItoldhismotherhow’twouldbe——
marryingsomanynotchesaboveher。Thechildwassuretochawhigh，likehisfather！’
WhenSwithinhadbeenup—stairsaminuteortwohowever，healteredhismind，andcomingdownagainateallthepudding，withtheaspectofapersonundertakingadeedofgreatmagnanimity。Therelishwithwhichhedidsorestoredtheunisonthatknewnomoreseriousinterruptionsthansuchasthis。
’Mr。Torkinghamhasbeenherethisafternoon，’saidhisgrandmother;
’andhewantsmetolethimmeetsomeofthechoirhereto—nightforpractice。Theywholiveatthisendoftheparishwon’tgotohishousetotryoverthetunes，because’tissofar，theysay，andso’tis，poormen。Sohe’sgoingtoseewhatcomingtothemwilldo。