Thentherecametidings，addressedonthisoccasiontoMrsGrantly，thatCosbyLodgewastobegivenup。Lady—dayhadcome，andthenoticenecessarilytobegivenatthatperiod，wassogiven。’Iknowthiswillgrieveyou，’MajorGrantlyhadsaid，’butmyfatherhasdrivenmetoit。’This，initself，wasacauseofgreatsorrow，bothtothearchdeaconandtoMrsGrantly，astherewerecircumstancesconnectedwithCosbyLodgewhichmadethemthinkthatitwasaverydesirableresidencefortheirson。’Ishallselleverythingabouttheplaceandgoabroadatonce，’hesaidinasubsequentletter。’Mypresentideaisthat，IshallsettlemyselfatPau，asmyincomewillsufficeformetolivethere，andeducationforEdithwillbecheap。AtanyrateIwillnotcontinuetoliveinEngland。Icouldneverbehappyhereincircumstancesoaltered。OfcourseIshouldnothaveleftmyprofession，unlessIhadunderstoodfrommyfatherthattheincomearisingfromitwouldnotbenecessarytome。Idonot，however，meantocomplain，butsimplytotellyouthatIshallgo。’Thereweremanylettersbetweenthemotherandsoninthosedays。
’Ishallstaytillafterthetrial，’hesaid。’Ifshewillthengowithme，wellandgood；butwhethershewillornot，Ishallnotremainhere。’AllthisseemedtoMrsGrantlytobepeculiarlyunfortunate，forhadhenotresolvedtogo，thingsmightevenyethaverightedthemselves。FromwhatshecouldnowunderstandofthecharacterofMissCrawley，whomshedidnotknowpersonally，shethoughtitprobablethatGrace，intheeventofherfatherbeingfoundguiltybythejury，wouldabsolutelyandpersistentlyrefusetheoffermadetoher。Shewouldbetoogood，asMrsGrantlyputittoherself，tobringmiseryanddisgraceintoanotherfamily。ButshouldMrCrawleybeacquitted，andshouldthemarriagethentakeplace，thearchdeaconhimselfmightprobablybegottoforgiveit。IneithercasetherewouldbenonecessityforbreakingupthehouseatCosbyLodge。ButherdearsonHenry，herbestbeloved，wasobstinateandstiff—neckedandwouldtakenoadvice。’Heisevenworsethanhisfather，’shesaid，inhershort—livedanger，toherownfathertowhomaloneatthistimeshecouldunburdenhergriefs，seekingconsolationandencouragement。
Itwasherhabittogoovertothedeaneryatanyratetwiceaweekatthistime，andontheoccasionofoneofthevisitssomade，sheexpressedverystronglyherdistressatthefamilyquarrelwhichhadcomeamongthem。Theoldmantookhisgrandson’spartthroughandthrough。’Idonotatallseewhyheshouldnotmarrytheyoungladyifhelikesher。Asformoney，thereoughttobeenoughwithouthishavingtolookforawifewithafortune。’
’Itisnotaquestionofmoney，papa。’
’Andastorank，’continuedMrHarding，’Henrywillnotatanyratebegoinglowerthanhisfatherdidwhenhemarriedyou；——notsolowindeed，foratthattimeIwasonlyaminorcanon，andMrCrawleyisinpossessionofabenefice。’