" It was Mr. Whitelaw who appeared as principal guest at the Grange on Christmas-day; Mr. Whitelaw, supported on this occasion by a widowed cousin of his who had kept house for him for some years, and who bore a strong family likeness to him both in person and manner, and Ellen Carley thought that it was impossible for the world to contain a more disagreeable pair.

With the thousands went a charming grange in the north country and many fat acres which should of right be transmitted to a male Carteret.

We were got into the orchard now, winding in and out among the trees, and Althea went musing by herself; but I could not help lingering beside Harry, to say some comfortable words about how all folks loved Mr. Truelocke, my aunt especially, and I knew it was in her mind to have the old gentleman make his home at the Grange with her, if he only would. 'Ay,' says Harry; 'that's a larger "if" than you wot of, sweet Lucy.

On the day named they reached Puritan Grange at the hour fixed.

Place House, once a grange of Shaftesbury Abbey, at the end of the village, is an early Tudor manor.

"It may not be possible for me to stay at Studley Grange for a week, but in any case I can promise to come and see the patient.

HOW ANDREW CAME TO THE GRANGE BY NIGHT VIII.

When I reached the Grange before sunset I found a girl knitting under the porch, and an old woman reclining on the house-steps, smoking a meditative pipe.

She told Marian how she had written to Mr. Fenton on the day before, in order to avoid the agitation of a surprise, should he appear at the Grange without waiting to announce his coming.

Chapter XLV The Boltons Are Much Troubled The condition of the inhabitants of Puritan Grange during the six weeks immediately after the verdict was very sad indeed.

From June 20th to Aug. 1st I was at the Grange near Keswick (where I hired a house) with my wife and most of my family.

And Robert himself was much oftener at the Grange than either of the other brothers.

"Take these curls and throw them away," said Mrs. Le Grange to Sally, her waiting-maid.

I remembered at that moment what Lady Studley had said about her husband refusing to leave the Grange under any circumstances.

He received me so cordially, with such kind inquiries into the object and cause of my journey, such a fatherly interest in my plans and aims, such an earnest repetition of the invitation he had given me in his note to look upon La Grange as my home, that I felt at once that I was no longer without a guide and protector in a foreign land.