\"Nofear,ifyoulookaftermeasyouseemtohavepromisedtodo,judgingbythethanksyougetinthisnote。Pooroldgovernor！Ishouldliketoseehim,forit\'salmostfouryearssincehecamehomelastandhemustbegettingon。\"
Charliewastheonlyoneoftheboyswhoevercalledhisfather\"governor,\"
perhapsbecausetheothersknewandlovedtheirfathers,whilehehadseensolittleofhisthatthelessrespectfulnamecamemorereadilytohislips,sincetheeldermanintruthseemedagovernorissuingrequestsorcommands,whichtheyoungertoooftenneglectedorresented。
LongagoRosehaddiscoveredthatUncleStephenfoundhomemadesodistastefulbyhiswife\'sdevotiontosocietythathepreferredtoexilehimself,takingbusinessasanexcuseforhisprotractedabsences。
Thegirlwasthinkingofthisasshewatchedhercousinturntheringaboutwithasuddensobrietywhichbecamehimwell;and,believingthatthemomentwaspropitious,shesaidearnestly:\"Heisgettingon。