ThenhecaughtsightoftheHighlandbonnetwithitsribbons。
Hepickeditupgleefully,forgettingher。Shewentout。
WhenhewasnineteenhesuddenlylefttheCo-op。officeandgot,asituationinNottingham。Inhisnewplacehehadthirtyshillings,aweekinsteadofeighteen。Thiswasindeedarise。Hismotherand,hisfatherwerebrimmedupwithpride。EverybodypraisedWilliam。
Itseemedhewasgoingtogetonrapidly。Mrs。Morelhoped,withhisaid,tohelpheryoungersons。Anniewasnowstudying,tobeateacher。Paul,alsoveryclever,wasgettingonwell,havinglessonsinFrenchandGermanfromhisgodfather,theclergyman,whowasstillafriendtoMrs。Morel。Arthur,aspoiltandvery,good-lookingboy,wasattheBoardschool,buttherewastalk,ofhistryingtogetascholarshipfortheHighSchoolinNottingham。
WilliamremainedayearathisnewpostinNottingham。