Theystillcontinuedtoliveatthevicarage，theladydividinghertimebetweenherfather，herhusband，andtheirpoorparishioners，——andsubsequently，herrisingfamily；andnowthattheReverendMichaelMillwardhasbeengatheredtohisfathers，fullofyearsandhonours，’theReverendRichardWilsonhassucceededhimtothevicarageofLindenhope，greatlytothesatisfactionofitsinhabitants，whohadsolongtriedandfullyprovedhismerits，andthoseofhisexcellentandwell-lovedpartner。
Ifyouareinterestedintheafterfateofthatlady’ssister，Icanonlytellyou——whatperhapsyouhaveheardfromanotherquarter——thatsometwelveorthirteenyearsago，sherelievedthehappycoupleofherpresencebymarryingawealthytradesmanofL；andIdon’tenvyhimhisbargain。Ifearsheleadshimaratheruncomfortablelife，though，happilyheistoodulltoperceivetheextentofhismisfortune。Ihavelittleenoughtodowithhermyself：wehavenotmetformanyyears；but，Iamwellassured，shehasnotyetforgottenorforgiveneitherherformerloverortheladywhosesuperiorqualitiesfirstopenedhiseyestothefollyofhisboyishattachment。
AsforRichardWilson’ssister，she，havingbeenwhollyunabletore-captureMr。LawrenceorobtainanypartnerrichandelegantenoughtosuitherideasofwhatthehusbandofJaneWilsonoughttobe，isyetinsingleblessedness。Shortlyafterthedeathofhermother，shewithdrewthelightofherpresencefromRyecoteFarm，findingitimpossibleanylongertoenduretheroughmannersandunsophisticatedhabitsofherhonestbrotherRobertandhisworthywife，ortheideaofbeingidentifiedwithsuchvulgarpeopleintheeyesoftheworld，——andtooklodgingsinthecountytown，whereshelived，andstilllives，Isuppose，inakindofclosefisted，cold，uncomfortablegentility，doingnogoodtoothersandbutlittletoherself；spendingherdaysinfancy-workandscandal；referringfrequentlytoher`brotherthevicar’andher`sisterthevicar’slady，’
butnevertoherbrotherthefarmerandhersisterthefarmer’swife；seeingasmuchcompanyasshecanwithouttoomuchexpense，butlovingnooneandbelovedbynone——acold-hearted，supercilious，keenly，insidiouslycensoriousoldmaid。
TheTenantofWildfellHall：Chapter49CHAPTERXLIX`Theraindescended，andthefloodscame，andthewindsblew，andbestuponthathouse；anditfell：andgreatwasthefallofit。”ThoughMr。Lawrence’shealthwasnowquitere-established，myvisitstoWoodfordwereasunremittingasever；thoughoftenlessprotractedthanbefore。WeseldomtalkedaboutMrs。Huntingdon；butyetwenevermetwithoutmentioningher，forIneversoughthiscompanybutwiththehopeofhearingsomethingabouther，andheneversoughtmineatall，becausehesawmeoftenenoughwithout。ButIalwaysbegantotalkofotherthings，andwaitedfirsttoseeifhewouldintroducethesubject。Ifhedidnot，Iwouldcasuallyask，`Haveyouheardfromyoursisterlately？’