browngeldingwarrantedforsaddleorharness！’——Thearchdeaconhimselfhadgiventhebrowngeldingtohisson，asagreattreasure。——’ThreeAlderneycows，twocow—calves，alowphaeton，agig，tworicksofhay。’
Inthisfashionwereproclaimedinodiousdetailsallthosecomfortableadditionstoagentleman’shouseinthecountry，withwhichthearchdeaconwassowellacquainted。OnlylastNovemberhehadrecommendedhissontobuyacertainclod—crusher，andtheclod—crusherhadofcoursebeenbought。Thebrightbluepaintuponithadasyetnotgivenwaytothestainsofordinaryfarmyardmuckandmire；——andherewastheclod—crusheradvertisedforsale！ThearchdeacondidnotwanthissontoleaveCosbyLodge。HeknewwellenoughthathissonneednotleaveCosbyLodge。Whyhadthefoolishfellowbeeninsuchahurrywithhishideousill—conditionedadvertisements？Gentle！Howwasheinsuchcircumstancestobegentle？Heraisedhisumbrellaandpokedangrilyatthedisgustingnotice。Theironferrulecaughtthepaperatachinkinthepost，andtoreitfromthetoptothebottom。Butwhatwastheuse？
Ahorriduglybilllyingtorninsuchaspotwouldattractonlymoreattentionthanonefixedtoapost。Hecouldnotcondescend，however，togiveitfurtherattention，butpassedontotheparsonage。Gentleindeed！
NeverthelessArchdeaconGrantlywasagentleman，andneveryethaddealtmoreharshlywithanywomanthanwehavesometimesseenhimtodowithhiswife——whenhewouldsaytoheranangrywordortwowithagooddealofmaritalauthority。Hiswife，whoknewwellwhathisangrywordswereworth，neverevensuggestedtoherselfthatshehadthecauseforcomplaintonthathead。Hadsheknownthatthearchdeaconwasabouttoundertakesuchamissionasthiswhichhehadnowinhand，shewouldnothavewarnedhimtobegentle。She，indeed，wouldhavestronglyadvisedhimnottoundertakethemission，cautioninghimthattheyoungladywouldprobablygetthebetterofhim。
’Grace，mydear，’saidMrsRobarts，comingupintothenurseryinwhichMissCrawleywassittingwiththechildren，’comeouthereamoment，willyou？’ThenGraceleftthechildrenandwentoutintothepassage。