’Yes;theheartlessandunfeelingdo。Asthebodilystrengthfailsandthepowerofcontrolbecomeslessened,thenaturalaptitudeofthemanpronouncesitselfmoreclearly。Itakeitthatthatisit。HadMrsProudielivedtobeandhundredandfifty,shewouldhavespokenspitefulliesonherdeathbed。’ThenMrsGrantlytoldherselfthatherhusband,shouldhelivetobehundredandfifty,wouldstillbeexpressinghishorrorofMrsProudie——evenonhisdeathbed。
AssoonastheletterfromMrsArabinhadreachedPlumstead,thearchdeaconandhiswifearrangedthattheywouldbothgotogethertothedeanery。Therewerethedoubletidingstobetold——thoseofMrCrawley’sassuredinnocence,andthosealsoofMrsArabin’sinstantreturn。AndastheywenttogethervariousideaswerepassingthroughtheirmindsinreferencetothemarriageoftheirsonwithGraceCrawley。Theywerebothnowreconciledtoit。MrsGrantlyhadlongceasedtofeelanyoppositiontoit,eventhoughshehadnotseenGrace;andthearchdeaconwaspreparedtogiveway。Hadhenotpromisedthatinacertaincasehewouldgiveway,andhadnotthatcasecometopass?Hehadnowishtogobackfromhisword。Buthehadadifficultyinthis——thathelikedtomakealltheaffairsofhislifematterforenjoyment,almostfortriumph;buthowwashetobetriumphantoverthismarriage,orhowevenwashetoenjoyit,seeingthathehadopposeditsobitterly?Thoseposters,thoughtheywerenowpulleddown,hadbeenuponabarnendsandwallspatent——alas,toopatent——toalltheworldofBarsetshire!
’WhatwillMrCrawleydonow,doyousuppose?’saidMrsGrantly。
’Whatwillhedo?’
’Yes;musthegoonatHogglestock?’