Grantley Grange: benedicts and bachelors . em for the goods heleaves; the little widow with the old coal-cart, who says she thinks as how coals willbe dear; Joe with the squires team, foursturdy bays, going into town for draining-tiles for master; and flighty Jane, who tellsher woes to all, and while there is one insight still keeps on hooting. The one policeman, who has miles to go,and yet gets railed at if a hen is missing;and Pranx the cobbler, taking home someboots—good strong clod-hoppers, Avith threerows of nails, rare soil-conveyancers, nodoubt, from field to field ; and that littleBess
Grantley Grange: benedicts and bachelors . em for the goods heleaves; the little widow with the old coal-cart, who says she thinks as how coals willbe dear; Joe with the squires team, foursturdy bays, going into town for draining-tiles for master; and flighty Jane, who tellsher woes to all, and while there is one insight still keeps on hooting. The one policeman, who has miles to go,and yet gets railed at if a hen is missing;and Pranx the cobbler, taking home someboots—good strong clod-hoppers, Avith threerows of nails, rare soil-conveyancers, nodoubt, from field to field ; and that littleBessie, with the gentle eyes and face sotypical of innocence, to whom we have al-ways a goQd word to say, when, on her waywith others to the school, she looks demureand curtsies, and then smiles, as rosy 26 KILLING TIME IN THE COUNTRY. blushes, rippling up her cheeks, spread intothe wavings of her soft brown hair. Apretty child with very pretty ways. To each, and from each too, good wordswere passed, and for the New Year in, goodwishes CHAPTER II. WINTER SCENERY—BINNS THE BASKET-MAN. And so the ride to cover was thoroughlyenjoyed by all of us, having been, as we hadbeen for three weeks or so, completelyfrost-bound ; but few of those who werethen out had much faith in the weather, forthe wind since overnight had slewed rightround, and it now was north; and manyfeared that snow was in the air, and thattherefore scent was doubtful, even if houndscame. But they did come, and they found; butthe scent was so bad, however, that thehunting came to nothing; as Archer, whowas there with Burton and the Honeybrookpeople, told Johnson, when he came backagain next day, and explained about the 28 WINTER SCENERY. accident; and how it was that he could notget home that night, and also how lucky itAvas that his sister Kate and his lady-lovewere away—both off to Bristol together,and that his brother Edward was also outvisiting some friends at Leominster, or themessage that he had to send
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