This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1877 edition. Excerpt: ...have been silenced; not so Herbert. Perhaps he remembered his aunt's declaration that he could "get round every one," and felt encouraged thereby. Certain it is that in a short time he had so far "got round" Mrs. Howard as to be told that "he might please himself about it as long as he remained in the house, but that it would be discontinued the day he left; and that it was making himself and her appear very ridiculous;" and with this gracious permission the household was assembled. Every one was struck by the earnestness and simplicity of the young clergyman's manner and words. "He always entered heart and soul into whatever he did," said Mrs. Howard; but she went to bed that night wondering at herself that she had ever yielded the point after once refusing so flatly, wondering what there was about her nephew so strangely attractive, so unaccountably irresistible. Herbert had not many days to spend at Fernclifle, and it seemed to Nellie that each of those few days was only half the length of the rest which composed the year. To her brother, also, they slipped very rapidly away. "Aunt," he said, the day before his departure, as he reposed carelessly on the grass beside Mrs. Howard, " I have a favour to ask you--a very great favour, but one which I hope you will grant me." "Well, what is it?" asked the lady, in a tone which meant to say that if the request were very unreasonable the reply might be expected to be the same. "To-day," resumed Herbert, " I met your Vicar; we became acquainted, and he told me that he had formerly offered that if any of your party wished to attend the afternoon service upon Sundays they might lunch at the Vicarage and be enabled to do so. Now, would it be asking too much to request that you would let Nellie do...