servant who had not helped to spoil Bernard,
and therefore Bernard had never liked him, but always called him cross
old Jacob. He was glad, however, to see him then; and yet he did not
speak first to him.

"'I am glad I have found you, Master,' said the old man; 'I have been
hunting you everywhere; and so has Mr. Evans. They be all come--Miss
Grizzy herself, and the two maids, and Master Stephen, and a power of
traps; and the lad that cleans the shoes and knives. But I shan't let
him meddle with the horses, which he is forward enough to do. But you
must come along with me. Master; they are all in trouble about you.'

"'Surely,' said Bernard, forgetting that one good thought which he had
had a little before, 'I may go anywhere I please on my own papa's
grounds; everything here is papa's, Jacob, and I am at home here.'

"'True,' replied Jacob, 'and so am I too; but neither you nor I is
master here.'

"'That is just like you, Jacob,' answered Bernard; 'but I am the
master's son, and you are a servant.'

"'I could answer you from Scripture,' said Jacob, 'if I would.'

"'Do then!' cried Bernard.

"'Now I say, that the heir, as long as he is a child, differeth nothing
from a servant, though he be lord of all; but is under tutors and
governors until the time appointed of the father' (Gal. iv. 1, 2).

"Bernard made no answer to this, but, getting up, walked before Jacob
to the house. At the door he was met by Mr. Evans, who spoke to him
kindly, said he hoped to make him happy, and to do everything for his
good in his father's absence. He added also that Griffith and Meekin
and Price were come, and were in the laundry, which was then to be
called the schoolroom; but that he should not call any of them that day
to lessons; only he hoped that he would not go far from the house, as
he was now accountable for his safety.

"Mr. Evans then walked away, and Bernard went to his own room, where he
had much difficulty to prevent himself from crying again; but happening
to light upon some penny pictures and a pair of scissors, he amused
himself with cutting them all to pieces; first cutting out the figures,
then the houses, and then the trees, till he had spoiled them all.

"At one o'clock the bell rang for dinner. Bernard did not stir till
somebody had had the trouble of coming up to call him. The dinner was
laid in the family dining-room. Miss Grizzy was seated at the head of
the table when Bernard came in; she was in very goo