ll be your treasure. And if love
can make me rich, I will be rich for you." After that I think he had
no difficulty in following in his father's footsteps.

After a while Mrs. Crawley came in, and there was much pleasant
talking among them, while Henry Grantly sat happily with his love,
as though waiting for Mr. Crawley's return. But though he was there
nearly all the morning Mr. Crawley did not return. "I think he likes
the brickmakers better than anybody in the world, except ourselves,"
said Grace. "I don't know how he will manage to get on without his
friends." Before Grace had said this, Major Grantly had told all his
story, and had produced a letter from his father, addressed to Mr
Crawley, of which the reader shall have a copy, although at this time
the letter had not been opened. The letter was as follows:--

PLUMSTEAD RECTORY,
-- May, 186--

MY DEAR SIR,

You will no doubt have heard that Mr. Harding, the vicar
of St Ewold's, who was the father of my wife and of Mrs
Arabin, has been taken from us. The loss to us of so
excellent and so dear a man has been very great. I have
conferred with my friend the Dean of Barchester as to a
new nomination, and I venture to request your acceptance
of the preferment, if it should suit you to move from
Hogglestock to St Ewold's. It may be as well that I should
state plainly my reasons for making this offer to a
gentleman with whom I am not personally acquainted. Mr
Harding, on his death-bed, himself suggested it, moved
thereto by what he had heard of the cruel and undeserved
persecution to which you have lately been subjected;
as also,--on which point he was very urgent in what he
said,--by the character which you bear in the diocese for
zeal and piety. I may also add, that the close connexion
which, as I understand, is likely to take place between
your family and mine has been an additional reason for
my taking this step, and the long friendship which has
existed between you and my wife's brother-in-law, the Dean
of Barchester, is a third.

St Ewold's is worth L350 per annum, besides the house,
which is sufficiently commodious for a moderate family.
The population is about twelve hundred, of which more than
a half consists of persons dwelling in an outskirt of the
city,--for the parish runs almost into Barchester.

I shall be glad to have your reply with as little delay
a