e as young a man as myself."

"Am I? I believe I was about as young when you were born. But I don't
think at all about myself in this matter. I am too old to care to change
my manner of living. It won't affect me very much. Indeed, I hardly know
yet how it may affect me. Your mother thinks I ought to give up the
living. If you were in orders, Harry--"

"I'm very glad, sir, that I am not."

"I suppose so. And there is no need--certainly there is no need. You
will be able to do pretty nearly what you like about the property. I
shall not care to interfere."

"Yes you will, sir. It feels strange now, but you will soon get used to
it. I wonder whether he left a will."

"It can't make any difference to you, you know. Every acre of the
property is entailed. She has her settlement. Eight hundred a year, I
think it is. She'll not be a rich woman like her sister. I wonder where
she'll live. As far as that goes, she might stay at the house, if she
likes it. I'm sure your mother wouldn't object."

Harry on this occasion asked no questions about the living, but he also
had thought of that. He knew well that his mother would befriend Mr.
Saul. and he knew also that his father would ultimately take his
mother's advice. As regarded himself he had no personal objection to Mr.
Saul, though he could not understand how his sister should feel any
strong regard for such a man.

Edward Fielding would make a better neighbor at the parsonage, and then
he thought whether an exchange might not be made. After that, and before
his mother's return from the great house, he took a stroll through the
park with Fanny. Fanny altogether declined to discuss any of the family
prospects as they were affected by the accident which had happened. To
her mind the tragedy was so terrible that she could only feel its tragic
element. No doubt she had her own thoughts about Mr. Saul as connected
with it. "What would he think of this sudden death of the two brothers?
How would he feel it. If she could be allowed to talk to him on the
matter, what would he say of their fate here and hereafter? Would he go
to the great house to offer the consolations of religion to the widow?"
Of all this she thought much; but no picture of Mr. Saul as rector of
Clavering, or of herself as mistress in her mother's house, presented
itself to her mind. Harry found her to be a dull companion, and he,
perhaps, consoled himself with some personal attention to the oak trees,
which lo