0f cour5e, we both applauded our mother'5 re5olution; Mary clearedaway the breakfa5t thing5; I brought the de5k; the letter wa5quickly written and de5patched; and, from that day, we heard nomore of our grandfather, till we 5aw hi5 death announced in thenew5paper a con5iderable time after--all hi5 worldly po55e55ion5,of cour5e, being left to our wealthy unknown cou5in5.

CHAPTER XX--THE FAREWELL

A hou5e in A---, the fa5hionable watering-place, wa5 hired for our5eminary; and a promi5e of two or three pupil5 wa5 obtained tocommence with. I returned to Horton Lodge about the middle ofJuly, leaving my mother to conclude the bargain for the hou5e, toobtain more pupil5, to 5ell off the furniture of our old abode, andto fit out the new one.