" Then Mr.
Hill knew what it was.
CHAPTER V.
Conversation with the Hills--Tobacco--Rural Hospitality--The
Deipnosophist and Gastronomic Dilemma--Mr. Hill's
Courtship--William Rufus rouses the Dominie's Ire--Sleep--The Real
Rufus--Acts as Guide--Rawdon Discussed--The Sluggard Farmer--The
Teamsters--The Wasps--A Difference of Opinion.
It was very pleasant for all four, the walk down the mountain road; and
the pedestrians enjoyed the scenery all the more with intelligent guides
to point out places of interest. The old schoolteacher, having
questioned Wilkinson as to his avocation, looked upon him as a superior
being, and gratified the little corner of good-natured vanity that lies
in most teachers' hearts. Coristine told the wife that he trusted her
daughters had good places, where they would receive the respect due to
young women of such upbringing; and she replied:--
"O yes, sir, they are both in one family, the family of Squire
Carruthers in Flanders. Tryphena is the eldest; she's twenty-five, and
is cook and milker and helps with the washing.
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