they did not properly belong to our family," said one of the boys; "he

was a pedlar and she kept the geese. They were not like papa and

mamma." The portraits were old lumber, and "everything in its right

place." That was why the great-grandparents had been hung up in the

passage leading to the servants' rooms.

The son of the village pastor was tutor at the mansion. One day he

went for a walk across the fields with his young pupils and their

elder sister, who had lately been confirmed. They walked along the