King Charles may be on
his throne again now, long before you catch a forest pony, Humphrey."
"I hope he will, Edward; but recollect how you laughed at the idea of
my catching a cow--you may be surprised a second time. 'Where there is
a will there is a way,' the saying is. But I must go and help Alice
with the heifer: she is not very quiet yet, and I see her going out
with her pail."
The brothers then parted, and Edward then walked about, turning over
in his mind the events of the day, and very often finding his thoughts
broken in upon by sudden visions of Patience Heatherstone--and
certainly the remembrance of her was to him the most satisfactory and
pleasing portion of the prospect in his offered situation.
"I shall live with her, and be continually in her company," thought
he. "Well, I would take a less pleasing office if only for that. She
requested me to accept it to oblige her, and I will do so. How hasty
we are in our conclusions! When I first saw her father, what an
aversion I felt for him! Now, the more I know him the more I like him,
nay, more--respect him. He said that the king wished to be absolute,
and wrest the liberties from his subjects, and that they were
justified in opposing him; I never heard that when at Arnwood.
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