Chapter 52

           

           Afteralongtime,theschoolmasterappearedatthewicket-gateofthechurchyard,andhurriedtowardsthem,tinglinginhishand,ashecamealong,abundleofrustykeys.Hewasquitebreathlesswithpleasureandhastewhenhereachedtheporch,andatfirstcouldonlypointtowardstheoldbuildingwhichthechildhadbeencontemplatingsoearnestly.

           ‘Youseethosetwooldhouses,’hesaidatlast.

           ‘Yes,surely,’repliedNell.‘Ihavebeenlookingatthemnearlyallthetimeyouhavebeenaway.’

           ‘Andyouwouldhavelookedatthemmorecuriouslyyet,ifyoucouldhaveguessedwhatIhavetotellyou,’saidherfriend.‘Oneofthosehousesismine.’

           Withoutsayinganymore,orgivingthechildtimetoreply,theschoolmastertookherhand,and,hishonestfacequiteradiantwithexultation,ledhertotheplaceofwhichhespoke.

           Theystoppedbeforeitslowarcheddoor.Aftertryingseveralofthekeysinvain,theschoolmasterfoundonetofitthehugelock,whichturnedback,creaking,andadmittedthemintothehouse.

           Theroomintowhichtheyenteredwasavaultedchamberoncenoblyornamentedbycunningarchitects,andstillretaining,initsbeautifulgroinedroofandrichstonetracery,choiceremnantsofitsancientsplendour.Foliagecarvedinthestone,andemulatingthemasteryofNature’shand,yetremainedtotellhowmanytimestheleavesoutsidehadcomeandgone,whileitlivedonunchanged.

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