On the Watch

           IthasleftoffrainingdowninLincolnshireatlast,andChesneyWoldhastakenheart.Mrs.Rouncewellisfullofhospitablecares,forSirLeicesterandmyLadyarecominghomefromParis.ThefashionableintelligencehasfounditoutandcommunicatesthegladtidingstobenightedEngland.IthasalsofoundoutthattheywillentertainabrilliantanddistinguishedcircleoftheELITEoftheBEAUMONDE(thefashionableintelligenceisweakinEnglish,butagiantrefreshedinFrench)attheancientandhospitablefamilyseatinLincolnshire.Forthegreaterhonourofthebrilliantanddistinguishedcircle,andofChesneyWoldintothebargain,thebrokenarchofthebridgeintheparkismended;andthewater,nowretiredwithinitsproperlimitsandagainspannedgracefully,makesafigureintheprospectfromthehouse.Theclear,coldsunshineglancesintothebrittlewoodsandapprovinglybeholdsthesharpwindscatteringtheleavesanddryingthemoss.Itglidesovertheparkafterthemovingshadowsoftheclouds,andchasesthem,andnevercatchesthem,allday.Itlooksinatthewindowsandtouchestheancestralportraitswithbarsandpatchesofbrightnessnevercontemplatedbythepainters.AthwartthepictureofmyLady,overthegreatchimney-piece,itthrowsabroadbend-sinisteroflightthatstrikesdowncrookedlyintothehearthandseemstorendit.Throughthesamecoldsunshineandthesamesharpwind,myLadyandSirLeicester,intheirtravellingchariot(myLady’swomanandSirLeicester’smanaffectionateintherumble),startforhome.

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