Chapter VI

           

           Thefirstpartoftheirjourneywasperformedintoomelancholyadispositiontobeotherwisethantediousandunpleasant.Butastheydrewtowardstheendofit,theirinterestintheappearanceofacountrywhichtheyweretoinhabitovercametheirdejection,andaviewofBartonValleyastheyentereditgavethemcheerfulness.Itwasapleasantfertilespot,wellwooded,andrichinpasture.Afterwindingalongitformorethanamile,theyreachedtheirownhouse.Asmallgreencourtwasthewholeofitsdemesneinfront;andaneatwicketgateadmittedthemintoit.

           Asahouse,BartonCottage,thoughsmall,wascomfortableandcompact;butasacottageitwasdefective,forthebuildingwasregular,theroofwastiled,thewindowshutterswerenotpaintedgreen,norwerethewallscoveredwithhoneysuckles.Anarrowpassageleddirectlythroughthehouseintothegardenbehind.Oneachsideoftheentrancewasasittingroom,aboutsixteenfeetsquare;andbeyondthemweretheofficesandthestairs.Fourbed-roomsandtwogarretsformedtherestofthehouse.Ithadnotbeenbuiltmanyyearsandwasingoodrepair.IncomparisonofNorland,itwaspoorandsmallindeed!—butthetearswhichrecollectioncalledforthastheyenteredthehouseweresoondriedaway.Theywerecheeredbythejoyoftheservantsontheirarrival,andeachforthesakeoftheothersresolvedtoappearhappy.

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