Bressant

Chapter 22

LOCKED UP.

Bressant's health was now sufficiently established to warrant his moving

back to Abbie's. Not that he was particularly anxious to go, but he had

no pretext for staying, and his engagement to Sophie was a reason in

etiquette why he should not. Accordingly, about a week after Cornelia's

arrival, such of his books and other property as had been sent to him

from the boarding-house were packed in a box, which was hoisted in to

the back of the wagon; he and Professor Valeyon mounted the seat, and,

with Dolly between the shafts, they set out for the village.

"I suppose you remember a talk I had with you the first evening you came

here?" said the old gentleman, as they turned the corner in the road.

"Told you it would be work enough for a churchful of missionaries to

make an