548 APPENDIX. 



put the muffin on the table, I drew the chair nearer the fire for I 

 thought I should never get warm again and began my breakfast. 

 I had scarcely eaten half the muffin, when a cabman came into the 

 kitchen, and said that he had been looking for a gentleman who was 

 to have come by the train, and that Squire Middelton was expecting 

 him, but he could not find him ; so he supposed that he had not 

 come. But he had another gentleman in the cab at the door, and 

 he was going to drive him to Linton Springs. So I left my break- 

 fast for a moment, and went to the cab. There was a huge, un- 

 wieldy popish priest in it. I gave him my name ; and I said if he 

 would allow the driver to take my portmanteau, I would feel much 

 obliged to him ; and I added, that when I had got sufficiently 

 thawed at the kitchen fire, I would pay the landlady for my break- 

 fast, and then I would proceed on foot to Squire Middelton's ; that 

 he must be kind enough to make my duty to the Squire, and request 

 him, on my part, to have a good fire ready, for that the wintry blast 

 was more than I could bear, I think for some years I have never 

 seen the lord and lady of Linton Springs looking better than they 

 do at present. They made many kind inquiries after both of you. 

 To-day we are to go to Lord Stourton's, and in about five minutes 

 to Mass. So farewell, my dearest sisters, and believe me, your 

 affectionate brother, CHARLES WATERTON. 



To the Same. 



ALMA MATER, Wednesday morning. 



My dear Eliza and Helen, We arrived here in fair weather, and 

 without any bother whatever on the road. A gentleman from our 

 neighbourhood got into the train at Wakefield. He knew me, but 

 I did not know him. On my mentioning how much I approved of 

 Mr Brighfs letter, he remarked that he himself was acquainted with 

 Friend Bright, and the odds were that Friend Bright would be saunter- 

 ing on the Bolton station. He got out at Bolton, and no doubt he 

 must have ferreted out Friend Bright, and told him that I was wait- 

 ing at the station for up came the member to our carriage, with a 

 smiling, smirking face, and we had a short but most pleasant inter- 

 view. 



