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was grave and somewhat stern, as became one who had taken 

 the position of pastor. 



It was his custom to call the servants in for reading the Scrip- 

 tures, and for prayer, every morning after breakfast. We all had 

 our Bibles, to follow him in the reading ; he made many remarks 

 illustrating the subject in hand, which rendered it a very interest- 

 ing and instructive Bible lesson. The same routine was carried 

 on every evening, before supper, at about nine o'clock. His 

 manner with the servants was kindly, but always firm ; and 

 I soon learned that he bore rule in his family. He always had 

 a " good night " for the servants and " God bless you," and a 

 greeting in the morning. He kept early hours, breakfasting at 

 7.30 even all through the winter months, which hour we kept 

 up to the end. He was a most industrious man, generally in 

 his study between five and six o'clock. I found no difficulty in 

 falling in with his habits of early hours, or with his punctuality 

 throughout the day, having been brought up in somewhat homely 

 and orderly habits ; so that after we got settled together, I soon 

 fell into his ways. When the weather was fine, we used to walk 

 together, and when the tides were suitable, we made expeditions 

 to the rocks to collect the sea-animals. 



In the mornings I used to sit with him in his study, copying or 

 rendering some necessary help. After a time, he began to take 

 me round to the cottages of the sick and poor of his congregation. 

 We had thus an insight into the life of the Devonshire people, 

 which was very interesting to us both. He was a great favourite 

 among his people, and a visit from Mr. Gosse was always con- 

 sidered an honour, and a profit too, as he would discuss some 

 instructive (generally Bible) subject, and thus place himself on 

 easy terms with them. This practice he kept up for a few years, 

 until, the numbers of his flock having become more numerous, he 

 found visiting too fatiguing. He had few friends of his own rank, 

 but there were some with whom we exchanged visits, and who 

 came to the Scripture-reading meetings at Sandhurst one morning 

 in each week. 



He never opened out to general visitors. He always spoke of 

 himself as a shy man. Some might think him stern and unsocial ; 

 he was a recluse, and a thorough student in all his ways, and a 

 true "home bird." Often when, in after years, I remonstrated 



