Juniper upon
the scene, he had heard of a clerical admirer. He had been told that the
gentleman's name was Matterson, that he was not very young nor very
rich, that he had five or six children, and that he could afford to
marry if the wife could bring with her about one hundred pounds a year.
He had not then thought much of Mr. Matterson, and no direct appeal had
been made to him. After that Mr. Juniper had come forward, and then Mr.
Juniper had been altogether abolished. But it occurred to Mr. Grey that
Mr. Matterson was at any rate better than Mr. Juniper; that he was by
profession a gentleman, and that there might be a beginning of those
good deeds by which he was anxious to make the evening of his days
bearable to himself.
"I am delighted to make Mr. Matterson's acquaintance," he said, as that
old gentleman scrambled out of the door.
Then his sister took him by the arm and led him at once into the parlor.
"You might as well come and hear what I have to say, Amelia." So the
daughter followed them in. "He is the most praiseworthy gentleman you
ever knew, John," began Mrs. Carroll.
"A clergyman, I think?"
"Oh yes; he is in orders,--in priest's orders," said Mrs. Carroll,
meaning to make the most of Mr.
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