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His
father
seemed
to
think
this
idea
not
unreasonable
;
and
then
Angel
put
the
question
—
“
What
kind
of
wife
do
you
think
would
be
best
for
me
as
a
thrifty
hard
-
working
farmer
?
”
“
A
truly
Christian
woman
,
who
will
be
a
help
and
a
comfort
to
you
in
your
goings
-
out
and
your
comings
-
in
.
Beyond
that
,
it
really
matters
little
.
Such
an
one
can
be
found
;
indeed
,
my
earnest
-
minded
friend
and
neighbour
,
Dr
Chant
—
”
“
But
ought
she
not
primarily
to
be
able
to
milk
cows
,
churn
good
butter
,
make
immense
cheeses
;
know
how
to
sit
hens
and
turkeys
and
rear
chickens
,
to
direct
a
field
of
labourers
in
an
emergency
,
and
estimate
the
value
of
sheep
and
calves
?
”
“
Yes
;
a
farmer
’
s
wife
;
yes
,
certainly
.
It
would
be
desirable
.
”
Mr
Clare
,
the
elder
,
had
plainly
never
thought
of
these
points
before
.
“
I
was
going
to
add
,
”
he
said
,
“
that
for
a
pure
and
saintly
woman
you
will
not
find
one
more
to
your
true
advantage
,
and
certainly
not
more
to
your
mother
’
s
mind
and
my
own
,
than
your
friend
Mercy
,
whom
you
used
to
show
a
certain
interest
in
.
It
is
true
that
my
neighbour
Chant
’
s
daughter
had
lately
caught
up
the
fashion
of
the
younger
clergy
round
about
us
for
decorating
the
Communion
-
table
—
alter
,
as
I
was
shocked
to
hear
her
call
it
one
day
—
with
flowers
and
other
stuff
on
festival
occasions
.
But
her
father
,
who
is
quite
as
opposed
to
such
flummery
as
I
,
says
that
can
be
cured
.
It
is
a
mere
girlish
outbreak
which
,
I
am
sure
,
will
not
be
permanent
.
”
“
Yes
,
yes
;
Mercy
is
good
and
devout
,
I
know
.
But
,
father
,
don
’
t
you
think
that
a
young
woman
equally
pure
and
virtuous
as
Miss
Chant
,
but
one
who
,
in
place
of
that
lady
’
s
ecclesiastical
accomplishments
,
understands
the
duties
of
farm
life
as
well
as
a
farmer
himself
,
would
suit
me
infinitely
better
?
”
His
father
persisted
in
his
conviction
that
a
knowledge
of
a
farmer
’
s
wife
’
s
duties
came
second
to
a
Pauline
view
of
humanity
;
and
the
impulsive
Angel
,
wishing
to
honour
his
father
’
s
feelings
and
to
advance
the
cause
of
his
heart
at
the
same
time
,
grew
specious
.
He
said
that
fate
or
Providence
had
thrown
in
his
way
a
woman
who
possessed
every
qualification
to
be
the
helpmate
of
an
agriculturist
,
and
was
decidedly
of
a
serious
turn
of
mind
.
He
would
not
say
whether
or
not
she
had
attached
herself
to
the
sound
Low
Church
School
of
his
father
;
but
she
would
probably
be
open
to
conviction
on
that
point
;
she
was
a
regular
church
-
goer
of
simple
faith
;
honest
-
hearted
,
receptive
,
intelligent
,
graceful
to
a
degree
,
chaste
as
a
vestal
,
and
,
in
personal
appearance
,
exceptionally
beautiful
.
“
Is
she
of
a
family
such
as
you
would
care
to
marry
into
—
a
lady
,
in
short
?
”
asked
his
startled
mother
,
who
had
come
softly
into
the
study
during
the
conversation
.
“
She
is
not
what
in
common
parlance
is
called
a
lady
,
”
said
Angel
,
unflinchingly
,
“
for
she
is
a
cottager
’
s
daughter
,
as
I
am
proud
to
say
.
But
she
IS
a
lady
,
nevertheless
—
in
feeling
and
nature
.
”
