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Godfreymanagedtobelateagain，andonlyreachedhomefiveminutesafterhisfather，whohadbicycledinsteadofwalkingfromthestationashesupposedthathewoulddo。
“Iforgottogiveordersaboutyourlunch，“saidMr。Knighttentatively。“Ihopethatyoumanagedtogetsome。“
“Oh，yes，Father；thatis，Ilunchedout，attheHall。“
“Indeed!IdidnotknowthatSirJohnhadarrived。“
“No，hehasn’t；atleastIhavenotseenhim。IlunchedwithIsobel。“
“Indeed!“remarkedMr。Knightagain，andthesubjectdropped。
Nextday，Godfrey，oncemorearrayedinhisbestclothes，attendedtheprize-givinganddulywasmadetolookfoolish，onlygettinghomejustintimefordinner，afterwhichhisfatherrequestedhimtocheckcertainexaminationpapers。ThencameSundayandchurchatwhichIsobeldidnotappear；twochurchesinfact，andaftertheseateapartytothechurchwardensandtheirwives，towhomGodfreywasexpectedtoexplainthewondersoftheAlps。Beforeitwasover，ifhecouldhavemanagedit，thesestolidfarmerswiththeirfamilieswouldhavelainatthebottomofthedeepestmorainethatexistsamidthosefamousmountains。Buttheretheywere，swallowingteaandmunchingcakewhiletheygazedonhimwithox-likeeyes，andheplungedintowildexplanationsastothemovementsofglaciers。
“Somethinglikeoneofthemnew-fangledmachineswhatcarryhayupontothetopofstacks，“saidChurchwardenNo。1atlength。
“Didyoueversitonaglacierwhileitslidedfromthetoptothebottomofamountain，MasterGodfrey，andifso，howeverdidyougetupagain？“askedChurchwardenNo。2。
“Isaglaciersocalledafterthetradesmanwhatcutsglass，becauseglassandicearebothclear-like？“inquiredChurchwardenNo。1，filledwithsuddeninspiration。
ThenGodfrey，indespair，saidthathethoughtitwasandfledaway，onlytobereproachedafterwardsbyhisfatherforhavingtriedtopuzzlethoseexcellentandpiousmen。
OnMondayhisluckwasbetter，sinceMr。Knightwascalledawayimmediatelyafterlunchtotakeafuneralinadistantparishofwhichtheincumbentwasabsentattheseaside。Godfrey，byakindofinstinct，spedatoncetothewillowlogbythestream，where，throughanoutreachingofthelongarmofcoincidence，hefoundIsobelseated。
Aftercasuallyremarkingthattheswallowswereflyingneitherhighnorlowthatday，butasitwereinmid-air，sheaddedthatshehadnotseenhimforalongwhile。
“No，youhaven’t——sayforthreeyears，“heanswered，anddetailedhistribulations。
“Ah!“saidIsobel，“that’salwaystheway；oneisneverleftatleisuretofollowone’sownfanciesinthisworld。To-morrow，forinstance，myfatherandallhishorriblefriends——Idon’tknowanyofthem，exceptone，butfrompastexperienceIpresumethemtobehorrible——arecomingdowntolunch，andaregoingtostopforthreedays’partridgeshooting。Theirfemalebelongingsaregoingtostopalso，orsomeofthemare，whichmeansthatIshallhavetolookafterthem。“
“It’sallbadnewsto-day，“remarkedGodfrey，shakinghishead。“I’vejusthadatelegramsayingthatImustreportmyselfonWednesday，goodnessknowswhy，forIe
