western glen. So lonely was she, in fact, that though she re-
garded Eustace Leigh with somewhat of aversion, and (being a
good Protestant) with a great deal of suspicion, she could not
find it in her heart to avoid a chat with him whenever he came
down to the farm and to its mill, which he contrived to do, on
I know not what would-be errand, almost every day. Her
uncle and aunt at first looked stiff enough at these visits, and
the latter took care always to make a third in every conversa-
tion; but still Mr. Leigh was a gentleman's son, and it would
not do to be rude to a neighbouring squire and a good customer;
and Rose was the rich man's daughter and they poor cousins, so
it would not do either to quarrel with her; and besides, the
pretty maid, half by wilfulness, and half by her sweet winning
tricks, generally contrived to get her own way wheresoever she
went; and she herself had been wise enough to beg her aunt
never to leave them alone,--for she "could not a-bear the sight
of Mr. Eustace, only she must have some one to talk with down
here." On which her aunt considered, that she herself was but
a simple country-woman; and that townsfolks' ways of course
must be very different from hers; and that people knew their
own business best; and so forth, and let things go on their own
way. Eustace, in the meanwhile, who knew well that the
difference in creed between him and Rose was likely to be the
very hardest obstacle in the way of his love, took care to keep
his private opinions well in the background; and instead of
trying to convert the folk at the mill, daily bought milk or flour
from them, and gave it away to the old women in Moorwinstow
(who agreed that after all, for a Papist, he was a godly young
man enough); and at last, having taken counsel with Campian
and Parsons on certain political plots then on foot, came with
them to the conclusion that they would all three go to church
the next Sunday. Where Messrs. Evan Morgans and Morgan
Evans, having crammed up the rubrics beforehand, behaved
themselves in a most orthodox and unexceptionable manner;
as did also poor Eustace, to the great wonder of all good folks,
and then went home flattering himself that he had taken in
parson, clerk, and people; not knowing in his simple unsimpli-
city, and cunning foolishness, that each good wife in the parish
was saying to the other, "He turned Protestant? The devil
turned monk! He's only after Mistress Salterne, the young
hypocrite."

But if the two Jesuits found it expedient, for the holy cause
in which they were embarked, to reconcile themselves outwardly

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