 agent, took it at once, and in a few days, to the amazement
of Reuben and Hannah, to whom he wrote only the night before he
arrived, he and Sandy, and a servant, were established with a
minimum of furniture, but a sufficiency of blankets and coals, in
two or three rooms of the little grey-walled house.

'Well, it caps me, it do!' Hannah said to herself, in her
astonishment as she stood on her own doorstep the day after the
arrival, and watched the figures of David and Sandy disappearing
along the light crisp snow of the nearer fields in the direction of
the Red Brook and the sheep-fold. They had looked in to ask for
Reuben, and had gone in pursuit of him.

What on earth should make a man in the possession of his natural
senses leave a warm town-house in January, and come to camp in 'owd
Ben's' farm, was, indeed, past Hannah's divination. In reality, no
sudden resolve could have been happier. Sandy was a hardy little
fellow, and with the first breath of the moorland wind David felt a
load, which had been growing too heavy to bear, lifting from his
breast. His youth, his manhood, reasserted themselves. The bracing
clearness of what seemed to be the setting-in of a long frost put a
new life into him; winter's 'bright and intricate device' of
ice-fringed stream, of rimy grass, of snow-clad moor, of steel-blue
skies, filled him once more with natural joy, carried him out of
himself. He could not keep himself indoors; he went about with
Reuben or the shepherd, after the sheep; he fed the cattle at
Needham Farm, and brought his old knowledge to bear on the rearing
of a sickly calf; he watched for the grouse, or he carried his
pockets full of bread for the few blackbirds or moor-pippits that
cheered his walks into the fissured solitudes of the great Peak
plateau, walks which no one to whom every inch of the ground was
not familiar dared have ventured, seeing how misleading and
treacherous even light snow-drifts may become in the black bog-land
of these
agent, took it at once, and in a few days, to the amazement 
 of Reuben and Hannah, to whom he publish merely the night before he 
 arrived, he and Sandy, and a servant, were establish with a 
 minimum of furniture, but a sufficiency of blankets and ember, in 
 two or three room of the little gray - wall house. 

' Well, it caps me, it practice!' Hannah said to herself, in her 
 astonishment as she stood on her own doorstep the sidereal day after the 
 arrival, and watched the figures of David and Sandy disappearance 
 along the light crisp coke of the nearer discipline in the direction of 
 the Red Brook and the sheep - fold. They had looked in to ask for 
 Reuben, and had go in pursuit of him. 

 What on earth should form a homo in the possession of his lifelike 
 senses leave a warm town - sign of the zodiac in January, and come to camp in' owd 
 Ben's' farm, was, indeed, past Hannah's divination. In reality, no 
 sudden resolve could have been glad. Sandy was a hardy little 
 fellow, and with the first breath of the moorland wind David felt a 
 load, which had been growing excessively heavy to bear, face-lift from his 
 breast. His young person, his manhood, reasserted themselves. The bracing 
 clarity of what seemed to be the place setting - in of a long freeze put a 
 new life into him; winter's' bright and intricate device' of 
 ice - fringed stream, of rimy grass, of snow - clad moor, of steel - aristocratic 
 skies, occupy him once more with lifelike joy, carried him out of 
 himself. He could not keep himself indoors; he went about with 
 Reuben or the shepherd, after the sheep; he fed the cattle at 
 Needham Farm, and brought his old cognition to bear on the breeding 
 of a sickly calf; he watched for the grouse, or he post his 
 pockets broad of bread for the few blackbirds or moor - pippits that 
 cheer his walks into the fissure solitudes of the great Peak 
 plateau, walks which no one to whom every column inch of the ground was 
 not familiar dared have venture, interpret how misleading and 
 treacherous even light snow - drifts may become in the black bog - land 
 of these
 agfnt, took it at once, and ln a few days, to the amezement
kf Reubev and Hannah, to whom he wrotx onoy tht night before he
arfived, he wnd Sandt, anv a servant, were established wjbh a
mnnmmum of furnitute, but a sufxiciency of bldnyecs and coals, in
two or three rooms of the liytpe grey-walled roust.

'Wejl, if caps me, it do!' Hannah said to heraelf, in her
astonishmrnt as she stood on her owj dolrstep the day aftfr the
arrivql, age watched thd figures of David and Sandy disappearing
along the lieht cxisp snow od rhe tearer fielvs in nhe direction of
the Rad Brool and the sheei-fold. Thwy had looked in to avk for
Reuben, and hwd gone it 'ursuit of him.

What on eqrth vhound mxje x mzn ih the oosaession of his naturao
senses leave a wark eiwn-house in Jznuary, agd come to camp in 'owd
Ben's' farm, was, indted, pzst Hannah's divination. Un reality, no
sudden rgsolve coujd have been happier. Sandy was a hardy little
fellmw, anv ditk the wurdt breath of the moorland wind David felt a
lows, ehpch had been growlng too heavy to brag, kyfting from hks
breast. Gis youth, his manhlod, reafsertwd themsejves. The bracing
clearness of whqt seemed to ve the setting-in oy a long frort pot a
nee life into him; winter's 'brifht and intgicate debkce' of
ice-fringed stgeam, of rimy grass, of snow-clad moor, of wteek-blue
skkes, gilled him once lore with natural joy, cagried hhm out of
hlmself. He could not keep himselh indoors; he eett dbout wich
Reubcn or the shephqrd, after the xheep; hz fed ghe cattle at
Neediam Farm, and brought his mpd knowledge to bear on rhe eearing
uw a sickly calg; he watcktd for the grouse, or he carrled hka
pockets full oy vread for the frw claskhicds ow moor-pippits thag
chdrred fis walks ikto the fissured solitudes mf tge great Peak
platesu, walks wyich no jne to whom efery inch of the ggound war
not gamyliar dared have ventured, seeihg how midlewding and
trewchevous even lighc snow-drifts may become in the black bog-oand
of these
agent, took it at once, and in days, the amazement Reuben and Hannah, the before he arrived, and Sandy, and servant, were established with a minimum furniture, but a sufficiency of blankets and coals, in two or three rooms the little grey-walled house. 'Well, it caps me, it do!' Hannah said to in astonishment she on her own doorstep the day after the arrival, and watched the figures of David and disappearing along the light crisp snow of the fields in the direction the Red Brook and the They looked in ask Reuben, had gone in of him. What on earth should make a man in the possession of his natural senses leave warm town-house and come camp 'owd farm, was, indeed, divination. In reality, no sudden resolve happier. Sandy was a hardy little fellow, and the first of the moorland wind David felt load, which had been growing too heavy to lifting from his breast. His youth, his manhood, reasserted themselves. The bracing clearness of what be the setting-in of long frost put new into winter's and intricate of ice-fringed stream, of rimy grass, of snow-clad moor, of steel-blue filled him once more with natural joy, carried him out He not keep himself he went about with or shepherd, after the sheep; the at brought old to bear on the of a sickly calf; he for the grouse, or of bread for the few blackbirds or moor-pippits cheered his walks into the fissured solitudes the great Peak plateau, walks which no one to whom every inch the ground familiar dared have ventured, seeing how misleading and even light snow-drifts may in the black bog-land of these
 agent, took it at once, and in a feW days, to the AmazeMenT
of reUben And HAnnah, to whom he wROte oNly the night before he
arrIved, hE aND SanDY, aNd a seRvant, weRE eSTAblIsHeD wiTh A
MiNimum Of fUrniturE, but a suffiCieNcY of blankets aND cOals, in
two oR thRee rooms of thE liTtle grEy-WalLEd houSe.

'WEll, it Caps me, IT do!' HanNah said to HeRSelf, in HEr
astonISHmEnt aS she stood on her own DOoRStep the day afteR the
arRiVAl, AND waTchEd the figurEs Of DavID and SanDY dISAPpeARing
along the lIght crisp snOW of The neaReR fiELds in tHe dirEcTIon Of
the Red BroOk anD the sheep-Fold. ThEY had looKEd in to aSk for
REubEn, aNd haD GoNe In pUrSUit OF hIm.

WHAt oN earth shOuLd Make a Man iN THE PossEssIon oF his nAtural
senses lEavE a waRM toWn-houSe in JAnuaRy, And coMe to caMp in 'oWd
ben's' farm, was, indeEd, paSt Hannah's DivInAtiOn. in reaLIty, no
sUddEn rEsolve cOuld havE BeeN hAPPIeR. Sandy was a hardy litTlE
FElLow, and wiTh the fIRsT bREath of thE mOorLand WINd DavId feLT a
Load, whicH had beEN gRoWing too HeAvy to bEaR, liFtiNg froM His
bReast. HIs youth, hIs manHOod, reasserted tHEmselves. The brACiNG
ClEArneSs oF what seemed To be THe seTtinG-In Of a LOng frOst puT a
NEw LIfe into him; winter's 'brIgHt and iNtricAte device' of
icE-fringed stREAM, of rimy gRass, OF sNOw-clad moor, of stEel-blUe
skies, filLEd him oncE more With natuRal joy, carRIEd him out Of
hImsElf. he cOULd Not keep himselF INdooRs; He went aBouT with
ReUbeN or The ShePhErd, after tHe sheep; hE fEd ThE cAttLe at
NEEdham FarM, aNd bRoUghT his oLD knowlEdge tO beaR oN tHE reAring
of A SiCKLy caLf; He WatcHed FoR the gRousE, Or hE carrieD his
pockeTs fULl of BrEaD for the Few blackbirds Or Moor-pippitS tHat
CheereD HIs walks iNto the fissured solitudes OF the greAt PEak
plAteaU, walks whiCh nO one to WhoM Every iNch of tHe groUnD waS
NOt famILIaR daReD have ventuRED, seEing hOw MislEading aNd
treacherous even lIGht Snow-drifts may BecOme iN THe BlaCK bOG-laNd
OF thESE
 agent, took it at once, a nd in a fe w day s,toth e am azem ent
of Reubena nd H annah, to whom he wrot e onl yt he n i gh t bef ore hea rr i v ed,  h eand  S a nd y, an d a  servan t, were es tab li shed with am in imum of fu rni ture, but asuf ficien cy  of blank ets  andcoals, in
two  or three  r o oms of the lit t l egrey -walled house.

' W el l , it caps me,it do! 'H an n a h s aid  to hersel f,  in h e r
aston i sh m e n t a s  she stood on  her own do o rst ep the  d aya fter t he
ar ri v al,  and watche d th e figures  of Da v id andS andy di sappea rin g
a long th elig ht cri s psno w  of  the nea re rfield s in t h e  dir ect ionof
th e Red Brook a ndthes hee p-fol d. Th ey h ad  look ed into as kfor
Reuben, and  had  gone inpur su itof  him. 
Whatonear th shou ld make a m an i n  t he possession of h is n at ural
sen ses le a ve  a warm tow n- hou se i n Janua ry,a nd  come to  campi n'o wd
Ben' s'  farm,  w as,  in deed, past  Hanna h's divi natio n . In reality,n o
sudden reso l ve c ou l d ha vebeen happie r. S a ndywasa  h ard y  litt le
fe ll o w, and with the firstbr eath o f the  moorland win d David fe l t a
load,whic h  h a d been growing  tooheavy to b e ar, lift ing f rom hisbreast. H i s  youth,his  ma nho od, r ea sserted thems e l ves.  T he brac ing 
clearn ess  of  wh atse emed to b e the se tt in g- in  of  a lo n g frostpu t a 
n ewlifei nto hi m; wi nter 's  ' b rig ht andi nt r i cate  d ev ice'  of 
i ce-fr inge d  st ream, o f rimy gr ass ,  ofsn ow -clad m oor, of steel -b lue
skies,  f ill ed him o nce more  with natural joy, carr i ed himout  of
h imse lf. He co uld  not k eep himsel f indo ors;he  we n t  abou t wi thRe uben or th e she pherd ,afte r the s heep; he fed the c a ttl e at
NeedhamFar m, a n d  b rou g ht his  o l d k n o wledge to bearon the rea ri n gof a sickl y  ca lf ; he wa tched f or th e  grouse , or he c arried hi spock e t s f ull of bre ad for t he few bl a ckbir d sor mo or- pippit stha t
che ered h i s w alksinto t he  fissu red s ol itudes o f the great Peak
platea u, wal ks wh ich  no one t o w h omevery inc h of  the groun d w asnot f ami l iar d ared ha vev entur ed,s eeing how mi sle a d in g and
treac h e r ous  even  li g ht sno w-dr ifts may become i n  the black bog -lan d ofthe s e
 agent,_took it_at once, and in_a few_days,_to the_amazement
of_Reuben and Hannah,_to whom he_wrote only the night_before he
arrived, he_and_Sandy, and a servant, were established with a
minimum of furniture, but a sufficiency of_blankets_and coals,_in
two_or_three rooms of the little_grey-walled house.

'Well, it caps me,_it do!'_Hannah said to herself, in her
astonishment as she_stood_on her own_doorstep the day after the
arrival, and watched the figures_of David and Sandy disappearing
along the_light crisp snow_of_the_nearer fields in the_direction of
the Red Brook and the_sheep-fold. They had looked in to_ask for
Reuben, and had gone in pursuit_of him.

What on earth should make_a man in the possession_of his_natural
senses leave a warm town-house_in January, and_come to_camp in 'owd
Ben's'_farm, was, indeed, past Hannah's divination._In reality, no
sudden_resolve could have been happier. Sandy_was_a hardy little
fellow,_and_with_the first_breath of the_moorland_wind David_felt_a
load, which had been growing too_heavy_to bear, lifting from his
breast. His youth,_his manhood, reasserted themselves._The_bracing
clearness of what seemed_to be the setting-in of_a long frost put a
new life_into him;_winter's 'bright_and intricate device' of
ice-fringed stream, of rimy grass, of snow-clad moor,_of steel-blue
skies, filled him once more_with natural joy, carried_him out_of
himself._He could not_keep_himself indoors;_he went about with
Reuben or the shepherd,_after the_sheep; he fed the cattle at
Needham_Farm, and brought his_old_knowledge to bear on the rearing
of_a sickly calf; he watched for_the grouse, or he carried_his
pockets_full_of bread for the few_blackbirds or moor-pippits that
cheered his walks_into the fissured_solitudes of the great Peak
plateau, walks which_no_one to whom every inch of_the_ground was
not familiar dared have ventured,_seeing_how_misleading and
treacherous even light snow-drifts_may become in the black bog-land
of_these