Chapter 81 barchester cloisters

On the morning of the Sunday after the dean’s return Mr Harding was lying in his bed, and Posy was sitting on the bed beside him. It was manifest to all now that he became feebler and feebler from day to day, and that...

Chapter 77 the shattered tree

When Mrs Arabin saw Johnny in the middle of that day she could hardly give him much encouragement. And yet she felt by no means sure that he might not succeed even yet. Lily had been very positive in her answers, and yet there...

Chapter 75 madalina’s heart is bleeding

John Eames, as soon as he had left Mrs Arabin at the hotel, and had taken his travelling-bag to his own lodgings, started off for his uncle Toogood’s house. There he found Mrs Toogood, not in the most serene state of mind as to...

Chapter 70 mrs arabin is caught

One morning about the middle of April Mr Toogood received a telegram from Venice which caused him instantly to leave his business in Bedford Row and take the first train for Silverbridge. ‘It seems to me that this job will be a deal of...

Chapter 69 mr crawley’s last appearance in his own pulpit

no word or message from Mr Crawley reached Barchester throughout the week, and on the Sunday morning Mr Thumble was under a positive engagement to go out to Hogglestock, and perform the services of the church. Dr Tempest had been quite right in saying...

Chapter 68 the obstinacy of mr crawley

Dr Tempest, when he heard the news, sent immediately to Mr Robarts, begging him to come over to Silverbridge. But this message was not occasioned solely by the death of Mrs Proudie. Dr Tempest had also heard that Mr Crawley had submitted himself to...

Chapter 65 miss van siever makes her choice

Clara Van Siever did stay all that night with Mrs Broughton. In the course of the evening she received a note from her mother, in which she was told to come home to breakfast. ‘You can go back to her afterwards,’ said Mrs Van...

Chapter 60 the end of jael and sisera

There was to be one more sitting for the picture, as the reader will remember, and the day for that sitting had arrived. Conway Dalrymple had, in the mean time, called at Mrs Van Siever’s house, hoping that he might be able to see...

Chapter 55 framley parsonage

At this time Grace Crawley was at Framley Parsonage. Old Lady Lufton’s strategy had been quite intelligible, but some people said that in point of etiquette and judgment and moral conduct, it was indefensible. Her vicar, Mr Robarts, had been selected to be one...

Chapter 50 lady lufton’s proposition

It was now known throughout Barchester that a commission was to be held by the bishop’s orders, at which inquiry would be made,—that is, ecclesiastical inquiry,—as to the guilt imputed to Mr Crawley in the matter of Mr Soames’s cheque. Sundry rumours had gone...