Chapter 28: XXVIII

XXVIII Vanity of Vanities “Unfaith in aught is want of faith in all.” Tennyson The funeral was very quiet. By Colonel Keith’s considerate arrangement the attendants met at Timber End, so that the stillness of the Parsonage was not invaded, a measure the more expedient, as Alick was suffering from a return of his old enemy, intermitting fever, and only was able to leave his room in time to join the procession. Many were present, for poor Bessie had been a general favourite, …