But, though you laugh at her, she did me good and will do
good to others. Here we are inside Monkhams, and now you must look at
the avenue.'
Nora was now rather proud of herself. She had made the effort, and it
had been successful; and she felt that she could speak naturally, and
express her thoughts honestly. 'I remember his telling me about the
avenue the first time I ever saw him, and here it is. I did not think
then that I should ever live to see the glories of Monkhams. Does it go
all the way like this to the house?'
'Not quite; where you see the light at the end, the road turns to the
right, and the house is just before you. There are great iron gates,
and terraces, and wondrous paraphernalia before you get up to the door.
I can tell you Monkhams is quite a wonder. I have to shut myself up
every Wednesday morning, and hand the house over to Mrs Crutch, the
housekeeper, who comes out in a miraculous brown silk gown, to shew it
to visitors. On other days, you'll find Mrs Crutch quite civil and
useful, but on Wednesdays, she is majestic.
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