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IX. Hopes and Expectations—Dreams and Daydreams—The Vine—Elspeth—My Great-Grandfather 84 X. Thomas the Cat—My Great-Grandfather’s Sketches—Adolphe is my Friend—My Great-great-great-Grandfather Disturbs my Rest—I Leave The Vine 96 XI. Matilda’s News—Our Governess—Major Buller turned Tutor—Eleanor Arkwright 103 XII. Poor Matilda—The Awkward Age—Mrs. Buller takes Counsel with her Friends—The ‘Milliner and Mantuamaker’—Medical Advice—The Major Decides 120 XIII. At School—The Lilac Bush—Bridget’s Posies—Summer—Health 138 XIV. Miss Mulberry—Discipline and Recreation—Madame—Conversation—Eleanor’s Opinion of the Drawing-master—Miss Ellen’s—Eleanor’s Apology 146 XV. Eleanor’s Theories reduced to Practice—Studies—The Arithmetic-master 159 XVI. Eleanor’s Reputation—The Mad Gentleman—Fancies and Follies—Matilda’s Health—The New Doctor 166 XVII. Eleanor’s Health—Holy Living—The Prayer of the Son of Sirach 175 XVIII. Eleanor and I are late for Breakfast—The School Breaks Up—Madame and Bridget 179 XIX. Northwards—The Black Country—The Stone Country 183 XX. The Vicarage—Keziah—The Dear Boys—The Cook—A Yorkshire Tea—Bed-fellows 191 XXI. Gardening—Drinkings—The Moors—Wading—Batrachosperma—The Church—Little Margaret 197 XXII. A New Home—The Arkwrights’ Return—The Beasts—Going to Meet the Boys—Jack’s Hat-box—We Come Home a Rattler 209 XXIII. I Correspond with the Major—My Collection—Occupations—Madame Again—Fête de Village—The British Hooray 219 XXIV. We and the Boys—We and the Boys and our Fads—The Lamp of Zeal—Clement on Unreality—Jack’s Ointment 234 XXV. The “Household Album”—Sketching under Difficulties—A New