Bolton. She foresaw endless
mortifications and heartburnings for herself in the presence, and under
the rule, of a strange rector at Upton, over whom she would have no more
authority or influence than any other parishioner. Besides, she was
really fond of her nephew, and anxious to make his life smooth and
agreeable to him. No one could be blind to the fact that his health was
giving way again, and she thought with some apprehension of the life of
hardship and poverty he was choosing. That he should throw away all that
was desirable and advantageous for the sake of his wife, who was merely
a trouble and dishonor to him, was an infatuation that she could not
understand. He pointed out to her that he was also losing his influence
over his people, and she maintained that even this was no reason why he
should give up a suitable living and a pleasant rectory. At last, angry
with him, and apprehensive for her future position in the parish, she
refused to listen any longer to his representations, and spent the few
weeks that intervened before their departure in a state of offended
estrangement.
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