Twin plans for church and town-hall had been produced, which to
Raymond's taste savoured of the gimcrack style, but which infinitely
delighted all the corporation; and where he was the only cultivated
gentleman, except the timid Vicar, his reasonings were all in vain.
The plan was accepted for the town-hall, and the specifications were
ordered to be made out for competition, and a rate decided on. The
church was to wait for subscription and bazaar; the drains, for
reason in Wil'sbro', or for the hope of the mayoralty of Mr.
Whitlock, a very intelligent and superior linendraper.
CHAPTER XI
Rosamond's Apologue
Pray, sir, do you laugh at me?--Title of Old Caricature
Was Cecil's allegiance to Dunstone, or was it to the heiress of
Dunstone? Tests of allegiance consist in very small matters, and it
is not always easy to see the turning-point. Now Cecil had always
stood on a pinnacle at Dunstone, and she had found neither its
claims nor her own recognized at Compton. One kind of allegiance
would have remained on the level, and retained the same standard,
whether accepted or not.
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