During that visit at the deanery, when the heir of the Eustaces was being
born, Lucy was undergoing a sort of probation for the Fawn establishment.
The proposed engagement with Lady Fawn was thought to be a great thing for
her. Lady Fawn was known as a miracle of Virtue, Benevolence, and
Persistency. Every good quality she possessed was so marked as to be
worthy of being expressed with a capital. But her virtues were of that
extraordinary high character that there was no weakness in them; no
getting over them; no perverting them with follies, or even exaggerations.
When she heard of the excellencies of Miss Morris from the dean's wife,
and then, after minutest investigation, learned the exact qualities of the
young lady, she expressed herself willing to take Lucy into her house on
special conditions. She must be able to teach music up to a certain point.
"Then it's all over," said Lucy to the dean with her pretty smile--that
smile which caused all the old and middle-aged men to fall in love with
her.
"It's not over at all," said the dean. "You've got four months. Our
organist is about as good a teacher as there is in England.
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