A New Arrival The next day I hadn’t time to dwell on the afternoon’s outing because as I was scouring the pans Mistress Binch burst in from outside. ‘Mr Grice is coming. Quick. Run and put on a clean apron. Then to the hall.’ Her face was anxious, so I shot up the servant stairs and gave myself a hasty splash in the water bowl and slicked my hair back. As I went down the stairs I glanced out of the window and saw a tall figure riding towards the house at a brisk trot. He had a pale clean-shaven face under his steeple hat, his hands were white and gloveless on the reins. Behind him on two heavy hunters followed men in dark livery, a packhorse trotting between them. By the time I got to the hall Mistress Binch was there smoothing her apron and brushing down her sleeves. A moment later she heard the bell and rushed forward to open the door. It had no sooner widened a crack than Mr Grice was already through, leaning on a stick, his eyes casting about.
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