[220] A little village, about a mile and a half from the lodge at Rollingate.

III.

Two Sabbaths, and ten days besides, gone by

Renewed the scope of pleasant memory;

And now, ’twas deem’d a prudent step to take—

That Hollybrand should comfortably make

The entrance-lodge his home, and take command

Of the subordinates about the land,—

Direct the labourers; and survey the flock,

And keep at bay all interdicted stock.[221]