"We will put 'Charles, the footman,' then," said Mr. Goodwin, writing it. "'Overleigh Castle,' Yorkshire. Now then, for the other."
"When I write to father, what do I put at the end?" said John, his eyes still riveted on the envelope. "'J. Tempest,' and then something else."
"Esquire?" suggested Mr. Goodwin.
"Yes," said John. "I think I should like Charles to be the same as father, please."
Mr. Goodwin added a large esquire after the word footman.
"Now for Mitty," he said. "I suppose Mitty is the housekeeper?"
"Why, the housekeeper is Mrs. Alcock!" said John, with a smile at Mr. Goodwin's ignorance.
"There seem to be a good many servants at Overleigh."
"Yes," replied John, "it is a nice party. We are company to each other. You see, father is always away almost, and he does not play anything when he is at home. Now, Charles always does his concertina in the evenings, and Francis is learning the flute."
After the direction of the second letter had been finally settled, John licked them carefully up, and looked at them with triumph.