got the pews (the same in number) moved from the nave of the
church to the walls of the side aisles, so that the whole church
has a regular arrangement of open benches, which (irregularly)
existed before ... I am not today quite well, so farewell, with
much regard--Yours ever, H. E. M.' Archdeacon Hare was reassured.

It was important that he should be, for the Archdeacon of
Chichester was growing very old, and Hare's influence might be
exceedingly useful when a vacancy occurred. So, indeed, it fell
out. A new bishop, Dr. Shuttleworth, was appointed to the See,
and the old Archdeacon took the opportunity of retiring. Manning
was obviously marked out as his successor, but the new bishop
happened to be a low churchman, an aggressive low churchman, who
went so far as to parody the Tractarian fashion of using Saints'
days for the dating of letters by writing 'The Palace, washing-
day', at the beginning of his. And--what was equally serious--his
views were shared by Mrs. Shuttleworth, who had already decided
that the pushing young Rector was 'tainted'. But at the critical
moment Archdeacon Hare came to the rescue; he persuaded the
Bishop that Manning was safe; and the appointment was accordingly
made--behind Mrs. Shuttleworth's back. She was furious, but it
was too late; Manning was an Archdeacon. All the lady could do,
to indicate her disapprobation, was to put a copy of Mr.
Bowdler's book in a conspicuous position on the drawing-room
table, when he came to pay his respects at the Palace.

Among the letters of congratulation which Manning received, was
one from Mr Gladstone, with whom he had remained on terms of
close friendship since their days together at Oxford. 'I
rejoice,' Mr Gladstone wrote, 'on your account personally; but