Richard and his wife were sponsors, but the question of name had
never occurred to any one. However, in the pause of perplexity, when
the response lagged to "Name this child," little Humfrey, a delighted
spectator, broke out again with "Little Sis."

And forthwith, "Cicely, if thou art not already baptized," was
uttered over the child, and Cicely became her name. It cost Susan a
pang, as it had been that of her own little daughter, but it was too
late to object, and she uttered no regret, but took the child to her
heart, as sent instead of her who had been taken from her.

Master Heatherthwayte bade them good speed, and Master Langston stood
at the door of his office and waved them a farewell, both alike
unconscious of the rejoicing with which they were left behind.
Mistress Talbot rode on the palfrey sent for her use, with the little
stranger slung to her neck for security's sake. Her boy rode "a
cock-horse" before his father, but a resting-place was provided for
him on a sort of pannier on one of the sumpter beasts. What these
animals could not carry of the household stuff was left in Colet's
charge to be despatched by carriers; and the travellers jogged slowly
on through deep Yorkshire lanes, often halting to refresh the horses
and supply the wants of the little children at homely wayside inns,
their entrance usually garnished with an archway formed of the
jawbones of whales, which often served for gate-posts in that eastern
part of Yorkshire. And thus they journeyed, with frequent halts,
until they came to the Derbyshire borders.

Bridgefield House stood on the top of a steep slope leading to the
river Dun, with a high arched bridge and a mill below it. From the