As they emerged from the orchard and approached the house, they could see through a lighted window the family sitting round the evening lamp; Mrs. Chatford sewing, the deacon reading, Mr. Pipkin holding a skein of thread for Mrs. Pipkin to wind, and Phin and Moses playing "fox-and-geese," while little Kate stood by looking over the board,a picture of quiet domestic enjoyment that reminded poor Jack of what he had lost, and wrung his heart with grief.
