‘I suppose the villagers will be there already,’ said Prudence, glancing at her watch. ‘Yes, the old order hasn’t changed that much. Edward Lyall isn’t one of these new-fangled Members of Parliament. His ancestors have represented this place for generations.’
And slowly answer’d Arthur from the barge:
“The old order changeth, yielding place to new, And God fulfils himself in many ways,
Lest one good custom should corrupt the world.
—Tennyson, from The Passing of Arthur
