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the   Judge   was   under   strong   but   well´controlled   feeling。   While   servants 

were present it passed for high spirits�察�but as soon as the three were alone 

in the library�察�the excitement took at once a serious aspect。 

     ;My dears�察─�he said�察�standing up and facing them�察 �I have had a very 

painful   interview  with  Fred   Mostyn。   He   holds   a   mortgage over   Rawdon 

Court�察�and is going to press it in Septemberthat is�察�he proposes to sell the 

place   in   order   to   obtain   his   money   and   the   poor   Squire� ─  �He   ceased 

speaking�察  �walked   across   the   room  and   back   again�察  �and   appeared   greatly 

disturbed。 



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     ;What of the Squire�拭─�asked Ruth。 

     ;God knows�察�Ruth。 He has no other home。; 

     ;Why is this thing to be done�拭�Is there no way to prevent it�拭─�

     ;Mostyn wants the  money�察 �he   says�察 �to   invest  in American securities。 

He does not。 He wants to force a sale�察�so that he may buy the place for the 

mortgage�察�and then either keep it for his pride�察�or more likely resell it to 

the    Tyrrel´Rawdons        for   double     the   money。;      Then    with    gradually 

increasing passion he repeated in a low�察�intense voice the remarks which 

Mostyn had made�察�and which had so infuriated the Judge。 Before he had 

finished speaking the two women had caught his temper and spirit。 Ethel's 

face   was   white   with   anger�察  �her   eyes   flashing�察  �her   whole   attitude   full   of 

fight。 Ruth was   troubled and sorrowful�察 �and she looked   anxiously at   the 

Judge   for   some   solution   of   the   condition。   It   was   Ethel   who   voiced   the 

anxiety。 ;Father�察─�she asked�察 �what is to be done�拭�What can you do�拭─�

     ;Nothing�察�I am sorry to say�察�Ethel。 My money is absolutely tied upfor 

this year�察�at any rate。 I cannot touch it without wronging others as well as 

myself�察�nor yet without the most ruinous sacrifice。; 

     ;If I could do anything�察�I would not care at what sacrifice。; 

     ;You can do all that is necessary�察�Ethel�察�and you are the only person 

who   can。  You   have   at   least   eight   hundred   thousand   dollars   in   cash   and 

negotiable securities。 Your mother's fortune is all yours�察�with its legitimate 

accruements�察�and it was left at your own disposal after your twenty´first 

birthday。   It   has   been   at   your   own   disposal WITH   MY  CONSENT  since 

your nineteenth birthday。; 

     ;Then�察�father�察�we need not trouble about the Squire。 I wish with all my 

heart to make his home sure to him as long as he lives。 You are a lawyer�察�

you know what ought to be done。; 

     ;Good girl� �I knew what you would say and do�察�or I should not have 

told you the trouble there was at Rawdon。 Now�察�I propose we all make a 

visit   to   Rawdon   Court�察  �see  the   Squire   and   the  property�察  �and   while   there 

perfect such arrangements as seem kindest and wisest。 Ruth�察�how soon can 

we be ready to sail�拭─�

     ;Father�察�do you really mean that we are to go to England�拭─�

     ;It is the only thing to do。 I must see that all is as Mostyn says。 I must 



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not let you throw your money away。; 

     ;That is only prudent�察─�said Ruth�察 �and we can be ready for the first 

steamer if you wish it。; 

     ;I am delighted�察�father。 I long to see England�察�more than all�察�I long to 

see Rawdon。 I did not know until this moment how much I loved it。; 

     ;Well�察  �then�察  �I   will   have   all   ready   for   us   to   sail   next   Saturday。   Say 

nothing   about   it   to   Mostyn。   He   will   call   to´morrow   morning   to   bid   you 

good´by before leaving for Newport with McLean。 Try and be out。; 

     ;I shall certainly be out�察─�said Ethel。 ;I do not wish ever to see his face 

again�察�and I must see grandmother and tell her what we are going to do。; 

     ;I dare say she guesses already。 She advised me to ask you about the 

mortgage。 She knew what you would say。; 

     ;Father�察�who are the Tyrrel´Rawdons�拭─�

     Then   the   Judge   told   the   story   of   the   young   Tyrrel´Rawdon�察  �who   a 

century   ago   had   lost   his   world   for   Love�察  �and   Ethel   said   ;she   liked   him 

better than any Rawdon she had ever heard of。; 

     ;Except your father�察�Ethel。; 

     ;Except my father�察�my dear�察�good father。 And I am glad that Love did 

not always make them poor。 They must now be rich�察�if they want to buy 

the Court。; 

     ;They are rich manufacturers。 Mostyn is much annoyed that the Squire 

has   begun   to   notice   them。   He   says   one   of   the   grandsons   of   the   Tyrrel´ 

Rawdons�察�disinherited for love's sake�察�came to America some time in the 

forties。 I asked your grandmother if this story was true。 She said it is quite 

true�察�that my father was his friend in the matter�察�and that it was his reports 

about America which made them decide to try their fortune in New York。; 

     ;Does she know what became of him�拭─�

     ;No。 In his last letter to them he said he had just joined a party going 

to the gold fields of California。 That was in 1850。 He never wrote again。 It 

is   likely  he   perished    on   the  terrible  journey    across    the  plains。   Many 

thousands did。; 

     ;When I am in England I intend to call upon these Tyrrel´Rawdons。 I 

think I shall like them。 My heart goes out to them。 I am proud of this bit of 

romance in the family。; 



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     ;Oh�察�there is plenty of romance behind you�察�Ethel。 When you see the 

old Squire standing at the entrance to the Manor House�察�you may see the 

hags of Cressy and Agincourt�察�of Marston and Worcester behind him。 And 

the Rawdon women have frequently been daughters of Destiny。 Many of 

them have lived romances that would be incredible if written down。 Oh�察�

Ethel�察�dear�察�we cannot�察�we cannot for our lives�察�let the old home fall into 

the hands of strangers。 At any rate�察�if on inspection we think it wrong to 

interfere�察�I can at least try and get the children of the disinherited Tyrrel 

back to their home。 Shall we leave it at this point for the present�拭─�

     This    decision   was    agreeable    to  all�察 �and  then   the   few   preparations 

necessary for the journey were talked over�察�and in this happy discussion 

the evening passed rapidly。 The dream of Ethel's life had been this visit to 

the home of her family�察�and to go as its savior was a consummation of the 

pleasure   that   filled   her   with   loving   pride。   She   could   not   sleep   for   her 

waking      dreams。    She   made    all  sorts  of  resolutions    about    the  despised 

Tyrrel´ Rawdons。 She intended to show the proud�察�indolent world of the 

English land´ aristocracy that Americans�察�just as well born as themselves�察�

respected   business   energy   and   enterprise�察  �and   she   had   other   plans   and 

propositions      just   as   interesting    and    as   full   of  youth's     impossible 

enthusiasm。 

     In the morning she went to talk the subject over with her grandmother。 

The old lady received the news with affected indif´ ference。 She said�察 �It 

mattered nothing to her who sat in Rawdon's seat�察�but she would not hear 

Mostyn blamed   for   seeking his   right。  Money  and sentiment   are no kin�察─�

she   added�察   �and   Fred   has   no   sentiment   about   Rawdon。  Why   should   he�拭�

Only   last   summer   Rawdon   kept   him   out   of   Parliament�察  �and   made   him 

spend a lot of money beside。 He's right to get even with the family if he 

can。; 

     ;But the old Squire� �He is now; 

     ;I know�察�he's older than I am。 But Squire Percival has had his day�察�and 

Fred   would   not   do   anything   out   of   the   way   to   himhe   could   not�察  �the 

county would make both Mostyn and Rawdon very uncomfortable places 

to live in�察�if he did。; 

     ;If you turn a man out of his home when he is eighty years old�察�I think 



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that is `out of the way。' And Mr。 Mostyn is not to be trusted。 I  wouldn't 

trust him as far as I could see him。; 

     ;Highty´tighty�   �He   has   not      asked   you   to   trust   him。   You   lost  your 

chance there�察�miss。; 

     ;Grandmother�察�I am astonished at you� ─�

     ;Well�察�it was a mean thing to say�察�Ethel�察�but I like Fred�察�and I see the 

rest   of   my   family   are   against   him。   It's   natural   for Yorkshire   to   help   the 

weakest side。 But there�察�Fred can do his own fighting�察�I'll warrant。 He's not 

an ordinary man。; 

     ;I'm   sorry   to   say   he   isn't�察  �grandmother。   If   he   were   he   would   speak 

without   a   drawl�察  �and   get   rid   of   his   monocle�察  �and   not   pay   such   minute 

attention to his coats and vests and walking sticks。; 

     Then Ethel proceeded to explain her resolves with regard to the Tyrrel´ 

Rawdons。   ;I   shall   pay   them   the   greatest   attention�察─  �she   said。   ;It   was   a 

noble thing in young Tyrrel´Rawdon to give up everything for honorable 

love�察�and I think everyone ought to have stood by him。; 

     ;That wouldn't have done at all。 If Tyrrel had been petted as you think 

he   ought   to   have   been�察  �every  respectable   young   man   and   woman   in   the 

county would have married where their fancy led them�察�and the fancies of 

young people mostly lead them to the road it is ruin to take。; 

     ;From   what      Fred    Mostyn     says�察  �Tyrrel's  descendants      seem   to   have 

taken a very respectable road。; 

     ;I've nothing to say for or against them。 It's years and years since I laid 

eyes on any of the family。 Your grandfather helped one of the young men 

to   come   to America�察  �and   I   remember   his   mother   getting   into   a   passion 

about it。 She was a fat woman in a Paisley shawl and a love´bird on her 

bonnet。 I saw his sister often。 She weighed about twelve stone�察�and had red 

hair and red cheeks and bare red elbows。 She was called a `strapping lass。' 

That is quite a complimentary term in the West Riding。; 

     ;Please�察�grandmother�察�I don't want to hear any more。 In two weeks I 

shall    be   able   to  judge    for  myself。     Since   then    there   have   been    two 

generations�察�and if a member of the present one is fit for Parliament; 

     ;That's    nothing。    We    needn't   look    for  anything    specially   refined     in 

Parliament in these days。 There's another thing。 These Tyrrel´Rawdons are 



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