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shell   pattern�察  �but   she   was   watching   for   Ethel�察  �and   Ethel   understood   the 

shell´pattern fiction very well。 She had heard something similar often。 

     ;My   darling   grandmother�察─  �she   cried�察   �I   thought   you         would    never 

come home。; 

     ;It   wasn't   my   fault�察  �dear。   Miss   Hillis   and   an   imbecile   young   doctor 

made me believe I had a cold。 I had no cold。 I had nothing at all but what I 

ought to have。 I've been made to take all sorts of things�察�and do all sorts of 

things that I hate to take and hate to do。 For ten days I've been kicking my 

old heels against bedclothes。 Yesterday I took things in my own hands。; 

     ;Never mind�察�Granny dear�察�it was all a good discipline。; 

     ;Discipline�       �You    impertinent      young      lady�    �Discipline     for   your 

grandmother� �Discipline�察�indeed� �That one word may cost you a thousand 

dollars�察�miss。; 

     ;I don't care if it does�察�only you must give the thousand dollars to poor 

Miss Hillis。; 

     ;Poor     Miss    Hillis  has   had    a  most    comfortable      time   with   me    all 

summer。; 

     ;I know she has�察�consequently she will feel her comfortless room and 

poverty all the more after it。 Give her the thousand�察�Granny。 I'm willing。; 

     ;What kind of company have you been keeping�察�Ethel Rawdon�拭�Who 

has   taught   you   to   squander   dollars   by   the   thousand�拭  �Discipline�   �I   think 

you are giving me a little nowa thousand dollars a lesson�察�it seems no 

wonder�察�after the carryings´on at Rawdon Court。; 

     ;Dear grandmother�察 �we   had   the loveliest time   you   can   imagine。 And 

there is not�察�in all the world�察�such a noble old gentleman as Squire Percival 



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Rawdon。; 

     ;I   know   all   about   Percival   Rawdona   proud�察  �careless�察  �extravagant�察�

loose´at´ends man�察 �dancing   and singing   and loving   as it suited   time   and 

season�察  �taking   no   thought   for  the   future�察  �and   spending   with   both   hands�察�

hard on women�察�too�察�as could be。; 

     ;Grandmother�察�I never saw a more courteous gentleman。 He worships 

women。 He was never tired of talking about you。; 

     ;What had he to say about me�拭─�

     ;That you were the loveliest girl in the county�察�and that he never could 

forget the first   time he   saw you。 He   said you   were like the   vision of   an 

angel。; 

     ;Nonsense� �I was just a pretty girl in a book muslin frock and a white 

sash�察�with a rose at my breast。 I believe they use book muslin for linings 

now�察�but it did make the sheerest�察�lightest frocks any girl could want。 Yes�察�

I remember that time。 I was going to a little party and crossing a meadow 

to shorten the walk�察�and Squire Percival had been out with his gun�察�and he 

laid it down and ran to help me over the stile。 A handsome young fellow 

he was then as ever stepped in shoe leather。; 

     ;And   he   must   have   loved   you   dearly。   He   would   sit   hour   after   hour 

telling Ruth and me how bright you were�察�and how all the young beaux 

around Monk´Rawdon adored you。; 

     ;Nonsense� �Nonsense� �I had beaux to be sure。 What pretty girl hasn't�拭─�

     ;And     he  said   his  brother   Edward     won    you   because    he   was   most 

worthy of your love。; 

     ;Well�察�now�察�I chose Edward Rawdon because he was willing to come 

to America。   I   longed   to   get   away   from   Monk´Rawdon。   I   was   faint   and 

weary with the whole stupid place。 And the idea of living a free and equal 

life�察�and not caring what lords and squires and their proud ladies said or 

did�察�pleased me wonderfully。 We read about Niagara and the great prairies 

and the new bright cities�察�and Edward and I resolved to make our home 

there。 Your grandfather wasn't a man to like being `the Squire's brother。' 

He could stand alone。; 

     ;Are you glad you came to America�拭─�

     ;Never   sorry   a   minute   for   it。   Ten   years   in   New   York   is   worth   fifty 



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years in Monk´ Rawdon�察�or Rawdon Court either。; 

     ;Squire   Percival   was   very  fond   of   me。   He   thought   I   resembled   you�察�

grandmother�察�but he never admitted I was as handsome as you were。; 

     ;Well�察�Ethel dear�察�you are handsome enough for the kind of men you'll 

pick up in this generationmost of them bald at thirty�察�wearing spectacles 

at   twenty   or   earlier�察  �and   in   spite   of   the   fuss   they   make   about   athletics 

breaking all to nervous bits about fifty。; 

     ;Grandmother�察�that is pure slander。 I know some very fine young men�察�

handsome and athletic both。;           ;Beauty is a matter of taste�察�and as to their 

athletics�察�they can run a mile with a blacksmith�察�but when the thermometer 

rises to eighty´five degrees it knocks them all to pieces。 They sit fanning 

themselves like schoolgirls�察�and call for juleps and ice´water。 I've got eyes 

yet�察�my dear。 Squire Percival was a different kind of man�察�he could follow 

the hounds all day and dance all night。 The hunt had not a rider like him�察�

he   balked   at   neither   hedge�察  �gate�察  �nor   water�察  �a   right   gallant�察  �courageous�察�

honorable�察�affectionate gentleman as ever Yorkshire bred�察�and she's bred 

lots of superfine ones。 What ever made him get into such a mess with his 

estate�拭  �Your   grandfather   thought   him   as   straight   as   a   string   in   money 

matters。; 

     ;You said just now he was careless and extravagant。; 

     ;Well�察�I did him  wrong�察�and I'm sorry for it。 How did he manage to 

need eighty thousand pounds�拭─�

     ;It   is   rather   a   pitiful   story�察  �grandmother�察  �but   he   never   once   blamed 

those who were in the wrong。 His son for many years had been the real 

manager of the estate。 He was a speculator�察�his grandsons were wild and 

extravagant。  They   began   to   borrow   money   ten   years   ago   and   had   to   go 

on。; 

     ;Whom did they borrow from�拭─�

     ;Fred Mostyn's father。; 

     ;The devil� �Excuse me�察�Ethelbut the name suits and may stand。; 

     ;The dear old Squire would have taken the fault on himself if he could 

have done so。 They that wronged him were his own�察�and they were dead。 

He never spoke of them but with affection。; 

     ;Poor Percival� �Your father told me he was now out of Mostyn's power�察�



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he said you had saved the estate�察�but he gave me no particulars。 How did 

you save it�拭─�

     ;Bought it� ─�

     ;Nonsense� ─�

     ;House and lands and outlying farms and timbereverything。; 

     Then   a   rosy   color   overspread   Madam's   face�察  �her   eyes   sparkled�察  �she 

rose to her feet�察�made Ethel a sweeping courtesy�察�and said�此�

     ;My respect and congratulations to Ethel�察�Lady of Rawdon Manor。; 

     ;Dear grandmother�察�what else could I do�拭─�

     ;You did right。; 

     ;The Squire is Lord of the Manor as long as he lives。 My father says I 

have done well to buy it。 In the future�察�if I do not wish to keep it�察�Nicholas 

Rawdon will relieve me at a great financial advantage。; 

     ;Why didn't you let Nicholas Rawdon buy it now�拭─�

     ;He   would   have   wanted   prompt   possession。   The   Squire   would   have 

had to leave his home。 It would have broken his heart。; 

     ;I dare say。 He has a soft�察�loving heart。 That isn't always a blessing。 It 

can   give   one   a   deal   of   suffering。 And   I   hear   you   have   all   been   making 

idols of these Tyrrel´Rawdons。 Fred tells me they are as vulgar a lot as can 

be。; 

     ;Fred lies� �Excuse me�察�grandmotherbut the word suits and may stand。 

Mr。 Nicholas   is   pompous�察 �and walks   as slowly  as   if he   had to   carry  the 

weight of his great fortune�察�but his manners are all right�察�and his wife and 

son   are   delightful。   She   is   handsome�察  �well   dressed�察  �and   so   good´hearted 

that her pretty county idioms are really charming。 John Thomas is a man 

by    himselfnot    handsome�察     �but   running    over   with   good    temper�察   �and 

exceedingly   clever      and   wide´awake。      Many     times   I  was   forced   to  tell 

myself�察�John Thomas would make an ideal Squire of Rawdon。; 

     ;Why don't you marry him。; 

     ;He never asked me。; 

     ;What was the matter with the men�拭─�

     ;He was already engaged to a very lovely young lady。; 

     ;I am glad she is a lady。; 

     ;She is also very clever。 She has been to college and taken high honors�察�



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a thing I have not done。; 

     ;You might have done and overdone that caper�察�you were too sensible 

to try it。 Well�察�I'm glad that part of the family is looking up。 They had the 

right stuff in them�察�and it is a good thing for families to dwell together in 

unity。 We have  King David's   word for that。  My observation   leads me   to 

think it is far better for families to dwell apart�察�in unity。 They seldom get 

along comfortably together。; 

     Then   Ethel   related   many   pleasant�察  �piquant   scenes   between   the   two 

families at Monk´ Rawdon�察�and especially that one in which the room of 

the first Tyrrel had been opened and his likeness restored to its place in the 

family gallery。 It touched the old lady to tears�察�and she murmured�察 �Poor 

lad� �Poor lad� �I wonder if he knows� �I wonder if he knows� ─�

     The crucial point of Ethel's revelations had not yet been revealed�察�but 

Madam   was   now   in   a   gentle   mood�察  �and   Ethel   took   the   opportunity   to 

introduce her to Tyrrel   Rawdon。  She   was   expecting   and   waiting   for this 

topic�察  �but   stubbornly   refused   to   give   Ethel   any   help   toward   bringing   it 

forward。 At last�察 �the girl   felt   a little   anger   at   her pretended   indifference�察�

and said�察 �I suppose Fred Mostyn told you about Mr。 Tyrrel Rawdon�察�of 

California�拭─�

     ;Tyrrel Rawdon�察�of California� �Pray�察�who may he be�拭─�

     ;The son of Colonel Rawdon�察�of the United States Army。; 

     ;Oh�察�to be sure� �Well�察�what of him�拭─�

     ;I am going to marry him。; 

     ;I shall see about that。; 

     ;We   were   coming   here   together   to   see   you�察  �but   before   we   left   the 

steamer he got a telegram urging him to go at once to his father�察�who is 

very ill。; 

     ;I have not asked him to come and see me。 Perhaps he will wait till I 

do so。; 

     ;If   you   are   not   going   to   love   Tyrrel�察  �you   need   not   love   me。   I   won't 

have you for a grandmother any lo

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