The Two Guardians Book

Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: " Oh! I shall not be able to bear her if she does not like them," cried Marian. " I suppose that was the case with Mrs. Lyddell," added Sir Edmund, " that she discovered the deficiencies of the old house, as well as brought wherewith to remedy them. He does not look like a man given to change." " He has no such feeling for association as these people," said Lady Arundel, pointing to Edmund and Marian; " he felt his position in the country raised by her fortune, and was glad to use any means of adding to his consequence." " I should like to see more of them. I wish we could ask them to stay here," said Sir Edmund, with something like a sigh. " But come, had we not better go in ? The hungry fishers look quite ready for tea." CHAPTER II. " And now I set thec down to try How thou canst walk alone." Lyra Innoeentium. Scarcely eight months had passed since the last recorded conversation, when Marian, in a dress of deep mourning, was slowly pacing the garden paths, her eyes fixed on the ground, and an expression of thoughtful sadness on her face. Heavy indeed had been the strokes that had fallen upon her. Before the last summer had closed, the long suiferings of her father had been terminated by one of the violent attacks, which had often been expected to be fatal. Nor was this all that she had to mourn. With winter had come severe colds and coughs; Lady Arundel was seized with an inflammation of the chest, her constitution had been much enfeebled by watching, anxiety, and grief, and in a very few days her children were orphans. It was the day following the funeral. Mrs. Wortley was staying in the house, as were also the two guardians of the young Sir Gerald Arundel and his sister. These were Mr. Lyddell, a relation of Lady Arundel; and our former acquaintance, E...Read More