Excerpt from The Old Manor House, Vol. 2 Sufficiently punished by the alarm he had been in for his indiscretion, Orlando no longer ventured to appear where any of the tenants or servants of the hall might probably meet him; but, as he was afraid of returning to the house of his father till the whole family were assembled, lest he should hear more of the reproof he could so ill bear, he lingered about the coppices; and as a chain of them led to a sharp eminence clothed with wood, that overlooked a part of the park, where, among the venerable trees scattered around it, the Hall-house appeared, he sat himself down on an old seat which had been placed here for the prospect afforded by this woody knoll, and indulged reflections which, though far from pleasant, were mournfully soothing. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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Excerpt from Sequel to Our Folks at Home, or Life at the Old Manor House And rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal. But lay up for your selves treasures in heaven, where neither. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1820 edition. Excerpt: ...and the information relative to Mrs. Rayland which at the Hall he had been denied. He soon arrived; and, with a short stick he carried with him, rapped loudly at the door. A woman soon after looked out of the window from whence the light had proceeded, and inquired, in apparent alarm, Who is there? Orlando answered, Isit Mrs. Whitly who speaks? Mrs. Whitly, friend! replied the female voice: Lord! I cannot think what you want here at this time o'night; why, master's a bed, and the men folk too--I'm sure I wish you'd go about your business. My business, said Orlando, is with Mr. Whitly--Tell him it is Orlando Somerive, his old friend. The woman then retired from the window as if to speak to somebody, and, presently returning, cried, Master says how he knows no such person--Young 'squire Orlando is dead a long while ago in parts beyond sea; and you must be an impostor--for 'twas well known the young man's not alive, and all his family were in mourning for un before they went out of this country. The woman would then have shut the window; but Orlando, rendered half frantic by her last expression, conjured her with so much vehemence to hear him, that she delayed it a moment. He implored her to tell him what she meant by saying that the Somerive family had left the country. Why 'tis plain, answered she, that you don't belong to none of them--for, if you did, you'd know that the old'squire have been dead ever so long--a matter of two or three months before old Madam at the Hall; and that the young one, he as was always so wild like, have sold the house and farms and all to the great 'squire at the castle, and that the rest on 'em have left the country. Orlando could hear no more--his fortitude and his senses forsook him together--and weakness, ..

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"The Old Manor House Volume II" from Charlotte Turner Smith. English Romantic poet and novelist (1749-1806).