And how was she to pay the servants?
Money was owing to them all.
"Mr.Carlyle, how long has this house been yours ?" she asked, breaking the silence.
"It was in June that the purchase was completed.

Did Lord Mount Severn never tell you he had sold it to me ?" "No, never.

All these things are yours ?" glancing round the room.
"The furniture was sold with the house.

Not these sort of things," he added, his eye falling on the silver on the breakfast table; "not the plate and linen." "Not the plate and linen! Then those poor men who were here yesterday have a right to them," she quickly cried.
"I scarcely know.

I believe the plate goes with the entail--and the jewels go also.