21/21 We 're the oldest in the county. My father never let any of his daughters marry, if he could help it, nor'll I, bar rascals. Harry Lepel Beltham--does that suit ye? Take my name, and drop the Richmond no, drop the subject: we'll talk of it by-and-by.' So he wrestled to express his hatred of my father without offending me; and I studied him coldly, thinking that the sight of my father in beggar's clothes, raising a hand for me to follow his steps, would draw me forth, though Riversley should beseech me to remain clad in wealth.. |