But I will not lose my only daughter, by any such folly of my own." Tears rolled down Mrs.Twemlow's cheeks as she spoke of her mysterious affliction; and her husband, who knew that she was not weak-minded, consoled her by sharing her sorrow.
"It shall be exactly as you like," he said, after a quiet interval.

"You say that no answer is needed; and there is no address to send one to.

We shall hear of it, of course, when he takes possession, if, indeed, he is allowed to do so." "Who is to prevent him from coming, if he chooses, to live in the home of his ancestors?
The estates are all mortgaged, and the park is gone, turned into a pound for Scotch cattle-breeding.

But the poor old castle belongs to us still, because no one would take the expense of it." "And because of the stories concerning it, Maria.

Your nephew Caryl is a brave young fellow if he means to live there all alone, and I fear he can afford himself no company.