Death will soon put him in possession of a fair estate, if he hath it not already; old Lady Girnington--an excellent person, excepting that her inveterate ill-nature rendered her intolerable to the whole world--is probably dead by this time.

Six heirs portioners have successively died to make her wealthy.

I know the estates well; they march with my own--a noble property." "I am glad of it," said Ravenswood, "and should be more so, were I confident that Bucklaw would change his company and habits with his fortunes.

This appearance of Craigengelt, acting in the capacity of his friend, is a most vile augury for his future respectability." "He is a bird of evil omen, to be sure," said the Keeper, "and croaks of jail and gallows-tree.

But I see Mr.Caleb grows impatient for our return to breakfast.".