"It seems a nice comfortable old house; and the grounds, too, appear to be amazingly well wooded, which, to one of rather a romantic temperament like myself, is always an additional charm to a place.

I was extremely pleased with it the first time I beheld it, and a desire to call myself the owner of it took possession of my mind.

The scenery is remarkable for its beauty, and, from what I have seen of it, it is rarely to be excelled.

No doubt you are greatly attached to it." "It has been my home from infancy," returned Henry, "and being also the residence of my ancestors for centuries, it is natural that I should be so." "True--true." "The house, no doubt, has suffered much," said Henry, "within the last hundred years." "No doubt it has.

A hundred years is a tolerable long space of time, you know." "It is, indeed.