Dr.Dick Percival and Maud Dinsmore were among the latter.

They had had a game of tennis and were now refreshing themselves with a saunter through the wood.
"I admire this place--Woodburn," said Maud.

"Captain Raymond has, I think, made a sort of earthly paradise of it; though for that matter one might say pretty much the same of The Oaks, Ion, and several of the other family estates." "Yes; including those down in Louisiana," returned Dick--"Viamede, Magnolia Hall, and a few others.

By the way, you have never been down there, have you ?" "No, never; but I am hoping that Cousin Elsie will invite me one of these days." "Suppose you don't wait for that, but accept an invitation from me," suggested Dick, giving her a very lover-like look and smile.
"From you ?" she exclaimed, her tone expressing surprise and a little bewilderment, "are you staying there ?" "At Viamede?
No, not now.

I have bought a plantation not very far from there, and am trying to make it equal in beauty to Viamede.