CHAPTER XIII.
CHESLEY MANOR--MARRIAGE OF LADY ROSAMOND.
We are again introduced to Lady Rosamond, now reinstated in the home of her childhood.

A sense of gratitude is awakened within her as she fondly gazes upon the old familiar scenes surrounding Chesley Manor.

The quaint old structure was an exact specimen of an English manor house in the early part of the seventeenth century, having been designed by an architect of the royal household in the reign of James the First, whence it still continued in the possession of its illustrious descendants.
The style adapted to the above named structure was more strictly domestic than defensive.

It was built in quadrangular form, containing only one large court, upon which opened the stately hall, chapel, and principal apartments.

Though not commanding the imposing aspect and grandeur of Bereford Castle, Chesley Manor had an air of true gentility in keeping with that of its owner.