Andso，wearywithpleasure，andheart-
heavywithfeelingsthathadnolongeranyreasontoexist，palewithfatigue，untidywithcrush，theirprettywhitegownssulliedandpasse，eachwentherway；ineveryheartawonderwhetherthefewhilarioushoursofstrangeemotionswereworthalltheyclaimedastheirrightanddue。
Ruthhadgonehomeearlier，andEthelfoundherrestinginherroom。\"Iamwornout，Ruth，\"washerfirstremark。\"Iamgoingtobedforthreeorfourdays。Itwasadreadfulordeal。\"
\"Onetowhichyoumayhavetosubmit。\"
\"Certainlynot。Mymarriagewillbeareligiousceremony，withhalfadozenofmynearestrelativesaswitnesses。\"
\"InoticedFredslipawaybeforeDorawent。Helookedill。\"
\"Idaresayheisill——andnowonder。
Goodnight，Ruth。Iamgoingtosleep。Tellfatherallaboutthewedding。Idon’twanttohearitnamedagain——notaslongasIlive。\"
CHAPTERVI
THREEdayspassedandEthelhadregainedherhealthandspirits，butFredMostynhadnotcalledsincethewedding。Ruththoughtsomeinquiryoughttobemade，andJudgeRawdoncalledattheHollandHouse。TherehewastoldthatMr。Mostynhadnotbeenwell，andtheyoungman’scountenancepainfullyconfessedthesamething。
\"MydearFred，whydidyounotsenduswordyouwereill？\"askedtheJudge。
\"Ihadfever，sir，andIfeareditmightbetyphoid。Nothingofthekind，however。I
shallbeallrightinadayortwo。\"
Thetruthwasfarfromtyphoid，andFredknewit。Hehadlefttheweddingbreakfastbecausehehadreachedthelimitofhisendurance。Words，stingingaswhips，burnedlikehotcoalsinhismouth，andhefeltthathecouldnotrestrainthemmuchlonger。
Hasteningtohishotel，helockedhimselfinhisrooms，andpassedthenightinafrenzyofpassion。Theveryremembranceofthebridegroom’sconfidenttransportputmur-
derinhisheart——murderwhichhecouldonlypracticebyhiswishes，impotenttocompasstheirdesires。
\"Iwishthefellowshot！Iwishhimhanged！Iwouldkillhimtwentytimesintwentydifferentways！AndDora！Dora！
Dora！Whatdidsheseeinhim？Whatcouldshesee？Loveher？Heknowsnothingoflove——suchloveastorturesme。\"
Backwardsandforwardshepacedthefloortosuchimprecationsandejaculationsaswelledupfromthewhirlpoolofrageinhisheart，hourfollowinghour，tillintheblacknessofhismiseryhecouldnolongerspeak。
Hisbrainhadbecomestupefiedbytheiterationofinevitableloss，andsorefusedanylongertovoiceawoebeyondremedy。Thenhestoodstillandcalledwillandreasontocouncilhim。\"Thiswaymadnesslies，\"hethought。\"Imustbequiet——Imustsleep——
Imustforget。\"
Butitwasnotuntilthethirddaythatadismal，sullenstillnesssucceededthestormofrageandgrief，andheawokefromasleepofexhaustionfeelingasifhewerewitheredathisheart。Heknewthatlifehadtobetakenupagain，andthatinallitsfarceshemustplayhispart。AtfirstthethoughtofMostynHallpresenteditselfasanasylum。
Itstoodamidthickwoods，andthereweremilesofwind-blownwoldsandhillsaroundit。Hewaslordandmasterthere，noonecouldintrudeuponhissorrow；hecouldnurseitinthoselonelyroomstohisheart’scontent。
Everyday，however，thisgloomyresolutiongrewfainter，andonemorningheawokeandlaughedittoscorn。
\"Frederick’shimselfagain，\"hequoted，\"andhemusthavebeenveryfaroffhimselfwhenhethoughtofgivinguporofrunningaway。No，FredMostyn，youwillstayhere。
’Tisacountrywheretheimpossibledoesnotexist，andtheunlikelyissuretohappen——acountrywheremarriageisnotforlifeordeath，andwheretheroadstodivorcearemanifoldandeasy。Thereareascoreofwaysandmeans。Iwillstayandthinkthemover；’twillbeoddifIcannotforceFatetochangehermind。\"
AweekafterDora’smarriagehefoundhimselfabletowalkuptheavenuetotheRawdonhouse；buthearrivedtherewearyandwanenoughtoinstantlywinthesympathyofRuthandEthel，andhewasimmenselystrengthenedbythesenseofhomeandkindred，andofgenuinekindnesstowhichhefeltasortofright。HeaskedRuthifhemighteatdinnerwiththem。Hesaidhewashungry，andthehotelfaredidnottempthim。AndwhenJudgeRawdonreturnedhewelcomedhiminthesamegenerousspirit，andtheeveningpasseddelightfullyaway。Atitsclose，however，asMostynstoodglovedandhatted，andthecarriagewaitedforhim，hesaidafewwordstoJudgeRawdonwhichchangedthementalandsocialatmosphere。
\"Iwishtohavealittletalkwithyou，sir，onabusinessmatterofsomeimportance。
AtwhathourcanIseeyouto-morrow？\"
\"Iamengagedalldayuntilthreeintheafternoon，Fred。SupposeIcallonyouaboutfourorhalf-past？\"
\"Verywell，sir。\"
ButbothEthelandRuthwonderedifitwas\"verywell。\"Ashadow，fleetingasthought，hadpassedoverJudgeRawdon’sfacewhenheheardtherequestforabusinessinterview，andaftertheyoungman’sdeparturehelosthimselfinareveriewhichwasevidentlynotahappyone。Buthesaidnothingtothegirls，andtheywerenotaccustomedtoquestionhim。
Thenextmorning，insteadofgoingdirecttohisoffice，hestoppedatMadam，hismoth-
er’shouseinGramercyPark。Avisitatsuchanearlyhourwasunusual，andtheoldladylookedathiminalarm。
\"Wearewell，mother，\"hesaidassherose。\"Icalledtotalktoyouaboutalittlebusiness。\"WhereuponMadamsatdown，andbecamesuddenlyabouttwentyyearsyounger，for\"business\"wasawordlikeawatch-cry；shecalledallhersensestogetherwhenitwasutteredinherpresence。
\"Business！\"sheejaculatedsharply。
\"Whosebusiness？\"
\"IthinkImaysaythebusinessofthewholefamily。\"
\"Nay，Iamnotinit。MybusinessisjustasIwantit，andIamnotgoingtotalkaboutit——onewayortheother。\"
\"IsnotRawdonCourtofsomeinteresttoyou？Ithasbeenthehomeandseatofthefamilyformanycenturies。Agoodmany。
Mostynwomenhavebeenitsmistress。\"
\"IneverheardofanyMostynwomanwhowouldnothavebeenfarhappierawayfromRawdonCourt。ItwasaCalvarytothemall。
TherewaslittleNannieMostyn，whodiedwithherfirstbabybecauseSquireAnthonystruckherinadrunkenpassion；andtheproudAlethiaMostyn，whosufferedtwentyyears’martyrdomfromSquireJohn；andSara，whotookthirtythousandpoundstoSquireHubert，toflingawayatthegreentable；andHarriet，whowasmadebyherhusband，SquireHumphrey，tojumpafencewhenouthuntingwithhim，andwasbroughthomecrippledandscarredforlife——alovelygirloftwentywhowentthroughagoniesforelevenyearswithoutaughtofloveandhelp，anddiedalonewhilehewasfollowingafox；
andtherewasprettyBarbaraMostyn————\"
\"Come，come，mother。IdidnotcallherethismorningtoheartheRawdonsabused，andyouforgetyourownmarriage。Itwasahappyone，Iamsure。OneRawdon，atleast，mustbeexcepted；andIthinkItreatedmywifeasagoodhusbandoughttotreatawife。\"
\"Notyou！YoutreatedMaryverybadly。\"
\"Mother，notevenfromyou————\"
\"I’llsayitagain。Thelittlegirlwasdyingforayearormore，andyouweresobusymakingmoneyyouneversawit。Ifshesaidorlookedalittlecomplaint，youmovedrestless-likeandtoldher`shemopedtoomuch。’AstheendcameIspoketoyou，andyoupooh-poohedallIsaid。Shewentsuddenly，Iknow，tomostpeople，butsheknewitwasherlastday，andshelongedsotoseeyou，thatIsentaservanttohurryyouhome，butshediedbeforeyoucouldmakeupyourmindtoleaveyour`cases。’SheandIwerealonewhenshewhisperedherlastmessageforyou——alovingone，too。\"
\"Mother！Mother！Whyrecallthatbitterday？Ididnotthink——IswearIdidnotthink————\"
\"Nevermindswearing。IwasjustremindingyouthattheRawdonshavenotbeenthefinestspecimensofgoodhusbands。Theymakelandlords，andjudges，andsoldiers，andevenloom-lordsofaveryrespectablesort；
buthusbands！Lordhelptheirpoorwives！
Soyousee，asaMostynwoman，IhavenospecialinterestinRawdonCourt。\"
\"Youwouldnotlikeittogooutofthefamily？\"
\"Ishouldnotworrymyselfifitdid。\"
\"IsupposeyouknowFredMostynhasamortgageonitthatthepresentSquireisunabletolift。\"
\"Aye，Fredtoldmehehadeightythousandpoundsontheoldplace。Itoldhimhewasafooltoputhismoneyonit。\"
\"Oneofthefinestmanorsandmanor-
housesinEngland，mother。\"
\"Ihaveseenit。Iwasbornandbroughtupnearenoughtoit，Ithink。\"
\"Eightythousandpoundsisabagatellefortheplace；yetifFredforcesasale，itmaygoforthat，orevenless。Ican’tbeartothinkofit。\"
\"Whynotbuyityourself？\"
\"Iwouldliftthemortgageto-morrowifI
hadthemeans。Ihavenotatpresent。\"
\"Well，Iaminthesamebox。YouhavejustspokenasiftheMostynsandRawdonshadanequalinterestinRawdonCourt。
Verywell，then，itcannotbefarwrongforFredMostyntohaveit。ManyaMostynhasgonethereaswifeandslave。IwoulddearlyliketoseeoneMostyngoasmaster。\"
\"Ishallgetnohelpfromyou，then，I
understandthat。\"
\"I’mMostynbybirth，I’monlyRawdonby，marriage。Thebirth-bandtiesmefasttomyfamily。\"
\"Goodmorning，mother。Youhavefailedmeforthefirsttimeinyourlife。\"
\"Ifthemoneyhadbeenforyou，Edward，oryours————\"
\"Itis——good-by。\"
Shecalledhimbackperemptorily，andhereturnedandstoodattheopendoor。
\"Whydon’tyouaskEthel？\"
\"IdidnotthinkIhadtheright，mother。\"
\"MorerighttoaskherthanI。Seewhatshesays。She’sRawdon，everyinchofher。\"
\"PerhapsImay。Ofcourse，Icansellsecurities，butitwouldbeatasacrificeagreatsacrificeatpresent。\"
\"Ethelhasthecash；and，asIsaid，sheisRawdon——I’mnot。\"
\"Iwishmyfatherwerealive。\"
\"Hewouldn’tmoveme——youneedn’tthinkthat。WhatIhavesaidtoyouIwouldhavesaidtohim。SpeaktoEthel。I’llbeboundshe’lllistenifRawdoncallsher。\"
\"Idon’tliketospeaktoEthel。\"
\"Itisn’twhatyouliketodo，it’swhatyoufindyou’llhavetodo，thatcarriestheday；
andagoodthing，too，considering。\"
\"Goodmorning，again。Youarenotquiteyourself，Ithink。\"
\"Well，Ididn’tsleeplastnight，sothere’snowonderifI’mabitcrossthismorning。
ButifIlosemytemper，Ikeepmyunderstanding。\"
Shewasreallycrossbythistime。Hersonhadputherinapositionshedidnotliketoassume。NoloveforRawdonCourtwasinherheart。ShewouldratherhaveadvancedthemoneytobuyanAmericanestate。ShehadbeenlittlepleasedatFred’smortgageontheoldplace，buttotheAmericanRawdonsshefeltitwouldproveawhiteelephant；andtheappealtoEthelwasadvisedbecauseshethoughtitwouldamounttonothing。Inthefirstplace，theJudgehadthestrictestideaofthesacrednessofthechargecommittedtohimasguardianofhisdaughter’sfortune。
Inthesecond，EthelinheritedfromherYorkshireancestryanintensesenseofthevalueandobligationsofmoney。ShewasanardentAmerican，andnotlikelytospenditonanoldEnglishmanor；and，furthermore，Madam’spenetrationhaddiscoveredagrowingdislikeinhergranddaughterforFredMostyn。
\"She’dneverabidehimforalifelongneighbor，\"theoldladydecided。\"ItistheRawdonprideinher。TheRawdonmenhavecondescendedtogotoMostynforwivesmanyandmanyatime，butneveroncehavetheMostynmenmarriedaRawdongirl——proud，set-upwomen，asfarasIremember；andEthelhasawaywithherjustlikethem。Fredisgoodenoughandniceenoughforanygirl，andIwonderwhatisthematterwithhim！
Itisaweekandmoresincehewashere，andthenhewasn’tabitlikehimself。\"
AtthismomentthebellrangandsheheardFred’svoiceinquiring\"ifMadamwasathome。\"Instantlyshedivinedthemotiveofhiscall。TheyoungmanhadcometotheconclusiontheJudgewouldtrytoinfluencehismother，andbeforemeetinghimintheafternoonhewishedtohavesomeideaofthetrendmatterswerelikelytotake。Hispolicy——cunning，Madamcalledit——didnotpleaseher。Sheimmediatelyassuredherselfthat\"shewouldn’tgoagainstherownfleshandbloodforanyone，\"andhiswanfaceandgeneralairofwretchednessfurtherantagonizedher。Sheaskedhimfretfully\"whathehadbeendoingtohimself，for，\"sheadded，\"it’smainlywhatwedotoourselvesthatmakesussick。WasitthateverlastingweddingoftheDenninggirl？\"
Heflushedangrily，butansweredwithmuchofthesamedesiretoannoy，\"Isupposeitwas。Ifeltitverymuch。Dorawastheloveliestgirlinthecity。Therearenoneleftlikeher。\"
\"ItwillbeagoodthingforNewYorkifthatisthecase。I’mnotonethatwantsthecitytomyself，butIcanspareDoraSTANHOPE，andfeelthebetterforit。\"
\"ThemostbeautifulofGod’screatures！\"
\"You’vesurelylostyoursightoryourjudgment，Fred。Sheisjustadusky-skinnedgirl，withbig，browneyes。Youcanpickhersortupbythethousandinanylargecity。
Andawandering-hearted，giddycreature，too，thatwillspreadasshegoes，nodoubt。I’msorryforBasilStanhope，hedidn’tdeservesuchafate。\"
\"Indeed，hedidnot！Itisbeyondmeasuretoogoodforhim。\"
\"I’vealwaysheardthatafflictionisthesurestwaytoheaven。Dorawillleadhimthatroad，anditwillbemoresurethanpleasant。
Poorfellow！He’llsoonbeasreadytocursehiswedding-dayasJobwastocursehisbirthday。Acostlywifeshewillbetokeep，andmiseryinthekeepingofher。ButifyoucametotalktomeaboutDoraSTANHOPE，I’llceasetalking，forIdon’tfinditanygreatentertainment。\"
\"IcametotalktoyouaboutSquireRawdon。\"
\"WhatabouttheSquire？KeepitinyourmindthatheandIweresweetheartswhenwewerechildren。Ihaven’tforgottenthatfact。\"
\"YouknowRawdonCourtismortgagedtome？\"
\"I’veheardyousayso——morethanonce。\"
\"IintendtoforeclosethemortgageinSeptember。IfindthatIcangettwiceyes，threetimes——theinterestformymoneyinAmericansecurities。\"
\"Howdoyouknowtheyaresecurities？\"
\"BryceDenninghasputmeuptoseveralgoodthings。\"
\"Well，ifyouthinkgoodthingscancomethatroad，youareabiggerfoolthanIeverthoughtyou。\"
\"Fool！Madam，Iallownoonetocallmeafool，especiallywithoutreason。\"
\"Reason，indeed！WhatreasonwasthereinyourdillydallyingafterDoraDenningwhenshewasengaged，andthenmakingyourselflikeaghostforheraftersheismarried？
AsforthegoodthingsBryceDenningoffersyouinexchangeforagrandEnglishmanor，takethem，andthenifIcalledyounotfoolbefore，Iwillcallyoufoolinyourteethtwiceover，andmuchtoogoodforyou！Aye，I
couldcallyouaworsenamewhenIthinkoftheoldSquire——he’stwoyearsolderthanI
am——beingturnedoutofhislifelonghome。
Whereishetogoto？\"
\"IfIbuytheplace，forofcourseitwillhavetobesold，heiswelcometoremainatRawdonCourt。\"
\"Andhewoulddeservetodoitifhewerethatlow-minded；butifIknowSquirePercival，hewillgotothepoor-housefirst。Fred，youwouldsurelyscornsuchadirtythingassellingtheoldmanoutofhouseandhome？\"
\"Iwantmymoney，orelseIwantRawdonManor。\"
\"AndIhavenoobjectionseithertoyourwantingitorhavingit，but，forgoodness’
sake，waituntildeathgivesyouadecentwarrantforbuyingit。\"
\"Iamafraidtodelay。TheSquirehasbeenverycoolwithmelately，andmyagenttellsmetheTyrrel-Rawdonshavebeenvisitinghim，alsothathehasaskedagreatmanyquestionsabouttheJudgeandEthel。Heisevidentlytryingtopreventmegettingpossession，andIknowthatoldNicholasRawdonwouldgivehiseyelidstoownRawdonCourt。AstotheJudge————\"
\"Mysonwantsnoneofit。Youcanmakeyourmindeasyonthatscore。\"
\"IthinkIbehavedverydecently，though，ofcourse，noonegivesmecreditforit；forassoonasIsawImustforecloseinordertogetmyownIthoughtatonceofEthel。ItseemedtomethatifwecouldloveeachotherthemoneyclaimsofMostynandtheinheritedclaimsofRawdonwouldbothbesatisfied。
Unfortunately，IfoundthatIcouldnotloveEthelasawifeshouldbeloved。\"
\"AndIcantellyou，Fred，thatEthelnevercouldhavelovedyouasahusbandshouldbeloved。Shewasagooddealdisappointedinyoufromtheveryfirst。\"
\"IthoughtImadeafavorableimpressiononher。\"
\"Inaway。Shesaidyouplayedthepianonicely；butEthelisallforhandsomemen，tall，erectsix-footers，withalittleswingandswaggertothem。Shethoughtyousmallandfinicky。ButEthel’srichenoughtohaveherfancy，Ihope。\"
\"Itislittlematternowwhatshethought。
Ican’tpleaseeveryone。\"
\"No，it’sratherhardertodothatthanmostpeoplethinkitis。Iwouldpleasemyconsciencefirstofall，Fred。That’sthepointworthmentioning。AndIshalljustremindyouofonethingmore：yourmoneyallinalumponRawdonManorissafe。Itisinoneplace，andinsuchshapeasitcan’trunawaynorbesmuggledawaybyanyman’strickery。
Now，then，turnyoureightythousandpoundsintodollars，anddividethemamongascoreofsecurities，andyou’llsoonfindoutthatafortunemaybeeasilysquanderedwhenitisinagreatmanyhands，andthatwhatlookssatisfactoryenoughwhenreckoneduponpaperdoesn’toftenrealizeinhardmoneytothesametune。I’vesaidallnowIamgoingtosay。\"
\"Thankyoufortheadvicegivenme。I
willtakeitasfarasIcan。ThisafternoontheJudgehaspromisedtotalkoverthebusinesswithme。\"
\"TheJudgeneversawRawdonCourt，andhecaresnothingaboutit，buthecangiveyoucounselaboutthe`goodthings’BryceDenningoffersyou。Andyoumaysafelylistentoit，for，rightorwrong，Iseeplainlyitisyourownadviceyouwilltakeinthelongrun。\"
MostynlaughedpleasantlyandwentbacktohishoteltothinkoverthefactsgleanedfromhisconversationwithMadam。Inthefirstplace，heunderstoodthatanyovertactagainstSquireRawdonwouldbedeeplyresentedbyhisAmericanrelatives。Butthenheremindedhimselfthathisownrelationshipwiththemwasmerelysentiment。Hehadnownothingtohopeforinthewayofmoney。Madam’sapparentlyspontaneousandtruthfulassertion，thattheJudgecarednothingforRawdonCourt，was，however，verysatisfactorytohim。Hehadbeenfoolishenoughtothinkthatthethinghedesiredsopassionatelywasofequalvalueintheestimationofothers。Hesawnowthathewaswrong，andhethenrememberedthathehadneverfoundJudgeRawdontoevinceeitherinterestorcuriosityaboutthefamilyhome。
Ifhehadbeenakeenobserver，theJudge’sfacewhenhecalledmighthavegivenhiscomfortablefeelingssomepause。Itwascontracted，subtle，intricate，buthecameforwardwithacongratulationonMostyn’simprovedappearance。\"Afewweeksattheseasidewoulddoyougood，\"headded，andMostynanswered，\"IthinkofgoingtoNewportforamonth。\"
\"Andthen？\"
\"Iwantyouropinionaboutthat。McLeanadvisesmetoseethecountry——togotoChicago，St。Louis，Denver，crosstheRockies，andontoCalifornia。Itseemsasifthatwouldbeagrandsummerprogramme。ButmylawyerwritesmethatthemaninchargeatMostyniscuttingtoomuchtimberandisgenerallytooextravagant。ThenthereisthequestionofRawdonCourt。Myfinanceswillnotletmecarrythemortgageonitlonger，unlessIbuytheplace。\"
\"Areyouthinkingofthatasprobable？\"
\"Yes。Itwillhavetobesold。AndMostynseemstobethenaturalownerafterRawdon。
TheMostynshavemarriedRawdonssofrequentlythatwearealmostlikeonefamily，andRawdonCourtlies，asitwere，atMostyn’sgate。TheSquireisnowold，andtooeasilypersuadedforhisownwelfare，andIheartheTyrrel-Rawdonshavebeenvisitinghim。Suchathingwouldhavebeenincredibleafewyearsago。\"
\"WhoaretheTyrrel-Rawdons？Ihavenoacquaintancewiththem。\"
\"TheyarethedescendantsofthatTyrrel-
Rawdonwhoacenturyagomarriedahandsomegirlwhowasonlyaninnkeeper’sdaughter。Hewasofcoursedisownedanddisinherited，andhischildrensanktothelowestsocialgrade。Thenwhenpower-loomweavingwasintroducedtheywenttothemills，andoneofthemwascleverandsavedmoneyandbuiltalittlemillofhisown，andhissonbuiltamuchlargerone，andmadeagreatdealofmoney，andbecameMayorofLeeds。ThenextgenerationsawtheTyrrel-
Rawdonsthelargestloom-lordsinYorkshire。
Oneoftheyoungestgenerationwasmyopponentinthelastelectionandbeatme——aRadicalfellowbeatstheConservativecandidatealwayswhereweaversandspinnersholdthevotebutIthoughtitmydutytoupholdtheMostynbanner。YouknowtheMostynshavealwaysbeenToriesandConservatives。\"
\"Excuseme，butIamafraidIamignorantconcerningMostynpolitics。ItakelittleinterestintheEnglishparties。\"
\"Naturally。Well，IhopeyouwilltakeaninterestinmyaffairsandgivemeyouradviceaboutthesaleofRawdonCourt。\"
\"Ithinkmyadvicewouldbeuseless。Inthefirstplace，IneversawtheCourt。Myfatherhadanoldpictureofit，whichhassomehowdisappearedsincehisdeath，butI
cannotsaythateventhispictureinterestedmeatall。YouknowIamanAmerican，bornonthesoil，andveryproudofit。Then，asyouareacquaintedwithalltheinsandoutsofthedifficultiesandembarrassments，andI
knownothingatallaboutthem，youwouldhardlybefoolishenoughtotakemyopinionagainstyourown。IsupposetheSquireisinfavorofyourbuyingtheCourt？\"
\"Inevernamedthesubjecttohim。I
thoughtperhapshemighthavewrittentoyouonthematter。Youarethelastmaleofthehouseinthatline。\"
\"HehasneverwrittentomeabouttheCourt。Then，Iamnotthelastmale。Fromwhatyousay，IthinktheTyrrel-RawdonscouldeasilysupplyanheirtoRawdon。\"
\"Thatisthethingtobeavoided。Itwouldbeagreatoffensetothecountyfamilies。\"
\"Whyshouldtheybeconsidered？A
RawdonisalwaysaRawdon。\"
\"Butacottonspinner，sir！Ameremill-
owner！\"
\"Well，Idonotfeelwithyouandtheothercountypeopleinthatrespect。Ithinkacottonspinner，givingbreadtoathousandfamilies，isavastlymorerespectableandimportantmanthanafox-hunting，idlelandlord。
Amill-owningRawdonmightdoadealofgoodinthesleepyoldvillageofMonk-Rawdon。\"
\"YoursentimentsareAmerican，notEnglish，sir。\"
\"AsItoldyou，welookatthingsfromverydifferentstandpoints。\"
\"Doyoufeelinclinedtoliftthemortgageyourself，Judge？\"
\"Ihavenotthepower，evenifIhadtheinclinationtodoso。Mymoneyiswellinvested，andIcouldnot，atthistime，turnbondsandsecuritiesintocashwithoutmakingasacrificenottobecontemplated。Iconfess，however，thatiftheCourthastobesold，IshouldliketheTyrrel-Rawdonstobuyit。Idaresaythepictureoftheoffendingyouthisstillinthegallery，andIhaveheardmymothersaythatwhatisanother’salwaysyearnsforitslord。DrivenfromhisheritageforLove’ssake，itwouldbeatleastinterestingifGoldgavebacktohischildrenwhatLovelostthem。\"
\"Thatispuresentiment。SurelyitwouldbemorenaturalthattheMostynsshouldsucceedtheRawdons。Wehave，asitwere，boughttherightwithatleastadozenintermarriages。\"
\"Thatalsoispuresentiment。Goldatlastwillcarrythesuccession。\"
\"Butnotyourgold，Iinfer？\"
\"Notmygold；certainlynot。\"
\"ThankyouforyourdecisivewordsTheymakemycourseclear。\"
\"Thatiswell。Astoyoursummermovements，Iamequallyunabletogiveyouadvice。
Ithinkyouneedtheseaforamonth，andafterthatMcLean’sschemeisgood。
AndareturntoMostyntolookafteryouraffairsisequallygood。IfIwereyou，I
shouldfollowmyinclinations。Ifyouputyourheartintoanything，itiswelldoneandenjoyed；ifyoudoathingbecauseyouthinkyououghttodoit，failureanddisappointmentareoftentheresults。Sodoasyouwanttodo；itistheonlyadviceIcanofferyou。\"
\"Thankyou，sir。Itisveryacceptable。I
mayleaveforNewportto-morrow。Ishallcallontheladiesinthemorning。\"
\"Iwilltellthem，butitisjustpossiblethatthey，too，gotothecountryto-morrow，tolookafteralittlecottageontheHudsonweoccupyinthesummer。Good-by，andIhopeyouwillsoonrecoveryourusualhealth。\"
ThentheJudgeliftedhishat，andwithacourteousmovementlefttheroom。Hisfacehadthesamesuaveurbanityofexpression，buthecouldhardlyrestrainthepassioninhisheart。Placidashelookedwhenheenteredhishouse，hethrewoffallpretensesassoonashereachedhisroom。TheYorkshirespiritwhichEthelhaddeclaredfoundhimoutonceinthreehundredandsixty-fourdaysandtwenty-threehourswastheninfullpos-
session。TheAmericanJudgehaddisappeared。
Helookedaslikehisancestorsasanythingoutsideofapaintedpicturecoulddo。Hisflushedface，hisflashingeyes，hispassionateexclamations，thestampofhisfoot，theblowofhishand，thethreateningattitudeofhiswholefigurewasbutareplicaofhisgreat-grandfather，AnthonyRawdon，givingRadicalsatthehustingsorcarelesskeepersatthekennels\"abitofhismind。\"
\"`Mostyn，seemstobethenaturalownerofRawdon！RawdonCourtliesatMostyn’sgate！NaturalthattheMostynsshouldsucceedtheRawdons！Boughttherightbyadozenintermarriages！’Confoundtheimpudentrascal！DoeshethinkIwillseeSquireRawdonroguedoutofhishome？NotifIcanhelpit！NotifEthelcanhelpit！
Notifheavenandearthcanhelpit！He’sadownrightrascal！Acool，unruffled，impudentrascal！\"Andtheseejaculationswerefollowedbyabitter，biting，blastinghailstormofsuchepithetsascouldonlybewrittenwithoneletterandadash。
Butthepassionofimprecationcooledandsatisfiedhisangerinthisitsfirstimpetuousoutbreak，andhesatdown，claspedthearmsofhischair，andgavehimselfaperemptoryorderofcontrol。Inashorttimeherose，bathedhisheadandfaceincoldwater，andbegantodressfordinner。Andashestoodbeforetheglasshesmiledattherestoredcolorandcalmofhiscountenance。
\"Youareaprudentlawyer，\"hesaidsarcastically。\"Howmanyactionablewordshaveyoujustuttered！IfthedevilandFredMostynhavebeenlistening，theycan，asmothersays，`getthelawonyou’；butI
thinkEthelandIandthelawwillbeamatchevenforthedevilandFredMostyn。\"Then，asheslowlywentdownstairs，herepeatedtohimself，\"MostynseemstobethenaturalownerofRawdon。No，sir，neithernaturalnorlegalowner。RawdonCourtliesatMostyngate。Notyet。MostynliesatRawdongate。NaturalthattheMostynsshouldsucceedtheRawdons。PowerofGod！Neitherinthisgenerationnorthenext。\"
AndatthesamemomentMostyn，havingthoughtoverhisinterviewwithJudgeRawdon，walkedthoughtfullytoawindowandmutteredtohimself：\"Whateverwasthematterwiththeoldman？Politeasacourtier，butsomethingwaswrong。Theroomfeltasiftherewasaniceberginit，andhekepthisrighthandinhispocket。Ibe-
lievehewasafraidIwouldshakehandswithhim——itisEthel，Isuppose。Naturallyheisdisappointed。WantedheratRawdon。Well，itisapity，butIreallycannot！Oh，Dora！
Dora！Myheart，myhungryandthirstyheartcallsyou！Burningwithlove，dyingwithlonging，Iamwaitingforyou！\"
Thedinnerpassedpleasantlyenough，butbothEthelandRuthnoticedtheJudgewasunderstrongbutwell-controlledfeeling。
Whileservantswerepresentitpassedforhighspirits，butassoonasthethreewerealoneinthelibrary，theexcitementtookatonceaseriousaspect。
\"Mydears，\"hesaid，standingupandfacingthem，\"IhavehadaverypainfulinterviewwithFredMostyn。HeholdsamortgageoverRawdonCourt，andisgoingtopressitinSeptember——thatis，heproposestoselltheplaceinordertoobtainhismoney——andthepoorSquire！\"Heceasedspeaking，walkedacrosstheroomandbackagain，andappearedgreatlydisturbed。
\"WhatoftheSquire？\"askedRuth。
\"Godknows，Ruth。Hehasnootherhome。\"
\"Whyisthisthingtobedone？Istherenowaytopreventit？\"
\"Mostynwantsthemoney，hesays，toinvestinAmericansecurities。Hedoesnot。
Hewantstoforceasale，sothathemaybuytheplaceforthemortgage，andtheneitherkeepitforhispride，ormorelikelyresellittotheTyrrel-Rawdonsfordoublethemoney。\"
Thenwithgraduallyincreasingpassionherepeatedinalow，intensevoicetheremarkswhichMostynhadmade，andwhichhadsoinfuriatedtheJudge。Beforehehadfinishedspeakingthetwowomenhadcaughthistemperandspirit。Ethel’sfacewaswhitewithanger，hereyesflashing，herwholeattitudefulloffight。Ruthwastroubledandsorrowful，andshelookedanxiouslyattheJudgeforsomesolutionofthecondition。ItwasEthelwhovoicedtheanxiety。\"Father，\"
sheasked，\"whatistobedone？Whatcanyoudo？\"
\"Nothing，Iamsorrytosay，Ethel。Mymoneyisabsolutelytiedup——forthisyear，atanyrate。Icannottouchitwithoutwrongingothersaswellasmyself，noryetwithoutthemostruinoussacrifice。\"
\"IfIcoulddoanything，Iwouldnotcareatwhatsacrifice。\"
\"Youcandoallthatisnecessary，Ethel，andyouaretheonlypersonwhocan。Youhaveatleasteighthundredthousanddollarsincashandnegotiablesecurities。Yourmother’sfortuneisallyours，withitslegitimateaccruements，anditwasleftatyourowndisposalafteryourtwenty-firstbirthday。
IthasbeenatyourowndisposalWITH
MYCONSENTsinceyournineteenthbirthday。\"
\"Then，father，weneednottroubleabouttheSquire。Iwishwithallmyhearttomakehishomesuretohimaslongashelives。Youarealawyer，youknowwhatoughttobedone。\"
\"Goodgirl！Iknewwhatyouwouldsayanddo，orIshouldnothavetoldyouthetroubletherewasatRawdon。Now，IproposeweallmakeavisittoRawdonCourt，seetheSquireandtheproperty，andwhilethereperfectsucharrangementsasseemkindestandwisest。Ruth，howsooncanwebereadytosail？\"
\"Father，doyoureallymeanthatwearetogotoEngland？\"
\"Itistheonlythingtodo。ImustseethatallisasMostynsays。Imustnotletyouthrowyourmoneyaway。\"
\"Thatisonlyprudent，\"saidRuth，\"andwecanbereadyforthefirststeamerifyouwishit。\"
\"Iamdelighted，father。IlongtoseeEngland；morethanall，IlongtoseeRawdon。
IdidnotknowuntilthismomenthowmuchIlovedit。\"
\"Well，then，IwillhaveallreadyforustosailnextSaturday。SaynothingaboutittoMostyn。Hewillcallto-morrowmorningtobidyougood-bybeforeleavingforNewportwithMcLean。Tryandbeout。\"
\"Ishallcertainlybeout，\"saidEthel。
\"Idonotwishevertoseehisfaceagain，andImustseegrandmotherandtellherwhatwearegoingtodo。\"
\"Idaresaysheguessesalready。Sheadvisedmetoaskyouaboutthemortgage。Sheknewwhatyouwouldsay。\"
\"Father，whoaretheTyrrel-Rawdons？\"
ThentheJudgetoldthestoryoftheyoungTyrrel-Rawdon，whoacenturyagohadlosthisworldforLove，andEthelsaid\"shelikedhimbetterthananyRawdonshehadeverheardof。\"
\"Exceptyourfather，Ethel。\"
\"Exceptmyfather；mydear，goodfather。
AndIamgladthatLovedidnotalwaysmakethempoor。Theymustnowberich，iftheywanttobuytheCourt。\"
\"Theyarerichmanufacturers。MostynismuchannoyedthattheSquirehasbeguntonoticethem。HesaysoneofthegrandsonsoftheTyrrel-Rawdons，disinheritedforlove’ssake，cametoAmericasometimeintheforties。Iaskedyourgrandmotherifthisstorywastrue。Shesaiditisquitetrue；
thatmyfatherwashisfriendinthematter，andthatitwashisreportsaboutAmericawhichmadethemdecidetotrytheirfortuneinNewYork。\"
\"Doessheknowwhatbecameofhim？\"
\"No。InhislastlettertothemhesaidhehadjustjoinedapartygoingtothegoldfieldsofCalifornia。Thatwasin1850。Heneverwroteagain。Itislikelyheperishedontheterriblejourneyacrosstheplains。
Manythousandsdid。\"
\"WhenIaminEnglandIintendtocallupontheseTyrrel-Rawdons。IthinkIshalllikethem。Myheartgoesouttothem。Iamproudofthisbitofromanceinthefamily。\"
\"Oh，thereisplentyofromancebehindyou，Ethel。WhenyouseetheoldSquirestandingattheentrancetotheManorHouse，youmayseethehagsofCressyandAgincourt，ofMarstonandWorcesterbehindhim。
AndtheRawdonwomenhavefrequentlybeendaughtersofDestiny。Manyofthemhavelivedromancesthatwouldbeincredibleifwrittendown。Oh，Ethel，dear，wecannot，wecannotforourlives，lettheoldhomefallintothehandsofstrangers。Atanyrate，ifoninspectionwethinkitwrongtointerfere，IcanatleasttryandgetthechildrenofthedisinheritedTyrrelbacktotheirhome。Shallweleaveitatthispointforthepresent？\"
Thisdecisionwasagreeabletoall，andthenthefewpreparationsnecessaryforthejourneyweretalkedover，andinthishappydiscussiontheeveningpassedrapidly。ThedreamofEthel’slifehadbeenthisvisittothehomeofherfamily，andtogoasitssaviorwasaconsummationofthepleasurethatfilledherwithlovingpride。Shecouldnotsleepforherwakingdreams。ShemadeallsortsofresolutionsaboutthedespisedTyrrel-
Rawdons。Sheintendedtoshowtheproud，indolentworldoftheEnglishland-
aristocracythatAmericans，justaswellbornasthemselves，respectedbusinessenergyandenterprise；andshehadotherplansandpropositionsjustasinterestingandasfullofyouth’simpossibleenthusiasm。
Inthemorningshewenttotalkthesubjectoverwithhergrandmother。Theoldladyreceivedthenewswithaffectedindif-
ference。Shesaid，\"ItmatterednothingtoherwhosatinRawdon’sseat；butshewouldnothearMostynblamedforseekinghisright。Moneyandsentimentarenokin，\"
sheadded，\"andFredhasnosentimentaboutRawdon。Whyshouldhe？OnlylastsummerRawdonkepthimoutofParliament，andmadehimspendalotofmoneybeside。
He’srighttogetevenwiththefamilyifhecan。\"
\"ButtheoldSquire！Heisnow————\"
\"Iknow；he’solderthanIam。ButSquirePercivalhashadhisday，andFredwouldnotdoanythingoutofthewaytohim——hecouldnot；thecountywouldmakebothMostynandRawdonveryuncomfortableplacestolivein，ifhedid。\"
\"Ifyouturnamanoutofhishomewhenheiseightyyearsold，Ithinkthatis`outoftheway。’AndMr。Mostynisnottobetrusted。Iwouldn’ttrusthimasfarasI
couldseehim。\"
\"Highty-tighty！Hehasnotaskedyoutotrusthim。Youlostyourchancethere，miss。\"
\"Grandmother，Iamastonishedatyou！\"
\"Well，itwasameanthingtosay，Ethel；
butIlikeFred，andIseetherestofmyfamilyareagainsthim。It’snaturalforYorkshiretohelptheweakestside。Butthere，Fredcandohisownfighting，I’llwarrant。
He’snotanordinaryman。\"
\"I’msorrytosayheisn’t，grandmother。
Ifhewerehewouldspeakwithoutadrawl，andgetridofhismonocle，andnotpaysuchminuteattentiontohiscoatsandvestsandwalkingsticks。\"
ThenEthelproceededtoexplainherresolveswithregardtotheTyrrel-Rawdons。
\"Ishallpaythemthegreatestattention，\"
shesaid。\"ItwasanoblethinginyoungTyrrel-Rawdontogiveupeverythingforhonorablelove，andIthinkeveryoneoughttohavestoodbyhim。\"
\"Thatwouldn’thavedoneatall。IfTyrrelhadbeenpettedasyouthinkheoughttohavebeen，everyrespectableyoungmanandwomaninthecountywouldhavemarriedwheretheirfancyledthem；andthefanciesofyoungpeoplemostlyleadthemtotheroaditisruintotake。\"
\"FromwhatFredMostynsays，Tyrrel’sdescendantsseemtohavetakenaveryrespectableroad。\"
\"I’venothingtosayfororagainstthem。
It’syearsandyearssinceIlaideyesonanyofthefamily。YourgrandfatherhelpedoneoftheyoungmentocometoAmerica，andIrememberhismothergettingintoapassionaboutit。ShewasafatwomaninaPaisleyshawlandalove-birdonherbonnet。
Isawhissisteroften。Sheweighedabouttwelvestone，andhadredhairandredcheeksandbareredelbows。Shewascalleda`strappinglass。’ThatisquiteacomplimentarytermintheWestRiding。\"
\"Please，grandmother，Idon’twanttohearanymore。IntwoweeksIshallbeabletojudgeformyself。Sincethentherehavebeentwogenerations，andifamemberofthepresentoneisfitforParliament————\"
\"That’snothing。Weneedn’tlookforanythingspeciallyrefinedinParliamentinthesedays。There’sanotherthing。TheseTyrrel-Rawdonsarechapelpeople。TherectorofRawdonchurchwouldnotmarryTyrreltohislow-bornlove，andsotheywenttotheMethodistpreacher，andafterthattotheMethodistchapel。Thatputthemdown，morethanyoucanimaginehereinAmerica。\"
\"Itwasashame！Methodistsaremostrespectablepeople。\"
\"I’msayingnothingcontrary。\"
\"ThePresidentisaMethodist。\"
\"Ineveraskedwhathewas。IamaChurchofEnglandwoman，youknowthat。