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Only in Laurentia has the land remained steadily above the reach of the ocean throughout the millions of years. Today this old, old land might be as rich as many others if climate had been kind to it. Its soil, to be sure, would in many parts be sandy because of the large amount of quartz in the rocks.
There was a large sum of ready money in their hands, at Sir Hubert's service, until he should touch his rents, the rent-roll being eight thousand a-year. And only Laurentia to inherit it all! Her mother, a poor clergyman's daughter, began to plan all sorts of fine marriages for her; nor was her father much behind his wife in his ambition.
Each year the people of these regions are richer by perhaps a billion dollars because the ice scraped its way down from Laurentia and spread out over the borders of the great plains on the west and of the Appalachian region on the east. We have considered the Laurentian highland and the glaciation which centered there.
One of these neighbours, a Mr. Gibson, had a son a few years older than Laurentia. The families were sufficiently intimate for the young people to see a good deal of each other: and I was told that this young Mr.
Ay, she was, so! Where art thou going, Emma?" "I thought of looking in on Aunt Avice, Father. Are you and Eleanor coming, too?" "I'm not," said Eleanor. "I'm going to see Laurentia atte Gate. So I'll wish you good even." She kept straight on, while Dan and Emma turned off for Avice's house.
He left the country, and went up to London to study law soon afterwards; and Sir Hubert and Lady Galindo thought they were well rid of him. But Laurentia never ceased reproaching herself, and never did to her dying day, as I believe. The words, "She might have known me better," told to her by some kind friend or other, rankled in her mind, and were never forgotten.
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