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Updated: May 31, 2025
And yet it opened in the blackest disappointment. With high hopes we struck across the peaty, russet moor, intersected with a thousand sheep paths, until we came to the broad, light-green belt which marked the morass between us and Holdernesse. Certainly, if the lad had gone homewards, he must have passed this, and he could not pass it without leaving his traces.
In 1778, under circumstances of peculiar effrontery, he seduced Amelia D'Arcy, the daughter of the Earl of Holdernesse, in her own right Countess Conyers, then wife of the Marquis of Carmarthen, afterwards Duke of Leeds.
But I felt that my school had reached its zenith when, three weeks ago, the Duke of Holdernesse sent Mr. James Wilder, his secretary, with the intimation that young Lord Saltire, ten years old, his only son and heir, was about to be committed to my charge. Little did I think that this would be the prelude to the most crushing misfortune of my life.
'Mother, said the young man; and having arrested her attention, he pointed over his shoulder to the newly-arrived strangers, and returned to the study of his book, from time to time, however, furtively examining Lois from beneath his dark shaggy eyebrows. A tall, largely made woman, past middle life, came in from the kitchen, and stood reconnoitring the strangers. Captain Holdernesse spoke.
I cannot tell you when Prince Ferdinand will have it; though there are so many candidates for the other two vacant Garters, that I believe he will have his soon, and by himself; the others must wait till a third, or rather a fourth vacancy. Lord Rockingham and Lord Holdernesse are secure. Lord Temple pushes strongly, but, I believe, is not secure.
What are your commands?" She gave him as many as his head could hold. A long message to Mrs. Holdernesse, and to Miss Holdernesse and Miss Anna about their music-books, which had been left in the carriage, and were to be sent for, and duets to be played, and glees, for the major and Lady Anne Ruthven, "Good Heavens! I cannot remember any more," cried the aide-de-camp.
She began to tune the harp. Crack went one string then another. "That is lucky," said Lady Cecilia, "it will give you something to do, my love, if the people come in." The aide-de-camp entered. "I thought I heard harp-strings going," said he. "Several! yes," said Lady Cecilia, standing full in his way. "Inauspicious sounds for us! had omens for my embassy. Mrs. Holdernesse sent me."
We scrambled from rock to rock until in a few moments we had made our way to a point from which we could see the front door of the inn. Wilder's bicycle was leaning against the wall beside it. No one was moving about the house, nor could we catch a glimpse of any faces at the windows. Slowly the twilight crept down as the sun sank behind the high towers of Holdernesse Hall.
'Promise me' the dying woman's breath came harder and harder 'that thou wilt go at once. The money our goods will bring the letter thy father wrote to Captain Holdernesse, his old schoolfellow thou knowest all I would say my Lois, God bless thee! Solemnly did Lois promise; strictly she kept her word.
The papers will have told you that the wheel of fortune has again brought up Lord Holdernesse, who is made governor to the Prince of Wales. The Duchess of Queensberry, a much older veteran, is still figuring in the world, not only by giving frequent balls, but really by her beauty. Reflect, that she was a goddess in Prior's days!
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