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Carrying the eye along the Billinge range, there were Garswood-park, Knowsley and Prescot; the smoke from the little town of St. Helen's might have been seen behind them. Far away to the eastward were the Derbyshire-hills. Then we saw those of Shropshire, until the eye rested on the Chester ranges, Beeston and Halton Castles being plainly before us.
And as he was the nearest neighbor of the Earl of Derby, he took them to Knowsley, Lord Derby's seat. At Sir Thomas's, Mr. Hawthorne saw a rookery for the first time; and a picture of Lady Birch, his mother, painted by Sir Thomas Lawrence, but not quite finished. It is said to be one of his best pictures. Mr. Hawthorne was disappointed in the house at Knowsley.
There is an air round Lord Radnor's park, for there hang the two Claudes, the Morning and Evening of the Roman Empire round Wilton House, for there is Vandyke's picture of the Pembroke family round Blenheim, for there is his picture of the Duke of Buckingham's children, and the most magnificent collection of Rubenses in the world at Knowsley, for there is Rembrandt's Handwriting on the Wall and at Burleigh, for there are some of Guido's angelic heads.
Went to Exeter with Christine; 8th, to Chagford and Dartmoor; 10th, back to Foxholes. 29th. To Holyhead and Penrhos with Christine. Bad weather at Penrhos; gout in hand came on. October 2nd. To Knowsley; Lord Lyons there. 6th. To London and Foxholes. Christine went on to Chesters. On the 20th, Mrs. Ogilvie came from Scotland. November 2nd, James Watney died. From Count Vitzthum
He at once went down to Knowsley to consult his father, who put a strong veto on the proposal, and the offer was refused, but in terms which showed that it had been far from unacceptable.
Lady Knowsley was seated, presiding at the tea-urn, with several young ladies on either side, and Sir Reginald at the foot. I made my bow as I entered. Lady Knowsley held out her hand without rising, and Sir Reginald turned partly round in his chair and gave me a nod, then went on eating his breakfast, while the young ladies smiled. The footman placed a chair for me in a vacant place at the table.
We had a few minutes' talk about the increasing distress of the town; and he gave me a short account of the workroom which has been opened in Knowsley Street, for the employment of female factory operatives out of work. This workroom is managed by a committee of ladies, some of whom are in attendance every day. The young women are employed upon plain sewing.
I had been looking forward to a few days at Knowsley as the most enjoyable which I should have had during the whole year. Yet I knew how it would be. Daring as he is, he could not venture on an entire defiance of public opinion. Parliament of course would have to meet, and equally of course you and Lord D. would have to come up. I conclude the object to be to get up a Russian war after all.
Aunt Deb's lecture, and what came of it My desire to go to sea still further increases My father, to satisfy me, visits Leighton Hall Our interview with Sir Reginald Knowsley Some description of Leighton Hall and what we saw there The magistrate's room A smuggler in trouble The evidence against him, and its worth An ingenious plea An awkward witness The prisoner receives the benefit of the doubt Sir Reginald consults my father, and my father consults Sir Reginald My expectations stand a fair chance of being realised The proposed crusade against the smugglers My father decides on taking an active part in it I resolve to second him.
The jockey cut at the dog with his whip, and then the police came up and hunted him back into the road. At the moment the band struck up the National Anthem, and the Knowsley party, including the King, the American Ambassador, and Lord Milburn, crossed the Paddock swiftly toward Lord Derby's box. Suddenly the strains of the band were drowned by an immense roar of cheering.
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