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Then with a sudden movement her hand was pressed upon her bosom again. "Ah, Anne," she cried, and in the music of her voice, agony itself was ringing "Anne, there is but one thing on this earth God rules over but one thing that belongs belongs to me; and 'tis Gerald Mertoun and he is mine and shall not be taken from me, for he is a part of me, and I a part of him!"
'Tis thus he will be writ down in history, as his Grace his father hath been before him: Duke of Osmonde Marquess of Roxholm Earl of Osmonde Earl of Marlowell Baron Dorlocke of Paulyn, and Baron Mertoun of Charleroy." "Can a man then be six men at once?" said Gregory Watt. "Ay, and each of him be master of a great house and rich estate. 'Tis so with this one.
I seemed to sleep tolerably, too, last night, but I suppose Nature had not her dues properly paid; neither has she for some time. I saw the filling up of the quarry on the terrace walk, and was pleased. Anne and I dined at Mertoun, as has been my old wont and use as Christmas day comes about. We were late in setting out, and I have rarely seen so dark a night.
We went to dine and pass the night at Mertoun, where we met Sir John Pringle, Mr. and Mrs. Baillie Mellerstain, and their daughters. January 10. When I rose this morning the weather was changed and the ground covered with snow. I am sure it's winter fairly.
But the women were vaguely envious, not of Osmonde, but of her before whom there lay outspread as far as life's horizon reached, a future of such perfect love and joy; for Gerald Mertoun had been marked by feminine eyes since his earliest youth, and had seemed to embody all that woman's dreams or woman's ambitions or her love could desire.
Arrived at Mertoun, and found with the family Sir John Pringle, Major Pringle, and Charles Baillie. Very pleasant music by the Miss Pringles. Afterwards I shut myself up in Mr. Scott's room. He has lately become purchaser of his grandfather's valuable library, which was collected by Pope's Lord Marchmont. Part of it is a very valuable collection of tracts during the great Civil War.
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