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Updated: May 7, 2025
Ravensnest, with no lack of scenic embellishments, introduces to us three of the author's happiest characters always excepting Leatherstocking and Long Tom namely, the two Littlepages, 'Captain Hugh' and his 'Uncle Ro, and Mistress Opportunity Newcome.
I am of your opinion, Guert; so, Jaap, release your prisoner at once, that we may return to Ravensnest, as fast as possible." "Dat berry hard, Masser Corny, sah!" exclaimed Jaap, who did not half like the orders he received. "No words about it, sir, but cut his fastenings" Jaap had tied the Indian's arms behind him, with a rope, as an easy mode of leading him along. "Do you know the man's name?"
This was the point where we ought to have diverged from the former course, did we intend to proceed first to Ravensnest; but, though all knew it, nothing was said on the subject. "We shall carry unwelcome tidings to Mr. Traverse, and his men," Guert observed, a minute or two before our halt was up; "for, I take it for granted, the news cannot have gone ahead of us."
But then Milly was inclined to think everything wonderful and interesting at Ravensnest from the tall mountains that seemed to shut them in all around like a wall, down to the tiny gleaming wild strawberries, that were just beginning to show their little scarlet balls on the banks in the Ravensnest woods.
Nothing was to be gained by remaining on the property, while prudence, and the danger of our friends, united to call us away. We felt it would be a most hazardous thing to attempt reaching Ravensnest; though we felt it was a hazard we were bound to incur. While the matter was talked over, those among us who had any appetite, profited by the halt, to dine.
This circumstance, connected with the fact that the building was larger and more costly than those of most of the other citizens of the country, had, of late years, caused Ravensnest to be termed an "aristocratic residence."
As everybody who knows anything of the actual state of matters among us, must be aware how rarely the "people" hear the truth, when their own power and interests are in question, it is not surprising that a very shallow reasoner was enabled to draw wool over the eyes of the audience of Ravensnest on that particular subject. But my interest was most awakened when this man came to speak of myself.
Anneke and Mary Wallace, however, showed the most perfect good-humour; and our dinner, or supper might better be the name, was composed of deliciously fat and tender broiled pigeons. It was the pigeon season, the woods being full of the birds; and we were told, we might expect to feast on the young to satiety. About noon the next day, we reached the first clearing on the estate of Ravensnest.
As Bulstrode could not well be removed, Herman Mordaunt determined to pass the remainder of the season at Ravensnest, with the double view of accommodating his guest, and of encouraging his settlers.
As Ravensnest was not particularly advanced in civilization, or, to make use of the common language of the country, was not a very "aristocratic place," I shall not dwell on her accomplishments, which did well enough for Ravensnest, but would not essentially ornament my manuscript. Opportunity was the daughter of Ovid, who was the son of Jason, of the house of Newcome.
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