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One hundred and fifty thousand Imperial thalers in old Fredericks d'or, money saved from the revenues of the estate-tail of R sitten; this sum has been set aside for the building of the castle. R sitten, on Michaelmas Eve of the year 1760. RODERICK, FREIHERR von R.
Please to recollect that by virtue of my powers as executor of your father's will, as well as by virtue of the arrangements which have been made by the court, I am empowered to forbid your remaining in R sitten if I think fit to do so; and so, if you wish to spare me this disagreeable step, I would advise you to go away quietly to K ." The lawyer's earnestness, and the resolute tone in which he spoke, lent the proper emphasis to his words.
Daniel, who also seemed much upset by the Freiherr's terrible end, thought it would be a good thing to have the dangerous postern walled up; and this was at once done. Freiherr Hubert von R , who had then succeeded to the entail, went back to Courland without once showing himself at R sitten again. V was invested with full powers for the absolute management of the property.
When he finished, V rose, and taking the young man whom he had brought with him by the hand, said, as he bowed to the assembled company, "Here I have the honour to present to you, gentlemen, Freiherr Roderick von R , lord of the entail of R sitten."
KIND, HONEST-HEARTED WILLIE. I'm sitten down here, after seven-and-forty miles' ridin', e'en as forjesket and forniaw'd as a forfoughten cock, to gie ye some notion o' my land lowper-like stravaguin sin the sorrowfu' hour that I sheuk hands and parted wi' auld Reekie.
Many weeks passed amid a continual whirl of pleasure; but at length the wearied guests began gradually to depart from the castle, to V 's great satisfaction, for he had made up his mind not to take his leave of R sitten until he had initiated the young lord of the entail in all the relations and duties connected with his new position down to the minutest particulars.
Blowing the tobacco-smoke from him in thick clouds, he said, speaking between his teeth, "Well, cousin, what was that story about the wolf?" I know not how it was, but this calm, quiet behaviour of the old gentleman operated strangely upon me. I seemed to be no longer in R sitten, and the Baroness was so far, far distant from me that I could only reach her on the wings of thought.
Of course I could not have heard such strange accounts of the merry hunting parties at R sitten, or entertain such a true heartfelt affection for my excellent old great-uncle as I did, without being highly delighted that he wanted to take me with him this time.
In fact, the Freiherr made such good use of his time in R sitten that, at the end of a few weeks, he had won Seraphina's love as well as her mother's cordial approval of her marriage with him. All this was for V rather too quick work, since Roderick's claims to be lord of the entail still continued to be rather doubtful.
V proceeded to do so with all the circumspection he was master of, and was not a little gratified when Hubert at length declared, "Be it so then; I will accept my brother's proposals, but upon condition that he will now, since I am on the point of losing both my honour and my good name for ever through the severity of my creditors, make me an advance of a thousand Fredericks d'or in hard cash, and further grant that in time to come I may take up my residence, at least for a short time occasionally, in our beautiful R sitten, along with my good brother."
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