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"It is no pretence, sir," replied Stanislas, with dignity. "What! You call yourself a Wilders! By what right?" "My mother is first cousin to the present Lord Essendine." "Through whom?" "Her father, Anastasius Wilders." "I know my father's brother. Then you belong to the elder branch. But I never heard that he married." "He married Priscilla Coxon in 1805." "Privately?" "I believe not.
Besides, the present Lord Essendine is quite aware of my existence, and has acknowledged my relationship." "Never openly: you must admit that." "No, we were simple people; not grand enough, I suppose, for his lordship. At any rate, we were too proud to be patronised, and preferred to go our own way." "I acknowledge you, Mr.
I will go and see Lord Essendine myself." "Pardon me, madam; I fear that is out of the question. He is in Scotland, living in retirement. Lady Essendine's health has failed greatly under recent afflictions." "He must and shall know how I am situated."
"As to that, you must trust to his lordship's generosity." "Little as you deserve it," added Lord Essendine, meaningfully. She turned on him at once. "Of what do you accuse me?" "Of much that I forbear to repeat now. But I will spare you I will leave you to your own conscience and " "What else, pray?" "The law. It may seize you yet, madam, and it has a tight grip."
Hyde spent a great portion of every year at Essendine Castle, after his friend had succeeded to the estates, and there was no more honoured guest than he at the coming of age of Rupert, Viscount Lydstone, his godson. The boy whom Mrs. Wilders had hesitated to surrender to old Lord Essendine, from greed rather than maternal instinct, was not neglected by the old peer.
McKay was blessed with a numerous family many sons came to satisfy the head of the house that the title of Essendine and the family name were in no danger of extinction. But Lord Essendine lived for many years after the termination of the Crimean war, and McKay was a general officer and a Knight of the Bath before he became the fifteenth Earl of Essendine.
The next heir to the title, after you and your brothers, is the grandson of Anastasius Wilders, a lad of whom I know nothing, except that he is quite unfitted to assume the dignity of an Earl of Essendine, should fate ever will it that he should succeed. This unfitness you will readily appreciate when I tell you that he is at present a private soldier in a marching-regiment in the East.
"I shall not remain here to be so grossly insulted. If you have anything more to say to me, my lord, you must write." "And you refuse to give up the child?" "You had better put your proposals on paper, Lord Essendine. I may consider them in my child's interests, although the separation would be almost too bitter to bear.
Well, there's no fool like an old fool," said Lord Essendine, who was a very matter-of-fact, plain-spoken peer. "I always thought she was an adventuress," cried Lady Essendine, angrily. "Then why did you take her up so hotly? But for you, no one would ever have heard of the woman, least of all Cousin Bill." "Well, I have done with her now. I shall drop her." "The mischief's done.
Jove! you are a fine chap, Stanny. Why, you'll die a general yet, if the Russians 'll let you off a little longer, and you're not wanted for the House of Peers." "What do you mean, uncle?" "Why, of course, you haven't heard. There's trouble among your fine relations. Lord Essendine has lost all his sons." "All?" "Yes; all.
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