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But yet he did not think of shunning the task before him. He could not endure to live a coward in his own esteem. He was unlike himself and very melancholy. "It has been so good of you to remain here," he said to Sophie Mellerby. They had now become intimate and almost attached to each other as friends.
He was not expected to marry an heiress. An heiress indeed was prepared for him, and would be there, ready for him at Christmas, an heiress, beautiful, well-born, fit in every respect, religious too. But he was not to be asked to marry Sophie Mellerby. He might choose for himself. There were other well-born young women about the world, duchesses' granddaughters in abundance!
The mother was very silent, but she was a lady. The young Engineer was not only a gentleman, but for his age a very well educated gentleman, and Lord Scroope was almost proud of his relatives. For the first week the affair between Fred Neville and Miss Mellerby really seemed to make progress.
Everything is so dull while you are away! You would come back to your own Kate if you knew how great a joy it is to her when she sees you coming along the cliff. Dearest, dearest love, I am always your own, own Neville thought of showing Kate's letter to Miss Mellerby, but when he read it a second time he made up his mind that he would keep it to himself.
When the Countess of Scroope heard the story, she shut herself up at Scroope and would see no one but her own servants. When the succeeding Earl came to the house which was now his own, she refused to admit him into her presence, and declined even a renewed visit from Miss Mellerby who at that time had returned to her father's roof.
Fred hunted three days a week, and was occasionally away from home, going to dine with a regiment at Dorchester, and once making a dash up to London; but his manner to Miss Mellerby was very nice, and there could be no doubt but that Sophie liked him. When, on a sudden, the heir said a word to his aunt which was almost equal to firing a pistol at her head.
"Do not tell me any secret that I must keep from Lady Scroope." "But that is just what you must do." "But then suppose I don't do it," said Miss Mellerby. But Fred was determined to tell his secret. "The truth is that both my uncle and my aunt want me to fall in love with you." "How very kind of them," said she with a little forced laugh.
Sophia Mellerby has promised to come here for a couple of months in the winter. He could not possibly do better than that." "The Mellerbys are very good people," said the Earl. "Her grandmother, the duchess, is one of the very best women in England. Her mother, Lady Sophia, is an excellent creature, religious, and with the soundest principles. Mr.
Then, fearing that she had encouraged him, she spoke again. "I think you ought to take my answer as final." "Miss Mellerby, I shall take no answer as final that is not favourable. Should I indeed hear that you were to be married to another man, that would be final; but that I shall not hear from your own lips. You will say good-bye to me," and he offered her his hand.
Mellerby, as a commoner, stands as high as any man in England." "They have held the same property since the wars of the roses. And then I suppose the money should count for something," added the lady. Lord Scroope would not admit the importance of the money, but was quite willing to acknowledge that were his heir to make Sophia Mellerby the future Lady Scroope he would be content.
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