"Most affectionately yours,
"A. St J."
"Poor woman! she is always wrong," said Lady Marney throwing
the note to Egremont. "Her quadrille will never take place,
which is a pity, as it is to consist only of beauties and
eldest sons. I suppose I must send her a line," and she
wrote:
"My dearest Lady St Julians,
"How good of you to write to me, and send me such cheering
news! I have no doubt you are right: you always are: I
know
he had the hay fever last year. How fortunate for your
quadrille, and how charming it will be! Let me know if
you
hear anything further from your unmentionable quarter.
"Ever your affectionate
"C.M."
Book 1 Chapter 5
Lord Marney left several children; his heir was five years
older than the next son Charles who at the period of his
father's death was at Christchurch and had just entered the
last year of his minority. Attaining that age, he received
the sum of fifteen thousand pounds, his portion, a third of
which amount his expenditure had then already anticipated.
Egremont had been brought up in the enjoyment of every comfort
and every luxury that refinement could devise and wealth
furnish.
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