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"Who are the Tyrrel-Rawdons? I have no acquaintance with them"

"They are the descendants of that Tyrrel-Raho a century ago hter He was of course disowned and disinherited, and his children sank to the lowest social grade Then when power-loo was introduced they went to the mills, and one of them was clever and saved money and built a little er one, and reat deal of eneration saw the Tyrrel-Rawdons the largest looeneration was my opponent in the last election and beat me--a Radical fellow beats the Conservative candidate alhere weavers and spinners hold the vote but I thought it my duty to uphold the Mostyn banner You know the Mostyns have always been Tories and Conservatives"

"ExcuseMostyn politics I take little interest in the English parties"

"Naturally Well, I hope you will take an interest in ive me your advice about the sale of Rawdon Court"

"I think my advice would be useless In the first place, I never saw the Court My father had an old picture of it, which has somehow disappeared since his death, but I cannot say that even this picture interested me at all You know I am an American, born on the soil, and very proud of it Then, as you are acquainted with all the ins and outs of the difficulties and e at all about theainst your own I suppose the Squire is in favor of your buying the Court?"

"I never naht have written to you on the matter You are the last male of the house in that line"

"He has never written to me about the Court Then, I am not the last male From what you say, I think the Tyrrel-Rawdons could easily supply an heir to Rawdon"

"That is the thing to be avoided It would be a great offense to the county families"

"Why should they be considered? A Rawdon is always a Rawdon"

"But a cotton spinner, sir! A mere mill-owner!"

"Well, I do not feel with you and the other county people in that respect I think a cotton spinner, giving bread to a thousand families, is a vastly , idle landlord A ood in the sleepy old village of Monk-Rawdon"