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"Well, now, I chose Edward Rawdon because he illing to coet away from Monk-Rawdon I was faint and weary with the whole stupid place And the idea of living a free and equal life, and not caring what lords and squires and their proud ladies said or did, pleased reat prairies and the new bright cities, and Edward and I resolved to randfather wasn't a'the Squire's brother' He could stand alone"

"Are you glad you came to America?"

"Never sorry a minute for it Ten years in New York is worth fifty years in Monk-Rawdon, or Rawdon Court either"

"Squire Percival was very fond of randmother, but he never admitted I was as handsoh for the kind of eneration-- spectacles at twenty or earlier, and in spite of the fuss theyall to nervous bits about fifty"

"Grand men, handsome and athletic both"

"Beauty is a matter of taste, and as to their athletics, they can run a hty-five degrees it knocks theirls, and call for juleps and ice-water I've got eyes yet, my dear Squire Percival was a different kind of ht The hunt had not a rider like hiallant, courageous, honorable, affectionate gentleman as ever Yorkshire bred, and she's bred lots of superfine ones What ever randfather thought hi in money ant"

"Well, I did hihty thousand pounds?"

"It is rather a pitiful story, grand His son for er of the estate He was a speculator; his grandsons ild and extravagant They began to borrow o on"