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Mr Wayland handed theal eye was better accustoun on the way about Fay and Letty was resumed, and interested both their father and Aurelia so ot to be impatient, until Mr Bela, "This is anting Here is a grant in the 12th year of Henry III to Gugliel without the city of Carminster, and here are three wills of successive lords of Delavie expressly o beyond 1539, when Henry Delavie had a grant of the Grange and lands belonging to Carminster Abbey--the place, in fact, where the Great House stands, and there is in that no exclusion of female heirs But the Manor house can certainly be proved to be entailed in theto as, I believe, the tradition of the fae amount of property involved, I fear," said Mr Wayland

"There is an old house, much out of repair, and a few farms worth, may be, 200 pounds a year, a loss that will not be material to you, sir, I hope"

"Do youto ask farther

"Ilady," said Mr Wayland, "that your researches have brought to light the ht to the Manor House is here established," explained Mr Belamour "It will not be a matter of favour of ht to have been put in possession on the old Lord's death"

"And Eugene will be a gentleman of estate," cried Aurelia, joyously "Nor will any one be able to drive out my dear father! Oh! how happy I am"

Both she and Mr Belae of my Lady's et back to the Royal York, lest her father and sister should have returned, and think her again vanished

They all met at the door, and much amazed were the Major and Betty to encounter her with her two squires Mr Wayland took the Major to show him the parchments Betty had her explanation from her sister and Mr Belamour

"You actually ventured back to that dreadful house," she said, looking at theratefully