The Chronicles of Barsetshire (Volume 4) - Softcover

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ISBN 10: 1154285162 ISBN 13: 9781154285161

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Book may have numerous typos, missing text, images, or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1903. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER IV. LESSONS FROM COURCY CASTLE. It was the first of July, young Frank Gresham's birthday, and the London season was not yet over. Nevertheless, Lady De Courcy had managed to get down into the country to grace the coming of age of the heir, bringing with her all the Ladies Amelia, Rosina, Margaretta, and Alexandrina, together with such of the Honourable Johns and Georges as could be collected for the occasion. The Lady Arabella had contrived this year to spend ten weeks in town, which, by a little stretching, she made to pass for the season; and had managed, moreover, at last, to refurnish, not ingloriously, the Portman Square drawing-room. She had gone up to London under the pretext, imperatively urged, of Augusta's teeth,--young ladies' teeth are not unfrequently of value in this way,--and having received authority for a new carpet, which was really much wanted, had made such dextrous use of that sanction as to run up an upholsterer's bill of six or seven hundred pounds. She had of course had her carriage and horses; the girls of course had gone out; it had been positively necessary to have a few friends in Portman Square; and, altogether, the ten weeks had not been unpleasant, and not inexpensive. For a few confidential minutes before dinner Lady De Courcy and her sister-in-law sat together in the latter's dressing-room, discussing the unreasonableness of the squire, who had expressed himself with more than ordinary bitterness as to the folly,--he had probably used some stronger word,--of these London proceedings. "Heavens!" said the countess, with much eager animation; "what can the man expect? What does he wish you to do?" "He would like to sell the house in London, and bury us all here for ever. Mind, I was there only for ten weeks." "Barely time for th...

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