THE
LAST OF THE MORTIMERS.
A Story in Two Voices.
BY
M R S. O L I P H A N T,
AUTHOR OF
“MADONNA MARY,” “FOR LOVE AND LIFE,” “SQUIRE ARDEN,”
“MAY,” “THE HOUSE ON THE MOOR,” ETC., ETC.
NEW EDITION.
WARD, LOCK, AND CO.,
LONDON, NEW YORK, AND MELBOURNE.
[All rights reserved.]
CONTENTS.
| PART I. | |
|---|---|
| PAGE | |
| The Ladies at the Hall | 1 |
| PART II. | |
| The Lieutenant’s Wife | 48 |
| PART III. | |
| The Ladies at the Hall—continued | 105 |
| PART IV. | |
| The Lieutenant’s Wife—continued | 166 |
| PART V. | |
| The Ladies at the Hall—continued | 227 |
| PART VI. | |
| The Lieutenant’s Wife—continued | 257 |
| — | |
| POSTSCRIPT | 365 |
THE LAST OF THE MORTIMERS.
PART I.{1}
THE LADIES AT THE HALL.
Chapter I.
I THOUGHT I heard a slight rustle, as if Sarah had taken off herspectacles, but I was really so interested in the matter which I wasthen discussing with Mr. Cresswell, our solicitor, that I did not lookround, as I certainly should have done in any other circumstances; butimagine my utter amazement and the start which Mr. Cresswell gave,nearly upsetting the ink on the drab table-cover, which never couldhave got the better of it, when my sister Sarah, who never speaks exceptto me, and then only in a whisper, pronounced distinctly, loud out, thefollowing words: “His Christian name was Richard Arkwright; he wascalled after the cotton-spinner; that wa