May vol. I

May; vol. I

EACH VOLUME SOLD SEPARATELY. COLLECTION OF BRITISH AUTHORS TAUCHNITZ EDITION. VOL. 1323. MAY BY MRS. OLIPHANT IN TWO VOLUMES. VOL. I. LEIPZIG: BERNHARD TAUCHNITZ. PARIS: C. REINWALD, 15, RUE DES SAINTS PRES. PARIS: THE GALIGNANI LIBRARY, 224, RUE DE RIVOLI, AND AT NICE, 15, QUAI MASSENA. BY M R S. O L I P H A N T, AUTHOR OF THE MINISTERS WIFE, ETC. COPYRIGHT EDITION. I N T W O V O L U M E S. VOL. I. LEIPZIG BERNHARD TAUCHNITZ 1873. The Right of Translation is reserved. The house of Hay-Heriot had been established at Pitcomlie for more centuries than could easily be reckoned. It was neither very rich nor very great, but it was well connected, and had held itself sturdily above the waves of fate like one of the rocks along its wild coast line, often threatened by rising tides, but never submerged. There had never been any great personages in the family to raise it above its natural level, but neither had there been any distinguished profligates or spendthrifts to pull it down. Most of the lairds had been respectable, and those who were not had never been more than moderately wicked, keeping clear of ruinous vices. The history of the house had been very monotonous, without ups or downs to speak of. In the vicissitudes of the rebellions they had kept clear, being too far south to be seriously compromised; and though a younger son was out in the 45, that did not affect either the character or the circumstances of the family. In short, this was the Hay-Heriot way of sowing its wild oats. Its younger sons were its safety-valve; all that was eccentric in the race{8} ran into those stray branches, leaving the elder son always steady and respectable, a most wise arrangement of nature. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 65631
Author: Oliphant, Mrs. (Margaret)
Release Date: Jun 17, 2021
Format: eBook
Language: English