Chapter 26 THE OLD DUCHESS

Temples that rear their stately heads on high,

Canals that intersect the fertile plain,

Wide streets and squares, with many a court and hall,

Spacious and undefined, but ancient all.

Southey, Pilgrimage to Waterloo.

The kind couple of Groots were exceedingly solicitous about Grisell's appearance before the Duchess, and much concerned