Chapter 23 THE ADOPTED DAUGHTER.

"A brow whose frowns are vastly grand

And eye of star-lit brightness:

A swan-like neck, and arm and hand

Of most bewitching whiteness."

-Praed.

And now, reader, are you willing to retrace your steps with me, and go back to those we left behind, long ago, in England?

The sudden death of the Earl De Courcy fell heavily on the hearts