The Heir of
Redclyffe
by
Charlotte M. Yonge
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The Heir of
Redclyffe
by
Charlotte M. Yonge
CHAPTER 1
In such pursuits if wisdom lies,
Who, Laura, can thy taste despise?
—GAY
THE DRAWING-ROOM of Hollywell House was one of the
favoured apartments, where a peculiar air of home seems to
reside, whether seen in the middle of summer, all its large
windows open to the garden, or, as when our story com-
mences, its bright fire and stands of fragrant green-house
plants contrasted with the wintry fog and leafless trees of
November. There were two persons in the room—a young
lady, who sat drawing at the round table, and a youth, lying
on a couch near the fire, surrounded with books and news-
papers, and a pair of crutches near him. Both looked up with
a smile of welcome at the entrance of a tall, fine-looking
young man, whom each greeted with ‘Good morning, Philip.’
‘Good morning, Laura. Good morning, Charles; I am glad
you are down