The Mountain Girl by Emma Payne Erskine Chapter 29 Page 15

” He felt it all belonged to England, and spoke with swelling pride as his short legs carried him toward the door. There again he paused. He had learned nothing of this young woman to tell his old wife, except that she came from America, and had never met Samuel Cutter. The mystery was still unsolved.

“Yes, ‘is young lordship do look amazing like that picture. If you’d ever seen ‘im, you’d think ‘e’d dressed up in velvet and lace and stood for it. ‘E’s lived in America five years, but if you never were in Canada and never met our Sammy, it’s more likely you never saw ‘im either.”

“Is he at their country home also?” Cassandra asked. She had seated herself in the hall, for her heart throbbed chokingly,