ABSTRACT
Great anxiety prevailed at the Manor-House that the wedding-day should prove fine. The bride alone did not share the anxiety, though she said ‘I hope so’ without flagging, when the guests expressed their feelings with regard to the desirable omen. Lady Clevedon had come over the night before the wedding with the intention of preventing Mrs. Sedley, as much as possible, from dwelling on the sadder aspects of the event. She brought, as aides-de-camp, 37 with Mrs. Sedley’s consent, Harry Lancaster and Arabella, whose unremitting sprightliness might be expected to have a cheering effect.
