Wedded for Gold Chapter XVII to XVIII
In Bramber Towers Sir Owen and Lady Chevenix face tension as Felix Lonsdale rises, while Lady Maude Bramber arranges a dinner where Violet and Felix confront their past. Felix impresses guests, including Lord Rayden, with his brilliance as Violet contemplates their unresolved history.
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Sir Owen
Lady Rolfe
Lavinia
Garswood
Violet
Felix
Col. Riddell
Lady
Arfington
Lady Chevenix
Felix Lonsdale
Lard Arlington
Jandy Maude
Lord Rayden
Lord Arlington
Bramber Towers
Lady Maude
England
Feliz
Maudel
Mr. Lonsdale
Lady Maude Arlington
Chevenix
Lfe
Felix Lonsdale Impresses Guests At Dinner
The lively Felix Lonsdale captivates Lord Arlington and Lady Chevenix with wit and intellect, highlighting a contrast with her husband Sir Owen. Felix’s bright talk and picturesque language draw admiration, while Sir Owen remains quiet and blunt. Lady Chevenix imagines Felix thriving in London society.
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Felix
Lord Arlington
Mr. Lonsdale
Sir Owen
Violet
Lady Chevenix
London
Lord Rayden
Lonsdales Stir Parliamentary Hopes at Bramber Ball
Sir Owen Bramber considers Felix Lonsdale as his land agent after Felix's speeches boost Arlington’s fortunes. Violet Chevenix fears the proposal, sensing risk to family plans, while Sir Owen admits his own business naivety and ponders generous pay for full work.
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Lady Chevenix
Felix Lonsdale
Sir Owen
Bramber Towers
Earl
Melix
Oldstone
Felix
Lonsdale
Captain Hill
Lord Arlington
Darcy
Lonsdales
Arlington
Violet
Miake
Lonedales
Wes Danes Debi
Lonsdale Offer Drives Family Into Dilemma At Lilford
Sir Owen seeks Felix Lonsdale to manage a Bramber Towers venture offering five hundred a year. Darcy hesitates, fearing public opinion and sentiment. Eve Lester, Kate, and a taciturn Felix weigh the choice as talk of Lady Chevenix and past ties shadows the decision.
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Young Lonsdale
Violet
Bramber Towers
Felix
Sir Owen
Lilford
Castle Street
Davcy Lonsdale
Baronet
Darcey Lonsdale
Eve Lester
Kate
Darcy
Mr. Lonsdale
Tom
Evelyn
Chevenix
Venerable British Trees in Britain and Age Records
The piece surveys ancient trees such as yews and oaks across Britain. It cites Brabourne yew about 3,000 years old per De Caudolle, Hedger yew possibly older, Fortingal yew over 2,600, Darley Churchyard yew about 2,000, Norbury Park yew from Druid times, Fountains Abbey yews at least 1,200, Ankerwyke yew linked to Magna Carta and Henry VIII, plus several famed oaks with ages from 200 to 1,200 years.
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Britain
Brabourne
Ixent
de Caudolle
Hedsor
Bucks
Fortingal
Perthshire
Darley Churchyard
Derbyshires
Norbury Park
Surrey
Fountains Abbey
Yorkshire
Ankerwyke House
Staines
Henry VIII
Anne Boleyn
Whitess Damorey’s Oak
Dorset
Cowthorpe Oak
Wetherby
Burnett
Windsor Forest
Remarkable Eccentricity in Italian Recluse
A recently deceased Italian recluse stayed on his grounds for years, daily walking inside and outside counting steps. He counted distances to a neighboring village as walks and told friends of his journeys. Before isolation he visited friends with the servant delivering questions while the master remained unseen.
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Italy
Why Leaves Fall
The falling of a leaf results from a thin layer of tissue forming at the leaf stem junction. When the leaf stops supplying starch and sugar, the tissue grows and cuts the leaf. The falling of ripe fruit depends on the same process.
Rock of Refuge spot in Sandwich Islands aids fugitives
In the Sandwich Islands a place called the Rock of Refuge offers sanctuary to a criminal who reaches it before capture. He remains safe there until escape, with his family often supplying food, but he may not return to his own tribe.
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Sandwich Islands
Picturesque Grand Portal Destroyed by Lake Superior
A famed yellow sandstone cave called Grand Portal on Lake Superior’s Michigan shore was washed away by violent waves. The cavern’s vaulted dome rose 160 feet, echoing waves and gulls, drawing tourists by steamer but requiring calm seas to enter by small boats. The rising danger foreshadowed its collapse as waves battered cliff edges.
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Michigan
Lake Superior
Grand Island
Marks the Lawyer. Original of Stowe Character
Judge Abraham Marks, the original of Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom, lies in St. Peter's hospital Brooklyn at 87. He was a warm friend of many, contrary to the hostile portrayal in the famous work.
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Harriet Beecher Stowe
Judge Abraham Marks
St. Peter’s Hospital
Brooklyn
Judge Marks
The Judge Marks of New York A Civil Lawyer Story
Henry Ward Beecher and a reverend brother inspired the nickname Marks the lawyer. Judge Marks is described as courteous and learned, a Virginia native who came to New York in 1882 as a Star reporter then turned to law.
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Henry Ward Beecher
Tom
Marks
Virginia
New York
Old Star
Matrimonial Lottery Held in Smolensk
A four times yearly matrimonial lottery occurs in Smolensk Russia. Six thousand tickets are sold at one rouble each with the winner to marry the girl in return for a cash prize. The betrothal is decided by the ticket holder who may choose another man if the winner declines.
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Smolensk
Russia
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