[1] She was the daughter of old Sir Jasper Shelton, a poor family, but
very respectable, and connected with the Westerns.

TRANSCRIBER'S NOTE

Contemporary spellings have been retained even when inconsistent. A
small number of obvious typographical errors have been corrected and
missing punctuation has been silently added.

The following additional changes have been made to the text:

the news with which her heart was the news with which her heart was
beating were beating was

neither here not there neither here nor there

the trouble which has overtaken the trouble which had overtaken

wiled the night away whiled the night away

his handkerchief to this eyes his handkerchief to his eyes

Notwithstanding, that fact is, that Notwithstanding, the fact is, that

than ever come out of mortal loom than ever came out of mortal loom

Thomson Thompson

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