Going to the Bad; A Novel ... (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1876 Excerpt: ...and converted him from a genteel pauper into one of the wealthiest men in his county. The squire behaved very well under his change of fortune. He expressed his desire that the marriage of 'Walter King, with his niece, should immediately take place; and at his death, which happened a very few months after, he left all his property, which was not secured by entail, to Walter and Lucy, with the condition that the former should assume the family name of Travers, and that he should not give up the excellent practice as a physician in London, which he was just beginning to acquire, for at least twelve months after his inheritance of his new wealth. There was but little need for the squire to have made this injunction, as Walter was so happy in his profession under its new phase, that nothing would have caused him to retire from it, save the necessity of devoting himself to watching over his wife's health; and this, thanks to the excellent effect of Mrs.Travers' visit to Brauxholme, where the sea air, the quiet, and poor Kitty's watchful nursing had completely effected her cure, was now done away with So Dr. Travers flourished and was happy; happy in his studies, happy in his power of healing the sick and consoling the afflicted; happiest of all, perhaps, when, as now, he sat in his home with his wife and children around him, reflecting on his early privations and on his present comfort. The dinner was over, and the doctor, after the enjoyment of his two or three glasses of port wine, was lying back in his easy chair, his slippered feet stretched out towards the fender, for the evenings were yet chilly, and just beginning to enjoy a doze, before going: up to dress for Lady Downham's entertainment. The children had gone to bed, and Mrs. Travers, who was their inst...