Aubrey Volume 3; 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. 1804 Excerpt: ...not to make a lively and favourable impression on the minds of their first visitors, who again returned after the evening service, to enjoy the sunday concert Mrs. Aubrey had offered them. If they were pleased in the morning with the conciliatory manners of the strangers, in the evening they were fascinated with their musical powers; and the whole of the ensuing week, Mariton and the neighbouring parishes, far and near, rung with the report of the acquiH 5 sition sition the country had gained. Every day brought company to the parsonage, till all the inhabitants had paid the welcome visit. The house was in constant motion; all was lise and spirit, joy and gratulation. Never before was poor curate so visited, but then1 never before did poor curate take possession of his curacy under like circumstances. He came, in the first place, as sole minister of the parish; and in the next, the name and connection of Aubrey were still remembered, while the extent of his misfortune had not yet reached the country, though it was pretty generally known that he had had an immense loss. The extent of the loss was even considerably funk in the thoughts of the family themselves, by the strength of the hope placed on the friendship of Lord Aynsford; a hope that having once received its impulse before they knew Dr. Searle, was supported supported by its original force, without any reserence to the painful association which arose from the affection he had excited in their hearts. In short, the Aubreys and the parishioners coincided in viewing the fair side of things. At the end of the week the family were expressing their surprise that they had seen none of the Spicers, when a thundering London rap at the door proclaimed fashionable visitors, and Caefar soon after announced Mi..