Of course there was a Great House at Allington. How otherwise should there have been a Small House? Our story will, as its name imports, have its closest relations with those who lived in the less dignified domicile of the two; but it will have close relations also with the more dignified, and it may be well that I should, in the first instance, say a few words as to the Great House and its owner. The squires of Allington had been squires of Allington since squires, such as squires are now, were first known in England. From father to son, and from uncle to nephew, and, in one instance, from second cousin to second cousin, the sceptre had descended in the family of the Dales; and the acres had remained intact, growing in value and not decreasing in number, though guarded by no entail and protected by no wonderful amount of prudence or wisdom.

Media	Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released	March 8, 2018
ISBN13	9781985382800
Publishers	Createspace Independent Publishing Platf
Pages	476
Dimensions	152 × 229 × 24 mm · 630 g
Language	English

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