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Excerpt from Myddleton Pomfret: A Novel
His daughter's choice was far from agreeable to Mr. Leycester. He had made sure of marrying her to Lord Cranley or General Sir John Hawkesbury, both Of whom were captivated by her charms, but finding her deaf to his representations, he gave way, though not without consider able reluctance. NO settlements were made on the marriage, for Julian had nothing to settle, and Mr. Leycester, in giving his consent to his daughter's marriage, gave nothing more.
In order that their bliss might be wholly undisturbed, the young couple determined to spend their honeymoon at the English lakes, and immediately after the performance of the ceremony proceeded by rail to Bowness. For a few weeks they seemed to be in Paradise. The weather was enchanting. Windermere displayed all its beauties - mirror like expanse, lovely islands, woody promontories, mountain and fell. The happy pair passed almost all their time upon the lake, admiring the surrounding scenery, or moored in some sequestered bay, where they seemed shut out from the rest of the world.
During all this t1me, Julian scarcely took up a newspaper. The world might go on as it pleased for aught he cared about it. He wrote no letters, and received none, and this is not surprising, since, in order to ensure perfect privacy, he had given out that he had gone with his bride upon the Continent.
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