That is my tribute to you, Madaline; and to
it I add, may Heaven bless you, and send you a happy life!"
Then they parted; but, as she went home through all the glory of the
sunlit day, Lady Peters did not feel quite at ease.
"I wish," she said to herself, "that he had not dropped the
Wedding-ring; it has made me feel uncomfortable."
Bride and bridegroom had one of the blithest, happiest journeys ever
made. What cloud could rise in such a sky as theirs. They were blessed
with youth, beauty, health; there had been no one to raise the least
opposition to their marriage; before them stretched a long golden
future.
The carriage met them at the station, it was then three in the
afternoon, and the day continued fair.
"We will have a long drive through the park, Madaline," said Lord
Arleigh. "You will like to see your new home."
So, instead of going direct to the mansion, they turned off from the
main avenue to make a tour of the park.
"Now I understand why this place is called Beechgrove," said Madaline,
suddenly. "I have never seen such trees in my life."
She spoke truly. Giant beech-trees spread out their huge boughs on all
sides.
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