It reminds me a bit of
Lovell Court. There'll be a lot to see to on the estate, as the
bailiff in charge has just let things rip, and Coventry himself has
been out of England for some years. In fact, he has never lived at
Heronsmere. He's a distant cousin of the late owner and only
inherited owing to a succession of deaths. He was abroad at the
time and never even troubled to come home and have a look at his
inheritance._
_"One thing I know will please you, and that is that we shall be
near the sea. Silverquay is the name of the village, which is
really a part of the Heronsmere property. It's comparatively small,
not much more than a little fishing village, but the town of
Ferribridge is only about ten miles distant, so you'll be able to
obtain the necessities of civilised existence, I expect._
_"Coventry wants me to take up the work straight away, so I should
like to move into Oldstone Cottage--our future place of abode--as
soon as possible. How soon do you think Lady Susan would spare you?
By the way, you won't need to exercise your mind over the servant
question. Knowing you were fixed out in Switzerland, I wrote off at
once to Maria Coombe to ask her if she knew of any one suitable,
and she promptly suggested herself! So she goes to Oldstone Cottage
to-morrow to get things in order for us.
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