re.

The divine melody ceased; the elder stranger rose; the words were on the
lips of Egremont, that would have asked some explanation of this sweet
and holy mystery, when in the vacant and star-lit arch on which his
glance was fixed, he beheld a female form. She was apparently in the
habit of a Religious, yet scarcely could be a nun, for her veil, if
indeed it were a veil, had fallen on her shoulders, and revealed her
thick tresses of long fair hair. The blush of deep emotion lingered on
a countenance, which though extremely young, was impressed with a
character of almost divine majesty; while her dark eyes and long dark
lashes, contrasting with the brightness of her complexion and the
luxuriance of her radiant locks, combined to produce a beauty as rare as
it is choice; and so strange, that Egremont might for a moment have been
pardoned for believing her a seraph, that had lighted on this sphere,
or the fair phantom of some saint haunting the sacred ruins of her
desecrated fane.

Book 2 Chapter 6

"I understand, then," said Lord Marney to his brother, as on the evening
of the same day they were seated together in the drawing-room, in close
converse "I understand then, that you have in fact paid nothing, and
that my mother will give you a thousand pounds. That won't go very far."

"It will hardly pay for the chairing," said Egremont; "the restoration
of the family influence was celebrated on so great a scale."

"The family influence must be supported," said Lord Marney, "and my
mother will give you a thousand pounds; as I said, that will not do much
for you, but I like her spirit. Contests are very expensive things, yet
I quite approve of what you have done, especially as you won. It is a
great thing in these ten pound days to win your first contest, and
shows powers of calculation which I respect. Everything in this world is
calculation; there is no such thing as luck, depend upon it; and if you
go on calculating with equal exactness, you must succeed in life. Now
the question is, what is to be done with your election bills?"

"Exactly."

"You want to know what I will do for you, or rather what I can do for
you; that is the point. My inclination of course is to do everything
for you; but when I calculate my resources, I may find that they are not
equal to my inclination."

"I am sure, George, you will do everything, and more than everything you
ought."

"I am extremely pleased about this thousand