Excerpt from The Waterdale Neighbours, Vol. 2 of 3<br><br>He dined with them often; he looked in upon them at all hours; he read in Dr. Alwyn's library; he rode by Mrs. Alwyn's side; he lifted her to her saddle, he lifted her down; he acted as her faithful honest cavalier in many of her village journeyings.<br><br>His presence decidedly infused a freshness into a life somewhat monotonous and staid for one so young. The men of the locality were dreadfully dull; the women seemed to Myra much duller. She was deeply attached to her husband, and could perhaps have done very well without any other society than his; but it has been frankly said already that her love for him was a quiet glow, not an all-absorbing rapture. Therefore there was room for other society besides that of her husband: and it so happened that just at this time Ralph Lennon filled the place. So, having begun by scolding him to her husband, she then went on to praise him loudly; and then to say hardly anything about him, but to look for him silently, and gladden when he came.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.