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Chapter 1

           LadyElliothadbeenanexcellentwoman,sensibleandamiable;whosejudgementandconduct,iftheymightbepardonedtheyouthfulinfatuationwhichmadeherLadyElliot,hadneverrequiredindulgenceafterwards.Shehadhumoured,orsoftened,orconcealedhisfailings,andpromotedhisrealrespectabilityforseventeenyears;andthoughnottheveryhappiestbeingintheworldherself,hadfoundenoughinherduties,herfriends,andherchildren,toattachhertolife,andmakeitnomatterofindifferencetoherwhenshewascalledontoquitthem.Threegirls,thetwoeldestsixteenandfourteen,wasanawfullegacyforamothertobequeath,anawfulchargerather,toconfidetotheauthorityandguidanceofaconceited,sillyfather.Shehad,however,oneveryintimatefriend,asensible,deservingwoman,whohadbeenbrought,bystrongattachmenttoherself,tosettleclosebyher,inthevillageofKellynch;andonherkindnessandadvice,LadyElliotmainlyreliedforthebesthelpandmaintenanceofthegoodprinciplesandinstructionwhichshehadbeenanxiouslygivingherdaughters.

           Thisfriend,andSirWalter,didnotmarry,whatevermighthavebeenanticipatedonthatheadbytheiracquaintance.ThirteenyearshadpassedawaysinceLadyElliot’sdeath,andtheywerestillnearneighboursandintimatefriends,andoneremainedawidower,theotherawidow.

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