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Chapter 18

           Anobstacleoccurredtothishisfavouriteproject,inthemutualattachmentofhiswardandhissonandhencetheoriginalcauseofthebanishmentofWilfredfromthehouseofhisfather.

           ThissternmeasureCedrichadadopted,inhopesthat,duringWilfred’sabsence,Rowenamightrelinquishherpreference,butinthishopehewasdisappointed;adisappointmentwhichmightbeattributedinparttothemodeinwhichhiswardhadbeeneducated.Cedric,towhomthenameofAlfredwasasthatofadeity,hadtreatedthesoleremainingscionofthatgreatmonarchwithadegreeofobservance,suchas,perhaps,wasinthosedaysscarcepaidtoanacknowledgedprincess.Rowena’swillhadbeeninalmostallcasesalawtohishousehold;andCedrichimself,asifdeterminedthathersovereigntyshouldbefullyacknowledgedwithinthatlittlecircleatleast,seemedtotakeaprideinactingasthefirstofhersubjects.Thustrainedintheexercisenotonlyoffreewill,butdespoticauthority,Rowenawas,byherpreviouseducation,disposedbothtoresistandtoresentanyattempttocontrolheraffections,ordisposeofherhandcontrarytoherinclinations,andtoassertherindependenceinacaseinwhicheventhosefemaleswhohavebeentraineduptoobedienceandsubjection,arenotinfrequentlyapttodisputetheauthorityofguardiansandparents.Theopinionswhichshefeltstrongly,sheavowedboldly;andCedric,whocouldnotfreehimselffromhishabitualdeferencetoheropinions,felttotallyatalosshowtoenforcehisauthorityofguardian.

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