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Rh and so perfect was their union, so much did they appear to be the world to each other, many persons thought they were likely to continue single, notwithstanding the probability that each might marry remarkably well. Mr. Granard was a kind hearted, easy-tempered man, calculated, in the opinion of hie friends, to be very happy as a husband; moreover, they thought it a pity that he should not have heirs, and, since he could not give his estate to his sister, preserve it for progeny of his own. They also knew that he had a great taste for beauty, and a considerable regard for good blood, so they directed his views to Lady Anne Rotheles: he married, became the father of five daughters, the mourner after departed property, but the truly affectionate brother he had ever been. For his sake Margaret Granard resided with the new-married couple, being then a minor; and, before she had attained the age of twenty-one, an unfortunate passion tied her to the house, where she could alone see him her sister-in-law chose to call the "emigrant teacher," although it is certain there were times when she extended to him the kindest looks ever granted by her to any thing beneath a royal duke. We are not called upon to trace the struggles and fears of these lovers; it is enough to say, that though they lasted a considerable time, they did not last long enough; for, at the close of the second summer, instead of returning with her brother's family to town, Miss Granard accompanied her heart's chosen to Gretna Green; after