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66 CHAPTER IV.

18th, 1822. Early this morning, Arthur mounted his hunter and set off in high glee to meet the hounds. He will be away all day; and so I will amuse myself with my neglected diary—if I can give that name to such an irregular composition. It is exactly four months since I opened it last.

I am married now, and settled down as Mrs. Huntingdon of Grassdale Manor. I have had eight weeks experience of matrimony. And do I regret the step I have taken?—No—