SIR EVERARD'S DAUGHTER. BY JOHN CORDY JEAFFRESON, AUTHOR OF "A BOOK ABOUT DOCTORS," "OLIVE BLAKE'S GOOD WORK," LONDON: WM. H. ALLEN & CO., 13, WATERLOO PLACE, S.W. 1863. 250. 0.79. PREFACE. 'Sir Everard's Daughter' appeared in the Universal Review during the first five months of the year 1860; but as that short-lived Magazine failed to obtain a large circulation, the story will be as good as an entirely new one to the readers who are now invited to turn over its pages. JOHN CORDY JEAFFRESON. June, 1863. SIR EVERARD'S DAUGHTER. CHAPTER I. SHARSTED HIGH HOUSE. ALL through the county, if a man said 'I'm off for Sharsted,' the answer was, 'Remember me to Sir Everard.' It was the same in all ranks; every one knew Sir Everard Adenbroke. He had a good word from all persons except the most malignant churls; and they, at the mention of the baronet's name, kept their sour tempers to themselves. Sometimes it is difficult to assign a good reason for a man's popularity, but it was not so B |