Dawn

Chapter 53

By return of post Angela received her strange agreement, duly copied

and signed, and after this the preparations for the marriage went on

rapidly. But where such a large transaction is concerned as the sale

of between three and four thousand acres of land, copyhold and

freehold, together with sundry rent-charges and the lordship of six

manors, things cannot be done in a minute.

Both George and Philip and their respective lawyers--Sir John would

have nothing to do with the matter--did their best to expedite

matters, but unfortunately some legal difficulty arose in connection

with the transfer, and who can hurry the ponderous and capricious

machinery of the law?

At length it became clear to all concerned, except Angela, that it

would be impossible for the marriage to take place b