Chapter 29: XXIX

XXIX At Last “I bid thee hail, not as in former days, Not as my chosen only, but my bride, My very bride, coming to make my house A glorious temple.” A. H. Hallam “Timber End, Littleworthy, September 10th. “Dear Miss Williams—I must begin by entreating your forgiveness for addressing you in a manner for which perhaps you may be unprepared; but I trust you have always been aware, that any objections that I may have offered to my brother Colin’s attachme…