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ffordonthesubjectofSirPercival'sfamily
andofhisearlylife.Shecouldonlyspeakonthesetopicsfromhearsay
but she was reasonably certain of the truth of what little she had to tell.
SirPercivalwasanonlychild.HisfatherSirFelixGlydehadsuffered
fromhisbirthunderapainfulandincurabledeformityandhad
shunnedallsocietyfromhisearliestyears.Hissolehappinesswasinthe
enjoymentofmusicandhehadmarriedaladywithtastessimilartohis
ownwhowassaidtobeamostaccomplishedmusician.Heinherited
theBlackwaterpropertywhilestillayoungman.Neitherhenorhiswife
aftertakingpossessionmadeadvancesofanysorttowardsthesocietyof
theneighbourhoodandnooneendeavouredtotempttheminto
abandoningtheirreservewiththeonedisastrousexceptionoftherector
of the parish.
Therectorwastheworstofallinnocentmischief-makers—anover-
zealousman.HehadheardthatSirFelixhadleftCollegewiththechar-
acterofbeinglittlebetterthanarevolutionistinpoliticsandaninfidelin
religionandhearrivedconscientiouslyattheconclusionthatitwashis
boundendutytosummonthelordofth [link widoczny dla zalogowanych][link widoczny dla zalogowanych]nortohearsoundviews
enunciatedintheparishchurch.SirFelixfiercelyresentedthe
clergyman'swell-meantbutill-directedinterferenceinsultinghimso
grosslyandsopubliclythatthefamiliesintheneighbourhoodsentlet-
tersofindignantremonstrancetyilai:
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