The Inheritance (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from The Inheritance<br><br>Mrs. St. Clair. So far all was kind and conciliating; and the exiles after much delay set forth upon their journey according to the rules prescribed by the Earl - but within a day''s journey of Paris Mrs. St. Clair was taken prematurely ill and there at an obscure village gave birth to a daughter which as Mr. St. Clair sensibly remarked though not so good as a boy was yet better than nothing at all. As the salique law was not in force in the Rossville family the sex of the child was indeed a mat ter of little consequence save in the eyes of such as are sturdy sticklers for man''s supremacy. Its health and strength were therefore the chief objects of consideration; and although pre maturely introduced into life it was a remarkably fine thriving baby which Mrs. St. Clair contrary to the common practice of mothers ascribed entirely to the excellence of its nurse.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases an imperfection in the original such as a blemish or missing page may be replicated in our edition. We do however repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.